Scaling the Guallatiri volcano | Now in Full HD | Top Gear | BBC

[@renenk4824]

"We'll slow down. We're a team up here, cause this isn't funny." Damn. Most moving moment in my eyes. Seeing that after all they did, after all the quarrels and cocking about, they're a team. Top blokes that stand side by side when it really matters

[@mattnorris7124]

It was funny because I thought almost word for word exactly what Hammond said straight after that 😂😂

[@albusdoubledoor4489]

@Soby 4:00

[@jasonjohn283]

For some perspective Everest base camp is at 17,600 feet

[@Jcod_]

@@jasonjohn283 Everest base camp is at 5600m or 18372.7 feet. Also apparently it takes 9 days for fit people to get up there. Really not surprised they wound up having problems pushing that much elevation so quickly.

[@aadityadhuri726]

Must be the altitude

[@Thijnodude]

Clarkson: “it was time for drastic action” Hammond: “cyanide” “No”

[@JackFoxtrotEDM]

“...Viagra.”

[@deepakabram]

"Eh?"

[@marcovargas6205]

"Is this the time?"

[@ps2bndled]

"Apparently, Viagra, for reasons unknown to science, stops you having an oedema in your lung."

[@hughshax5903]

@@ps2bndled I thought it was more focused on the trouser department

[@Gibsondave12]

The massive neck comment...I was almost crying, may is the best

[@DeckerFI]

They had many more, which were cut from this clip.

[@sarthikarora8571]

i didnt really get it, can u pls explain it?

[@Songbird3000]

He was saying he needed the drink because the pill was stuck in his throat and that would be the part of him which ‘expanded’ instead of the usual target of viagra.

[@serschmuck3470]

"Jeremy is talking about being a team... must be the altitude." :D

[@DrUmairRandhawa]

Ser Schmuck haha u nailed it

[@blairjohnson5833]

Or the Viagra

[@JonatasAdoM]

Some high altitude he's showing there.

[@RealBadrobot23]

Why does jeremy have Viagra in the middle of nowhere?

[@Boltscrap]

It was part of their "survival kit" which they received at the beginning of the episode. It included viagra, condoms and a chainsaw.

[@aleramone23]

air........... its so underrated.

[@theopiemonster]

+Camoprime its like lung nectar

[@andregon4366]

Someone should have farted at that moment.

[@williamchapman2916]

Alejandro Medina shut up

[@djentrification1631]

matt and Charlie well, if you would have watched to the end, you would realize that he was quoting Clarkson.

[@mattandcharlie1869]

Alejandro Medina hay bum boy I didn't even reply to the conversation in the first place you underaged a rod

[@JetFalcon710]

Judging by the symptoms they were describing during their ascent, I think all three of them were suffering from hypoxia, with Jeremy being hit the hardest due to his age and long history with smoking _(plus, he did mention that his lips were tingling at about __5:26__)._ Props to him for choosing to turn back at around 17,200 feet, trying to continue on could have gone really badly for him as his body probably started shutting down

[@nathund1]

I came down to the comments after he said his lips were tingling, that's terrifying. Like think about any suffocation training anyone ever has had: the first thing you do is look at the lips, and if they're a bluish purple, no oxygen. He genuinely could've died, even if they had intermittent oxygen from canisters off-camera. That kind of oxygen deprivation requires a constant oxygen pump.

[@mrgreengenes04]

They all smoked at this time. Jeremy was probably the heaviest smoker, though.

[@EsteemedReptile]

Jeremy is also the biggest guy out of the three. Speaking as a tall bloke, I can attest to how awful it is to be deprived of something simple like air or space.

[@JetFalcon710]

@@EsteemedReptile Oh, ouch. Good point, though -- I can see Jeremy's height of 6'5" _(1.98 meters)_ being a major issue too

[@clumsygarage1578]

There was a bit earlier in the episode where they put a blood pulse oximeter or whatever it’s called on. I distinctly remember Hammond saying his read 84%, and they said that was “should probably be in hospital” levels of unhealthy.

[@kyledavis4202]

Between this episode, the death road in Bolivia, and the Falkland Islands incident, it's safe to say that South America tried its hardest to end these guys' whole careers

[@RoScFan]

The death road was in this same episode. As for south america, Colombia didnt try to kill them.

[@foureye7058]

@@RoScFan wot?

[@MCO18]

Nah, it was the 15 minutes driving through Alabama

[@Enkidone]

Careers? Try lives.

[@DavidRGD]

Yeah its the Argentinians who are trying to kill them... But compare that to Alabama... Well its the same, everyone wanted to beat the crap out of them...

[@lazthegreat10]

For some perspective Everest base camp is at 17,600 feet

[@bicyclist2]

WOW. They reached a little over 17,000 feet here. So its almost equivalent to being at that base camp.

[@StofStuiver]

And people stay there for a while to get accustomed to the high altitude/low pressure/low oxygen, before trying to get to the summit. They also have oxygen available, bc a lot of ppl get into trouble.

