1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Do you want subtitles for any video? -=[ ai.OpenSubtitles.com ]=- 2 00:00:31,054 --> 00:00:35,054 www.titlovi.com 3 00:00:38,054 --> 00:00:40,212 HIMALAYA S MICHAEL PALIN 4 00:00:56,045 --> 00:00:59,536 FROM ANNAPURNA TO EVEREST 5 00:01:05,922 --> 00:01:09,944 High from the sky, in the clear morning, Nepal seems idyllic. 6 00:01:10,444 --> 00:01:12,875 On the ground, things look different. 7 00:01:13,344 --> 00:01:17,553 On these slopes, communists rebels inspired by Mao 8 00:01:17,994 --> 00:01:20,361 are fighting against the government 9 00:01:20,845 --> 00:01:24,887 which lasts eight years, and she took 8000 lives. 10 00:01:25,620 --> 00:01:29,802 I will find out that in Nepal everything it is not always as it seems. 11 00:01:43,898 --> 00:01:47,063 On the western slopes, far from the tourist routes, 12 00:01:47,469 --> 00:01:50,119 I'm leaving with the group for Lekhani 13 00:01:50,513 --> 00:01:54,925 in order to attend the recruitment for the most famous Nepalese goods, 14 00:01:55,392 --> 00:01:57,470 legendary Gurkhas. 15 00:01:59,597 --> 00:02:02,059 Can't make it? - No. 16 00:02:08,481 --> 00:02:13,008 I am accompanied by senior officers, headed by S by Lt. Col. A. Griffith, 17 00:02:13,478 --> 00:02:17,856 An Englishman who lives here 15 years old and fluent in Nepali. 18 00:02:22,865 --> 00:02:26,360 He has been interested in them for a long time durable fighters here. 19 00:02:26,937 --> 00:02:31,605 With 8 years I took The Victor where was the story of Johnny Gurkha. 20 00:02:32,069 --> 00:02:35,660 magazine? - And I watched the Gurkhas at the tournament. 21 00:02:36,108 --> 00:02:38,530 They set my boy's imagination on fire. 22 00:02:38,979 --> 00:02:43,034 At Sandhurst I had lucky to be chosen for the brigade 23 00:02:43,491 --> 00:02:47,766 and I was transferred to the Gurkhas 1979, 25 years ago. 24 00:02:48,291 --> 00:02:50,711 And you never repented? 25 00:02:51,147 --> 00:02:55,878 I said: I want to be I drive and I enjoy driving. 26 00:03:00,431 --> 00:03:03,976 Are you narrowing your choice down to these groups? 27 00:03:04,611 --> 00:03:08,265 We traditionally recruit among Guruns and Magars. 28 00:03:08,727 --> 00:03:11,180 They are Guruns east of Kali Gandaki, 29 00:03:11,676 --> 00:03:14,812 the river we crossed, a The Magars are from this province. 30 00:03:15,302 --> 00:03:17,541 This is the province of Poon Magars. 31 00:03:17,786 --> 00:03:19,994 Government of Nepal allows us to recruit. 32 00:03:20,330 --> 00:03:22,736 With them we have an agreement that allows us to do so, 33 00:03:23,191 --> 00:03:25,212 but they want us to keep quiet. 34 00:03:25,696 --> 00:03:28,431 It's part of history, has been going on for 200 years. 35 00:03:29,199 --> 00:03:33,435 One way or another. But they want to be as discreet as possible. 36 00:03:36,996 --> 00:03:39,519 This night loads uphill and downhill 37 00:03:39,908 --> 00:03:42,424 it really strengthens people. 38 00:03:43,033 --> 00:03:46,631 That's the reason for who are ideal soldiers. 39 00:03:47,978 --> 00:03:51,360 When we reached Lakhani, I felt hotter too. 40 00:03:51,795 --> 00:03:54,056 There's Adrian addresses the candidates. 41 00:04:17,467 --> 00:04:19,756 All recruits are given numbers. 42 00:04:20,183 --> 00:04:25,514 Of the 251 registered, only a part of them goes to the next phase of testing. 43 00:04:27,314 --> 00:04:32,758 We recruit once a year. This is the first of three phases. 44 00:04:33,208 --> 00:04:37,845 This is an opportunity for all young people to be accepted into the army. 45 00:04:38,315 --> 00:04:42,649 There are many more registered young people, but vacancies. 46 00:04:43,054 --> 00:04:45,474 Last year, throughout Nepal, 47 00:04:46,009 --> 00:04:50,311 about 24,000 young people competed for 331 places. 48 00:04:50,522 --> 00:04:53,724 Really? - So, that is very important. 49 00:04:54,253 --> 00:04:59,306 Today's number... I think Galla has odds of 100. 50 00:04:59,766 --> 00:05:04,157 Tell me who Galla is. -Galla is in charge of recruitment. 51 00:05:04,656 --> 00:05:08,711 He is retired gurka, not to be exact sub-boy. 52 00:05:09,214 --> 00:05:12,164 He lives in the province where he works 53 00:05:12,697 --> 00:05:15,625 and is in charge of recruitment. 54 00:05:16,245 --> 00:05:19,944 So, he is important. - Of fundamental importance. 55 00:05:24,770 --> 00:05:29,869 British army recruits earn money 10 times more than Nepalese, 56 00:05:30,417 --> 00:05:33,786 �that makes the Gurkha very attractive occupation. 57 00:06:30,581 --> 00:06:33,998 Until the morning ra�a, the village works the same, 58 00:06:34,512 --> 00:06:38,607 have fun too, but the atmosphere is different. 59 00:06:39,603 --> 00:06:42,704 And with the sun, the atmosphere is icy. 60 00:06:46,478 --> 00:06:50,074 Late afternoon officer in charge of recruitment 61 00:06:50,518 --> 00:06:54,080 he came to our store and said that he was approached by local Maoists 62 00:06:54,558 --> 00:06:58,198 and that they wanted to talk with him, with us and the Gurkhas. 63 00:06:59,708 --> 00:07:01,773 A meeting was held 64 00:07:02,203 --> 00:07:05,947 after which the Maoists concluded that they wanted to take Gallo, 65 00:07:06,416 --> 00:07:09,181 Adrian and two senior officers 66 00:07:09,649 --> 00:07:12,813 in mind yes meet their superiors. 67 00:07:13,298 --> 00:07:16,231 We couldn't do anything. We waited here, they were taken away 68 00:07:16,743 --> 00:07:21,195 last night in the mind and they didn't come back until this morning. 