this documentary is not very well made but the ‘2008 K2 Disaster’ involves maybe the most badass human being ive ever heard of who i will never not glaze given the opportunity.
in high altitude climbing, any altitude over 8000 meters is simply referred to as “the death zone”. it is not called this only because many, if not most deaths occur there, but because your body is literally decaying due to the lack of oxygen, you are essentially dying at a cellular level every second you’re above 8000 meters. to be stranded there for any extended period is nothing short of a death sentence… enter Pemba Gyalje Sherpa. this absolute legend who was caught in the disaster that occurred would go on to spend roughly 90 FUCKING HOURS IN THE DEATH ZONE SAVING OTHER CLIMBERS, ALL THE WHILE ONLY OCCASIONALLY USING SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN. almost 4 days of battling death itself while rescuing other climbers as well. you’d think after that he’d call it quits right? noooooo, the man continued to be sherpa for over a decade after and could still very well still be doing it. what a savage man who conquered THE savage mountain.
this documentary is not very well made but the ‘2008 K2 Disaster’ involves maybe the most badass human being ive ever heard of who i will never not glaze given the opportunity.
in high altitude climbing, any altitude over 8000 meters is simply referred to as “the death zone”. it is not called this only because many, if not most deaths occur there, but because your body is literally decaying due to the lack of oxygen, you are essentially dying at a cellular level every second you’re above 8000 meters. to be stranded there for any extended period is nothing short of a death sentence… enter Pemba Gyalje Sherpa. this absolute legend who was caught in the disaster that occurred would go on to spend roughly 90 FUCKING HOURS IN THE DEATH ZONE SAVING OTHER CLIMBERS, ALL THE WHILE ONLY OCCASIONALLY USING SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN. almost 4 days of battling death itself while rescuing other climbers as well. you’d think after that he’d call it quits right? noooooo, the man continued to be sherpa for over a decade after and could still very well still be doing it. what a savage man who conquered THE savage mountain.
