All that glitters is not gold: How Did This Climber Get Away with So Much for So Long?*

In the world of mountaineering and climbing, where the peaks are high and the challenges even higher, there's an unspoken reverence for those who defy gravity and push the limits of human endurance.

But what happens when the heroes we idolize hide dark secrets?

This is the horrifying story of a well known and talented climber who many people thought they knew, thought they were friends with and looked up to. This is the story of Charles Barrett, sentenced in June 2024 to life in prison for unthinkable crimes against women.**
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*If you or someone you know is in crisis, help is available. To reach the National Domestic Violence Hotline, call 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788. Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. For support outside the U.S., visit findahelpline.com.

**Domestic violence is a pattern of behaviors used to gain or maintain power and control. The Power and Control Wheel was created by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project in Duluth, MN.
https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/power-and-control/

Link to article by Annette McGivney in Outside Online:
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/climber-charles-barrett-assault-trial/

Further resources and information for victims of sexual assault:

Safe Outside - an independent grassroots initiative designed to combat sexual harassment and sexual assault (SHSA):
https://americanalpineclub.org/safeoutside

Safe Outside toolkit:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MRzORUWIj8eyCK4skIEextPEybw-gpgc

Trauma Bonding:
https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/trauma-bonding#additional-resources

Self Care Haven - people who seem nice but are actually narcissists:
https://self-care-haven.com/2024/07/24/people-who-seem-nice-but-are-actually-narcissistic-display-these-4-covert-behaviors/

Psychopath Free (Expanded Edition): Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships With Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other Toxic People authored by Jackson MacKenzie:
https://www.amazon.com/Psychopath-Free-Expanded-Emotionally-Relationships/dp/0425279995
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The 2024 Everest climbing season may go down in history for its extraordinary mix of achievements, controversies, and tragedies. From record-breaking summits and political tensions, lives lost, ignored rules, near misses and disturbing allegations of sexual misconduct allegations on Nimsdai. The Everest guiding industry is at a critical juncture – a point of no return.

In this video we cover all the highs and lows, the good, the bad and the ugly, World Records (not), loss of lives and prospects for the future.

Ryan Mitchell video
https://youtu.be/w1mJsdeE81Q

Nims poll question
https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxe564Uftnrd_hK8lvbvSEkyxtYJ8if_Ve

Szilard Suhajda video
https://youtu.be/aLfKIuL9o0k

Alan Arnette's blogpost from June 5, 2024 -"Everest 2024: Season Summary – Everest at a Rubicon":
https://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2024/06/05/everest-2024-season-summary-everest-at-a-rubicon/

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May 10, 1996: near the summit of Mount Everest a storm of unimaginable ferocity strikes, claiming the lives of eight climbers and leaving others stranded in a fight for survival. This is the story of one of the most controversial and tragic days in mountaineering history.

Among the chaos and controversy, one name stands out: Anatoli Boukreev. His actions that day would spark a heated debate that rages on to this very day. Boukreev's name was brought into prominence in Jon Krakauer's book Into Thin Air, which sold over two million copies in the first couple of years after it was published. Krakauer was critical of Boukreev and his guiding style on the mountain, saying it was irresponsible behavior for a guide.

Was Anatoli Boukreev a hero, or was he a villain? Let's find out.

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LINKS TO VIDEOS REFERENCED IN THIS ANALYSIS
Decoding Scott Fischer's Role in the 1996 Everest Tragedy
https://youtu.be/B2vQX_ItkWE

The REAL Story of Sandy Pittman's 1996 Everest Tragedy & Fallout
https://youtu.be/HUDODhCqgbY

Guides Without Gas - How NOT to Guide Mount Everest w/Adrian Ballinger
https://youtu.be/zORHQDUE6cY

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The cult-like mystique of Bus 142 and the story of Chris McCandless is a magnet for millions around the world. In the heart of the mysterious Alaskan wilderness, where nature's beauty and brutality coexist, there once stood a relic, an accidental shrine—a dilapidated bus that had become a symbol of adventure, solitude, and ultimately tragedy. Bus 142, the infamous 'Magic Bus.' where the intrepid seeker of wisdom and inner peace Christopher McCandless spent 113 days in 1992 before succumbing to starvation, has become a beacon for pilgrims seeking inner wisdom and greater meaning in life.

