Two British Climber's Horrible TRAGEDY on Mt. Everest

Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker attempt to take on the three pinnacles of Everest in 1982. It was regarded as an impossible climb...this is their story.

[@enyacsengeri3517]

It was considered impossible, but it turned out to be - in fact - impossible

[@teddyjackson1902]

They would never be seen from again

[@t.j.payeur5331]

@@teddyjackson1902 I know it...

[@severinegallais1181]

😅

[@cyanpile7874]

LMAO 🤣 Darwin awards at it's finest! 🥴

[@marcofaustinelli7010]

@@cyanpile7874 ITS finest without apostrophe, you poor ignorant !! Ignorant in all the imaginable aspects.

[@shawnMarin5308]

When the sherpas tell you not to do it....don't do it

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

I have a feeling these climbers were well aware of the risks.

[@Bella.216]

You s**pid know-it-all! These men didn't use Sherpa nor did they need anyone to tell them what risks are! These were old-school mountaineers! They did this climb as a solo climb! These guys were the best of the best!!!!! So maybe hush unless you have something worth reading!

[@ivanboesky1520]

I have a feeling they were like pretty much all other climbers and thrill seeker types. Egomaniacs looking for more bragging rights. 😆

[@gyaniadmi2347]

Sherpas have climbed this peaks , but it is not considered achivement untill someone from West does it.

[@anetehofmane]

Exatly! At least Tenzing Norgay is credited, but others dissappear into oblivion, which is unjust.

[@jungsomewhat]

guess its there day job??

[@anetehofmane]

@@jungsomewhat and your point is? If it's a day job, the summitting doesn't count?

[@MissSweeTSmarT1983]

​@@jungsomewhatthats even more of an achievement!!!! That is phenomenal!

[@craigfellows1641]

@@Cavernicola_…. Exactly… they may have climbed those peaks separately but not consecutively as Pete and Joes route was taking them

[@ggm4me]

the worlds highest cemetery

[@CORNELLSTREET]

For REAL!! Exactly!!100%🤔💀🙏

[@johnnyquest6894]

I really don't understand why there are people still want to go there despite that.

[@go5582]

Hi ggm. Great comment

[@justherebro]

Whoa never heard this one before 🤡

[@God-Zin-uru]

...similar to the world's deepest cemetery 💀

[@willbart1236]

Mount Everest. The narcissist eliminator.

[@jus10lewissr]

That's actually a great way of putting it. I've never heard anyone say anything like that yet, so thanks for offering something that hasn't already been repeated thousands of times. (Sounds almost like sarcasm, but I promise it's genuine.)

[@meawesome1651]

People are eliminating themselves by trying to make Mt.Everest to be submissive😊

[@kingarthur4641]

Better to be HOME, wishing you were there.. than to be THERE wishing you were home .

[@ConquerYou]

Good comment

[@shaneiiiking628]

good 🔥🔥💯💯

[@unnamedbhopper]

nahh, ill take the risk

[@yvonnekoval5713]

Word!

[@agirlnamedtomm940]

YES SIR

[@Mojo702]

Why do people continue to be surprised or think dying on Everest is a tragedy? It should be expected. If you decide to climb Everest, your expectation should be that there's a very good chance you are dying up there.

[@zyli-mo9113]

I mean These days Everest is a lot more tourist-y than it used to be It’s just a matter of having the money n some basic fitness They got like hundred meter long queues some days to summit

[@zarahmehween9007]

The irony is people pay thousands of dollars to die

[@zainabamirkhan1530]

If an Enthusiastic mountaineer dies there then they are the luckiest people on Earth. They are meant for the mountains and the mountains accept to keep them with them forever. It is something that is destined for the mountaineers.

[@SandraLily2]

People are probably saying, "at least they died doing what they loved." Please. What a waste.

[@nuckinfuts7610]

"They would never be _seen_ from again." 🤔

[@Mr1121628]

To be fair, KZbin doesn’t exactly generate the highest quality content lol. Not surprised at mistakes like that anymore.

