Summit Fever (1996) Brian Blessed Everest Documentary
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6 жыл бұрын#Everest #EverestDocumentary #greenboots
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I'm sure you are all aware of who Brian Blessed is!
Here is something very special -- his attempt to reach the top of the world!
Sadly, I have lost my original digitisation of my VHS recorded copy so I've had to go back and re-digitise the worn cassette tape. The quality is not that great but there is no trace of this on the internet (to my knowledge) and it is watchable, so here it is.
I have seen countless documentaries on Everest and believe this is one of the best that has ever been made.
See what you think...
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@judyo923 4 жыл бұрын
I had my doubts about Brian Blessed from the beginning, he seemed a complete liability to the team and could cost others their lives. But his charm and charisma absolutely won me over. Every expedition should have a Brian Blessed with them. He's hilarious and ridiculous and profound all at the same time. I love him. He put his big fat love into the expedition and though he smartly turned back, he summited my heart.
@user-yp3oj5se1i 3 жыл бұрын
I can't help thinking that he could have lost a bit more weight before trying it. Himself of all people with his want for adventure, to want to 'go where Mallory went' and to be 59 which is harder at that age but doable if you pre plan properly which he seems to have not. He must have been one of if not the heaviest people to try it. Every ounce he could have lost should have been lost before he left. At least he made the right decision to turn back.
@fuglbird 3 жыл бұрын
@Beverley Lumb They prefer clients who pay their wages. Climbing ability was never a part of it. Humour is appreciated.
@pie746 2 жыл бұрын
@@fuglbird they also prefer clients who aren’t going to get them killed trying to save them, that was the OPs point.
@daysofourlives3982 Жыл бұрын
The mountain didnt want Him😂
@Oakleaf700 4 ай бұрын
I remember watching this when it was shown back in 1990's.. I so wanted things to work out for Brian.. But he's not fit enough..He's still alive today though! Good genes.
@user-pt1ow8hx5l 11 күн бұрын
"World altitude record for overacting...." 😊😊😊
@BarefootBill 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is the origin of Green Boots. Rob Hall and Scott Fisher are guiding their last climbing party on the southern side. God Speed and Rest In Peace!
@Tina06019 5 жыл бұрын
Sometimes you just have to know when to stop. That is not cowardice. That is choosing to not put others at risk by becoming a casualty.
@planegaper 5 жыл бұрын
it takes more spirit to call it quits knowing your past your capabilities, than endangering a sherpa party, or rescue party, and going up knowing you will be a costly casualty , eating up mass resources on the mountain.. better to give up, and free up rescue personell for people who are caught in weather, or in serious physical distress rather than just being too tired.. A Canadian Nepalese woman marched around Toronto in preparation for a climb, didn't take the climb seriously enough.. she died up there, and almost took three sherpa with her , she was urged to turn around at 2:00 pm, but pressed on despite being ordered to turn back.. selfish .. I think if you decide to go on past 2:00 pm which is the latest time one can summit safely.. one should forfeit rescue..
@willwonka9972 5 жыл бұрын
He should never have been up there in the first place.
@MJLeger-yj1ww 5 жыл бұрын
@@planegaper They not only get "summit fever" up there, but many think since they paid so much to climb, they cannot allow a failure to summit! The other danger is the hypoxia makes you brain-addled and you cannot intelligently make a decision that should be made. So they die, but, sadly, they often take others (like sherpas) or other members of the team, with them! One in seven die on the mountain, mostly because they are inexperienced, not acclimatized, have inferior equipment, and do NOT have the sense to quit before they did!
@phoradio1277 5 жыл бұрын
Dana Davison correction her sister said she was too lazy to walk a few blocks. Her husband is who the real victim in that story was. The Sherpas even told him if she climbed the mountain she would die up there. That whole story is just like what the actual........
@phoradio1277 5 жыл бұрын
Shriya Shah-Klorfine This is who we are talking about. Her story is in a documentary on the Fifth Estate. Be warned it's pretty heart breaking.
@sincerelystefanie. 2 жыл бұрын
He came out on top in my opinion. Challenging himself when they said he couldn't, accepting himself and recognizing the accomplishment for trying his hardest. I really enjoyed this documentary. Thank you for sharing it!
@carolinerothenberg3982 5 ай бұрын
I had a feeling Bian wouldn't make it when he couldn't carry his own pack and kept falling down. I give him HUGE kudos, though, for giving it his all!! Good job!!