[@threadworm437]

@@StofStuiver yeah they were those big oxygen masks

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

@@StofStuiver Yeah I think they have to camp there for 2 weeks minimum.

[@LieutenantAnshuBhardawaj]

yes but they are talking about the drivable road and still they are wrong that is not the highest the highest is khardungla in leh ladkah INDIA and none of these can drive half way to the finish they will pee when they will see the road in fear

[@deadforever8810]

Tonight, on Top Gear, i discover how underrated air is, James takes viagra on top of the Andes, and Richard's Toyota curse strikes once more

[@blindinjustice]

Just think.... Somebody BUILT those roads... Crazy dedication.

[@Somethingafw]

you can adjust the altitude with some time. start with maybe 3km adjust it then 4km etc.

[@starletboy9349]

+Somethingafw what are you talking about

[@mikaelcan441]

oxygen tanks most likely?

[@kopiledon]

No, your body adapts to high altitudes by producing more erythrocites or red blood cells which means that your blood can bind more oxygen. That is why the climb must be a slow one, so that you can give your body time to produce the RBC. Its also one of the ways doping works in sports - you go to a high altitude, produce RBC then you descend and they take your RBC and store them until you will compete and at that time they do the auto-transfusion which means you can give your muscles more oxygen to work with than it actually needs thus cheating into the victory.

[@Xbox12364]

kopiledon

[@sheeeple2069]

_“I'm gonna have a massive neck if I don't have some of that.”_ - _James May_ XD

[@denissadovskij7157]

"Yeah I'm just going to the top of a volcano....BRILLIANT"

[@spruceguitar]

The volcano gave them a hardon.

[@eoghandridl1007]

😅😅😅

[@treehousekohtao]

Stiff neck, surely.

[@guzganurares9541]

I wonder what the BBC must be feeling right now after a few years of trying and failing. These three are simply legendary, a one time deal the universe sent our way.

[@salvador_mano4x4]

We should look better to Keep them

[@burns0100]

I just can't figure out how one punch ruined it all when this was the kind of shit they filmed and went through almost every season... I feel like they built up enough IOU's that it was required by law that they each get to punch the producers in the face.

[@oldbot64]

@@burns0100 BBC got soft, woke culture ruined everything and the producer threw a hissy fit. I'd have just ask for a 50k bonus to forget the whole thing.

[@deadbrother5355]

BBC effed up royally. These three are comedy+car gold. I will watch them until they no longer do it, and beyond.

[@Bobspineable]

@@oldbot64it’s not woke culture, you punch anyone at a company, you will get disciplined for it. Woke would mean you wouldn’t.

[@chatsworth777]

There is a train in Bolivia that climbs to 18,000 ft. Naturally, it is turbocharged. There are vendors on the train selling balloons,,,, full of oxygen.

[@GloomGaiGar]

i assume you can't bring your own oxygen balloon?

[@chatsworth777]

A balloon doesn't last very long. YES, you can bring your own oxygen tank. BUT, just as the Top Gear people didn't think of it ahead of time, most people just don't plan for the effects of high altitude. Mt. Everest was littered with hundreds of discarded oxygen tanks until they did as big cleanup a few years ago. We don't even think about the air that we breathe.

[@Fishfingers232]

Well pretty much every modern diesel locomotive is turbocharged. Naturally aspirated diesel engines are hilariously underpowered, the most powerful automotive N/A diesel ever made produced a pathetic 185hp.

[@c.k.8310]

+Fishfingers232 just hat you know, he probably ment that the boost automaticly go up the higher it gets, so more air gets into the engine, wich normaly dosnt happen on normal turbo car engine

[@williammuir8045]

Fishfingers232 that's not true in the slightest, I had a 6.9L n/a international diesel that made 250 hp and 473 lb ft stock at the wheels.

[@India.H]

I had so much respect for them for this. They're all in their 50s, none of them are exactly what you'd call in peak condition. I know it's an entertainment show and they were being paid, but still. They were all doing something that damn near killed them.

[@isaac7472]

Hammond was 40 when this was done

[@Jake-rs9nq]

Hammond is quite fit

[@kishascape]

Yeah, commendable but their age is fine. This would be hard on anyone who hasn't taken the time to adapt to it. First couple days are the worst with 2 weeks before full adaptation. There's a documentary on here about a train in china that goes to some similar high altitude place and a lot of the people had a hard time adjusting.

[@TheViettan28]

Fit, and age are contributor, but the most important factor is time. If have have enough time to let the body adapts, they will be just fine. Just don't climb up too fast, like in few days.

[@roughbro]

There's no way they were actually at risk in this lol

[@FreshlySnipes]

“Im going to get a massive neck if I don’t have a drink” - Best James comment of the series

[@c7designz-sa]

no lung nectar!!!

[@liamclarke5761]

2:57 idk why but I just keep losing it when I hear him

[@willbergger812]

It was time for drastic action. "Cyanide"? "No, Viagra."

[@karanjagabriel9587]

those cars needed some viagra too, or maybe the 'cyanide'

[@mrbones2235]

hammond: "is this the time?"