[@rosier5428]

Robot

[@BLACKMONGOOSE13]

Never mind he was found 10 years later. So we was in fact “seen” again. 😂

[@craigfellows1641]

Not wholly true…. They saw Pete 10 years later but he wasn’t in very good shape at that point

[@Ferdrew-rp5ey]

...alive... 😮💀

[@LilyGazou]

Old climbers and bold climbers but few old bold climbers. They must have loved it, the challenges, the beauty.

[@ivanboesky1520]

The freezing to death. LOL

[@kyotoben610]

Note to self,"Never climb to the top of Everest. Don't ever try."

[@mgazzz219]

Do it...but kiss yur loved ones a short goodbye🤝

[@FranFerioli]

We all have to die. I just don't want to die queuing on the way to some summit.

[@pollypockets508]

Wasn't there a woman who died near base camp?

[@alisonjmiller5339]

Don't worry you would never be granted a permit to climb any distance on Everest, only around 470 or so permits are issued per year and you have to be able to prove an experienced history of mountain climbing.

[@zainabamirkhan1530]

I just wanna go to the base camp. See Everest from a distance, come back home and give myself a special memory to think of.

[@matthew87delta]

Too bad there’s not the worlds largest zip line near the top.

[@kaywaits4616]

I couldn’t help but roar with laughter when I read your post! I pictured it and everything all while thinking “great idea!” but no, not a great idea but the sarcasm was much appreciated!

[@john4886]

Look how many people who summited Mt Everest already! Not too mention how many that died climibing Mt Everest! My question is,what is the point for this insanity?

[@beth-rg8bm]

BINGO

[@georgeyboy8186]

Merely to say they have been to the highest point on earth. I'd rather do a skydive

[@anenigma1986]

Ask a road accident victim, is it worth it to drive a dangerous machine on the road?

[@snowmiaow]

I want to know too. Maybe their childhood was too comfortable.

[@fannymalana7414]

They were insane therefore no point.

[@MrCushcam]

These two were some of the greatest climbers ever. RIP

[@ivanboesky1520]

Some of the greatest Darwin Award winners. LOL

[@miroslawkowalski3613]

As well as writers.

[@miroslawkowalski3613]

​@@ivanboesky1520 There is an Award called Boardman Tasker prize. It is given in field of mountain literature annually. These two will live forever in their amazing books, but you (correct me if I’m wrong) will be forgotten shortly after you are gone.

[@MrCushcam]

@@ivanboesky1520 So I take it you've never done anything adventurous or pushing the limit of human endeavour or endurance. You just sit at a computer joking about people who lived their lives to the full and died doing what they loved

[@peterrooney3780]

Guys the ski/sky's are fighting again.....

[@simonedevlin7710]

RIP Joe and Pete, pinnacle climbers of distinction.❤

[@angielala9453]

My 4th grade teacher was Roskelley!!! She almost lost her husband and lost a son to these mountains! It’s heart breaking! So mind your words pls!!!

[@lilithiaabendstern6303]

Why, because their egos led them to certain death - nope, no sympathy for vanity rock climbing is a selfish business, they were selfish and paid the price for it, plain and simple no one forced them to crawl up there, humans don't belong there for several reasons - one of the being, that the mountain is considered a godess, so every western corpse is considered a desecration - they get shown the same level of respect, they had, which is none

[@E1N101]

When you say "never been seen from again",are you talking about their literal Eyesockets ?! Not even a native speaker but English is hilarious sometimes lol.

[@Mumbles-mw1vt]

Peter Boardman came and gave an inspirational talk to my school in Derbyshire not long before this tragedy. True legend.

[@richgill5924]

He went to Stockport Grammar School, where my daughter went. The climbing wall there is named after him.

[@waynepatterson27]

The problem with legends is it usually requires one's death to become one. 😞

[@potterwalker4823]

A true legend, and is truly dead, which is truly laughable. Tough shit.

[@Mau-map3]

Whatever dude 🙄

[@cesarlua1113sl]

The Sherpa are the real legends

[@beebop4242]

Remember when you’re feeling untouchable that these men were once a very dedicated duo who thought could conquer the world

[@matthewdaub]

That first photo goes hard though

[@wyattwinston8924]

That was a really good short thanks man

[@lilianevanfrankrijk7490]

Except for the silly mistakes in language and the scanty content.

