Everest Alone in Winter via West Ridge

About this episode

Jost Kobusch discusses his ambitious attempt to summit Everest in winter via the West Ridge route.

Jost Kobusch, a 32-year-old German mountaineer who summited Denali in winter, is attempting what some experts give a 1% chance of success: he wants to summit Everest in winter, alone, without supplemental oxygen, and following a rarely climbed route, the dangerous West Ridge. https://youtube.com/watch?v=b1QtNL4CqJo In this WanderLearn Show, Jost discusses his overall goal, the extreme winter conditions at Everest’s altitude, being blown off the mountain on past attempts, why he chose the West Ridge, details on route maps, filming mishaps, rope use, when he might change his plan, the story of Mallory and Irvine, and what it would mean if he died after summiting. Timeline 00:00 Jost’s goal 01:00 Everest is 9,000 meters in winter 06:00 Blown off the mountain 07:20 Why West Ridge Route? 08:23 Map of Route 13:25 Filming Disasters 19:00 How Jost uses rope 21:00 When would he change? 23:30 Mallory & Irvine 24:30 What if he dies after summitting? 26:30 Follow Jost Credits In the video interview, you’ll see some b-roll from the following sources: ALONE video: 3D Everest Map Jost Photos by Daniel Hug In my next interview with Jost, what would you like me to ask him? Put it in the comments…

People in this episode

Host: Francis Tapon

Guest: Jost Kobusch

Topics covered

• mountaineering
• Everest
• winter climbing
• adventure
• extreme sports

Keywords

• Everest
• Jost Kobusch
• winter climbing
• West Ridge
• mountaineering
• Denali
• Mallory
• Irvine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WanderLearn

Places: Everest, Denali, West Ridge

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