During the interview Mountaineering Equipment Blog disusetent designer Martin Zemian described He met Babu Chiri Sherpa for the first time.
The gentleman, about 5 feet in diameter, fell. I think he is nothing more than a big lung and muscle, his legs like a tree trunk.
Only 165,000 high and weighs 82 kg (or 5’5 inches tall, for those who prefer old-fashioned measurements) Top 3 in the world In his professional activities.
Problematic events, Climb Mount Everesta transformation is underway. For 70 years, it has been the preservation of elite foreign climbers, with a lot of resources behind it. For most of them, a climb to Mount Everest will be the highlight of their life. Sherpas are the ones who help them build camps, but rarely have the chance to climb the summit.
In the early 1990s, with the birth of the commercial era of Mount Everest, things changed dramatically (full record in Cockrell’s excellent book, Everest, Inc.) The mountaineering operators began to organize Commercial adventure This enables payment customers to climb Mount Everest. Sherpas was hired as a guide to accompany them to the top of the mountain and suddenly there were several Sherpas Climb Mount Everest every year.
In 1998, the top Sherpa climbers are arguably still Ang Rita Sherpaa mountaineering legend, retired after climbing Mount Everest 10 times between 1983 and 1996. It was a better record because he always climbed without replenishing oxygen, which is a guide without responsible today.
The final member of the three, APA Sherpa I climbed Mount Everest 8 times, which is more than Babu Chiri. His career will span one generation. By 2011, he would have expanded the record rise to 21 years old. After retirement, he immigrated to the United States and became an ambassador for the Himalayas climate action.
However, APA’s reputation remains in the future. In 1998, Babu Chiri is a superstar. He is more media-savvy than two of his fellow countrymen, and he masters the fact that getting records is a way to get publicity and get customers for his company Nomad Expeditions. He managed to attract sponsor From outdoor equipment manufacturers Mountain Hardware And want to be the first person to spend the night on the top of Mount Everest.
Zemitis was working for mountain hardware at the time. His mission Design a tent That would be light enough to the top of the mountain, but warm and solid enough to withstand extreme cold and 140 mph winds.
Zemitis has no clue about the tent design in his interview, but he does describe the pressure involved. He did not sleep the night when Babu Chiri camped on the top of the mountain. Doctor tells Babu Chiri that if he falls asleep, He may never wake up. He had a radio with him so that he could talk to his companions who were waiting in the south, but there was about 7 to 8 hours of radio silence, and everyone thought he must have died.
Zemitis read all night Mountaineering Blog.
The blog says I designed the tallest coffin in the world. When I read that I lost it completely… a lot of people don’t think he can do it, so it’s scary.
In the video of Mountain Hardware, there is a moment about the little people who can fall from the southeast ridge at night. This is a very relieved moment. It was May 7, 1999. Babu Chiri realizes his ambitions It took 21 hours to go at the highest point on Earth. Nothing was done before or after. It’s an imaginative thing, but it’s not an attraction to record hunters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp019lndc0e
By contrast, another noteworthy record by Babu Chiri, his 2000 Mount Everest’s speed rises In 16 hours and 56 minutes, tried multiple times in various formats. Guinness believes that Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa’s 2003 time was 10 hours, 56 minutes and 46 seconds. But Lhakpa Gelu uses supplemental oxygen, so others say Kaji Sherpa’s 1998 time was 20 hours and 24 minutes, and without oxygen is the fastest. Others still say Kilian Jornet’s 2017 time of 26 hours is a record, as he did it in an alpine style without using oxygen or fixing ropes. Meanwhile, I still keep the record of the slowest time from 3rd battalion to the top of the mountain and then back to the north without urinating, It was done within 18 hours In 2012 (although this is a record that no one else has recognized). Just this year there were two more climbers, Karl Egloff and Tyler Andrews, who also made a speed attempt, even though they failed to complete their efforts.
We can only speculate on what Babu Chiri Sherpa might achieve after retirement like Ang Rita and Apa. However, in 2001, he died from Mysterious accident Camp 2 in CWM west of Mount Everest. He is only 35 years old and has climbed Mount Everest 10 times.
It is generally believed that Babu Chiri is Fall into a crack When taking pictures. This may be true, but in reality, no one really knows it.
For their books Sherpa,I Reviewed in the previous postPradeep Bashyal and Ankit Babu Adhikari interviewed a Sherpa who was then a member of Babu, as did his Sirdar Nima Dorje Sherpa Boka Lama.
That’s a Adventure Day And it’s strong wind. In the afternoon, Boka Lama was sleeping in a tent, and he was sharing it with Babu Chiri’s brother Dawa Sherpa when Babu came to the door and woke up.
Hey Lama! Boka Lama! get up. Let’s go to the kitchen tent to have some tea.
Since it was a day off, Boka turned down the invitation and said he wanted more sleep. When Babu turns away from the tent, Boka notices He doesn’t wear ice claws.
When or how Babu Chiri falls into the crack. At around 5 p.m., the wind disappeared and everyone came out to buy snacks. It wasn’t until then that they realized Babu Chiri is missing. When they found his tent empty, they began to worry. The alarm was raised and everyone in the camp began to look for him.
They found his body dropped 30m cracks. They guessed he had fallen on a snow bridge. He is They were dead when they found him. The Sherpas were put down the rope and tried to remove the body, but they had frozen it in place.
The next morning, the team gathered and they managed to Drag the body to the surface. It was taken to Kathmandu by a helicopter. Boka Lama stayed on the hill and brought three of Babu’s clients to the summit a few days later.
In his interview with the author SherpaBoka Lama became eager.
It’s been several years, but sometimes I still see Babu Chiri in my dreams. If I agree to go to the kitchen with him…if he escaped that fateful day… half of the records on Everest will be named after his name.
Babu Chiri Sherpa is A sort of. Today, many Sherpas and Nepalese climbers have become superstars of many sponsors. A few of them, including Nirmal Purja of the Elite Expedition and Mingma Sherpa of seven summit hikes, have mastered the fact that records help pay bills and bring in bettors. Babu Chiri is Paved the way.