[@The_Server_ong]

how many hours per day dop you spend on KZbin Shorts? Just a question@@lilianevanfrankrijk7490

[@paulgrimm]

I’m glad I have no such urges

[@shaunlowndes]

I climbed Stoney Clouds near Ilkeston.250ft to summit.I make base at 10ft then go.up to the tired zone at 80ft then have a rest and a Mars bar,stroke my dog then peak .

[@comealongcomealong4480]

@shaunlowndes Great laugh from your 'mountaineering' report here.😄 Your faithful dog companion entering 'the tired zone', by your side till the end. (No disrespect to the two lost to Everest in this short.)

[@ABonRMS]

I am waitng for you interview with that famous climber, oh whats his name?

[@nickreynolds8391]

I tried Stoney Clouds in 06'. Made it 54 feet and turned around due to inclement weather. You gotta know when to call it off. The summit is optional...but getting down is mandatory, as they say.

[@theondebray]

Got the book on the shelf in front of me.

[@Smachfest]

You know it was years ago because the slopes are empty of Hi-Vis tourists.

[@alexanderk.5474]

There's always a steady supply ^^

[@feather1950]

@@alexanderk.5474, now.. not then

[@miroslawkowalski3613]

Now they are also empty. THIS ISN'T NORMAL, TOURIST ROUTE!

[@Snezhanaslife]

Man. Not worth it. Be lucky you got as far as you did. Rest in peace to whoever died climbing the impossible climb 🙏

[@BLACKMONGOOSE13]

“Would never be seen from again.” Found 10 years later.

[@marcovargas4483]

It's either: "Would never be see(n) again," or "Would never be heard from again." It's not "seen from."

[@plucas9324]

​@@marcovargas4483 Well, you almost got the first part right...

[@alpschild]

Just seems like these big mountain climbers never get enough… until they retire or die.

[@tag10]

Mountaineering like any other extreme sport is an insatiable drug

[@breadtoasted2269]

Like a drug

[@frankbeans5921]

Same as free solo climbers. Most don’t live long enough to retire from their passion.

[@dramaqueenedits]

Experienced climbers, with supplemental oxygen and the most detailed preparation have perished on Everest. It was beyond irresponsible to have tried that without carrying oxygen. Especially knowing they had a reason to want to mitigate all the factors that could lead to them not coming back. They had a child!

[@idonotcarenow]

Omg the twist! But which one was the mom?

[@cariganpintalba9498]

I think two characters in Vertical Limit were inspired by them.

[@jungsomewhat]

one thing for sure wayne and waynetta never going to die on a mountain ...

[@suzygarcia4300]

There are many dead motivated people on that mountain. I am not that motivated so I guess I will be found down here 😮

[@robertmashburn8330]

I’m 73, I didn’t get that old by doing foolish things. Such As This!

[@jordanmetcalf9496]

Everyone meets the same fate. Just a matter of how.

[@Skyrose1978]

That isn't how life works Young people die every day through no fault of their own. To live a full life span and reach old age is a privilege, not a right and it's a privilege denied to many every single day.

[@russelldevaney7001]

I'm 75, I did a ton of rock and mountain climbing, my best memories come from those times. The purpose of living is not to avoid all risk and live as long as possible. Foolish risks, those with a high probability of failure, are to be avoided, perhaps, but a life without risks seems a pretty passionless existence. My opinion.

[@craigfellows1641]

@@russelldevaney7001….. Bravo !…. Well said

[@ludvugblood-axe3071]

​@@russelldevaney7001​ Just because someone is not interested or will even enjoy the things you do, doesn't mean they are not living a passionate existence. I honestly think I would have much more fun just climbing a really tall hill with my kids, hahahaha. I just don't find anything passionate about smashing to pieces off of a 7,000 foot cliff. I find passion in watching my kids grow, traveling the world, seeing what the future has in store for humanity. My Opinion. I find passion, exhilaration, enjoyment from climbing the women of my life for as long as possible, in a long life. My Opinion.