69 00:07:21,691 --> 00:07:25,138 As far as we know, there is no danger. they just wanted to talk 70 00:07:25,623 --> 00:07:29,441 but they haven't come back yet. Recruitment seems to be falling off. 71 00:07:29,975 --> 00:07:33,921 All yesterday's effort the young man will be in vain 72 00:07:34,385 --> 00:07:38,513 because we probably will have to get out of here as soon as possible. 73 00:07:42,003 --> 00:07:45,393 There is no immediate danger, but just knowing that we are 74 00:07:45,976 --> 00:07:48,511 on the territory Maoist influence on the atmosphere. 75 00:07:49,003 --> 00:07:51,970 armamentally abandoned place of Lakhani station 76 00:07:52,456 --> 00:07:56,745 trap, but friendly local potential kidnappers. 77 00:08:02,637 --> 00:08:06,321 They leave the place, we pass by of yesterday's candidates for Gurkhas, 78 00:08:06,788 --> 00:08:08,847 as confused as we are. 79 00:08:13,983 --> 00:08:16,491 There are two of us an hour's walk from the nearest road 80 00:08:16,947 --> 00:08:19,369 and we're just getting started feel safe there. 81 00:08:31,379 --> 00:08:35,649 48 hours later, news that Adrian was released alive and well 82 00:08:36,105 --> 00:08:38,913 It reaches us in the lake city of Pokhara. 83 00:08:39,491 --> 00:08:42,356 Adrian tells me what's going on happened while he was kidnapped. 84 00:08:42,843 --> 00:08:45,631 They introduced me to by another Mohe� 85 00:08:46,166 --> 00:08:50,519 who is a senior official Maoist party Baglunga 86 00:08:50,985 --> 00:08:53,580 and with whom I am talked for about half an hour 87 00:08:54,055 --> 00:08:56,881 about Maoist goals. He said that his goal 88 00:08:57,380 --> 00:09:01,312 to kidnap me in order to get more publicity 89 00:09:01,825 --> 00:09:04,044 for their purposes outside Nepal. 90 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,035 Then they put us in 12 o'clock escorted to the road 91 00:09:07,173 --> 00:09:09,457 which we drove the previous day 92 00:09:09,940 --> 00:09:12,266 and there they provided us with a vehicle. 93 00:09:12,815 --> 00:09:15,275 They said yes we have to drink tea together 94 00:09:15,724 --> 00:09:18,453 so we drank tea with the kidnappers, 95 00:09:18,861 --> 00:09:22,219 and then they gave a speech to the gathered townspeople. 96 00:09:22,697 --> 00:09:25,661 We sat down at half past two into the car and went down the hill. 97 00:09:26,130 --> 00:09:29,858 And that's the end. - What kind were people kidnappers? 98 00:09:30,373 --> 00:09:33,264 You speak well Nepali so you could judge. 99 00:09:33,809 --> 00:09:38,798 They were quite normal. They are a mixture of various castes, 100 00:09:39,378 --> 00:09:43,383 and everyone is well informed about the goals of their struggle. 101 00:09:43,899 --> 00:09:47,768 Otherwise, they are very ordinary, except They are very focused 102 00:09:48,228 --> 00:09:50,403 to what they are trying to achieve. 103 00:09:50,938 --> 00:09:53,231 It's time to go up the mountain. 104 00:09:53,745 --> 00:09:57,863 We will climb to the base camp Annapurna at a height of 4100 m, 105 00:09:58,390 --> 00:10:00,497 Its peak dominates the horizon 106 00:10:00,963 --> 00:10:04,511 with a beautiful peak Machhapuchhre - Fish tail. 107 00:10:06,803 --> 00:10:10,892 The idea is to see the country and we acclimatize to the altitude 108 00:10:11,140 --> 00:10:14,596 before we move on Everest and the Tibetan Plateau. 109 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:19,186 Followed by �erpa, Wongchu and With Nawang, I impose a brutal pace. 110 00:10:20,702 --> 00:10:22,937 Greeting. - Namast�. 111 00:10:23,787 --> 00:10:25,840 Where do you come from? 112 00:10:26,379 --> 00:10:28,834 From Bamboo. -Bamboo? 113 00:10:29,282 --> 00:10:32,747 Yes, all the way. - That's where we headed. 114 00:10:33,234 --> 00:10:35,430 How is it up there? 115 00:10:35,884 --> 00:10:39,441 Amazing, everywhere you are only mountains. Wonderfully. 116 00:10:39,922 --> 00:10:42,573 Is the weather good? - It's very nice. 117 00:10:43,577 --> 00:10:46,271 Where are you from? -From Israel. 118 00:10:46,586 --> 00:10:48,678 And you? 119 00:10:49,146 --> 00:10:52,048 Where am I from? England. That's right! 120 00:10:52,535 --> 00:10:55,649 We have just started the ascent. Details bother us. 121 00:10:56,425 --> 00:11:00,658 Are you on vacation? - On school holidays. 122 00:11:01,201 --> 00:11:06,058 Did you have any problems along the way? - We had it the other day. 123 00:11:06,550 --> 00:11:11,855 We spent the night in Chhomrong and met some Maoists. 124 00:11:12,275 --> 00:11:15,569 What did they say? "We are Maoists"? - Yes, there were three of them. 125 00:11:16,042 --> 00:11:20,871 One spoke, and one is stood next to him with a weapon. 126 00:11:21,309 --> 00:11:25,334 They just told us, "Greetings, we are Maoists." 127 00:11:25,786 --> 00:11:31,246 "We are communists." - Not really. And then they started talking. 128 00:11:31,683 --> 00:11:35,068 They said that each of us has to pay 1,000 rupees. 129 00:11:35,635 --> 00:11:39,031 We paid, and they gave us the bill 130 00:11:39,531 --> 00:11:43,476 and said we wouldn't have problems along the way 131 00:11:43,961 --> 00:11:48,343 because they are highlanders and this is their territory. 132 00:11:48,813 --> 00:11:54,136 You weren't scared? Did they point weapons while they were looking for rupees? 133 00:11:54,584 --> 00:11:58,514 They didn't. We tried negotiate with them. 134 00:11:58,785 --> 00:12:02,335 We told them we were students and yes is this the beginning of our journey, 135 00:12:02,669 --> 00:12:06,191 but in the end we had to pay them. 136 00:12:06,647 --> 00:12:09,594 We received the bill. Do you want to see? -That. 137 00:12:10,015 --> 00:12:13,475 If you are returning home you can give me the bill! 138 00:12:13,882 --> 00:12:18,047 But in Nepali it is pa you will not understand what he is saying. 