The FIRST Attempt To Climb Mount Everest | 1922 Everest Expedition

Mount Everest. Standing at 29031 feet or 8848 meters, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth. Over a hundred years ago, before a map of the area had even been made, a team of some of the most ambitious mountaineers to ever walk the Earth would make the first ever attempts to climb Mount Everest. This is their story.

Attributions/Special Thanks for Photographs
Ernest H. Wilson, Vinko Rajic

And a huge thank you to the Scary Interesting team of writers, editors, captioners, and everyone else who make this channel possible.

[ScaryInteresting]

Hey everyone! I hope you enjoy this extra-long video, and have a great week!

[prairierider]

Yes, it’s my 49th birthday today and nothing better than laying in bed and watching. a little SI with Sean and all the viewers on a cold snowy day. Have a great day everyone, hope all is well

[Kellbell]

“After a meal and over a cigarette” Smoking on Everest is WILD 😂

[TheQueenOfSheba]

The amount of time you took in not only researching this but also the use of original photos really made this video extra special! It’s been great to watch you progress as a creator 😊

[bigbo]

You can tell these dudes were smart and had a lot of respect for their sherpas; unlike most pioneers they made rational decisions and preserved a lot of life that could’ve been lost by overextension. And really the only thing that could’ve prevented the loss of those 7 lives was not making the 3rd ascent at all.

[ShamanJeeves]

I'm glad you covered the 1921 reconnaissance expedition as background. The 1924 expedition generally overshadows those that led up to it, which is a shame. There was a lot of accomplishment, and a fair deal of tragedy on the mountain, even before Mallory and Irvine stepped into eternity.

[adamswire]

No names are mentioned in this video. For those interested, some of the notable names are:
Brigadier Charles G. Bruce (Leader)
Colonel Edward Lisle Strutt
Dr Tom G. Longstaff (Expedition Doctor)
George Ingle Finch (Oxygen specialist)
Major Edward F. Norton
Major Henry T. Morshead
Dr Howard Somervell
Dr Arthur Wakefield
Captain John Noel (Photographer)
Captain Geoffrey Bruce
Captain C. John Morris
Gurkha Tejbir Bura
Colin Grant Crawford
George Mallory

Finch and Captain Bruce reached the highest point on the expedition. (8326 m, 27, 300ft)
The names of the Sherpas killed in the avalanche were:
Dorje, Norbu, Tupac, Sange, Temba, Pasang and Pema.

[pcsecuritychannel]

This was actually a great video. Not just the usual focus on the creepiness and fear to drive attention but an actual documentary worthy coverage of an historic event, with true appreciation for the people involved. More content like this please!

[Nturner]

I’ve hiked EBC, ABC and Annapurna circuit. I had modern gear, maps/trails, slept/ate in villages, and yet still I was dead on my feet at 6000m…how these people did this back then breaks my brain

[LordoftheThings]

My father visited Nepal back in the 70s to go up and see Everest, though he never set foot on the mountain itself. Mostly he just hiked the back country with a friend and a sherpa to avoid the beaten tourist paths.

I learned the Nepalese name Sagarmatha from him, and to this day yours is the only video or documentary on the mountain to mention it I've ever seen.

[Sovereign_]

In reference to the first, non O2 attempt. It’s incredible what you can do when you allow your brain to lead you instead of your ego. They knew they were in trouble, they knew they should turn around, and they did.

Despite the deaths, they did all of this as intelligently as possible, and without stupid egos causing unnecessary death.

Good for these brave explorers.

[thurayya]

Never heard about this reconnaissance and in such detail. Every person who has climbed Everest since has done it on the backs of these men. Thank you for doing them honor.

[peregrination]

A lot of Everest stories have been covered so many times, but I figured it's been a while for me and this channel would take a unique approach, like emphasizing the prep and logistics. That side of things sometimes MORE fascinating and impressive to me than being focused on just the serious climbing attempts.

[Lex]

I love climbing stuff and you put up an extra long one. Couldn´t be happier!

[gabecollins]

He gets better at telling these stories very quickly. Another year or two and he’ll definitely have a million subs.

[travisharper]

I had a friend in high school who passed away while climbing Mt Foraker in Alaska along with his two brothers. They were roped together and when they were found they were found to have fallen several thousand feet down the mountain. Thank you for making this video, this is the first of yours that I have seen and it was a great watch while i ate lunch!

[DamonNomad]

My great-grandparents moved to Tibet from the US in 1925, just a few years after the expedition featured in this video, and lived there until 1940. My grandfather was born there, and when his family returned to the US, he could hold his breath twice as long as any of the other children in his class at school, due to being used to breathing much thinner air.

[windwatcher]

This has to be one of the best you've ever done. A treat for me too, I absolutely love stuff about Everest. I feel like I have never known anything about the 1922 attempts after watching this video, because it is presented in such a fresh and complete way. Well done!! Incredibly impressive.

[josephgregory]

Also, I can’t say how much I appreciate you paying mind to the crucial role of the indigenous guides. Everest could have never been summitted without the wisdom and exertion of the guides from the Himalayan Asian peoples.

[Max_Janszen]

This is an EXCELLENT background/lead-up documentary that brings to light how insanely challenging these wild peaks were over 100 years ago.

Ive done a fair bit of bushwhacking, but this feat is on an entirely new plane of existence and these men were made of steel, to put it plainly.

Bottomless respect to these guys; improving the human condition and our self-perception, through demonstration of ability for all to witness.

Cheers

P.S: If you ever want to do an episode on the challenges of mapping the northern slope of Alaska by the USGS, I won't complain as my grandad was one of those geologists/cartographers.