Wow that proves it’s a small world 🌎 nice gift!

BIG TIME❤

100% agree. These kinds of stories are so impactful.

The one with the hiker who had his leg crushed by the boulder is great!

@@sunstarsmoon yep, saw that one a while ago.

This one isn't interesting?

"God was with me. He was just waiting for me to ask for help." Gave me chills.

You mean 1 in 8 billion….

You don't know God I guess...

​@@Proverbs--tx6yrwho does? Most believe he's a white guy when the bible says he's a blk israelite jew

Everest is littered with dead bodies along the way. Vanity prevails? Selfishness?

@@austindenotter19all sorts of sports, hobbies, vices, choices kill. What a stupid statement.

That's a great quote man. Your comment can be said about anything❤

"Life isnt about finding yourself. It's about creating yourself". Not sure who said that rings true, especially in today's world.

"im conquering myself" (pays $12,000 to Sherpas to carry his bags) ok buddy

@Sabrina-LosAngeles: Shout out from Italy. Reinhold Messner has so many stories, from the loss of his brother to his epic stories of his various excursions. I have visited his amazing museum in Bolzano in the Alps. Have you seen his interviews with Piero Angelo?

@@siouxsquaw Ciao! Yes, I have - I would love to visit his museum (he fought hard to get that done) I grew up in Austrian Alps so never hiked in the Dolomites which would have been amazing.

@@Sabrina-LosAngeles 👍😉

If you believe this guy descended down the peak of Everest blind, then you're a fucking idiot lol Legitimately impossible. Sounds like a made up fairytale to sell a book and take advantage of the 1 day ever nobody else was up there

The presence is "death" waiting

Tell us more. What made it mentally so demanding ? What did you go through and why twice?

smart.. base camp and keeping your health

@@annelbeab8124low oxygen, walking through tough terrain, beautiful landscape and people .

There is another guy with a similar story, Beck Weathers. Went blind near top of Everest due to an eye surgery he had the year prior, was left for 10hours, he was part of the 1996 storm on Everest, and was ultimately left for dead multiple times by people trying to save themselves But he managed to survive and got rescued, he lost part of his face, hands, feet, etc. Incredible story

you need to understand these people wouldn’t make it 50 feet without the aid of sherpas and it’s not impressive. it’s grandiose

@@Day-ZDukepart of the agreement when you go is people HAVE to leave you for dead. there’s a reason the colored suits of past mountaineers are now forever markers along the path. it is not brave, it is not commendable, it is an irresponsible and sad way to leave your children and family hopeless to find you.

​@@abbyz13How did he manage to do this all by himself then?

If you believe this guy descended down the peak of Everest blind, then you're a fucking idiot lol Legitimately impossible. Sounds like a made up fairytale to sell a book and take advantage of the 1 day ever nobody else was up there

what an annoying time to cry I hope you weren’t doing eyeliner or mascara

I cried real tears, AMEN!!

Religion is one hell of a powerful drug. It's such a shame the world overdosed a long time ago. Capitalists spending all the dough building churches paid for itself! Have some self-respect and do some critical thinking.

Id burst laughing

Noooo not the makeup!! 😜😜

....many mountaineers give tons of credit to the Sherpas, if not most of it. They know it would not be possible without their skill and guidance It’s mostly the media that parrots the stories that fail to mention how vital Sherpas are

Die to improved laws, they actually make pretty good money now per climbing season. And this man was literally ready to abandon his summit opportunity because his sherpa didnt feel good. They get a great amount of well deserved respect from climbers. You sound angry/jealous other people are doing things you dont have the courage to do.

Idk if I would say “heros” LOL

wow given no credit huh wow i've never heard of sherpas wow did you invent sherpas you sir are the real hero

Okay, Nancy. Way to fill a comment with nothing but negativity. Yikes

unfortunately it probably won't make it to the big screen because of the religious aspect. people hate christians and anything to do with god. sad.

Same. I've watched all the climbing docs. I've never heard his story. This is the most horrifying and spectacular climbing story I've ever heard and the most unbelievable survival story I've ever heard

Agree, it gave me anxiety.