139 00:12:18,607 --> 00:12:23,443 It says that we paid 1500 and my name... 140 00:12:23,963 --> 00:12:29,077 I know Nepali, and here it says, "Arrest these three upon arrival." 141 00:12:29,546 --> 00:12:32,292 I suggest you learn Nepali. 142 00:12:32,788 --> 00:12:35,409 What's your name? -Leat. And you? 143 00:12:35,784 --> 00:12:38,546 Michael. Leat and? - Agnes. 144 00:12:38,969 --> 00:12:41,012 -Bass. -Bass. 145 00:12:41,349 --> 00:12:43,866 I'm glad to be me met you. - Also. 146 00:12:44,288 --> 00:12:46,936 It's all downhill from here, so good luck. 147 00:12:47,357 --> 00:12:51,040 Thanks for the information. - You're welcome. Enjoy. 148 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:10,772 I'm already out of breath. Warnings they say it will be even worse. 149 00:13:13,442 --> 00:13:17,250 Altitude sickness. It's Wongchu been to Everest twice, so he knows. 150 00:13:17,645 --> 00:13:23,335 At what height is it obtained altitude sickness? Did we reach her? 151 00:13:24,022 --> 00:13:28,276 Yes, when you get high illness, you drink a lot of water. 152 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:33,884 Then you have to eat soup, take it easy. 153 00:13:34,778 --> 00:13:37,032 You walk slower. - That's easy. 154 00:13:37,449 --> 00:13:41,617 When you have a headache, you must descend to a lower place. 155 00:13:42,122 --> 00:13:45,351 First symptoms - headache, loss of appetite, dizziness. 156 00:13:45,753 --> 00:13:50,989 I have all that. What should you do? Contact the nearest service center. 157 00:13:51,938 --> 00:13:54,031 Get down, get down. 158 00:13:54,878 --> 00:13:59,383 That's clear. Not naive at all, is it? 159 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:12,004 The next morning we start full hopes, encouraged by the townspeople. 160 00:14:20,572 --> 00:14:23,817 So far so good. Most of the trail leads downhill 161 00:14:24,266 --> 00:14:28,134 or the length of the valley. Wongchu suffers, but like a real �erpa, 162 00:14:28,589 --> 00:14:31,362 He starts to enjoy it only on the slopes. 163 00:14:34,021 --> 00:14:36,620 Let's have lunch here, Wongchu? - No, still uphill. 164 00:14:40,551 --> 00:14:42,650 Uphill. 165 00:14:50,826 --> 00:14:53,736 Carriers with our equipment in bamboo baskets, 166 00:14:54,203 --> 00:14:56,626 Optimistically jumping up the mountain. 167 00:14:57,448 --> 00:15:00,509 Wongchu follows them like someone who is late for work. 168 00:15:06,231 --> 00:15:09,024 Wongchu, this is not the Olympic 100-meter race. 169 00:15:13,322 --> 00:15:15,330 The view is wonderful. 170 00:15:15,597 --> 00:15:18,821 From here you can clearly see why Machhapuchhre is called the Fish Tail. 171 00:15:31,577 --> 00:15:35,755 Wongchu granted us a break in one of the roadside inns 172 00:15:36,222 --> 00:15:38,552 which offers Nepali dishes. 173 00:15:49,776 --> 00:15:52,430 Thank you very much. Boiled potatoes. 174 00:15:52,624 --> 00:15:54,624 From your garden? -That. 175 00:15:55,019 --> 00:15:57,654 Very good. - It looks very nice. 176 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:01,322 Is this your cabin? 177 00:16:01,827 --> 00:16:04,399 Is it yours or do you just work here? - Yeah. 178 00:16:05,022 --> 00:16:10,026 You have all nationalities here. Many countries. You speak English. 179 00:16:11,757 --> 00:16:15,656 Do you speak other languages? What other languages ​​do you speak? 180 00:16:16,174 --> 00:16:20,839 A little English, Gurung and Nepali. 181 00:16:21,307 --> 00:16:23,597 That's all. - Do you live here? 182 00:16:24,065 --> 00:16:26,219 That. - All year? 183 00:16:26,613 --> 00:16:28,778 Not. - What do you do in the winter? 184 00:16:29,245 --> 00:16:33,023 I'm going to Chongrong. - Do you have relatives in Chongrong? 185 00:16:35,470 --> 00:16:38,935 Bring it things here? -That. Sometimes. 186 00:16:39,448 --> 00:16:42,493 From five to ten kilos. -From five to ten kilos? 187 00:16:43,067 --> 00:16:45,080 You are strong. 188 00:16:46,234 --> 00:16:49,391 I am impressed. I don't speak any language. 189 00:16:50,330 --> 00:16:53,332 After lunch the road begins to resemble a slide: 190 00:16:53,804 --> 00:16:56,472 from one valley to another. 191 00:17:20,795 --> 00:17:25,634 Wongchu imposed a fast pace. Yes, he climbed Everest twice. 192 00:17:26,026 --> 00:17:30,249 It's afternoon. It seems to me that I walked more easily this morning. 193 00:17:30,707 --> 00:17:34,673 We stopped for lunch and now it's hard to start. 194 00:17:35,147 --> 00:17:38,003 My every step it works like a 12 step. 195 00:17:38,475 --> 00:17:41,907 The stairs are irregular so we change gears. 196 00:17:42,464 --> 00:17:48,677 Stop whining, Paline. Movement. He enjoys the Himalayas. 197 00:18:37,672 --> 00:18:39,919 Now we are climbing higher and higher. 198 00:18:40,511 --> 00:18:44,131 I'm starting to feel it. Have we crossed 3000 meters? 199 00:18:45,459 --> 00:18:50,106 That. Nice place. - Yes, it is fresh and shady. what is that? 200 00:18:50,671 --> 00:18:53,637 Hinku cave. - Hindu cave? 201 00:18:54,073 --> 00:18:56,706 Hinku. - Sorry. What is Hinku? 202 00:18:57,172 --> 00:19:00,768 Hinku means Hindu god 203 00:19:01,294 --> 00:19:03,962 and the god of the Himalayas lives here. 204 00:19:04,397 --> 00:19:09,871 That's why they call her that. And the Yeti used to live here. 205 00:19:10,354 --> 00:19:13,946 Yeti? Come on! Really? -That. 206 00:19:14,429 --> 00:19:18,091 He believes that the Yeti exists? - I saw the Yeti on the mountain. 