@scottinnh88 5 жыл бұрын
there is something nice about documentaries done in the 80s and early 90's. just like in the movies it seems people were more real.
@scottinnh88 5 жыл бұрын
What I wonder is why don't the sherpas use four wheelers with to carry stuff below base camp
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
I think they use yaks to transport some stuff lower down the trail.
@MJLeger-yj1ww 5 жыл бұрын
Well, things WERE real then! Today, we have graphics and things are Photoshopped to the extent you never know what is real and what is trick photography today!
@jimhurst82 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah nowdays they have to put on some fake drama. Good documentaries document raw, real events. Everything is so scripted anymore its sickening.
@MJLeger-yj1ww 5 жыл бұрын
@@jimhurst82 So true! With "simulation," graphics, Photoshop and other screen tricks now, you never know what is real and what is trick photography or props!
@joannafreedom7914 5 жыл бұрын
59 years old! I'd make it to base camp and call it a success 😂
@Smokey66s 5 жыл бұрын
joanna freedom, 71 and making it to this video was a success 👨🏼🦳
@More-than-ladyboys 5 жыл бұрын
Base camp before 60 is on my bucket list 👍🏻
@susanbrown2909 5 жыл бұрын
How on earth did he do that.
@paulajohnsen1884 5 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@chantalseguin5024 5 жыл бұрын
crap id be happy if i made the flight from Canada
@tormon506 4 жыл бұрын
In 2003, I had just met my husband and after an adventurous summer full of climbing in Scotland, we went to our allotment in the winter, which had a hand-build shed. We had no hot water, very little electricity, just enough for a bit of light at night. It was freezing cold in Berlin but we'd decided to stay in that shed for four weeks, all we had for entertainment was books about this very expedition. By Matt Dickinson, and others, too. We also had cards, and played until our fingers were frozen. But seriously, this expedition, and also the amazing endurance of the sherpas and the charming Brian Blessed, who is a friend of my father-in-law is close to me. I'd never seen the documentary until now, it was the books we read and the story of Rob Hall and Scott Fisher, too. Thank you for uploading, it somehow means a lot. I will never be able to climb Everest and have never been interested in summiting even when climbing in the alps. The summit means little to me, but the local people and the adventurers who do fascinate me. Thank you again! Great documentary.
@nzron7899 Жыл бұрын
Green boots in very much good condition, and I think it's the very first video to capture him. RIP green boots. 42:50
@pratiktandel5706 8 ай бұрын
You are right
@SpannerzIsHappy 8 ай бұрын
He died in 1996, the same year
@martiansarepunk 5 жыл бұрын
One of the 3 climbers on the Indian expedition team(mentioned in the video) who made that doomed, late summit bid. Would soon be known as the infamous "Green Boots".
@roden70 5 жыл бұрын
But his body is not there anymore.
@mercoid 5 жыл бұрын
roden70 ....i don’t think he’s been removed. Rather I believe other climbers have buried him under rocks.
@roden70 5 жыл бұрын
@@mercoid I thought I heard that on request of his family his body is removed. Not recovered but probably tossed over some ridge. It is impossible to bury sombody in the death zone.
@scottinnh88 5 жыл бұрын
I thought green boots dies on the side
@nicholas8476 5 жыл бұрын
Scott Fortier He dies in a small cave, sheltering from the cold and wind as best he could.
@swarren2913 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant doc. The unsung hero, the camera operator
@NOHSAL Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@ruth4376 6 ай бұрын
There is a book written by the camera operator about the whole trip, taking in he and the other guide's summit, it's fantastic 🤗
@mustafadortluoglu9690 5 ай бұрын
@@ruth4376Yeap I'm reading it right now. "The Death Zone"
@easygoer1234 Ай бұрын
I know right !!! Why is it we never see the person behind the camera.
@birgitmelchior8248 13 күн бұрын
I am reading his book now
@melloone611 Жыл бұрын
Mr Blessed is indeed blessed. On the other side of Everest the youth and major experience of Scott Fisher and Rob Hall couldn’t save them. 1996 as always Chomolungma decides who makes it up and back down.
