Two climbers. Two days. Same expedition company. Both died on Mount Everest.
As the 2025 Everest spring season reaches its peak, the summit push is on — but not without tragedy. In this update, I cover several notable and urgent stories unfolding on the mountain, including a troubling pattern of lower-budget expeditions putting climbers at risk. From remarkable summits to heartbreaking losses, here's what's happening on Everest in real time.
🎥 Featuring:
• Breaking updates from the Death Zone
• Safety concerns and calls for reform
• Highlights from climbers making headlines
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MYSTERY POLL referenced in video: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxyNA0JgOgv00E-jNmRkjzKxg3M_ji1--s
Livestream referenced on Xenon gas: https://youtube.com/live/1CURG6ITHhg?feature=share
CHAPTERS
00:12 - Introduction to the 2025 Everest summit season
3:16 - Adrian Ballinger concerns of upcoming weather window
3:50 - First climber death on 2025
4:24 - Second death of season
5:30 - Ben Ayers of Everest.Live about recent death
7:00 - Report & footage of helicopter long line rescues from Camp 3
8:22 - climbers mobilizing for weather window
Comparison of climbing on North v. South side of the mountain
9:29 - How small expedition operators manage on the Nepal side
11:01 - Denali National Park climbing requirements before expeditions
11:49 - Mitch Hutchcraft
Goran Kropp
12:50 - Xenon gas & Mission Everest team
14:26 - cost of Xenon gas and how it replaces need for acclimatization
15:37 - results of popular poll on Everest Mystery
17:47 - Mysterious circumstances around the two Sherpa who died at Base Camp
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