207 00:19:18,575 --> 00:19:22,152 What did he look like? - Like a monkey and like a man. 208 00:19:22,963 --> 00:19:26,813 A great ape? What height? - Same as us. 209 00:19:27,297 --> 00:19:33,178 Really? You're sure it's not lost hiker? -Not. Yeti. 210 00:19:34,395 --> 00:19:39,542 Did he make any sound? - Sometimes they say: Eee! So. 211 00:19:41,134 --> 00:19:43,785 So, you knew he was going to the Yeti. 212 00:19:44,425 --> 00:19:47,942 The view is wonderful. And if the Yeti is down... 213 00:19:48,981 --> 00:19:54,276 Let's have tea with the Yeti. -That. Yeti cooks tea. 214 00:19:54,752 --> 00:19:56,985 Yeti makes good tea. 215 00:19:59,292 --> 00:20:01,818 If you can, come down. -Carefully. 216 00:20:19,561 --> 00:20:22,431 We will spend the night from dreams are typical huts 217 00:20:22,919 --> 00:20:26,721 which appeared in the last ten years due to the needs of mountaineers. 218 00:20:31,307 --> 00:20:36,210 The problem with the viewpoints is that nothing can be seen. 219 00:20:36,614 --> 00:20:39,955 Deorali looked wonderful in the sun that shines on it. 220 00:20:41,109 --> 00:20:45,768 Then 15 minutes ago lowered the cloud and now nothing can be seen. 221 00:20:46,224 --> 00:20:48,723 And it gets very cold. 222 00:20:49,186 --> 00:20:51,760 Besides, I don't feel great. 223 00:20:52,295 --> 00:20:57,518 Maybe I just got cold, and maybe it's the height. 224 00:20:58,218 --> 00:21:00,947 Who knows? I'm pretty exhausted. 225 00:21:01,125 --> 00:21:03,500 And I know I will soon have to go to Annapurna again, 226 00:21:03,912 --> 00:21:08,533 but for now �u continue taking honey. 227 00:21:10,668 --> 00:21:13,617 Go for it, you'll be much better off. 228 00:21:26,238 --> 00:21:31,045 We are the first to cross the halfway mark Doubt begins to take over my path. 229 00:21:33,833 --> 00:21:37,643 God, I don't know how will I endure today. 230 00:21:38,091 --> 00:21:42,165 Tonight was strange. My throat itches terribly. 231 00:21:42,712 --> 00:21:48,097 The heights are harsh. How to you climb, nothing will get better. 232 00:21:48,754 --> 00:21:51,384 I have nowhere to go, I have no choice. 233 00:21:51,898 --> 00:21:56,344 I hope to deny them, hiking makes you feel better. 234 00:22:18,788 --> 00:22:21,081 We are entering the avalanche zone. 235 00:22:21,517 --> 00:22:24,705 When it snows, these are it sharp rocks are deadly. 236 00:22:25,183 --> 00:22:29,303 Wongchu respects them very much. He watched people die here. 237 00:22:35,555 --> 00:22:38,598 I need myself carry with their avalanches. 238 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:43,761 Waves of fatigue wash over an increasing number of breaths is asking for me. 239 00:22:47,037 --> 00:22:50,396 It's a camp. That's it Machhapuchhre. 240 00:22:50,821 --> 00:22:54,245 It is named after the magnificent the holy mountain. Fish tail. 241 00:22:54,664 --> 00:23:01,859 She is so holy that they do not kill animals. They are vegetarians. 242 00:23:04,093 --> 00:23:08,554 The area is too big divine for complete exhaustion. 243 00:23:08,991 --> 00:23:13,067 Last me a few hundred meters away. 244 00:23:13,593 --> 00:23:16,342 I don't know if it is it's because of a cold or altitude. 245 00:23:16,826 --> 00:23:19,225 This is acclimatization 246 00:23:19,724 --> 00:23:24,160 to much more areas to which we will go. 247 00:23:24,873 --> 00:23:30,010 We are going to a much higher Everest and I hope it's not altitude sickness. 248 00:23:30,567 --> 00:23:34,846 I am completely exhausted. I had to give someone a backpack. 249 00:23:35,387 --> 00:23:39,120 I became like a patient being carried uphill. 250 00:23:41,615 --> 00:23:43,646 What a mess! 251 00:23:45,715 --> 00:23:47,780 Cut to the landscape�. 252 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:03,701 It took me another hour to arrive to Machhapuchhre base camp, 253 00:24:03,826 --> 00:24:06,732 in which everyone is were uncontrollably happy. 254 00:24:19,927 --> 00:24:24,787 Wongchu, thank you. I wouldn't have made it without you. 255 00:24:25,575 --> 00:24:30,413 Sorry, this is a va� �ator. - I just want to crash somewhere. 256 00:24:31,620 --> 00:24:35,372 Va� �ator. Here you go. - Wonderful. 257 00:24:36,123 --> 00:24:41,438 I have no energy at the moment study. I'm glad we're here. 258 00:24:41,957 --> 00:24:45,748 Look. Fantastic. - Here you go. 259 00:24:52,566 --> 00:24:54,706 It was almost worth it. 260 00:25:02,856 --> 00:25:06,289 Thanks. He is excellent. -Thanks. Do you want more? 261 00:25:06,681 --> 00:25:08,886 No, no. Just this. 262 00:25:09,969 --> 00:25:12,598 My lungs tell me that we are high. 263 00:25:13,027 --> 00:25:17,755 We are located at 3650 m and the view Annapurna is a true discovery. 264 00:25:18,550 --> 00:25:22,386 Nine peaks are higher than 7000 m. 265 00:25:22,981 --> 00:25:26,413 It's on the left Hiunchuli - peak on our trail. 266 00:25:26,881 --> 00:25:29,275 Tracks? Can you go there? 267 00:25:29,781 --> 00:25:33,967 Individuals can to climb with �erpa. 268 00:25:34,805 --> 00:25:39,724 It seems scary to me. - The ascent takes several days. 269 00:25:41,156 --> 00:25:45,102 There are huge ones snowy parts along the rim. 270 00:25:45,601 --> 00:25:49,928 From the Annapurna camp we will be able to see glaciers. 271 00:25:51,373 --> 00:25:56,230 Great! Now I have a feeling that we are in the Himalayas. I haven't so far. 272 00:25:56,661 --> 00:26:01,763 We were on the Karakoram and Hindu Kush, but this is the real deal. 273 00:26:03,072 --> 00:26:06,801 Cough attack again in the Himalayas. 274 00:26:11,421 --> 00:26:13,477 Can I come over? 275 00:26:28,762 --> 00:26:31,807 During the night my cold subsided. 