@birgitmelchior8248 13 күн бұрын
From what i read in the book, written by the camera man, the party of Brian (most especially Alan) decided not to climb the morning of the 10th as they did not like the shape of the few clouds. Scott Fisher and Rob Hall were not so wise as Al and did go. Al made right decision after right decision (turned brian around), and the camera man (Matt) got to the top, but only because of the insight Al had and all the right decisions he took
@geraldberliner5260 5 жыл бұрын
Blessed art thou. It's when you see the long shots, the tiny ant-like figures up on the snow face that you really get a true sense of the enormity of it all. Great upload, many thanks,
@richardbwanika1579 5 жыл бұрын
Gerald Berliner You couldn't have stated it better sir! The enormity of it all will most definitely humble the mightiest of souls and can-do types out there... I being first in line... not that I am mighty but one who had a can-do lifelong theme or attitude towards impossibilities like Everest until I saw how huge and desolate a real estate that mountain is in comparison to man.
@jkorshak 6 жыл бұрын
Outstanding upload. Thank you!
@snowymatrix 6 жыл бұрын
Jerry K. You're welcome!😎
@danted.9404 10 ай бұрын
as heartbreaking as it is to turn away from being so close to the summit, his love and deep respect for the mountain saved him. besides having a wonderful team by his side, it was almost like the mountain itself came alive through him and granted one last opportunity to turn away or to otherwise meet an untimely death. in the end, we’re always at the mercy of nature. whether it’s on land or on mountain, we’re always at its will.
@donuttime2507 5 жыл бұрын
Im so glad you uploaded this....I've been looking for this for ages! Thanks!
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, glad you like the share and you found what you were looking for!👍
@fernandapartridge5174 5 жыл бұрын
Brian Blessed is The BOSS.... I love him. One of the best, most genuine people in show biz... he’s awesome.
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
A true living legend!👍😁
@fernandapartridge5174 5 жыл бұрын
snowy matrix met him several times when I worked in London many years ago... he really is. Such a nice and genuine person... he totally lived up to everything I thought of him and more... absolutely legend.
@Suejenk Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for uploading. Just googled & Brian wrote a book about his earlier attempt…on my Christmas list now.❤
@snowymatrix Жыл бұрын
You're welcome Suzanne enjoy the big man's book for Christmas!
@jillcritchley6398 5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. I’m just going to watch it again. Thank you
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
That's great, you're welcome!👍
@nonmihiseddeo4181 5 жыл бұрын
He (Brian Blessed) was so good in Flash Gordon (Prince Vultan), and again in Much Ado About Nothing (Signore Antonio). He's such a great actor, who did it all. Cudos and massive respect from Montana USA. EDIT: It's interesting to know that the climber now known as "Green Boots" was from India and died in 1996.
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
He is a living legend! My favourite has to be Vultan and that "GORDON'S ALIVE" scene! But being a teenage boy when I first saw Flash Gordon Dale Arden and Princess Aura stole the show back then!!😂😁😎
@Roscoe.P.Coldchain Жыл бұрын
Wasn’t he in Scrooge as one of the ghosts..?
@sinajakelic Жыл бұрын
he was in black adder :)
@bloodcountessbathory 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your sharing this rare treasure with us! I've always been mesmerized with the sheer magnitude of the Himalayas-even as a kid. I'm not a climber but wow am I still so drawn to it age of 51! Blessed be,thanks again!💜🕯🕊🌙♾
@snowymatrix 4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome Carla! I'm glad to share! Thank you for your kind comments! 🙂
@Tina06019 5 жыл бұрын
I would like to see Everest. I’d like to trek in to see it on my own two feet. But I hate the idea of experiencing asphyxia, or of surviving but with serious disability, so I have no desire to summit it whatsoever.
@XANSEM 4 жыл бұрын
ready 2fly have you? And if not, why not?
@rheahesse5448 3 жыл бұрын
Until you get summit fever that they talk about. Haha. I'm fascinated by it, but, have copd. I'd be a fool to try, but, I would love to see it in person.
@Demiglitch 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading this.
@snowymatrix 4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome 👍🍺
@kriskros38 2 жыл бұрын
thank you for posting VERY MUCH!!!
@politicallycorrectredskin796 4 жыл бұрын
I have never been able to decide which I liked best; his Augustus or his Richard IV. Brilliant man.
@tonicastel5933 4 жыл бұрын
Augustus, no question.
@SkinnyGPanda 6 жыл бұрын
showing some more love and giving some watch time. Thank you for the video.