[@AnthroGearhead]

It needs more WD40

[@cyanidisgoodfortheliver4780]

yeah as we know cyanide only helps the liver and doesn’t have any side affects

[@Navy735]

What they need is coke leaves it is what the locals use to fight altitude sickness.

[@TimYoung817]

You can tell they are visibly not feeling good. High altitude is no joke

[@VestedUTuber]

Not to mention they were driving across an active volcano...

[@Drowninginantimatter]

VestedUTuber 'Active volcano' can sound way more dramatic than it is. They might see some steam and smell sulfur but the altitude would be a far more dangerous prospect.

[@AristotelisMitsiou]

VestedUTuber In that heat and very low humidity.

[@AGH331]

+VestedUTuber The whole city of Naples is located next to an active volcano, and you don't hear the inhabitants whining about it all day ;)

[@VestedUTuber]

+AGH331 Next to an active volcano isn't exactly near the cindercone.

[@brandon_since_9962]

Despite all the mockery every episode, when times calls for it, they are really close and you can tell. It's all jokes and they all know where to draw the line, "Up here we are a team". For some reason, I feel really touched by that line

[@forgottenmemes6319]

“We’re probably the highest drivers in the world apart from George Michael”😂😂 I died

[@bagofchicken]

I lol'd

[@TheObviousLoser]

And so did he.

[@gius4real415]

I don't get it, can someone explain?

[@KadinoTheDumpling]

@@gius4real415 a couple years ago top gear fired Jeremy Clarkson for punching a director for giving him cold soup but now he works for the Grand tour as that comment was 3 years ago

[@gius4real415]

@@KadinoTheDumpling dude what has this got to do with the joke? I know what happened to Jeremy and I know what the Grand Tour is, I was just trying to understand that George Michael joke.

[@K9unit37]

3 grown men, one active volcano, 3 off-road vehicles, 3 viagra pills, obviously there filming the more badass remake of broke back mountain

[@FLAME456X]

in essence it's brokeback mountain Top Gear style.

[@savageidiot9226]

They’re

[@Treeesmith]

Broke butt mounting?

[@smannee]

Austin Melendez 5 years later and this remains the sharpest comment on this video. Cheers

[@tesco-cs]

“Broke Jeep Mountain”

[@hjvance]

“Do you feel drunk but unpleasant?” Best line ever. . .

[@pixiesnow7636]

I got a migraine just watching this. So, now we know what turns Clarkson into a rational human being: lack of oxygen lol

[@anp1609]

ya me too!

[@StoneofElohim]

Hey, it keeps a man honest with himself and the world 😂

[@samuelisaza2695]

I felt out of air watching this

[@alidurrani4645]

I felt so out of air that i had to check through my oximeter if i was getting enough oxygen lol

[@MrSkerpentine]

it’s either that or the Viagra

[@lowgunfire2671]

"Mr Stig, I don't feel so good..."

[@jaceallemang1968]

I'm dead

[@tahmidurrahman9552]

@@jaceallemang1968 so is George Michael

[@bea._.3565]

No don’t do that to me🥺

[@keirapostlethwaite9989]

@@tahmidurrahman9552 😂😂😂😂😂

[@-HutchMansell]

Jeremy: "We can either go that way which is very long" "or we can go that way which is *short* " *pans the camera at Richard*

[@zygis1819]

3 men: suffering Cameramen: rookie levels...

[@michaelbootes4822]

Shouldn’t be shocked if the crew had o2 tanks or something

[@QuestionableObject]

@@michaelbootes4822 The crews that follow them around almost always have safety equipment with them to keep themselves in shape and the top-gear trio if they run into serious trouble. Pretty much always the case with TV shows.

[@deepakabram]

They are young men and probably don't smoke and drink as much as the three. They can follow them easily in their comfortable Land Cruisers

[@kokodjamba6657]

Those are probably camera assistants who filmed the trio in Chernobyl

[@PJOZeus]

Apart from there not being any camera crews here, no sign of a vehicle and even if there was, no help when they needed to get their cars started, just the three of them, as is often the case on these special events - the same as deserts or salt flats or god knows what

[@Airplanefooood]

Top Gear in 1080p. The biggest miracle... in the world!

[@RCDrift7567]

I see what you did there! hahahah good one!

[@Sbarrett1]

Top gear with decent audio, an even bigger miracle!

[@AristotelisMitsiou]

its a recent clip and they had HD cameras along

[@Airplanefooood]

You're kidding?

[@thebeaniestbeanboys5735]

it is de biggest miracle... pousse... in de worlde

[@OfficialAshArcher]

High altitude isn’t a joke - you can tell how it was affecting them. What a fantastic special this was. Only they could manage to make this sort of shit lighthearted

[@andjpan]

Sometimes I forget that the camera men have to do all the shit that they do

[@THEVIEW-tx5yd]

Crew were given oxygen masks on this one.

[@merajali8454]

@@THEVIEW-tx5yd and hopefully more reliable cars.