276 00:26:32,244 --> 00:26:35,533 While Mingmar was shaking �ator to check if I'm here, 277 00:26:35,913 --> 00:26:39,216 I was meeting with fellow mountaineers. 278 00:26:42,515 --> 00:26:47,413 Your friend is climbing Annapurna? - Yes, he is the leader of the expedition. 279 00:26:47,838 --> 00:26:55,031 It is the last mountain of 8000 m. - Did they climb? 280 00:26:55,526 --> 00:26:59,862 The southern slope of Annapurna is the last 8000 m in Nepal, in the world. 281 00:27:00,254 --> 00:27:03,764 And did he succeed? Did he make it to the top? 282 00:27:04,296 --> 00:27:06,665 I hope so. - We don't know. 283 00:27:07,151 --> 00:27:10,192 Tomorrow. - So that's it exciting day for you. 284 00:27:10,647 --> 00:27:13,779 Yes, the biggest. - Fantastic. 285 00:27:14,295 --> 00:27:17,677 I hope he succeeded. - See you. 286 00:27:18,208 --> 00:27:22,484 I wish you a good ascent. I hope your friend made it. 287 00:27:23,078 --> 00:27:25,166 Thanks. - See you. 288 00:27:29,004 --> 00:27:35,930 Real hikers. I'm just a desperate fraud, but what is is is. 289 00:27:38,644 --> 00:27:42,459 On Annapurna maybe the sun is shining, but it's very cold. 290 00:27:42,934 --> 00:27:45,509 Carriers are still available dressed as in the plains 291 00:27:45,976 --> 00:27:48,598 They carry up to 40 kg. 292 00:27:53,438 --> 00:27:56,965 Here. I barely lifted. 293 00:27:58,943 --> 00:28:01,535 Thanks. Oh God! 294 00:28:02,626 --> 00:28:04,759 Incredibly. 295 00:28:05,620 --> 00:28:08,519 Superhuman. I don't see how the body can do that. 296 00:28:08,941 --> 00:28:13,845 Once he picks it up, it's okay. Smile. Good. 297 00:28:14,827 --> 00:28:18,446 Well, congratulations. Respect. 298 00:28:20,468 --> 00:28:23,576 And I don't even carry a toothbrush. 299 00:29:14,020 --> 00:29:17,797 Unbelievable, it seems is over. Annapurna Base Camp. 300 00:29:19,635 --> 00:29:23,866 Despite the fact that almost yesterday if I hadn't collapsed, I would have succeeded. 301 00:29:24,473 --> 00:29:28,417 The place is beautiful. And I would miss all of this. 302 00:29:28,904 --> 00:29:32,348 Annapurna 1, 2, 3 and 4. How useless! 303 00:29:32,835 --> 00:29:37,224 Look. Wonderful. I think I will go there. 304 00:29:37,731 --> 00:29:39,836 I have a feeling that I will succeed. 305 00:30:07,249 --> 00:30:11,007 This is our symbol achieved in the last five days. 306 00:30:11,327 --> 00:30:13,427 This is the peak of Annapurna. 307 00:30:13,737 --> 00:30:17,655 The scene is really powerful, it takes your breath away. 308 00:30:20,382 --> 00:30:24,096 And apart from everything, I feel that me Annapurna well prepared. 309 00:30:24,521 --> 00:30:29,417 I know what to expect when we leave to Kathmandu, Everest and beyond. 310 00:30:35,618 --> 00:30:39,570 After the wilderness and the mountains, Kathmandu comes as �ok. 311 00:30:39,939 --> 00:30:44,913 One million people live in the capital, it was built in a wide valley of the Himalayas. 312 00:30:56,477 --> 00:30:59,000 Kathmandu is used to the crowd. 313 00:30:59,489 --> 00:31:02,981 It is a gathering place traders from India and Tibet. 314 00:31:03,588 --> 00:31:06,914 When Nepal opened up the world during the 1960s, 315 00:31:07,379 --> 00:31:11,688 tolerance attracted the hippies and launched an invasion of tourists. 316 00:31:13,213 --> 00:31:17,257 For me, a wonderful surprise represents the beauty of old buildings. 317 00:31:18,689 --> 00:31:20,907 This is the work of the Newar people. 318 00:31:21,406 --> 00:31:24,417 They made it up pagodas and brought them to China. 319 00:31:35,436 --> 00:31:38,176 On Durbar Square in the old city of Patan, 320 00:31:38,645 --> 00:31:42,681 local editor Kundar Dixit explains the rich heritage. 321 00:31:43,371 --> 00:31:47,096 A mixture in the Kathmandu valley, which makes it unique, 322 00:31:47,581 --> 00:31:50,578 it is a mixture Hinduism and Buddhism 323 00:31:51,061 --> 00:31:54,369 who gave birth to this one tantric art. 324 00:32:01,562 --> 00:32:05,757 Is this still a living place? Do people still come to pray? 325 00:32:06,253 --> 00:32:12,950 This is not a museum. It is said that there are more temples than houses 326 00:32:13,553 --> 00:32:15,632 and more gods than men. 327 00:32:16,050 --> 00:32:20,438 That has changed. This is it A living place. People come to pray. 328 00:32:20,963 --> 00:32:23,038 They live in the area. 329 00:32:28,841 --> 00:32:31,275 And trade is also carried out. 330 00:32:31,917 --> 00:32:36,673 Nepal's fondness for tourism it is clear, but there are clouds. 331 00:32:37,172 --> 00:32:41,418 You see that the job it goes worse. -Really? I don't see. 332 00:32:41,946 --> 00:32:46,832 I hear he is suffering a lot because of the problem with the Maoists. 333 00:32:47,313 --> 00:32:52,399 And because of that, but after 9/11 tourism is in decline all over the world. 334 00:32:53,754 --> 00:32:58,128 There is a great fear that it will Maoists take the fight to the city. 335 00:32:58,874 --> 00:33:04,567 Will there be a compromise? -That. There is no military solution. 336 00:33:05,020 --> 00:33:09,031 In fact, they are both parties said that there is no military solution. 337 00:33:09,435 --> 00:33:13,247 This is a very difficult war in a very the problematic province. 338 00:33:13,863 --> 00:33:16,359 No one will win, and the earth will perish. 339 00:33:21,155 --> 00:33:23,555 It is safe for you exciting as a journalist. 340 00:33:24,051 --> 00:33:28,902 You think you are ready for an important role in the debate? 341 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:35,626 We started the paper 4 years ago, when everything went downhill. 342 00:33:36,178 --> 00:33:39,562 Maybe it's us partly responsible for this. 343 00:33:40,056 --> 00:33:43,223 I think this is it a very exciting period. 