Charlie Fox - The single-mindedness required to attempt a mountain like Everest is a
thoroughly unlikeable trait.
AL Ian - Climbers need to realize that above 8000 meters, you are on your own, no
matter how many other climbers are with you. They are powerless to help you
if you quit moving.
Mark Chellis - I have only ever climbed small mountains, Katahdin in Maine and Mt.
Washington in NH, but I can say I love being on a mountain, particularly
above treeline. The constant wind, the sound of Ravens and white throated
sparrows. It is an amazing place to be. Commercial tourism on Everest has
destroyed it. You might as well be at Disney World with all the crowds.
They need to dramatically scale back the number of expeditions allowed on
the mountain at any one time.
John Thomas - Anyone here read Into Thin Air? well actually many of you probably have
leighmossien2009 - Doing this would be great ....a little cold...but it would be great:)
But if i could choose 1 thing thats stupid and dangerous to do b4 i
die....i would love to goto SPACE ..x.x.x.x.
thx for share
svetobrdo - Bottom line, Boukreev was true hero, those who claimed he should stayed on
top and move with the group into the storm are wrong, He would be lost with
the group (like Niel) and NO ONE would be saved. He was the only one
leaving the tent and having courage to step into whiteout !. R.I.P.
crunchtastic1948 - I don't understand mountaineering in general but that's my issue. Another
thing I don't comprehend is the willingness to pay sixty thousand dollars
to be tied to a line and dragged to the summit like five year olds on a
field trip. To be managed to the top of Everest is one thing, but to be
managed to a place where you stand a 25% chance of dying despite all the
management boggles the mind. I find these adventures fascinating but I just
don't get it.
A Shell - Great movie, documentary. There's people on this planet who live life to
the fullest, to the extreme. And then there are those who sit on the side
lines of life passing judgement on those living a life full of adventure
and fulfillment. Why does one family have so many thrill seekers? Racing
sail boats around the world, racing Formula Ford, Formula Atlantic, GT1,
Hang Gliding, Sport Fishing, Fly fishing, Solo free climbing, Sky diving,
Bagging summit after summit, skiing, snow boarding, mountain biking. scuba
diving, and on and on. Then there's those who do nothing, they live in fear
of, well, of everything they don't understand. Those who live in this state
of mind are already DEAD! They've been dead. The walking dead!!! LMFAO!!!!
TuboBiz - Years ago we sponsored a group who went up Everest to carry garbage down
off of it. Our product was the manual compression bags that you can roll
the air out to compress things. They ordered like 500 of those bags. I
heard they carried 20 tons of garbage off the mountain. Not bad!
Jamie Leigh - I have recently become fascinated by any and everything relating to
climbing Everest. I researched and studied the "Alive" crash and was moved
profoundly and decided to look more into climbers and some of the larger
adventures and more infamous journeys. I've been learning about the
controversy surrounding what people are calling "Commercial Mountaineers"
who pay thousands to secure a proper journey vs. those without the luxury
of money and choosing to go rouge and throw caution to the wind and the
consequences that result as in with David Sharp. I am wondering what it is
that I find so appealing and why I am experiencing such a visceral response
to it all. I think it may have to do with the relationship to testing and
pushing yourself to your limits and seeing how far one will go and why. I
wonder if I am the only one that is so completely interested in the stories
and reasons behind climbers, as well as the embrace of tragedy which
unfortunately goes hand in hand with this type of experience. I think it is
also the rawness of stripping away every single superficial addition that
modern society allows us to hide beneath, to reveal the very core of the
human condition. To question what is, to discover what is unknown, to push
oneself to live as fully as possible in this life we are given. That to me
is most interesting and appealing. They climb to get to the highest point
on earth, the closest some may believe, to God himself. I guess even the
frailties and vulnerabilities that are within the human body are worth the
risk of loosing to just feel even a tiny bit of that. To stand above the
clouds into thin air. If you can do that, if you can conquer Everest, than
you can do anything. On a personal level, to find and confront fear. Every
time you take on nature you are exposing yourself to things beyond your
control; that's the beauty of it. It makes you feel a part of something
that is hard to get any other way. Selfish? Or the ultimate in living life
to it's fullest? I am reading multiple books, watching documentaries and
first hand accounts, and studying any and all related to this. I am forever
and foremost, always a student who craves knowledge. The Sherpa's of
Everest are unsung heroes. From what I have learned so far, they have been
there for those who have been in critical need of help despite critics or
judgments by others who disapproved of their choice. They never judge, but
instead show up when the cards are down. The Sherpa's of Everest are beyond
remarkable people.
namznej - I want to start a group for people who have attempted to climb Everest and
K2. I will call them the Digitless Brown Nosers.
joeblackakareaper - For some one down here to judge people up there , or some thing some one
did up there is B.S. . Unless you've been there yourself you'll never
really get any of it .
TheReaper!
Anne Roberts - Interesting and it was good to see some of the participants talking about
their experiences; previously I had only seen photos of some of them and
had never heard them giving their own accounts of this tragedy.. I can
understand that Jon Krakauer might not want to talk any more about his
experience in this disaster; I wonder why Klev Schoening, Stuart Hutchison,
Frank Fischbeck and Tim Madsen did not want to take part but again they may
want to put it all behind them. No mention of Lopsang Jangbu Sherpa and
his attempts to save his friend and mentor Scott Fischer but the people who
were there at the time may have their own reasons for this (Lopsang himself
sadly died in 1997 so obviously he could not take part). I need to listen
to the extra sources of information mentioned. My thanks to you David
Breashears for this.