@snowymatrix 6 жыл бұрын
SkinnyGPanda you're very kind thank you much!😊
@chukkachick1879 4 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Hannelore Schmatz, who by 1996 had been "sitting" on the Mountain for 17 years.
@kathyborthwick6738 4 жыл бұрын
Thank You for posting this🦅☀️🦅🙋🏽♀️🦅
@snowymatrix 4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, glad to share, it would have been no use to anyone but me stuck on my VHS tape!👍😁
@guitarideas5 Жыл бұрын
I came here to watch this video after reading book by matt dickinson..about this everest expedition ..really loved it .the book is realy great and detail ..only 5% on this video..great work ❤❤❤
@snowymatrix Жыл бұрын
👍💯😎
@Crystal-be9ze 4 жыл бұрын
It takes more heart and courage to walk away and live then it does to carry on and die, in what will no doubt be your grave forever on a cold mountain side.
@donramanayake1505 4 жыл бұрын
Indeed...believe Mallory himself came to this when they found a letter to his wife stating that he wanted to spend his life with her than die on a mountain (written before his death obviously, but while on Everest). This is more tragic than anything else to me. Insight came too late I guess.
@blamhof 6 жыл бұрын
I've read about this but never seen it. Great upload. Thanks for sharing. Mick.
@snowymatrix 6 жыл бұрын
blamhof thank you Mick, this is what I was hoping for to give others the opportunity to see this extremely rare documentary. I'm only sad that I recorded this in LP back in the day on VHS 👍
@blamhof 6 жыл бұрын
It is brilliant viewing. Some documentaries and films have watered down and glamourised Everest but this shows it at its brutal best. Thoroughly enjoyed it, once again thanks for the upload.
@snowymatrix 6 жыл бұрын
blamhof very well said! You're welcome!👍😎
@joecarnes9174 3 жыл бұрын
Is this who i think it is m
@j_vasey 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing to think that those devastated friends left without someone they knew intimately, by name and as a friend, to become someone known fleetingly, by green boots and as a waypoint. The 8 mentioned included Rob Hall and Scott Fischer. Great climbers and mountaineers Brian would be dead I believe had he gone any further. That Austrian is testament to that I believe.
@GeneticHumanX 11 ай бұрын
The segment at 2,44 encompasses why the man is such a beloved British legend.
@annsinlangdale 5 жыл бұрын
Met Alan Hinkes last week up in Cumbria an amazing man! He eventually did all the 8000m Peaks,
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
That's cool! :-)
@sixbells99 6 жыл бұрын
Where are you finding these gems do you have a time machine or a portal back to the past? I remember reading the book into the death zone by Matt Dickinson the producer of this documentary and I was gutted I could not find the film anywhere. Suddenly it shows up, it's like Christmas for me. First an amazing doc on BASE and now I find a doc I have been longing to see for years. THANKS again, outstanding upload. Docs like these are simply not made anymore and it's sad that so few are ever uploaded.
@snowymatrix 6 жыл бұрын
sixbells99 haha, nothing as elaborate as a time machine mate! I was around and interested in outdoor stuff when these were first broadcast back in the day and recorded them on VHS tape. Later on I transferred them onto DVD and then even later on converted those DVDs into .avi .mpeg etc. I'm glad to share on KZfaq so others can see them!👍😎
@alicet5123 5 жыл бұрын
The doc very good quality for being recorded on VHS. Thanks for uploading it! I'm obsessed with these mountain climbing doc's.
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
@@alicet5123 you're welcome, glad you enjoyed the share!👍🙂
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
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@carolfowler7770 5 жыл бұрын
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@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!👍😁
@lorettalopez3869 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks a alot for sharing this with us....
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome 👍
@gracefulsledge2857 5 жыл бұрын
The problem is that there is not clear line that they cross. Every person who attempts this has to ignore and push through their pain. Then added to that is a very real Summit fever. All of these things make it very easy for climbers to push past what they are capable of. It is just so much easier to die up there than it is to climb up or even down.
@Ed_Okin 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely true. Just look at what happened to Scott Fischer and Rob Hall in 1996 even though they were among the most experienced climbers up there.
@VRQuickDrawMcGraw 3 жыл бұрын
Oh shit, 42:57 This old man was on the expedition that found green boots a few days after he died.