[@thegunnitgamer5716]

@@merajali8454 Crew probably had newer model Range Rovers (the "standard" for Top Gear camera cars)

[@xperiaX10Android]

@@thegunnitgamer5716 Land rover

[@thegunnitgamer5716]

@@xperiaX10Android No, they used Range Rovers, as stated by Clarkson quite a few times and shown in quite a few episodes.

[@christoslowrider7638]

17.000ft is serious business, they're not over reacting or anything. still, thousands go through the 'Khardung La' worlds highest motorable road which is in himalayas, India.

[@scottwhitley3392]

Christo Slowrider yep and considering they are 3 unhealthy guys two of which are smokers on the wrong side of middle age you can tell they are being serious

[@chiro1404]

which is 18380 feet

[@ashzchauhan3437]

Im planning for khardungla nxt week

[@F19HORNET123]

@@ashzchauhan3437 how did it go

[@ashzchauhan3437]

@@F19HORNET123 permission is not granted yet by the local administration.. they are not allowing anyone beyond rohtang check point... Mayb after 1 Oct

[@chopzmasta07]

Top gear messed up big firing Jeremy. Those 3 are probably some of the best ever television show presenters since the birth of Television. This particular episode was some of their best work. The production crew nailed it. My favourite part of all of this is that these 3 travelled the world together. Drove side by side. It's something we'd all want, travelling with our best mates experiencing the world, drinking, eating laughing, driving. Shame the BBC ruined it.

[@conkrcstf6405]

The BBC didn't ruin it, Clarkson ruined it by punching a colleague. They were right to fire him.

[@silentdeath7847]

Yeah, have to say it's Clarcksons falt. But they got the grand tour now. It is not the same but it is a great show

[@Steve-gc5nt]

@@conkrcstf6405 nah the colleague ruined it by not sorting dinner out 🤣

[@Thelonedrifter]

@@Steve-gc5nt why do I clarksons voice in that

[@Awk_potats]

@@conkrcstf6405 colleague was being an Asshole by constantly making people work to the bone Not even letting people eat. He was right to punch the colleague.

[@ManithaChandrasena]

Richard has a car more rare than a Lamborghini Veneno..... a broken Toyota!

[@TraustiGeir]

+Manitha Chandrasena What about Jeremy? An ancient Range Rover that's reliable?! That's just borderline blasphemy.

[@ManithaChandrasena]

+TraustiGeir yeah, but that was faked, it is actually a toyota drivetrain!

[@TraustiGeir]

***** Explains a lot. Did they mention that?

[@topermastercomedy5732]

Maybe before they started filming, Jeremy secretly swapped the drivetrains of the Range Rover with the Toyota's so that Jeremy's car can run with not much problems and the Toyota is running badly.

[@TraustiGeir]

ToperMasterComedy I wouldn't put it past him.

[@iKonographi]

Clarkson: ‘Its time for drastic action...’ Shows pill packet Hammond: ‘...Cyanide.’ 😂😂

[@joshuapatrick682]

These guys are amazing. Apart from the fact that they have the best job in the world they make it genuinely entertaining and don’t have any qualms about putting their own lives in peril to try something.

[@ghstie]

"Do you feel sort of drunk but not pleasant?" hahaha

[@Demonslayer20111]

that was hypoxia. not really that funny.

[@Ak-de5yv]

Its a Hitchikers guide to the galaxy reference

[@etam8099]

@@Ak-de5yv wut?

[@Ak-de5yv]

@@etam8099 the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. It's a book by Douglas Adams, a britisher. This is a reference to a line from that book.

[@Ak-de5yv]

@Oberst Lucy nope. Drunk. It's a fairly well known line. And them being britishers, I'm sure they know it

[@blawman42]

"It was time for drastic action" "Cyanide" "No, viagra"

[@hawkybae]

Never thought I'd hear that conversation in a car show.

[@AverageAlien]

@@hawkybae "car" show

[@scuanganation29]

Omg this reminded me when I went to Chimborazo in Ecuador. The higher we drove up, the sicker I got. Feeling a little PTSD while watching this. High altitude is no joke! 😱😷

[@wuznab5109]

Props for the filming crew.

[@NieJemPlackow]

"It's like breathing soup" LOL

[@jakobmunk5608]

NieJemPlackow its T H I C C

[@md_zuza9040]

It's like lung nectar...😂

[@Yora21]

And they are still probably at 5000m.

[@Blake_Guajardo]

I took a pill in the Andes, to show Clarkson I was cool, and when we finally got over we felt ten years older but fauk it, it was something to do

[@testname2166]

I'm livin out in Bolivia, I drive a carbureted V8 powered Range Rover just to prove....

[@daytonasixty-eight1354]

Jeremy is a smoker so this could have very likely killed him

[@UKeXtremeMedia]

All 3 of them are smokers

[@daytonasixty-eight1354]

@@UKeXtremeMedia Nice. Me too

[@AlexWithington]

@@UKeXtremeMedia James isn't I'm pretty sure

[@UKeXtremeMedia]

@@AlexWithington He is, I've seen clip of all 3 of them smoking cigarettes while on break. Also he was smoking a pipe in one of the latest vids on the food tribe channel.