344 00:33:43,769 --> 00:33:47,537 Nepalese press he had never been freer. 345 00:33:48,249 --> 00:33:54,318 There were obstacles in reporting about monarchy, religion... 346 00:33:54,908 --> 00:33:58,793 That is no more. And that is a real paradox. 347 00:33:59,308 --> 00:34:04,516 There's a rebellion going on, and the press is completely free. 348 00:34:05,020 --> 00:34:08,921 The prime minister was dismissed, the parliament is falling apart, but the press is free. 349 00:34:10,002 --> 00:34:16,093 That's why the challenge is to use it freedom to introduce changes, 350 00:34:16,561 --> 00:34:20,666 social and political, i To spread awareness about human rights. 351 00:34:22,819 --> 00:34:26,454 We were told that there will be dinner the king attends the ceremony. 352 00:34:27,652 --> 00:34:29,728 Insurance is great. 353 00:34:29,975 --> 00:34:33,670 King Gyanendra came to throne less than three years ago 354 00:34:34,018 --> 00:34:37,635 after the prince killed nine family members. 355 00:34:38,463 --> 00:34:41,586 It's on everyone's mind assassination threat. 356 00:34:43,705 --> 00:34:47,972 This ceremony in which the king receives the blessings of Goddess Bhadrakali 357 00:34:48,419 --> 00:34:51,379 is considered great advertisement of the threatened monarchy. 358 00:34:57,219 --> 00:35:00,319 Judges in order in front palace the next morning, 359 00:35:00,803 --> 00:35:03,188 The monarchy still has supporters. 360 00:35:03,677 --> 00:35:07,962 With P. Pande, the king's cousin, I'm in line for the blessing 361 00:35:08,450 --> 00:35:11,212 on the important Hindu festival Dasain. 362 00:35:23,219 --> 00:35:26,515 A bit like receptionist when there is a lot of work, 363 00:35:26,980 --> 00:35:30,146 The king puts ticks on the head of his people. 364 00:35:42,126 --> 00:35:45,748 Tika - whey mixture, rice powder and red color 365 00:35:46,212 --> 00:35:48,652 is applied in hierarchical order. 366 00:35:49,138 --> 00:35:53,047 Ministers, politicians, Wives of politicians, military generals 367 00:35:53,498 --> 00:35:57,217 And, to the king's surprise, English television presenters. 368 00:36:00,225 --> 00:36:02,939 Michael Palin... BBC... 369 00:36:03,976 --> 00:36:06,043 Your Highness... 370 00:36:06,168 --> 00:36:08,228 And we will shake hands. 371 00:36:09,043 --> 00:36:11,337 I hope you enjoy at the festival. - Of course. 372 00:36:11,772 --> 00:36:14,765 We will also enjoy in the rest of Nepal. Thank you. 373 00:36:23,990 --> 00:36:26,320 One, two, three... 374 00:36:28,314 --> 00:36:30,687 In addition to receiving a blessing, 375 00:36:31,155 --> 00:36:34,989 Nepalese only for Dasaina time they are allowed to gamble. 376 00:36:35,581 --> 00:36:39,667 How do you count that? has? -1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 377 00:36:40,104 --> 00:36:43,070 Eight is divisible with four. -Good. 378 00:36:44,257 --> 00:36:46,257 Now he took everyone's money. 379 00:36:46,598 --> 00:36:51,010 �shells are thrown as dice and bet how they will fall. 380 00:36:51,431 --> 00:36:54,505 1, 2, 3... 5, 6! 381 00:36:57,219 --> 00:36:59,760 The problem is that only one man gets it. 382 00:37:01,041 --> 00:37:03,137 He got it again? 383 00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:06,992 Why? 384 00:37:09,925 --> 00:37:12,266 He's following me, I think he's playing tricks on me�. 385 00:37:12,766 --> 00:37:15,187 You invited me. He's playing pranks on me. 386 00:37:15,604 --> 00:37:19,554 Your husband is a banker. It's attractive British investment in the country. 387 00:37:20,069 --> 00:37:22,102 I don't know. 388 00:37:27,181 --> 00:37:32,139 He follows me in the morning more sober temple at Pashupatinath. 389 00:37:32,764 --> 00:37:38,583 90% of Nepalese are Hindus and this is the holiest temple outside India. 390 00:37:39,571 --> 00:37:43,548 On the other side of the river are the ghats, where public burnings take place. 391 00:37:46,414 --> 00:37:50,052 The complex includes and chambers where the priests 392 00:37:50,469 --> 00:37:54,124 consecrated lives They live in public isolation. 393 00:37:54,684 --> 00:37:58,086 What is this? It resembles a�ram for priests. 394 00:37:58,777 --> 00:38:01,217 That. - Sadhus. 395 00:38:01,748 --> 00:38:05,867 These people gave up of the entire property. 396 00:38:07,883 --> 00:38:11,785 And consecrated life the temple? - And God lives. 397 00:38:12,317 --> 00:38:15,967 They are trained as alive. They act like that. 398 00:38:18,026 --> 00:38:21,247 The living God covers himself with ashes. 399 00:38:23,957 --> 00:38:27,112 How much do you have year? - I am 56 years old. 400 00:38:27,528 --> 00:38:30,725 56 years. And 20 you have been here for years. -That. 401 00:38:31,131 --> 00:38:34,145 And before that you were sad? 402 00:38:35,006 --> 00:38:38,885 I'm alone now 35 years. - 35 years? 403 00:38:40,368 --> 00:38:45,830 He is 86 year. -86? Respect. 404 00:38:46,501 --> 00:38:50,056 And this hair is 66 years old. 405 00:38:52,426 --> 00:38:57,660 86 years without a pension. -Incredibly. Look. 406 00:38:58,298 --> 00:39:01,380 He is very thin. He is very thin. 407 00:39:01,972 --> 00:39:05,014 Are you strong? Is it strong? 408 00:39:05,717 --> 00:39:10,756 It is. He deals yoga. -Does yoga. 409 00:39:11,895 --> 00:39:14,660 Yoga? I won't let him do it if he doesn't want to. 410 00:39:32,740 --> 00:39:35,938 I hope so he can cross his leg at the age of 86. 411 00:39:44,894 --> 00:39:47,183 There is life on the piers, 412 00:39:47,634 --> 00:39:51,897 Funeral pyres and workers they work hard to meet the demand. 413 00:39:55,313 --> 00:40:00,257 Every Hindu believer He wants to come to Pashupatinath. 