hi on a remote peak in Myanmar a team of elite climbers is unraveling just as
elite climbers is unraveling just as
elite climbers is unraveling just as they are poised to attempt the summit
they are poised to attempt the summit
they are poised to attempt the summit what I’m hearing from you guys is that
what I’m hearing from you guys is that
what I’m hearing from you guys is that you don’t trust me on the Rope we’re
you don’t trust me on the Rope we’re
you don’t trust me on the Rope we’re just worried about the safety of the
just worried about the safety of the
just worried about the safety of the team there’ll be tons of ridge walking
team there’ll be tons of ridge walking
team there’ll be tons of ridge walking solo without a rope it’s a mile long
solo without a rope it’s a mile long
solo without a rope it’s a mile long it’s just very serious
it’s just very serious
it’s just very serious I get it quarry probably stronger me
I get it quarry probably stronger me
I get it quarry probably stronger me what’s this I’m strong enough I’ve
what’s this I’m strong enough I’ve
what’s this I’m strong enough I’ve picked a path that puts me as a woman
picked a path that puts me as a woman
picked a path that puts me as a woman trying to tie on to the Brotherhood of
trying to tie on to the Brotherhood of
trying to tie on to the Brotherhood of the rope as as mark would say at times
the rope as as mark would say at times
the rope as as mark would say at times it’s been hard I went through years
it’s been hard I went through years
it’s been hard I went through years where I you know felt like I had to
where I you know felt like I had to
where I you know felt like I had to prove myself I felt like it was
prove myself I felt like it was
prove myself I felt like it was basically directly calling that into
basically directly calling that into
basically directly calling that into question and yeah it sucked you don’t
question and yeah it sucked you don’t
question and yeah it sucked you don’t think I can do this and be strong and
think I can do this and be strong and
think I can do this and be strong and fast on it no you’re taking it
fast on it no you’re taking it
fast on it no you’re taking it personally we’re talking about okay
personally we’re talking about okay
personally we’re talking about okay we’re talking about the strongest
we’re talking about the strongest
we’re talking about the strongest members with the most experience to try
members with the most experience to try
members with the most experience to try to get to there and get better that’s
to get to there and get better that’s
to get to there and get better that’s what we’re talking about right I’m gonna
what we’re talking about right I’m gonna
what we’re talking about right I’m gonna say one thing it’s not gonna be nice and
say one thing it’s not gonna be nice and
say one thing it’s not gonna be nice and then I’m done do you mark for the vote
then I’m done do you mark for the vote
then I’m done do you mark for the vote of confidence I’ll be the team leader
of confidence I’ll be the team leader
of confidence I’ll be the team leader I’ll step down and Koryo go
she took it very personally and you can
she took it very personally and you can attribute that to ego or you can tribute
attribute that to ego or you can tribute
attribute that to ego or you can tribute that to gender issues I don’t know I
that to gender issues I don’t know I
that to gender issues I don’t know I don’t know the inside of her mind I mean
don’t know the inside of her mind I mean
don’t know the inside of her mind I mean I can’t even explain how deaf I thought
I can’t even explain how deaf I thought
I can’t even explain how deaf I thought it was I had poured my heart and soul
it was I had poured my heart and soul
it was I had poured my heart and soul into this but honestly 41 years old I’ve
into this but honestly 41 years old I’ve
into this but honestly 41 years old I’ve been all over the world climbing I’ve
been all over the world climbing I’ve
been all over the world climbing I’ve been on a million different teams like I
been on a million different teams like I
been on a million different teams like I just don’t need to prove myself anymore
just don’t need to prove myself anymore
just don’t need to prove myself anymore I have done that I’ve been there I just
I have done that I’ve been there I just
I have done that I’ve been there I just let it go
youngest team member emileeh will also
youngest team member emileeh will also stay behind I understand why it might be
stay behind I understand why it might be
stay behind I understand why it might be the best option
the best option
the best option I knew the climbing ahead was far more
I knew the climbing ahead was far more
I knew the climbing ahead was far more serious than the climbing that we had
serious than the climbing that we had
serious than the climbing that we had done and I wasn’t ready to do anything
done and I wasn’t ready to do anything
done and I wasn’t ready to do anything more serious than what I had just done
more serious than what I had just done
more serious than what I had just done for hillary the wounds still run deep
for hillary the wounds still run deep
for hillary the wounds still run deep with Mark I think in hindsight he just
with Mark I think in hindsight he just
with Mark I think in hindsight he just he just he never wanted to climb with me
he just he never wanted to climb with me
he just he never wanted to climb with me he wanted to climb with the guys and he
he wanted to climb with the guys and he
he wanted to climb with the guys and he wanted it to be like this reenactment of
wanted it to be like this reenactment of
wanted it to be like this reenactment of he and his two friends and I just was
he and his two friends and I just was
he and his two friends and I just was never a part of that picture
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