The 2024 Everest climbing season may go down in history for its extraordinary mix of achievements, controversies, and tragedies. From record-breaking summits and political tensions, lives lost, ignored rules, near misses and disturbing allegations of sexual misconduct allegations on Nimsdai. The Everest guiding industry is at a critical juncture – a point of no return.
In this video we cover all the highs and lows, the good, the bad and the ugly, World Records (not), loss of lives and prospects for the future.
Here is the New York Times article referenced in the video, For Female Climbers, Dangers Go Beyond Avalanches and Storms: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/sports/mountaineering-sexual-harassment-abuse-nims-purja.html
Ryan Mitchell video
https://youtu.be/w1mJsdeE81Q
Nims poll question
https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxe564Uftnrd_hK8lvbvSEkyxtYJ8if_Ve
Szilard Suhajda video
https://youtu.be/aLfKIuL9o0k
Alan Arnette's blogpost from June 5, 2024 -"Everest 2024: Season Summary – Everest at a Rubicon":
https://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2024/06/05/everest-2024-season-summary-everest-at-a-rubicon/
TIME STAMPS / CHAPTERS
00:00 intro to 2024 insaneseason
00:43 - overcrowding to blame for deaths
1:18 - high winds delayed season & season summit stats
1:59 - deaths attributed to Nepali owned companies
3:22 - rules ignored in 2024
6:33 - significant records and milestones
7:34 - dubious world record back flip
8:33- deaths from no O2 attempts
10:46 - sex abuse allegations on Nimsdai by two clients
12:57 -Nims rope cutting controversy
13:56 - results of Nims poll questions
15:00 - NEWS FLASH: Nims pulls out of Kathmandu and pulls videos from social media
16:16 - cornice collaps and two climbers disappear near Hillary Step
19:02 - Guiding industry under significant changes
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