414 00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:02,969 This is the place for cremation. 415 00:40:03,453 --> 00:40:08,216 Sons go barefoot and they bring the body to Pashupatinath. 416 00:40:08,647 --> 00:40:12,392 They walk through barefoot town and bring the body here? 417 00:40:12,828 --> 00:40:16,796 In the Hindu religion there is none burial? Just cremation? 418 00:40:22,397 --> 00:40:24,580 They also shave their heads. 419 00:40:25,293 --> 00:40:29,317 It is with men a shaved head is a sign of shame. 420 00:40:31,330 --> 00:40:33,786 When they died �members of the royal family, 421 00:40:34,328 --> 00:40:37,544 were they all cremated at the same time? 422 00:40:38,027 --> 00:40:40,519 There are five of them cremated here same day. 423 00:40:41,012 --> 00:40:44,982 It was very sad and unbelievable. 424 00:40:45,812 --> 00:40:50,256 Everyone was traumatized, yes I say. The entire Nepalese nation. 425 00:41:19,771 --> 00:41:23,633 There is no more this morning hesitation and procrastination. 426 00:41:24,087 --> 00:41:27,692 We can't delay any longer the hardest part of the hard way. 427 00:41:28,442 --> 00:41:31,359 It was time to cross the Himalayas. 428 00:41:34,093 --> 00:41:37,523 From Kathmandu let's go north across the border 429 00:41:38,018 --> 00:41:40,595 from the land of Maoists to the land of Mao, 430 00:41:41,093 --> 00:41:45,566 We will turn to Lhasa and arrive at the base camp on the north side of Everest. 431 00:41:50,765 --> 00:41:55,566 The mountains are getting closer as we enter to the last bend in Nepal, 432 00:41:56,038 --> 00:41:59,801 at the bottom of the valley I throw first view of Tibet. 433 00:42:03,493 --> 00:42:07,597 At its border now the red Chinese flag is flying. 434 00:42:09,082 --> 00:42:11,888 This is a special place. 435 00:42:12,398 --> 00:42:17,630 This is the bridge of friendship which connects Nepal and China. 436 00:42:18,095 --> 00:42:22,105 This is one of two crossing in the province of the Himalayas. 437 00:42:22,522 --> 00:42:26,926 The second is the Khunjerab crossing on the way for Karakoram, which is blocked. 438 00:42:27,333 --> 00:42:30,608 This is the only way to the Himalayas. 439 00:42:33,502 --> 00:42:36,953 I'll never know why we are trying to enter China backwards. 440 00:42:37,419 --> 00:42:40,258 It's all part the usual confusions at the border. 441 00:42:40,834 --> 00:42:44,561 Maybe I don't know where I'm going, but I know what I'm leaving behind. 442 00:42:44,982 --> 00:42:47,200 Thank you very much. - You're welcome. 443 00:42:47,591 --> 00:42:50,347 Thank you for being you brought me what will happen now? 444 00:42:51,006 --> 00:42:54,469 Wongchu, say goodbye. Don't leave me here! 445 00:42:56,983 --> 00:43:00,461 How can I do without you? What is your message? 446 00:43:00,688 --> 00:43:02,789 Always eat food. 447 00:43:03,249 --> 00:43:05,721 Eat and drink. -All right. But without alcohol. 448 00:43:06,299 --> 00:43:08,339 There is no alcohol on the mountain. 449 00:43:13,318 --> 00:43:18,138 After the border, they will be amazed we climb quickly from the green valleys 450 00:43:18,605 --> 00:43:22,044 to the Tibetan Plateau where the landscape resembles the Moon. 451 00:43:27,014 --> 00:43:29,418 They call this the Roof of the World. 452 00:43:29,905 --> 00:43:33,520 There are no next weeks descend below a height of 4000 m. 453 00:43:51,600 --> 00:43:54,834 Prayer flags that characterize the transitions show that, 454 00:43:55,345 --> 00:44:00,137 despite� the efforts of the Chinese in the 60s and in the 70s, religion still exists here. 455 00:44:01,075 --> 00:44:04,534 It doesn't just exist a land called Tibet. 456 00:44:05,126 --> 00:44:09,244 Now we are in the officially named In the Tibet Autonomous Region, 457 00:44:09,711 --> 00:44:12,256 part of the People's Republic of China. 458 00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:16,721 Whatever you call it, it is a land of superlatives. 459 00:44:20,121 --> 00:44:22,121 Watch this. 460 00:44:26,297 --> 00:44:29,953 Big moment - mine first view of Everest. 461 00:44:30,463 --> 00:44:33,284 Except in the photos in restaurants and the like. 462 00:44:34,675 --> 00:44:37,465 This is a magnificent, powerful view. 463 00:44:38,048 --> 00:44:41,116 It is the heart of the Himalayas. 464 00:44:41,849 --> 00:44:46,250 Great mountains - Four or five of them are higher than 8000 m. 465 00:44:46,770 --> 00:44:50,496 Everest gently touches the cloud. 466 00:44:51,317 --> 00:44:56,374 An epic view. It really paid off. 467 00:44:56,923 --> 00:44:59,399 I have never been at a higher altitude. 468 00:45:00,136 --> 00:45:06,376 I am now at 5300 m, slightly more than 17,000 feet. 469 00:45:07,011 --> 00:45:09,030 The first big mountain. 470 00:45:09,429 --> 00:45:11,956 And the sun is shining! Incredibly! 471 00:45:12,519 --> 00:45:14,831 Now let's just get there. 472 00:45:21,129 --> 00:45:24,023 Everything is cruelly different here. 473 00:45:24,623 --> 00:45:27,654 From the appearance of the house - white in Buddhist style, 474 00:45:28,140 --> 00:45:31,586 to the appearance of the people who are Mongols, not Indians. 475 00:45:49,194 --> 00:45:51,927 The celebration has just started in the village. 476 00:45:52,520 --> 00:45:56,484 My Tibetan guide� Migmar he says it can last for days. 477 00:46:08,084 --> 00:46:11,470 We have to hire yaks from the local population. 478 00:46:11,595 --> 00:46:13,595 Jacob? - Yes. 479 00:46:13,979 --> 00:46:16,621 Tibet is difficult get permission to record 480 00:46:17,245 --> 00:46:20,228 and everything we do will be under strict supervision. 