Everest 1996: South Summit on the Ascent

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• KV

  @kvpc11 · 8 months ago

  I just learned that exactly a week after this incident, Anatoli Boukreev completed the fastest solo ascent of Lhotse, without supplemental oxygen, climbing from basecamp to the summit in just over 21 hours. That man was an absolute machine.

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• EL

  @ellyw7201 · 8 months ago

  Having watched this video, I feel better about Rob Hall. &nbsp;His believing there was extra oxygen available since five of his climbers had turned around early, and so changing his turn-around time, relieves the &quot;What the heck was he thinking?!&quot;<br><br>Thanks for all your hard work on the 1996 disaster, Mr. Tracy! &nbsp;I appreciate your dedication to truth and admire your intellectual energy.

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• MI

  @michaelfoley6670 · 4 months ago

  It’s funny that the subtitles show the name Krakauer as Krack hour. His book could have been more aptly named, “Out of thin air.” Thank you for a detailed and objective analysis of the facts of a tragic experience.

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• JO

  @jonnyboy7941 · 2 years ago

  &quot;...vanished into thin air.&quot; &nbsp;I saw what you did there Mikey!

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• DR

  @drctrs · 2 years ago (edited)

  Rarely, if ever, I watch a video for the second time to better understand the facts. With every of your videos, Michael, it’s a case that I have to watch it more than twice. Your approach is as scientific as it can be, given the scarcity of evidence. Your ability to deduce it from small and sometimes trivial pieces of information is what draws my attention to your videos. I’d call it high altitude forensics, and you - the Everest detective. :) I can’t wait when you complete your mission of telling the story of 1996 Everest disaster and write the ultimate authoritative book on the subject to finally put Krakauer’s disinformation piece to rest and out of circulation.

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• JJ

  @jjzap2935 · 2 years ago

  The more I hear your analysis the more it all makes sense. Thank You Mr Tracy! &nbsp;The whole incident is a not surprising study of somewhat nefarious human nature. With Krakauer being the tip of that nefarious spear.

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• FE

  @Fermerswife · 2 years ago

  And suddenly it all makes sense!

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• CA

  @cameltrophy3 · 2 years ago

  The hypothesis of the Taiwanese taking the O2 is a grenade into the liability of why... damn.

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• XG

  @XGRIMYONEX · 1 year ago

  From all accounts, Doug Hanson was struggling and didn&apos;t feel good and he decided to quit and turn around. Rob Hall talked him out of it and convinced him to continue. Rob Hall didn&apos;t get any clients to the summit the previous year, which the movie implied, so he was under immense pressure to get clients to the top in 96.

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• SI

  @SilverJ56 · 2 years ago

  Excellent, excellent, &nbsp;excellent! &nbsp;I love your research and viewpoints!

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• SO

  @somjasa · 2 years ago

  Thank you for putting some sense, with your research, into what most surely happen. I feel I&apos;m stuck in a never ending loop of not understanding regarding the tragedy of -96. So many died for more or less &quot;no reason&quot;.<br><br>I&apos;m greatly looking forward to the next video. 😺

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• PH

  @PhilAndersonOutside · 1 year ago

  Incredible investigative work Michael. You&apos;ve effectively cracked the case, down to the most elusive details.

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