[@apostatepaul]

Tasker and Boardman were superb climbers and it was a real tragedy to lose them. Total respect to them.

[@johnmac9055]

They were also excellent writers. The Boardman Tasker Omnibus is a climbing classic. I highly recommend it.

[@ivanboesky1520]

Yeah, so superb they became Darwin Award winners. Knocked it out of the park. LOL 😀

[@freefall9832]

Not as good as they thought

[@captaincat1743]

I went to the same school as Peter Boardman (Stockport Grammar School). Our geography room was named after him.

[@barney2633]

Is this your only claim to fame? Rather sad !

[@strummercash5601]

@barney2623 Why would one cynically assume that a random related comment from a stranger would be that person’s “only claim to fame”? Though, it is swell that after your speculation, you displayed empathy and were sad for what your assumption might imply.

[@captaincat1743]

@@barney2633 No my real claim to fame was being the first person, from several hundred, to have an intimate relationship with your dear mother.

[@barney2633]

@@captaincat1743 The content of your reply simply reinforces the image created by your original posting, that you are a pathetic attention seeker.

[@barney2633]

@@strummercash5601 Correct. His posting indicates that he may well be a sad, pathetic person, however if you read his reply to me, you may get an indication of his true character.

[@LeonardHayward]

The drive to even attempt something like that amazing. RIP 🙏

[@mickdonedee1]

All Everest climbers need to check their hubris before climbing to their death.

[@mickdonedee1]

@vibratingstring How often do they check it, I wonder? I guarantee that very few would reasses at camp 4 on the South Col just below the Death Zone. Having likely spent a month of climbing and acclimatising to get there hubris has probably morphed into delusion and denial. The overarching thought would be, "We came this far and we may not get another chance."

[@marcofaustinelli7010]

@@mickdonedee1 I'd agree with you on most cases, especially nowadays. However what you describe does not apply to Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker. You may want to check their track record.

[@mickdonedee1]

​@@marcofaustinelli7010 I beg to differ. This was their first assault on Everest. The north-east route had not been successfully climbed before. Two days earlier a female climber fell to her death attempting the same route. One of their 6-man team, Dick Renshaw, had been evacuated for stroke symptoms caused by high altitude. They were climbing without oxygen. The northeast route is considered more hazardous because more time in the death zone is needed to make the summit. Even if they successfully summited, they likely would have died on the return leg. I think their previous successes and belief in their own fame led them to overestimate their chance of success.

[@marcofaustinelli7010]

@@mickdonedee1 You mention all ingredients of contemporary extreme Himalaya mountaneering. If there was anyone able to lead the way at that time it was them two and very, very few others. It's not that if you just sit and wait ten years, things become possible by themselves. Someone's gotta carry the flame forward. Cost what it may, sometimes. Having said this, in that world "you're just as good as your last climb" (cit. Joe Tasker).

[@ish1975]

Has someone complained to you or asked for your assistance? If not then why are you so toxic to these people?

[@gaillove57]

They proved it: IMPOSSIBLE. RIP.

[@upsidedahead]

These guys feature in a book I read called 'Everest, The Hard Way' by Chris Bonington. It's a great read

[@donaldcook3112]

. . . One of two features in that book - only .

[@1boboloco1]

It's hard not to become addicted to a lifestyle where your job is your hobby of traveling the world, getting paid for performing your favorite sport, get paid by climbing gear companies whose PR and salesmen are your personal friends and have half the year as " off " days.

[@android0391]

& risk a cold, lonely & horrible death, a long, long way from home.

[@freefall9832]

Enough rope to hang oneself

[@derfderfson]

"They would never be seen from again." Powerful, confusing words.

[@jamminnoble]

Just admire the mountains and respect them and stop being jealous and trying too conquer something that you had nothing too do with it's Creation 😢

[@SilentThundersnow]

I dunno. You look pretty jealous of music and guitars. You didn't create it, why are you trying to amplify it and be part of it? 😉

[@Aguijon1982]

The only way to die and be in heaven.