[@AlexWithington]

@@UKeXtremeMedia he might of had a period where he quit

[@somfplease]

screwed up so bad firing clarkson. there will be nothing like this ever again.

[@bicyclist2]

The BBC is notorious for doing stuff like shooting themselves in the foot.

[@samuelabbottchannel]

As much as I love Clarkson and Top Gear, it’s difficult not to fire someone after they smack someone.

[@logana1999]

they fired him for being a racist lmao

[@somerandomguy2073]

@@logana1999 No, he punched his producer because his dinner was cold... Obviously they fired him. Literally anyone would be fired for that.

[@blaiddifanc8683]

@@somerandomguy2073 his coffee was cold, not dinner

[@GIBBO4182]

2:30 Hammonds - “Is this the time?” line was class

[@mattpelzek3809]

Viagra used to be a heart medication, so it seems to be sound.

[@awakejake9296]

uh, Ok then

[@woodrow_mayes]

do toddlers

[@a.rahmankhzh1870]

Matt Pelzek 1

[@Mail144]

Matt Pelzek antihypertensive to be specific. Worked through vasodilation. So technically, it still does its job, just in one specific place normally.

[@mikolajgazdzik1261]

*sound

[@hagarthehorrible1391]

mad respect to the people who have paved the road when it's so difficult to just drive

[@stiimuli]

in what video did you see paved roads?

[@MrGeorge0285]

It won’t be as much of a problem once a person is acclimated to the altitude

[@pratyushdam1]

these were not paved roads. but there are actual paved roads even higher than this and all are in India

[@Septimus_ii]

Humans can get used to the high altitude, and I'm sure vehicles can be tuned for it too

[@user-os8sq3uh4n]

Though someone did clear the rocks

[@cvspvr]

you know this a seriously dangerous situation when clarkson starts talking about teamwork

[@jakeholland1825]

"Air is so underrated. It is like breathing soup!" *takes a deep breath*

[@ragnarlothbrok8699]

5:25 An explanation for "Lips Tingling". High Altitude --> Increased Respiratory Rate --> Respiratory Alkalosis --> Alkaline pH displaces Hydrogen from Albumin --> So, Albumin traps Calcium, instead. --> Low Ionized Calcium --> Tingling and Numbness around mouth/lips.

[@Coldbreezed]

But did you take into account the intermolecular structure of Hydrogen and the pka of the acid in the solution? Sounds to me like you've misrepresented the reaction. It would in fact be an organic titration. Could be wrong though

[@honestcommenter8414]

Chill bro it's just a show

[@rennycepeda6576]

@@honestcommenter8414 the human body a show ?

[@honestcommenter8414]

@@rennycepeda6576 no. You fucknut

[@mattk7865]

Christ guys. If I wanted to listen to brainy people, I’d watch real housewives of Atlanta.

[@gopokes09]

I’ve been out walking on a 16,000 ft pass and at 21 made it about 100 feet before getting winded. Can’t imagine what these guys must have felt

[@CAG2]

"Where the hell are we?" Good question.

[@mexicoalful]

where did they end up anyway???

[@CAG2]

mexicoalful North Korea. (jk, literally have no idea)

[@SrTomoLeto]

Pacific Ocean.

[@karimkarimous357]

Chile

[@TraindudeShields]

October 21st 2015!

[@whyareyouhere9440]

One question remains. How the hell where the underpaid cameramen taking good shots in that altitude, unless they were wearing oxygen masks

[@estebanquito356]

I have a friend who went there in a motorcycle and no big problem. Maybe is just a question of age, and the fact that they smoke a lot

[@eind0d0undso]

N012P I think they had oxygen in bottles so they could breath some normal air every 5 minutes or so

[@whyareyouhere9440]

eind0d0 und so ... too expensive fir the budget board.

[@eind0d0undso]

N012P No its not that expensive as far as I know

[@whyareyouhere9440]

+eind0d0 und so 1. Sarcasm 2. Im tired its 1 am i will never comment or reply to anything new ever again i cannot remove the notifications, even from setting removing it does nothing. Have to study big test tomorrow. gn.

[@imblack011]

When a plane cabin depressurizes, the pilots will descend to 10k feet for the passengers to be able to breathe. The top gear crew really risked their lives for us.

[@AGH331]

They didn't, a human can breath easily up to 20,000 ft., and the 'death zone' only starts at 26,000 ft. They were uncomfortable, but do you really think the BBC lets them risk their lives for a TV program?!

[@t.mitchell9135]

@@AGH331 yeah, but thats if you acclimatization properly. If you come from sea level, the risk of HAPE and HACE starts at 8,000 and gets progressively higher as you increase your elevation. I’ve been as high as 14,440 and it was a real struggle doing anything physical at that altitude. 17,000 is just insane!