@donaldknowles9640 4 жыл бұрын
Outstanding Upload Thank You
@snowymatrix 4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, glad to share!👍🍺
@ryanb6047 5 жыл бұрын
Good Old Green Boots at 42:57. I guess this was his doomed expedition. Those macabre green boots are still there as far as I know.
@blueclover9918 4 жыл бұрын
I believe he was taken off that spot. Wiki: " In May 2014, Green Boots was reported missing, presumably removed or buried."
@glynndraper437 4 жыл бұрын
Hemmingway said " there are only three sports , mountaineering , motor racing and boxing . The rest are just games ." I'm only good at the last two , I am in awe of anyone who climbs , im in love with the Alps , I have skied them 34 of my 44 years . The majesty I feel is indescribable. I would love to see the Himalayas before I die , just once .
@SenjaAldee 5 жыл бұрын
always great video and thank you for sharing
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
thank you Senja, I'm glad you liked this old documentary! :-)
@SpukiTheLoveKitten75 Жыл бұрын
42:54 - The first ever recorded footage of the corpse known as "Green Boots", who had just died that year.
@jmiller4280 4 жыл бұрын
1996 was a tragic year on Everest. Glad he made it back. To quote Brian Blessed in Robin Hood: "The good will overcome... GOD and King Richard!!!"
@susan4yahshua 2 жыл бұрын
He is something else. great doc , one of my favs. tks for sharing :)
@snowymatrix 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome 👍🍺
@bez2k 5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic thanks for the upload
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, glad you enjoyed the share!👍
@terrybardy2848 4 жыл бұрын
I remember watching him in the series, "I Claudius," Patrick Stewart played in it too. He was also a voice in the PBS program, "Pyramid." I'm glad he didn't push it. He is still alive after Everest. That's a good thing. He always was a class act.
@judyo923 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I remember him from I Claudius too. At first I thought he was a liability to the team, but his charm, enthusiasm and charisma made me realize he was a total asset. He was hilarious, ridiculous, profound and ultimately smart enough to turn back. He's a treasure for any expedition.
@rysrysio234 4 жыл бұрын
What a rare film! Thank you!
@ellenweil6996 4 жыл бұрын
Love it! Thanks. And by the way, this is not a documentary about Brian's weight.
@holyfox94 5 жыл бұрын
Experts nowadays say that being fit but having a few pounds too much, is a advantage in high altitude. What a epic guy.
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
I think Brian would say himself he was carrying a lot more than a few pounds up there!😁
@Tina06019 5 жыл бұрын
Maybe being normal weight or very SLIGHTLY chubby, instead of skinny, is an advantage, because of the extreme cold..... but carrying up 30-40 extra pounds does not sound like a good idea.
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
@@Tina06019like it states in the documentary, the doctors and experts told him a man of his size would find it impossible to climb Everest, and they were right but it didn't stop Mr Blessed making 3 attempts to prove them wrong! Some people think it was his age 59 that held him back but a Japanese man of 83 has since climbed Everest and an 85 year old died a year or two later trying to reclaim the record...
@yampk1 5 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. Thank you for posting. They do not make documentaries like this anymore
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, glad you liked the share!👍
@CruiseTalk 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video! I will be spending about three weeks in the villages surrounding Mount Everest later this year to help the people there. I just launched a KZfaq channel called The Summit Push and will be documenting all of it. I go to Nepal every year. Thanks again for your video!
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, I'm glad this share was of interest to you! I'll check out your channel and see how you get on in Nepal, good luck!👍😎
@CruiseTalk 5 жыл бұрын
@@snowymatrix Thanks! Also, I just subscribed to your channel. Good stuff!
@HBMaverick 6 жыл бұрын
Great documentary! 👍
@Diandra0410 6 жыл бұрын
I think his message at the beginning about conformity to standards of society is very true. Nice to see him do something that resonated with him. He just said yes to it. This is crazy hard, I’ve seen other documentaries but this is very raw almost. On another note, I was very pleased to see he was wearing his sunscreen while out and about! 😂
@snowymatrix 6 жыл бұрын
Diandra very true, this was his third and final attempt to reach the top of the world. By the end of it he understood that the summit was beyond him and always would be. Like the doctor said he was an overweight man of 59 so I think reaching the North Cole on Everest is still a legendary achievement! Mr Blessed also said he was glad not to climb higher than his hero, Mallory, but I'm not sure I believe him on that!😊
@snowymatrix 6 жыл бұрын
Diandra oh, always wear sunscreen!😂 I don't need it though, mostly because I never see the sun being from the UK and thanks to my Mediterranean heritage I just go brown in the sun on the odd occasion that it makes an appearance! But saying that we are in the middle of a heatwave in UK!!🤣😁😂
@meemurthelemur4811 3 жыл бұрын
@@snowymatrix a heat wave in the UK is basically like early spring in the US🤣🤣
@AX1A 5 жыл бұрын
Very Special Indeed. They don't make 'em like this anymore. No Sir.