Ultimately, the Alaskan National Guard removed the bus in 2020 to stop the people from coming. But, still, they keep coming!

Since the story was immortalized by Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air, there were no less than 15 rescues of people trying to find the bus and two unfortunate deaths.

In this video* we details the CULT-LIKE mystique of Bus 142 - the Magic Bus - and Chris McCandless' life and draw parallels to our own lives.

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Aurora Borealis opening footage by Apalapse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJDzh2mVBms

Into the Wild | Exploring the Real Abandoned Bus by MILE30Adventures:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSiOnGt-ems

Magic Bus in 1968 by Outdoor Life:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcuImAzpbtw&t=71s

Into The Wild (Bus 142) // Stampede Trail Hike & Packraft! (Last Trip To Magic Bus) by YOGOMAN:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZRDfrbADPk

Where is the Bus 142 (Magic Bus) now : Christopher "Alexander Supertramp" Mccandless by Johan Fullard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51oRTlOlnnI

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He’s 19 years old. His name is Ryan Mitchell. He had a dream that started a year and a half ago. He saved some money that he made from his 2 million subscriber YouTube channel. He went to Mount Everest. And, now he has a summit of Everest under his belt. He went from picking vegetables on a farm to a 2 million subscriber YouTube channel to Mount Everest.

Here is the exceptional story of Ryan Mitchell from Massachusetts and his dream to climb Everest.


To follow and subscribe to Ryan's awesome YouTube page, you can find him right here:
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Here is Part II of my exceptional conversation with Wade Davis about such things as:
• Grateful Dead & the internet
• Mao Tse-tung
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Biologically race is total fiction & racism the cruelest conceit
• Colombia's economic and cultural renaissance
• the potential dangers of social media and technology
• the importance of liberal education in fostering a flexible mind open to new ideas and data
• reflecting on life, death, and consciousness
• mixing in some shamanic wisdom.

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The 100th Anniversary of the disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine on Mount Everest on 8 June 1924 with Wade Davis, author of Into the Silence: The Great War Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest. If you've ever put someone on a pedestal only to learn of the cracks in their veneer, this video will resonate. At the same time, Wade delves into the brilliance and authenticity of a generation lost in time.

"I think he was very insecure," says Wade Davis, who continued "he wanted to be a writer but wasn't good enough....and, he was a real snob." Of course, that doesn't do justice to the full story of George Mallory's incredible legacy as well as the legacy of the British Everest expeditions of the 1920's.

To mark the 100th anniversary of the disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine on Mount Everest on June 8, 1924 we welcome the world's authority on Mallory and the Great War, author of Into The Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest Wade Davis. Wade is an anthropologist and Professor of Anthropology and the BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia. Between 2000 and 2013 he served as Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. Named by the NGS as one of the Explorers for the Millennium, he has been described as “a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all of life’s diversity.”

The conversation with Wade evolves around Mount Everest, exploring its historical significance, symbolism, and personal experiences of the exceptional climbers. He examines the impact of World War I on Mount Everest expeditions and highlights the legacy of the British Empire. Wade discusses the symbolic value of Mount Everest, including Sir Edmund Hillary's refusal to claim credit for reaching the summit first, as well as the lives and achievements of George Mallory and Oliver Wheeler, who was the man who found the gate to the East Rongbuk Glacier, which was the key to climbing Everest.

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Hey friends, thanks for stopping by. I want to take a few minutes to talk about the future of Everest Mystery, where we're going and what the future holds for all of us. Thanks for being a part of this wonderful community.

Here is a link to the free download of A COURSE IN HAPPINESS:
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Here is a link to The Happiness Quotient podcast on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-happiness-quotient/id1457211236

Link to Mystery of Mallory & Irvine playlist on Everest Mystery:
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Jake Norton's video Conspiracies & Lies - Thoughts on May 1, 1999:
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TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - We reached 50,000 subscribers
1:00 - How we got here in the first place
2:18 - return from Everest in 2019 & Covid
5:02 - all in on Everest Mystery
6:38 - Future of this channel & how the good by far exceeds the bad in terms of comments
7:44 - Change of plans regarding Mallory & Irvine
9:42 - human evolution
11:21 - Jake Norton’s rebuttal to negativity
12:07 - All for anyone to climb Everest
12:38 - What’s next on Everest Mystery?
14:46 - The Happiness quotient
15:09 - A Course in Happiness

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