[@zackarydonohue6041]

Actually that’s Jesus

[@frafoz]

I get dangerous sports but I never get this kind of mountaineering.

[@bobwferguson]

Some times it’s just better to watch on tv

[@cynthiamarston2208]

Bought a book with three books in one. Chi Mika ha (whatever) book was best eye opener. They are bound by the extreme conditions and the skill sets needed yet they are pretty separate from each other. How a lot of men were in the 70’s I guess. English too.

[@markstephanieceniceros231]

I couldn't see myself climbing that just seeing it on video gives me anxiety.

[@gjones7547]

Instead of risking your life. Go climb Holyhead mountain in Anglesey, Wales. On a good day you can see the Isle of Man, England, and Ireland. It's only 800 feet, an easy climb with fantastic Iron age, Roman and Celtic history with fantastic views across the Irish sea.

[@MrSCOOBY26]

Stupid games, stupid prizes.

[@SquiddlyInk]

You know it’s really cool that humans have this drive to conquer the impossible - it’s amazing actually. My problem is doing so without regard for anything else. Climbing Everest should be banned until we figure out a way to clean it up. It’s a good analogy for us as a species. We want to do all these amazing things but in the process were destroying our home. It’s beautiful yet sad.

[@craigfellows1641]

The sheer tonnage of human fecal matter will never be removed

[@valmontina]

Ok but this is not correlated to this short story…

[@markwaters7760]

I agree. I was a mountaineer for decades but never made it to the Death Zone. Shut it down for however long it takes to clean up everything off that Holy mountain. Then institute a pack it in...pack it out! program.

[@anthonymurray742]

Well if you're concerned by the rubbish on mountain simply lookaway and look at the rubbish on the 🌒

[@hydrohasspoken6227]

Ban smoking first. It kills millions per year. But i guess that is none of your business

[@jimmoses6617]

People with young children: don't do stupid dangerous ego-driven things. Wait until your children are grown at least.

[@robertcooper1246]

Where the healthy man or woman goes to die.

[@ashleymoon2969]

I don't get why people still want to risk their lives doing this ???

[@rrmk37]

I have no wants to go climb a mountain for any reason.I dont care if something is impossible I can live with that knowledge

[@john4886]

Don't try to do the impossible, it's not worth it!

[@fayziofn]

is what everyone has said about everything if everyone listened to this we would be no where in terms of technology

[@lydiavl1993]

Some people want to do certain things in their lives

[@craigfellows1641]

With out explorers and risk takers Humanity as a whole would be akin to a flock of sheep

[@garethaustin3137]

It should be noted that Boardman and Tasker were attempting an unclimbed ridge of Everest, decades before the modern farce of commercial conveyor belts to the summit. At the time, their attempt was at the very cutting edge of mountaineering.

[@1974dormouse]

Experts: “it’s impossible and no one has survived it” Suicidal lunatics: “that sounds like fun!”

[@michaeltaylor8835]

Never know when to quit

[@angelamagana2919]

Instead of climbing Mount Everest won't they try f****** cleaning it up

[@fernfunk]

in 1982 there wasn't any trash on it yet

[@scotthill1600]

If you feel so strongly, why don’t you go up there & try to clean it up

[@markhilltaco4079]

Bro it's a desolate wasteland up there chill

[@ToowokeforFlorida]

There are teams that do just that. You could have read a magazine article and know that instead of getting angry for no reason.

[@fernfunk]

@@ToowokeforFlorida well especially cause those guys climbed it when there wasn't any trash on it yet!!!

[@MilesBellas]

There is a BBC TV documentary on this "The World About Us" TV show has an episode "The Last Unclimbed Ridge" from 1982

[@stevenbond8168]

Better have your wills in order. 😢

[@omniexistus]

Mountaineers and their hubris = death Happens all the time

[@brianmclaughlin4419]

Another Psychanalytic Genius.

[@josesandoval2345]

RIP guys.