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
They sure don't, glad you enjoyed the share!
@blueclover9918 4 жыл бұрын
"To hell with that. I'm gonna live "
@Tina06019 5 жыл бұрын
Really great. I just subbed.
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Tina much appreciated!👍🙂
@norbertschmitz3358 4 жыл бұрын
2:45 What a statement!!!!! What a great guy! Speaks from my heart..... My poison were never the mountains but the deep sea as a diver. Cheers to all of you that share the spirit
@snowymatrix 4 жыл бұрын
"THE HELL WITH THAT" as Mr Blessed would say😁
@norbertschmitz3358 4 жыл бұрын
Good one him! Is he still alive and kicking? Cheers from Germany
@snowymatrix 4 жыл бұрын
@@norbertschmitz3358 yes, Gordon's Alive!! He's still very much around. His Twitter account is hilarious!👍🍺😁
@norbertschmitz3358 4 жыл бұрын
@@snowymatrix Danke!
@sallyschildcare 5 жыл бұрын
Utter respect but I think it was very clear from the off that that was an impossible task for him.
@toebeans6568 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@LadyHorn91 5 жыл бұрын
The book written about this expedition called The Other Side of Everest, if I remember correctly, was also excellent. Hillary Onan.
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for sharing that information!👍🙂
@davidyancey2807 Жыл бұрын
From the summit "For world peace" Well said soldier but the battle rages in the valley below. Where are you while you glory in yourself?
@0gkmedia0 22 сағат бұрын
The filmer, Matt Dickinson wrote a book about that expedition. This very book opened the door for me for all the books and stories about the 1996 Everest desaster.
@snowymatrix 13 сағат бұрын
Nice one, that book is also in my library
@jeeplife2035 2 жыл бұрын
Brian Blessed is such an amazing man and icon of our modern age. So well spoken and such an honorable man I admire a great deal
@Tristan_again Жыл бұрын
Here's an interview with that basically turns in to an amazing hour long monologue from the great man! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kK5klrqgytrbZKc.html
@jeeplife2035 Жыл бұрын
@@Tristan_again thanks Tristan .. I really have a lot of respect for Brian. He seems like such a gentle soul
@bloozedaddy 4 жыл бұрын
And taking that scarf to the top of the world and uttering some mumbo jumbo is WHY there is peace on earth today. Well done!!!!!!!!!
@MJLeger-yj1ww 5 жыл бұрын
The Mountain is indeed beautiful, enchanting, a temptress that can kill you with her cold temps, 100+ mph winds, when she decides to burp a bit of snow the avalanche can cover you and you can fall into one of her cracks. But no one can say it isn't a challenge! It is an easy mountain compared to the other 8,000+ meter mountains, far less technically and strategically difficult.. But the draw causes inexperienced people to THINK they can safely climb her and often, they fail. About one in seven die attempting the summit. TODAY, is different. The mountain is way too crowded to safely climb, reach the summit and still make it down. The waits can cause you to lose body heat, use up valuable oxygen, and get too cold. And that is a real shame because it denotes GREED on the part of Nepal, who issues more permits than the mountain can safely hold now.
@biacampbell676 7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 🙏
@dean0101 3 жыл бұрын
I would have thought if climbing Everest was Blessed's dream he would have got into physical shape for the climb. No doubting his heart and spirit though
@jasonborn5636 4 жыл бұрын
A gentleman and a scholar
@MJLeger-yj1ww 5 жыл бұрын
At 40:46 -- what a mess. Such a shame to leave all that waste on the beautiful Mountain to taint her sides. Discarded tents, clothes, O2 bottles and poop all over to make an ugly mess. The Mountain does NOT deserve that! And the sherpas go up every April to set ropes and ladders and they do clean up the climbers' messes but NOT in the Death Zone -- those just stay. Terrible.