Lisa Keller - PBS Frontline really great job on this !
Matt - Beck should have died on that mountain. I love how he judges moral courage
of everyone else putting themselves in harms way to save him. It was
everyone else's responsibility except for his own. Total piece of shit.
stonerlemonblues - This has nothing to do with "climbing". It's walking on a prepared walkway
with hundreds of other people using ladders instead of climbing.
Paolo Frasca - un documentario pieno di retorica, non il mio genere.
EpicBroFistLoser - Stay there and die you fucking stupid people.
AL Ian - I would like to go to Everest, but no higher than Advanced Base Camp
(21,300 ft.). That's plenty high enough for me. Send me a postcard from the
summit.
piscean60 - I think Jon Krakauer is no longer talking about the events, at least
publicly anyway- there was some backlash after his book"Into Thin Air" came
out, it caused a lot of anger from the families of lost climbers, etc.
Curtis Claptrap - Also, I wish they wouldn't pay so much attention to the rich white people.
The real heroes of that mountain are the locals - the Sherpas - who
basically carry people up and down multiple times in one season. It's just
incredible what those guys do there. Without Googling, I believe the record
for summits is something around 20 times. By a Sherpa.
Milan Machain - Jeden náhodně shlédnutý díl *Everest: Beyond the Limit* u mě spustil lavinu
zájmu o horolezectví. Vzal jsem to od Juzeka Psotky, přes Reinholda
Messnera až po syny Hillaryho a Norgaye (Surviving Everest: 50 years on the
mountain). A tahle událost, z roku 1996 ...
Holy-Santa-Claus-Shit - The new Everest movie (2015) will be based on this. Can't wait to see
Hollywood's turn of events!
RIP to all those who lose their life's.
Michael RedCrow - There is no way in my opinion that the number of people run up Everest on a
yearly basis could possibly possess the actual background, training,and
experience to begin to realistically attempt Everest.,even given the
advancement of todays gear. textiles,and technology.I would say a great
many of them have escaped with their lives by sheer luck coupled with the
skill of the guides and sherpas and not through ANY reasons of their own
skill or ability.
Gaga N - Panizi u pussy, just be nice and give me your address and i will explain
you everything
lesterclaypool1 - "So Mike got Yasuko with Neal so he could watch after her, and he
short-roped me, which is to basically put me on a short tether, so if I
decide I want to walk off the face of the mountain, then we'd at least be
going together as friends."
Badass Beck Weathers.
Søren Dollerup Nielsen - Why isn't Jon Krakauer in this documentary!? It seems deliberately as it
was Jon Krakauer who found Beck Weathers lying helplessly in his tent at
camp four! He is only referred to as the last climber descending camp four,
who found Beck Weathers.
ted simonson - So in other words,, the reason these rich yuppies embark upon this
dangerous adventure, is so that one day in the future, when sitting at a
table amongst friends or relatives etc, they can say " hey you know, I
climbed Mt Everest".
Bharat Sharma - people say air is thin there i know but how come storm come when air is
thin?
John McVeigh - I've always thought about climbing this mountain, after watching this
I've decided not pursue this life prise.
I believe the people who do climb this mountain are troubled people. I
do (not admire) respect all who do climb this mountain, however, I
don't think their thirst /desire to push themselves to the point of
near death will never be quenched.
Im all for pushing yourself, but to come so close to death is a little
to macabre for me.The single-mindedness required to attempt a mountain
like Everest is a thoroughly selfish trait.
A great account of a terrible event.
Gary Cameron - Worst documentary ever.
Typical yank bullshit.
captainthrall - Everyone read the book about this expedition: Into Thin Air. It's
fantastic.
David Vla - Its hard to climb the mt Everest, but its harder to watch this boring
documentary..zzzzzz
vettedreams - I have to wonder why anyone would put themselves into a situation where the
possibility of death is real. I suppose we all do it every day when we get
into our cars. I do not understand extreme mountain climbing. I do
understand the beauty of the location but after watching this video I think
the people who run these tours should be more realistic about what they
tell the people who depend on them to make a trip like this safe. Its more
than just how much money you can make.
zummy2007 - I wonder why the bodies of Doug and Andy were never found?
Lene Gammelgaard - May 1996 on Everest has become the "Titanic" icon of the risk of climbing
the highest mountain in the world. And in 2015 Hollywood releases their
version of reality.
Schuyler Johnson - O'Dowd and Woodson should be in prison for life. Bastards. and O'Dowd was
SMILING about people dying right in front of her! So full of schadenfreude
she could hardly keep from laughing out loud.
synapse131 - 43:25 When you see someone like Boukreev booking it down the mountain: PAY
ATTENTION! The guy obviously saw the storm coming and was booking it as
fast as he could to beat it to camp IV.
E FOD - Really get to know Sandy Hill: "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Rusty Martell - I've read that the route to the summit is a very large trash can of debris,
tattered tents and oxygen bottles. What ever happened to the notion of:
when you're camping, carry your trash out? I don't care where you are,
you put yourself there, you don't need to ruin another person's
experience. All of the bodies that lie on Everest?, in my opinion, it's
a very peaceful resting place for those who were doing what they loved.