[@ElizabethWarrenYeahYeah]

Yep, even GPS didn't locate them. My son insisted I take an apple airtag with me after I travelled south to buy a car and go home with it. He followed me from the bottom of the M6 to Aberdeen city, not exactly Everest but when I told him my ambition on my bucket list was to get to Everest base camp, he almost passed out! He would make me carry a dozen airtags in case a few gave out on the trek. My planned trip back in 2015 had to be postponed as I fell ill. I never recovered enough to get back to the people organising my trip, to finalise the details. It was to be fully portered, camp set up at night for me, chef to cook all my food and an experienced professional to accompany me as I walked. I wouldn't be carrying any rucksack other than my personal possessions and the whole trip was going to take me a week or more to get there, stay for 2 maybe 3 nights, then return to the city and fly home on an open air ticket. It was only costing me £2k at that point. The airfare was separate. Now I can't climb a set of stairs without becoming breathless, so Everest base camp will have to be there without me ever visiting. If I did try, I'd be risking other people's lives as well as my own and that's not acceptable in my book for the sake of ambition.

[@Bravo-Too-Much]

Things like this for real make me laugh inside because it’s so hilarious to lose your life doing something dangerous that you absolutely didn’t have to do.

[@anenigma1986]

The irony is, your KZbin name starts with Bravo. How unbravo you are? In reality you are a 😺. Bye.

[@BR4INlessBRI4N]

Let people do dangerous stuff if they want to. It doesnt have any impact on your life... At least they were legit climbers and not just some tourists like it is nowadays on everest

[@hydrohasspoken6227]

No, it's not hilarious. Wise up dude

[@mikeog2617]

Well they did not make it so still not god enough obviously its a fact

[@zopaseah4982]

Its ok. They are all grown n understand the risks n glory. Its a personal endeavour.

[@donhagerty5669]

I THINK THAT PEOPLE WHO GO UP ON THE MOUNTAIN AND NEED TO BE RESCUED SHOULD PAY THE FULL PRICE OF THE RESCUE

[@gt40f]

Do you always yell at people on the internet, or are you illiterate when it comes to the small letters?

[@gt40f]

They were pushing the boundaries of human achievement, if we were led by people like you we would still be in caves.

[@anak6940]

Agree

[@ToowokeforFlorida]

They do. They get insurance first for something like Everest or they get billed later for regular mountains. You could read a book or magazine article once in awhile and know these things instead of getting worked up and all-capping your ignorant outrage.

[@nekkoskrilla6750]

@@ToowokeforFlorida, he's acting as if he foot the bill...

[@mitkumarpatel4893]

Nepali get paid few bucks to risk their life and to keep this guys alive. No one is posting that.

[@jungsomewhat]

good pay jolly jolly ..

[@craigfellows1641]

Good enough for the Sherpas to send all their children to school in Kathmandu so they don’t have to climb…. Regardless some of them will climb because that’s what they like to do.

[@ollie6133]

Not everyone who has ever climbed everest has had Sherpas helping them. Pete boardman and Joe tasker were more than capable of getting up there on their own. It hasn't always been the tourist trail that it is now. Infact permits aren't being given to 'real' mountaineers on everest now because the last time they tried to climb a new route on everest they crossed some Sherpa's ropes and the Sherpas nearly murdered them at base camp. Since then it's been banned unless you're guided by a Sherpa. So you don't need Sherpas to get up there, they just have the market locked in their favour.

[@valmontina]

Sorry but not the case here

[@mitkumarpatel4893]

I think people who are poor as fuck travels to countries with huge currency differences and give speech about paying enough.

[@MountainManJohnFilms]

Two absolute legends ❤

[@jrsrfcemc2756]

Damn changaban, the many monday mornings i woke up there, rough as fk after a crazy weekend

[@Nomed38]

Pete is still somewhere on the mountain range waiting to be discovered.

[@Bella.216]

He was discovered! Joe was never found

[@indobleh]

It literally says in the short, Pete's body was found a decade later.

[@bear1245]

Clean ya lugs out

[@othmansiru895]

Everest summit becomes a haunted peak, regular human sacrifices needed now. Lots of climbers volunteer for the rituals.