@apexxxx10 4 жыл бұрын
M.J. Leger I totally agree. Bangkok-Johnnie straight up on 4G from THAILAND kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbOBiLeInLewY6c.html
@DrCrabfingers 4 жыл бұрын
Yes...it's an uneniable disgrace...to go to a pristine snow and ice wilderness, piss on it, shit on it, leave trash everywhere, leave dead bodies to foul the water...then act like people should be impresed.
@garygoeshiking1619 6 жыл бұрын
OMG! When you said Brian Blessed in your comment on your first vid, I was almost certain you didn't mean THE Brian Blessed! Thank you so much. Climbing to Muir Camp on Mt Rainier, I noticed my breathing was affected around 9,000 feet. I can't imagine how difficult it must have been for him.
@snowymatrix 6 жыл бұрын
Gary Goes Hiking there's only one Brian Blessed, my friend!! 😄Yeah I know what you mean, I've been up to 10660 feet on the Hintertux Glacier in the Alps on a snowboarding trip and you can definitely feel the altitude!👍😎
@katkenobi6765 5 жыл бұрын
snowy matrix Who the hell is brian blessed? I keep seeing this name and people saying he’s an actor, I’ve never heard of him. Guess I’m gonna have to google him cuz I’ve no clue who that is. Edit: googled him. The only thing I know him from is Robin Hood, but I don’t remember him and from Star Wars as the voice of boss nass. 🤷🏻♀️
@daysofourlives3982 Жыл бұрын
Finally found a little bit of info on green boots
@RangerKooky 6 жыл бұрын
Ty for the share there
@snowymatrix 6 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! :-)
@JohnR1298 Жыл бұрын
I think if the weather had been with them more of Brian's team would have made it, if not BB himself. However 1996 was a horrendous year for weather and carnage as dramatised so well in the film Everest. Well done Brian (and t'others) for making the right decision to come down and continue making this World a better place for your being in it 👍☺
@kennethwilkinson2095 4 жыл бұрын
It started at touching the void for me, ill never summit a mountain but they are by far my fav subject of documentary.
@ardijan5724 5 ай бұрын
Great jobb for 59 years old Gentleman, even if you have not push to summit, you and athers are heros ❤
@Oakleaf700 4 ай бұрын
He's still alive today {25th March 2024}
@skarkkmm 6 жыл бұрын
Great my friend 👍👍
@snowymatrix 6 жыл бұрын
Sophia Greece thank friend Sophia from Greece!😁
@rumbalala 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting this. Have just re-read Matt Dickinson’s ‘Death Zone’ and really wanted to see how the film ultimately turned out. Great post. 👍
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, glad to share!🙂
@robhappe2705 4 жыл бұрын
The Indian climber is 'Green boots'. One of the most famous bodies out there.
@geoffringham1051 5 жыл бұрын
Brian is such a luvie God bless him 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
A true larger than life living legend!😁
@edmccaffrey1 4 жыл бұрын
This is a classic example of the mountaineers ethos. After you have chosen your climb and your path, THEN choose your companions CAREFULLY. A wrong choice could be your final decision.
@LilyGazou Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I found out the hard way. Listen to Ed.
@moemanncann895 5 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this video, was it Allan that summited, with cameraman ahead?
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
Yes it was glad you liked the share!👍
@rhomai 5 жыл бұрын
even 20 years ago everest was a different place. more humane
@charliepeebles2531 4 жыл бұрын
Not really. This expedition took place in the year of the worst and most controversial disaster on Everest to date.
@fuglbird 3 жыл бұрын
@@charliepeebles2531 2014 and 2015 were the years where most people died on the mountain.
@user-xn2hf9re8r 3 ай бұрын
he is so strong
@sperrinoutdoors7642 6 жыл бұрын
Where are you getting these lol might sit down later and watch this love programmes like that
@snowymatrix 6 жыл бұрын
Sperrin Outdoors these are all from my once private collection my friend. There's one of my all-time favourites scheduled for tonight!👍😎
@sperrinoutdoors7642 6 жыл бұрын
snowy matrix that your going to upload
@snowymatrix 6 жыл бұрын
Yep! Got a couple of days off so knocking a few off on to my channel lol :-)
@RainbowRose769 6 жыл бұрын
I don’t get why people would have risked their life to climb a massive mountain! But it’s very interesting, very fun to watch! Thanks for sharing this with us!
