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Everest – Getting to the Top | National Geographic


there’s a lot of hard work and

there’s a lot of hard work and and

and

and overcome those obstacles for some people

overcome those obstacles for some people

overcome those obstacles for some people like myself that’s happiness an energy

like myself that’s happiness an energy

like myself that’s happiness an energy there that is unlike anything else in

there that is unlike anything else in

there that is unlike anything else in the world and I think that’s why I’ve

the world and I think that’s why I’ve

the world and I think that’s why I’ve come back

I want to get through the Icefall and

I want to get through the Icefall and then I’m okay

then I’m okay

then I’m okay so yeah I’m nervous a little bit

so yeah I’m nervous a little bit

so yeah I’m nervous a little bit it’s just scary and dark out right now

Connor I’m going into the ice balls

Connor I’m going into the ice balls before all of us on his own with the

before all of us on his own with the

before all of us on his own with the Sherpas and came back and he told us

Sherpas and came back and he told us

Sherpas and came back and he told us that it was like slow dancing with the

that it was like slow dancing with the

that it was like slow dancing with the fat woman of fate in the ballroom of

fat woman of fate in the ballroom of

fat woman of fate in the ballroom of debt every time you step in there it you

debt every time you step in there it you

debt every time you step in there it you just hope that the music stops it’s not

just hope that the music stops it’s not

just hope that the music stops it’s not your number yeah Everest is still a damn

your number yeah Everest is still a damn

your number yeah Everest is still a damn risky mountain but I’m kind of like well

risky mountain but I’m kind of like well

risky mountain but I’m kind of like well anyone that wants to learn how to climb

anyone that wants to learn how to climb

anyone that wants to learn how to climb and they’re up here they’re a climber

and they’re up here they’re a climber

and they’re up here they’re a climber and if you don’t figure it out the

and if you don’t figure it out the

and if you don’t figure it out the mountain will sort it out real quick

I didn’t really realize how dangerous

I didn’t really realize how dangerous the crowding on that Everest just stuck

the crowding on that Everest just stuck

the crowding on that Everest just stuck behind a line of people it’s cold having

behind a line of people it’s cold having

behind a line of people it’s cold having a picnic in the ice ball we summoned it

a picnic in the ice ball we summoned it

a picnic in the ice ball we summoned it pretty early it was still dark

pretty early it was still dark

pretty early it was still dark you’re just stocking this like Congo

you’re just stocking this like Congo

you’re just stocking this like Congo line or something with people and you

line or something with people and you

line or something with people and you can see the headlights going all the way

can see the headlights going all the way

can see the headlights going all the way to the summit you know right off the bat

to the summit you know right off the bat

to the summit you know right off the bat you’re seeing the bodies from the

you’re seeing the bodies from the

you’re seeing the bodies from the previous week of the people that are

previous week of the people that are

previous week of the people that are basically still on the climbing lines

basically still on the climbing lines

basically still on the climbing lines and everybody’s just climbing past them

and everybody’s just climbing past them

and everybody’s just climbing past them and you’re just I don’t know it feels

and you’re just I don’t know it feels

and you’re just I don’t know it feels very callous this is very strange

very callous this is very strange

very callous this is very strange you come up this long summit ridge and

you come up this long summit ridge and

you come up this long summit ridge and and as it rolled over that final crest

and as it rolled over that final crest

and as it rolled over that final crest you could see like I didn’t know maybe

you could see like I didn’t know maybe

you could see like I didn’t know maybe 60 or 70 people standing on the summit

60 or 70 people standing on the summit

60 or 70 people standing on the summit waiting for the Sun to rise it was

waiting for the Sun to rise it was

waiting for the Sun to rise it was interesting because I was around a lot

interesting because I was around a lot

interesting because I was around a lot of other people I was around a lot of

of other people I was around a lot of

of other people I was around a lot of other teams and it was super crowded

other teams and it was super crowded

other teams and it was super crowded that day so tired of waiting in line I

that day so tired of waiting in line I

that day so tired of waiting in line I just wanted to get there and get it over

just wanted to get there and get it over

just wanted to get there and get it over with

with

with it was pretty awesome

it was pretty awesome

it was pretty awesome you can’t really argue that standing on

you can’t really argue that standing on

you can’t really argue that standing on top of the world is an amazing

top of the world is an amazing

top of the world is an amazing experience

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