[@dova9609]

@@AGH331 as well you have to take in ti fact that those people are fit and have done mountain hiking/climbing all there live will james, hammond and Jeremy have or still are all smokes and not having the best fitness in the world

[@imblack011]

@@AGH331 easily? not for 3 old men 2 of which are quite fat

[@purpurina5663]

@@AGH331 "Easily"? lol where did you get that from. Above 5k is pretty rough, you actually lose neurons by the minute. Some people exceptionally trained get to Everest peak (8,8k meters, 24k feet) and almost die. I have been close to where they are, I got to 5,3k; you need at least a day to acclimatize properly or you feel like crap. There are also low oxygen zones ("zona de puna"), because altitude is not the only factor to consider: temperature, humidity, winds, pressure, all influence oxygen availability and intake.

[@yugioh1581]

Summary: 3 men close together drive to isolation on top of a volcano, taking viagra on the way. Kinky.

[@JBWorkshop90]

+Harichi Kashanami I thought that was a joke....I was very wrong.

[@DeathBringer769]

Look up how Viagra was invented/discovered. They found the penis inflating effects accidentally while trying to make a different type of drug, lol.

[@smarterworkout]

Harichi Kashanami ...and after viagra Jeremy gets on his knees!!

[@crzypyromaniac6406]

Erections keep you alive m8

[@davidgutierrez8297]

Sounds like the intro to a bad porno

[@SneakyPeaky404]

They should've chosen cars with turbos - in higher altitudes they pump more air in the engine.

[@Ben-xb8vv]

superchargers would be better

[@ComandanteJ]

+ben leijokariolosunde Why? SC's always run at the same ratio no matter what air pressure is outside, turbos, on the other hand, have a target boost and adapt their spin speed to get there. Or you're talking about reliability?

[@MetalAndNothingElse]

+ComandanteJ Superchargers can generate more air at lower rpm's than turbochargers. They're not going very fast, so superchargers would be better for the rpm's they're doing

[@alexanderbleichner3888]

+Hans Dampf i live in bolivia and believe me compressing air in such a big altitude is really hard, turbo cars struggle a lot there specially when they are using gasoline instead of diesel. the lack of air means that the turbo or supercharger will build boost on higher rpms, trust me i used to have a wrx.

[@MichaelFlatman]

+Hans Dampf only at higher rpm, old 4x4s didnt have them, a turbo requires exhaust gases and there might be very little as the engine is already starved, a supercharger would put strain on the engines, for those cars forced induction isnt necessary as you have 3.9litres of V8 and possibly a twin carb setup,

[@shankarbalan3813]

The old SJ413 Suzuki is sold as the Gypsy in India. It has been used by our Armed Forces for 35 years. It got discontinued only in 2019. It is one of the most capable lightweight off readers possible. And it is simple, mechanical, easy to fix, cheap to run and maintain. A very tough vehicle indeed. I own one which is 15 years old. It still runs like a dream.

[@monkeyace6784]

Did anyone take deeper breaths while watching this video?

[@justynsiah2816]

yep

[@NexcusSxne]

What episode is it ?

[@jangirsohnil]

hgd

[@samaysahoo3494]

Me.

[@PetreMihai94]

It actually gave me headache watching them actually suffering, I felt like I was with them in the Andes. This has to be one of the most difficult challenges they ever did.

[@sam._.buswell8181]

Jeremy pulls out suspicious packet at 16000 ft after suffering from altitude related illnesses Hammond cyanide? Brilliant 😂

[@TheNinjaMonkey43]

That must have been a phenomenal experience getting back down to an altitude where you can finally breathe deeply. After feeling like youre suffocating for hours

[@antonio4660]

Lung Nectar

[@rydersutton9153]

I want to meet the crazies who build that road

[@tommy.vercetti2003]

where is road ??

[@nicholasmiller5643]

It goes over the Guallatiri (hope I spelled that right) volcano in northern Chile

[@tommoex]

I love that even with little air, Clarkson still had to make a George Micheal joke

[@AYUELable]

Air is so underrated 😂😂😂

[@lowgunfire2671]

"It's like breathing soup!"

[@winiveriaorderwiniveria4802]

unp

[@bennett7200]

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[@djbobster4112]

@@bennett7200 Ok

[@antccx]

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[@Rygoat]

at 4:28 you can honestly feel the sorrow in Jeremy's voice, I started to feel bad just for watching. Jeremy, Richard and James... I salute you, you really go to extreme lengths to create a great quality show for your viewers. Just look after yourselves ok, (I dont normally comment on videos, I especially never ask for likes but please like this comment so the messag eand our support can hopefully be seen and passed on. Thankyou)

[@AristotelisMitsiou]

They might take ages to make a season, but God it's worth the wait. And boy, aren't they brave men.

[@wuugie]

Rygoat if clarkson only saw this message...

[@tubularap]

2:30 - "Cyanide?" - "No, Viagra." Just a conversation between some blokes, out of air to breath, standing on an active volcano.

[@Daniel_Anishchenko]

the highest I've been is about 15k feet on Mauna Kea, at that point even walking 1/2 a mile to the peak felt like hell.

