Climbing Kilimanjaro - Smarter Every Day 302

No Dumb Questions Episode - NDQ 187 "Songs of Ascent"
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We didn't work any kind of deal with them. We paid their standard rate for a group our size.
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[smartereveryday]

I hope you enjoy this video. Ever since I watched Brady's video about 10 years ago this has been in my mind. I'm grateful Brady was cool with me recreating it.
If you're a Patron of Smarter Every Day, go check this post! I'll attach some of my film photos from the hike to it. I'm grateful to everyone who supports!
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Consider checking out IMI. They're trying to do something new, and I hope it succeeds:
The No Dumb Questions Episode "Songs of Ascent". (You can listen to it wherever you get your podcasts)
Brady's Original Video:

[MrUncrustable]

Boiling water is like the OPPOSITE of laminar flow. Is Destin ok?!?

[TierZoo]

Seeing those sudden biome shifts is my favorite thing about mountain hikes

[derekf]

Bro just causally has friends in space to take pictures of him doing cool things on earth.

Legend status: confirmed.

[locustgaming]

I know it wasn't the focus of the video, but I really appreciate the effort you made to highlight the porters and the locals that were helping you along. The section right around 5:50 with the porters singing in the background was just so fun to watch and experience.

[unixtippse]

My initial thought was, poor guide needs to professionally play along with the tourist's antics, and then he turned into a passionate co-host. Not much rocket science here, but a pleasure to watch. Thanks!

[-allarr-]

I have been watching Destin for years and years now, and one of the things that always, ALWAYS impresses me is how he very intentionally learns peoples names. He is a genuinely caring person who makes people feel known and noticed just through simple, kind interactions.

I strive to be more like this. Not just Smarter Every Day, but better every day, too.

[MrHugemoth]

I live at 4000' and recently purchased an electric tea kettle. It has a setting where it's supposed to heat the water to 212° F then beep and shut off. It boils but never reaches 212° and doesn't shut off.

[Nighthawkinlight]

Watching the pulse ox was more interesting than the water. I was surprised how early on you were at 90. Also surprised you kept your composure through to the end like this is a thing you do all the time!

[madisontompkins]

Hey Destin - I very rarely comment on internet things, but have been watching for years. I finished this video last night and came back to say how much both this AND the podcast episode on this journey impacted me. The stuff you make is that amazing middle ground between the "teachable" and the "beautiful." Long way to say - thanks for the internet a better place to be and for the ridiculous sticker of a certain fictional Greek on my laptop. I thought your photography was a HUGE addition to this video as well. Thanks!

[BlinkiesNoGood]

Thank you for highlighting the hard work of the porters and guides! All too often they go underappreciated.

[Hydrogen]

The porters are amazing humans. I wish I could post photos of them here. They carried everything and the toilet seat too and had energy to spare. I was dyyying when I got to Barafu camp

[ndgrover]

"Thank you for your leadership". What an important concept when tackling a difficult project whether summiting a mountain or creating a fantastic YouTube channel. So many of your videos exemplify leadership by your subjects. It is a theme that deserves to be called out more often!

[Zunawe]

My mom, who worked in radiology and diagnostic imaging for cancer patients, once told me about how her company was looking into new technology for some process. I couldn't tell you what it was specifically. But it was developed by some third party, and then they sent it over. And her people just couldn't reproduce it. It didn't work.

Turned out that the process relied on boiling water (or, rather, not boiling it) around 100°C, but it was developed on the east coast, and my mom worked in Denver. The difference in boiling point was enough to ruin the process and it had to go back to development.

Perhaps the science in this video isn't flashy. But it's still important.

[punsandguns]

This was such an amazing video! Loved the production quality, the raw presence of being there, the audio capturing the calm of the porters and guides. Amazing! So glad I clicked on this video.

[oppositeofh]

THANK YOU for including the singing. my god, it's so lovely.
😻😻😻😻😻 5/5

[israelgarcia]

The science is why I started watching your videos. The amazing people you interact with are the reason I keep watching them. Thanks for your fantastic videos!

[pieterpennings]

Love this guide. Knows his stuff and knows it well

[frankrowland]

I'm proud to be a tanzanian citizen your welcome smart everyday

[AlphaPhoenixChannel]

Awesome coverage of an awesome adventure! glad you guys made it safely!