Look up Alex Honnold. This guy don't have shit on him!

​@@sometimeslifehandsyouapple1085 Yes neither had I. If you haven't read Kurt Diemberger's book on the 1986 K2 disaster, that is the most brutal true mountaineering story told that I've ever come across. It's called The Endless Knot.

@carl8568 thank you. Ill order it right away

Too bad there is zero chance this actually happened lol

@@tomshea-eb5gpwhat? Have you watched a single documentary about everest? I'm only half way through but for now every single thing he has said is correct and well documented. You can even feel him reliving the moment in my opinion.

Respect for what? Doing stupid unnecessary activities?

@@przytulanka1979 respect for facing his fears, keeping calm in extreme situations, fighting through hazardous environments and most important of all: dreaiming of achieving something. You aint gettin nowhere being stuck in your comfort zone. At least he loves what he's doing and is willing to die for it and doesn't hang around in youtube comments hating on other peoples dreames

A man's man's man☆

I was just going to say this! 🤯

THIS DUDE IS LYING FROM START TO FINISH SO I FIGURE HE'S PROBABLY CLOSER TO 40 BECAUSE HE'S TALKING LIKE HE JUST GOT OUT OF THE MILITARY AND THERE'S NO WAY HE'D BE 50 YEARS OLD AND JUST GETTING OUT OF THE MILITARY IN THAT KIND OF A POSITION. HE'S A LIAR!🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥

Thought he was in his late 30s😯

If you believe this guy descended down the peak of Everest blind, then you're a fucking idiot lol Legitimately impossible. Sounds like a made up fairytale to sell a book and take advantage of the 1 day ever nobody else was up there

My bf is gonna be 42 in 2 months and could pass for late 20s. Staying physical and having the right mindset keeps you young 😎

Watch the Netflix documentary of Lahkpa Sherpa coming soon. She's been on the summit ten times. Her story is amazing.

@@anxietyislandllc will do , people are amazing

@@anxietyislandllcwhat’s it called

Agree Netflix is full of garbage. His story turned into a movie would be incredible.

@@Kelsey-dk4vw Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa. July 31

It's called 3rd person phenomenon , read about it and it's bee experienced often up there

@@angelapowell2366 very interesting thank you.

@@angelapowell2366it’s called God

Allah was waiting for him, and he didn’t now.

Charles Lindbergh had hallucinations enroute to Paris. He heard voices that guided and encouraged him.

Nah, check out the one with the guy still frozen solid up there, believe it simply titled Everest

He has a book called Blind descent

@@verylighthopper3113thanks

I would go see it for sure. what an amazing story and amazing man!!

I've heard that you only realize you're alive until you're close to death.

@nic…: God tends the dozens of freezer-burnt corpses, the gory semi-skeletal remains of faces, hands and feet poking from brightly colored synthetic fabric thermal attire. God watches. God heard their final gasps, pleas and prayers, and left them. God heard yet His wind play harsh over the nasal bridges of exposed human remains. God can even smell and taste the delayed decay which we humans are denied by hours to decades frozen in situ on the side of a mountain they never descended from. God saves. God takes a pass. And Man just keeps on painfully stepping that worn path up a very expensive amusement ride which has no guarantees of success or survival. If no human witnesses the death, deep in prayer and despair, God surely sees and hears the final breaths fade away…

What a fiction!

Not just volunteer but pay 10 grand to do it

​@angelabryan7223 way more than that!

Yes !!!

Good observation

Lol pegging? Can you explain please.

I also thought what you did so I had to look it up. It is basically when someone is putting in the metal spikes known as pistons, pegs, pins that are hammered into crevices. Then climbers attach a carabiner and rope to it. Like anchor points. ​@user-gm8nx3pj1b

​@@user-gm8nx3pj1bhe didn't mean using a strap on, he meant assumed.

Amen!

💯!

I recently saw an interview with a Sherpa and he said he does what he does to make the money for his children to get an education so they don’t have to do the same thing. He was very adamant that he didn’t not want his children to have to live that life.

I would love Sherpa interviews!

💯👍👏👏👏

These are the best stories! They are testaments to how God is always with us 🙏 ❤

@@itsallgravy7 I believe that💯.