[@titusmetcalfe1344]

Mauna kea is 13k

[@briantheo1314]

This man be flying 1.3k feet above Mauna Kea, that or he started climbing 2k feet below the sea

[@rosePetrichor]

I bet Hammond really appreciated being the youngest among them, not to mention being genuinely quite an athletic bloke. This looked brutal for May and Clarkson but he seemed a bit better off

[@Jaronite]

Hammond also keeps a relatively healthy diet among the trio. Clarkson would probably give up long bef they hit 17200 ft if he had to drive Hammond's vehicle.

[@0142Jason]

For me this was the best top gear special they did. There where many others that where great but for me this one stands out at the top.

[@Trunalimunumaprzure]

2:42 Nitric Oxide. Opens the hemoglobin in your blood, allowing more oxygen and will bond with oxygen bringing more oxygen to your body. Also works as a minor blood thinner, which increases blood flow and pressure in other situations...

[@ThatManInASuit]

The landscape is astounding. Even random things that I would never pay the slightest bit of attention to, like rocks and grass, look so interesting

[@ELLPCg]

One of THE episodes to make you feel their breathlessness

[@andrewbutcher8279]

For those interested, 17200 feet is a similar altitude for the base camp at Mt Everest

[@Cha11engerD]

I've been looking over the topography of the Guallatiri volcano, and I noticed that according to Google maps, the ground doesn't start really ascending until around 5200 meters. That translates to about 17,200 feet, the same altitude they were at when they stopped and turned around. Have to wonder how far they needed to go to get around the other side and start descending again when they decided to turn around.

[@insomniafun8751]

You have to commend the camera crew in this episode, what the boys were going through, they were experiencing too, but they still managed to make a great episode.

[@Krahhf]

They had oxygen masks

[@arsenalfanV]

'Its like breathing soup' 😂😂😂clarkson is absolutely hilarious

[@Guitarfollower22]

7:36 "It's so underrated." Damn I feel bad for fish, they are left out

[@shadowxxe]

Guitarfollower22 there is air underwater it's just In small quantities

[@timyassa4343]

I miss this show so much. Still remember watching this episode when it came out years ago

[@dbacksfan09]

"It's like lung nectar" 7:46 lol

[@norsemyn6865]

One of my favorite episodes. Too bad BBC tossed them for the crap replacements I never watch.

[@dumbeezy5480]

Shame on Clarkson. Don’t shame the BBC. And i’m a fan of these three fools

[@erich835]

I think a lot of people forget/don't know that these guys are pretty heavy smokers too :P You never see it on TV, but I know both James and Jeremy do, Richard used to...or maybe still does. Not sure.

[@AgentTasmania]

I'd have thought James would be smarter than that.

[@lj5125]

Jeremy quit smoking too

[@TraustiGeir]

Larry Jepson And had to drive a Koenigsegg to substitude the nicotine-craving.

[@ThatNa1led]

Larry Jepson still does

[@JetFalcon710]

All three of them have since quit smoking -- if I remember right, Jeremy quit in 2017 for two reasons: one, for the sake of his kids, and two, because he nearly died from double pneumonia in August of that year

[@Ledrummer]

It's like breathing soup ahaahahah...lovely

[@Rumerz]

3:01 James saying "I'm going to have a massive neck if I don't have some of that"...

[@AlvinDannZaaPangazou]

This is the first time the Top Gear Trio ever regretted on their decision. correct me if i'm wrong

[@Amateur0Visionary]

You don't "regret on" something. You simply regret something.

[@rodolfoandrade7453]

@@Amateur0Visionary I don't think that was the correction he expected lol

[@Amateur0Visionary]

@@rodolfoandrade7453 😉

[@demonhalo67]

Clarkson and the boys were one of the kind. Top Gear is not Top Gear without these three.

[@supertheb3st_]

It's 2021 and I still love these trio

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

I’ve been at 16000 feet in a vehicle, I was fine as we climbed, it was an enclosed vehicle so we effectively took our own bubble of air with us, breathing easily no issue at all, then we stopped at a viewpoint, opened the door and got out, went to take a breath, nothing just felt like I was holding my breath, I immediately went lightheaded and woozy, I had to take 5 or 6 really deep breaths to get some oxygen and clear the lightheadedness, barely managed to walk 30 feet to the viewing platform constantly having to breathe really deeply. It’s no joke at that altitude. Ok so we had been over 10000 feet for a week by that point so had acclimatised a bit but also climbing that day with a bubble of air then jumping out at 16000 feet will have amplified the affect. I will never forget trying to take that first breathe and there being nothing there, quite a shock.

[@iforce2d]

What I want to know is, what type of vehicle was the chase/camera car?

[@StanOfGB]

***** Only when filming in europe

[@layton5088]

iforce2d they have Range Rover sports

[@layton5088]

StanOfGB no it’s not only in urope

[@frommostwanted]

I heard they use Defenders

[@45Cuber]

they used toyota landcruisers, you see one of them when they're on the Bolivia death road

[@vipinnath6020]

For me, this is the Best Top Gear Special of all time! THE BEST!