[@David-le7jy]

I hope they were OK x

[@megansimplystitch]

Sorry. No. They died up there. Only 1 body was found 10 yrs later. The other disappeared.

[@davidsonnow]

Has anyone successfully climbed the three peaks like they tried to?

[@Bella.216]

Yes

[@fleafrier1]

No

[@craigfellows1641]

I have not heard about so I would say no right off but if someone has please leave a link 😎

[@racerryn]

The Sherpas that aid the silly Western climbers often are seen passing by the tourists and climbing without ropes and other fancy gear.

[@jakollee]

In 1988 Russel Brice and Harry Taylor successfully climbed the Three Pinnacles route on Everest.

[@MichaelJones-xz8mm]

Dying, doing what you love, is the only way to live!

[@marksprinkle]

I've summited 7 times from the comfort of my home thanks to KZbin. No jacket or supplemental oxygen required.

[@ernestdavis4523]

They died doing what they loved to do, may u both rest in peace.

[@duendeverde7601]

Anyone else instantly saw the Japanese flag on the thumbnail?

[@chrisbusinelle7276]

People define "tragedy" differently...no one kidnapped them and dragged them there...they were exactly where they wanted to be doing what they wanted to be doing

[@vampire1799]

Plot twist: they're living a happy life in an imaginary habitat on top of the mountain peak with a hidden passage.

[@johnconway7484]

It's like when a dog is sick and looks for a place to die.. it's like these people go up there just to die.

[@brianmclaughlin4419]

Tremendous Psychological insight. Likehood of Accuracy: Zero.

[@cesarlua1113sl]

What would Darwin say?

[@pamelapreston4708]

Just CRAZINESS 😮😢 WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO CLIMB TO THEIR DEATHS. STUPIDITY 😮

[@Suckmyjagon]

why they never mention the guides who take them there?

[@V3CT3R]

Tragedy just isn’t the right word for these people. They go up there and die and leave all their shit and trash

[@ericlakota1847]

It's tragedy but thease guys get what they get for doing stuff like this

[@jakefeingold1126]

“Never be seen from again” is not what you meant to say lol

[@wearetheremnants1615]

Fascinating

[@user-jj2yc2hz6c]

What's the point of climbing the Everest? If it's heroism or bravery, it's the most rewarding job of all, volunteering at various locations and positions, take groceries from food bank to poor people's homes if they're disabled accommodate their needs, but if the motive is showing off as an accomplishment, then they'd be impressing psychopaths who lack empathy, and if hiker dies, who's going to care?

[@graxo3752]

I can't really feel bad when they had so many chances to not do this. They signed up for the death penalty. AND THEY GOT IT

[@charlesstockford6003]

Yup. Freezer burn for eternity.

[@duncanidaho2097]

The narcissistic adrenaline junkies continue to take on more deadly challenges until they finally crap out.

[@KnoxCarmack-du1oo]

You can only tempt Fate so many times or should I say God.

[@hydrohasspoken6227]

God punishing climbers. Your God is mental or what

[@toben42]

I climbed it on a hangover, wasn't as difficult as people claim.

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

Seems about as smart as going to the bottom of the ocean.

[@bradleyw6970]

I understand adventure, for adventure sake, but I don’t understand this Mt Everest addiction people seem to have, why risk your life and forgo all other possible adventures you may experience in your limited time on this planet? Is it hubris, is it for bragging rights, or is it just plain old stubbornness that keeps people coming back in order to say I did it, I peaked at all costs?

[@leslievey8453]

Famous but dead . I'd give up fame .

[@benyeomansyeomans6218]

Just remember Everest is scattered with the bodies of highly motivated people! Stay Lazy😂

[@bettyjane6684]

Tasker was a great writer on the mountain climbing experiences. I highly recommend his book

[@drew65sep]

"Never be seen from again?" Whew...ok.

[@foreignwarren7361]

Up there you not dying....you're dead - some guy in vertical limit 😂

[@Tomlav]

So sick of climbers wanting us to applaud them -- or needing people to come get them.