@@itsallgravy7 Amen. 😊✝️❤️

yeah they’re called sherpas and white people wouldn’t make it 50 feet up the mountain without them. show some respect for the actual heroes

​@abbyz13 I watch a lot of climbing docs. It blows my mind the risks that sherpas take to try and provide for their families. They have absolutely saved 100s if not 1000s of lives up there.

​@abbyz13 also, quick side note, I have seen several white guides leading teams. So some white guys can make it🫠 but certainly, if I had a choice, give me an experienced indigenous sherpa every time!

@@abbyz13 Haha no one respects sherpas womp womp

Not true.

@@dianaray1470 Then you've forgotten who you are. Everything you ever want or truly need is already within side of you, the man has proven what is possible, what makes him different than you? the way he thinks & what's to stop you thinking the same way as him, absolutely nothing, all you need to do, is remember who you are & too never give up.

Awwww Love it

When does it begin to be simple stupidity?

Jesus Christ Universal Church. Way Truth Life. ONLY WAY+

God says to be holy not religious. All religions are man made.

God says to be holy, not religious. All religions are man made.

That's okay. I'll hang out at sea level and be perfectly happy.

Used to lose 8-10 lbs in a 2.5 hour wrestling practice with a rubber suit on. They are illegal now for wrestling practice.

@@pfossful Easy to do with water weight, but never muscle.

Probably not. But one of the hardest things to do on any big mountain expedition is to eat. Hell, that happens just backpacking.

aren't your muscles mostly water though

Beck lied about his eye operation, then lied when he went blind up there. A woman died in connection with him. Not the same story.

Is he the fellow that lost his nose lips and all his fingersg . What a great life he has now.

The things we all take for granted....

​@tinaanoles-cochran2552 Due to Graves opthamalia, I was blinded for about a year. I was given very low percentages of regaining my sight (less than 10%) 6 surgeries and 12 years since; I can see well enough to drive most days. I could really relate to his description of the feeling of crushed potato chips crushed up in his eyes. I used warm washcloths to get mine open. Feeling every blink or eye movement for months and months. I never even allowed the thought of death from the thyroid storm or permanent blindness into my heart. Every day was another step toward getting better. That really was my only thought. Doing the next necessary step to feel like myself again. Thank you so much for sharing your inspirational story of never giving up ❤

If they don't need your sympathy. This is the most ablest thing I've ever seen.

@@alexanderwilliams6377 smd how about that , simpleton liberal

@@alexanderwilliams6377 lolsmd(: how bout that

Yep thanks for telling us you're so awesome 👌 👏 👍 that way we know!

What is that like? Do you see flashes of light like a strobe? That sounds scary.

@@TeaSpiracy it started as a strobing circle with blurred vision on the periphery and then my vision broke up in to sections and started overlapping. A very strange experience. I am light sensitive and could see floaters before this all kicked off.

@@SipsiBach yikes that sounds terrifying. Being in a vulnerable position and having your sight do that sounds awful. Glad you made it safe. 💜

Been plagued by those for the last 6 years or so. Sometimes takes 10 or more minutes for the strobing gashes across my visual field to move to the periphery and out of sight. Can be blinding. Absolutely terrifying the first time. Thought I was having a stroke.

Climbers aren’t adrenaline junkies lol. If you get an adrenaline rush from any of this you’re out of your element or experiencing a potentially end of life experience like this guy. I’m not a high elevation mountaineer but I’ve summitted almost 200 peaks above 13,000’ and it’s rare my heart rate hits 120.

There are so many videos and documentaries on KZfaq, and other places, you should watch some

THANK YOU. EXACTLY. SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. 🙌

Yea, I've watched a lot of documentaries about it and a lot of people that have no business there go simply because they're bored and rich.

No trees. All rubbish is left. I have been passed it many times and never thought to climb it. You are right. There's also many many places to climb

I agree. Littering and devastating one of the most beautiful places on Earth in the name of human vanity, ego and arrogance. Extreme "sports" junkies, nothing heroic about them.

Nothing is sacred. Nothing matters.