@snowymatrix 6 жыл бұрын
RainbowRose 769 thanks for stopping by!👍😁
@tonybroderick4808 5 жыл бұрын
The prayers for world peace didn't really work.
@missanna208802 4 жыл бұрын
I could listen to those yak bells all day.
@andrewcurtis100 5 жыл бұрын
I love Brian , a mans man
@lindseywhidden1676 5 жыл бұрын
The lighter you are; the less mass you have to move up the mountain. I wouldn't want to lug up extra weight.
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
Good, informed and sensible comment👍
@Dressagevids 5 жыл бұрын
And the less favourable surface area to volume ratio you have which is why skinny climbers are more prone to frostbite from heatloss
@blueclover9918 4 жыл бұрын
@@Dressagevids also less "natural insulation"
@meemurthelemur4811 3 жыл бұрын
@Fui Gebhardt1 but we won't mention any names like Sandy Pittman, will we? There were many mistakes made on Everest that year, but allowing her to bring all of that crap and then needing to be short roped up and back took vital resources and people away from where they needed to be just to babysit her. But hey, *she* made it up and back, so it's all good, right?
@juanitaduval9856 2 жыл бұрын
@@meemurthelemur4811 I agree with you she shouldn't have been allowed too. Must think she was very entitled.
@janetmenge6125 5 жыл бұрын
what a shame how polluted such a beautiful place is should be a law if you bring it up you bring it back i know it is probably impossible than maybe we don't belong there
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
There is an unwritten law - leave no trace - but sadly it's not just on Everest that people leave their rubbish in the outdoors...
@lindseywhidden1676 5 жыл бұрын
LNT goes out the door in life threatening situations. Sad to see litter and glad it's being cleaned
@therocketman3131 5 жыл бұрын
The rule now is you have to carry out 8kg of rubbish with you , just an up date on the filth
@whoisthispianist194 Жыл бұрын
Did anyone tell him you need to get fit before climbing Everest?
@snowymatrix Жыл бұрын
He was too fat but very fit for a fat man 👍
@nmhtv3427 5 жыл бұрын
Watching this in 2019 worse year on Everest in years
@the_road__warrior6185 4 жыл бұрын
Don’t put all the eggs in one basket. If your halfway up & it’s been decided to turn back because it’s too dangerous, You must turn back. Ambition can kill you by clouding your judgement. You can return another time to successfully scale it.
@peteturner8493 5 жыл бұрын
This mountain is not for novices who put others at great risk due to their inexperience, lack of fitness and plain stupidity.
@AgionOros 6 жыл бұрын
Very nice documantary
@snowymatrix 6 жыл бұрын
Greek Orthodox Vlogger thank you my friend glad you enjoyed it!👍😎
@DM-uz7lf Жыл бұрын
I will always believe Mallory and Irvine made it to the Summit.
@crazyhorse5163 8 ай бұрын
I will always believe they did not. Study a picture of what they looked like, the clothes they wore. I don't believe they survived the cold. Consequently Mallory fell and don't know what happened to Irving.
@SpannerzIsHappy 8 ай бұрын
It's very unlikely
@sorrynotsorry9532 5 жыл бұрын
He played Augustus in the I,Claudius series.
@snowymatrix 5 жыл бұрын
Brian certainly has the look to play the first Emperor of the Roman Empire! Was a bit before my time that series...
@JLCosslett 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, to think Brian was there when the 1996 disaster happened...
@snowymatrix 4 жыл бұрын
if I remember correctly he was on the other side of the mountain...
@JLCosslett 4 жыл бұрын
snowymatrix thru-walker ... yea but he was there on the same mountain when the disaster happened. Which affected both sides. Green boots team and Scott Fisher and Rob Halls team.
@snowymatrix 4 жыл бұрын
@@JLCosslett they were all in a tent at base camp when all that was going on.
@markwalton3706 4 жыл бұрын
Reading Matt's book apparently Al Hinckes stepped out of the tent the morning before the big storm took a look at the sky an said i dont like the look of that. So they didnt climb and were not on the 'hill' at the time of the storm.
@JLCosslett 4 жыл бұрын
Mark Walton yea but they were on/at the mountain.
@chrisbassett8996 4 жыл бұрын
haha some funny comments. I love brian, I think it is that grizzly bear look and his humour. But he has that kind man aire about him. (however you spell that word)
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