[@yourfavoritepot6285]

To put this into perspective the Cartencez pyramid is at 14k feet, and Aconcagua is at 20k or so feet. Everest base camp is at 17k feet. This is REALLY damn impressive. They climbed 17000 feet in 1 day. Elbrus is at 18510 feet, part of the seven summits, and they reached a max height of 17k feet.

[@WaRLoKWYATT]

"I'm gonna get a massive neck" I cried laughing. That one caught me totally off guard.

[@mariscaaugust3493]

I keep forgetting that the camera men have to do all the crazy things they do too , RESPECT!!

[@ExpertExterminators]

"There's just one small thing that's occurred to me chaps." "what?" "Where the hell are we?" (Quick outro)

[@AndrewAMartin]

"and on that bombshell, good night!"

[@ramjb]

Hope they were under proper and constant medical watch. Altitude sickness is no joke (specially for heavy smokers, and JC is ,if I'm mistaken someone correct me), and much less if you're doing something that requires coordination, as driving, and much more if you're driving in a place like that. This adventure could've ended in something pretty tragic tbh.

[@GloomGaiGar]

it's the BBC so yes

[@RookieRider17]

no one likes a goody two shoes

[@fredsmith9714]

ramjb I was looking for someone to comments on clarksons tobacco habit. Hammond is in the best shape and youngest but still struggling. I'm sure the producers always have a medical team with emergency oxygen especially for mountain and water challenges. I didn't realize the cars would give out at 16000 though. Pretty amazing that the newest helicopters can do over 25000 ft considering A) air intake for turbines, B) no air for lift

[@ramjb]

Oxygen bottles can do so much when you suffer an altitude-induced lung edema. Blue pills or not, that's a big risk if you're not used to high altitude (again, specially on heavy smokers), and had something like that happened a medical team wouldn't be enough, it'd require immediate hospitalization. And I don't see how they could've been easily evaquated because helicopters also would have trouble flying up there if they were to carry any medical equipment (helicopters can fly that high, just not carrying too much weight). And evaquating someone suffering from a lung edema in an helicopter without the proper medical equipment is a huge no-no. I usually laugh like a maniac with this three guys doing crazy stunts, but this particular one could've ended in a pretty tragic note. It indeed was no joke,as Clarkson said. In fact and given the images, I'm pretty sure it wasn't Jezza calling it a day, but the medical team telling them the joke was over, and that they were not going to let them move onwards anymore. They really looked on the verge of something quite serious. Glad nothing happened.

[@ramjb]

And while we're at it, altitude sickness can also cause Cerebral Edema. Those guys were complaining about strong headaches, which is a symptom of it, and when they finally stopped Richard's steps were clearly unbalanced (another symptom).The more times I see this clip, the more convinced I am they really pushed far beyond what they should've on this particular one.

[@Lazerman1234]

“Jeramy is talking about being a team…must be the altitude” love that

[@tajman3186]

"Oh God we just taken Viagra on top of the Andies" -Jeremy Clarkson 2013

[@timsmith618]

Taj Man Youd think viagra would have the opposite effect they intended, since its moving blood to the sausage

[@tajman3186]

Yes but clearly they didnt think about that.

[@lewistaylor9328]

It helps to prevent pulmonary oedema, which is build up of liquid in the lungs at high altitudes

[@robbynolan2400]

Taj Man Andes*

[@monicageller1685]

i think it was 2010, season 14

[@jamesthetsundere1195]

some say that in another world, another universe Jeremy, James and Richard are still ascending the Guallatiri volcano

[@siddharththakkar9579]

Very few times in the entire seasons all of the seasons that Jeremy was actually serious about the teamwork.❤

[@hinglemccringleberry8193]

i once played a hockey game at 9000 feet and i have never been that exhausted

[@bathcitytv5859]

Where tf was that😂

[@bryanhill4516]

I used to work at a hotel that was 9500ft in the lobby

[@tommy.vercetti2003]

Ive been in road trip in salang mountains in afghanistan its something like 13K or 14K feet and car was fielder 2002.... damn breathing was hard especially bcz of dust

[@mewtwo389]

Lol someone actually lives in that altitude...house at 1:51 lol

[@TravisArk]

yes, people chew coca leafs. and move slowly.

[@etam8099]

@@TravisArk Dang

[@Backroad_Junkie]

The highest I've been was 14,100 ft (the top of Pikes Peak), and even at that altitude... I got out of the car, stood up, and sat back down, lol. It's hard to describe, but even sound is tinnier. And it was quite evident my engine didn't have the 225hp it was supposed to have.

[@164hozey]

"I'm gonna get a massive neck"

[@megalodonming]

Am I the only one who found this clip suffocating to watch?

[@RobloxEpicFail]

Same here lol

[@DefineHatespeech]

was on the edge of my seat with anxiety the entire time.

[@13vex]

This clip was really just breathtaking

[@MerkhVision]

Same lol I started to kinda feel as uncomfortable as they were haha

[@seamustabor9684]

I've got a horrible cold and am struggling to breathe myself, this was torture