481 00:46:20,692 --> 00:46:25,606 As Migmar explains the plans, The feeling of adventure is getting stronger. 482 00:46:26,369 --> 00:46:32,752 Between the camp on Everest and the monastery are 8 km away. 483 00:46:33,323 --> 00:46:36,511 We have to hire Jacob from the monastery 484 00:46:37,055 --> 00:46:39,579 to carry for us equipment to camp on Everest. 485 00:46:40,047 --> 00:46:42,057 Yaks don't mind height? 486 00:46:42,449 --> 00:46:45,180 I can survive on high altitude and cold. 487 00:46:45,668 --> 00:46:49,268 Jak likes heights. - Yes, that's right. 488 00:46:49,802 --> 00:46:53,403 If they go down, they are not very good. 489 00:46:55,913 --> 00:46:58,643 The road brings us closer base on Everest. 490 00:46:59,189 --> 00:47:03,996 The Chinese raised it in honor of the successful ascent in 1960. 491 00:47:05,668 --> 00:47:10,030 Rongbuk �ine monastery, half a street, inn 492 00:47:10,514 --> 00:47:14,820 and incredible view of the highest point on the planet. 493 00:47:16,874 --> 00:47:20,112 This is the monastery at its largest altitude in the world. 494 00:47:20,607 --> 00:47:24,258 It has just been updated to in place of the older one that was destroyed 495 00:47:24,761 --> 00:47:28,580 during the cultural revolution, along with hundreds of others in Tibet. 496 00:47:30,109 --> 00:47:33,493 The monastery is home for 30 monks and 30 nuns. 497 00:47:59,424 --> 00:48:01,964 It is hard to imagine that dedication 498 00:48:02,525 --> 00:48:06,066 which enables them to survive harsh cold and isolation. 499 00:48:06,675 --> 00:48:10,594 This is very cold place. I brought you this. 500 00:48:11,109 --> 00:48:14,103 The gift I give gives a hint to the elder. 501 00:48:18,187 --> 00:48:21,526 It's a thangka, painted scroll from Kathmandu. 502 00:48:22,041 --> 00:48:24,917 Depicts Buddha, the Enlightened One. 503 00:48:33,121 --> 00:48:35,348 They look at him with true love. 504 00:48:35,919 --> 00:48:39,830 The harder life is for them, the closer they are to understanding it. 505 00:48:43,366 --> 00:48:46,305 I don't know what to do Buddha thought of an inn. 506 00:48:46,861 --> 00:48:50,215 It is led by monks and, the mildest that said, it is quite spartan. 507 00:48:50,685 --> 00:48:53,382 I strive for it Everest is close to me. 508 00:48:53,896 --> 00:48:58,613 The weather promises an ascent to the camp tomorrow, Sunday. 509 00:49:00,796 --> 00:49:03,945 The good news is that we have them means of transport arrived. 510 00:49:21,181 --> 00:49:25,705 When you are near Everest, the only problem is that 511 00:49:26,719 --> 00:49:29,812 you are on a big one altitude, so there is little oxygen 512 00:49:30,338 --> 00:49:32,920 and you have to breathe fast. 513 00:49:33,426 --> 00:49:37,674 When you doze off, suddenly wake up and fight for air, 514 00:49:38,173 --> 00:49:40,462 wouldn't you breathed that oxygen. 515 00:49:40,964 --> 00:49:45,276 It is very uncomfortable at night. I know Everest is out there, 516 00:49:45,782 --> 00:49:49,213 but I would trade him for something down-to-earth 517 00:49:49,782 --> 00:49:52,351 with shower and toilet. 518 00:50:15,785 --> 00:50:18,329 The next morning, the conditions are perfect. 519 00:50:23,351 --> 00:50:29,122 Prayers for our safety attached are that the winds carry them to God. 520 00:50:33,395 --> 00:50:35,615 Movement is still hard, 521 00:50:36,158 --> 00:50:40,665 but it is moving towards Everest, I feel that the adrenaline will beat the altitude. 522 00:51:22,956 --> 00:51:25,282 I don't know if they are in to the yaks, Everest 523 00:51:25,750 --> 00:51:30,043 or the fact that I didn't freeze, but I really enjoy this. 524 00:51:30,576 --> 00:51:33,661 We are at a higher altitude than Annapurna and so far I'm fine. 525 00:51:34,207 --> 00:51:37,606 I think I will see a little higher than Everest. I'll see you. 526 00:51:39,653 --> 00:51:41,744 wait! 527 00:52:05,437 --> 00:52:09,499 He does Sunday lunch is at an altitude of 5200 m. 528 00:52:19,901 --> 00:52:22,336 We call this black tea. 529 00:52:23,222 --> 00:52:25,388 Sampa and butter. 530 00:52:25,770 --> 00:52:27,894 They lead a very simple life. 531 00:52:28,214 --> 00:52:30,870 It's the same in the countryside or here. 532 00:52:31,540 --> 00:52:35,269 For breakfast, lunch and dinner, we almost always eat sampa. 533 00:52:35,764 --> 00:52:38,748 What is sampa? I am. - I am. 534 00:52:39,179 --> 00:52:41,741 Is it to eat or drink? 535 00:52:42,269 --> 00:52:45,717 He eats. Here's the black tea. -Thanks. 536 00:52:49,642 --> 00:52:53,098 Would you like butter from Jacob's milk? -Into that? That. 537 00:52:53,608 --> 00:52:57,724 Taken in a bit butter from yak's milk. 538 00:53:00,719 --> 00:53:03,340 Does it taste better or worse? 539 00:53:07,071 --> 00:53:09,094 Thank you. 540 00:53:10,072 --> 00:53:13,586 They lived. Thank you all very much 541 00:53:14,456 --> 00:53:16,550 Why did you bring us here? 542 00:53:17,176 --> 00:53:19,436 I don't think I will continue. 543 00:53:20,754 --> 00:53:22,754 Is it good? 544 00:53:23,206 --> 00:53:26,669 It is. It's salty. Salted tea. 545 00:53:33,125 --> 00:53:38,207 Do they have anything but Want to refresh them along the way? 546 00:53:39,557 --> 00:53:43,137 They have �ang, a beer made from je�m. 547 00:53:43,526 --> 00:53:45,610 Beer. -�ang. 548 00:53:45,883 --> 00:53:48,992 Is it good? The tea was good. 549 00:53:49,458 --> 00:53:51,468 Would you like to try it? - I will. 550 00:53:53,203 --> 00:53:55,226 A very attractive bottle. 551 00:53:56,855 --> 00:54:01,160 What is it made of? Fermented seed? 552 00:54:02,544 --> 00:54:06,569 Nice, a little �eng. They lived. 553 00:54:08,816 --> 00:54:11,717 Until the end. After all, as they say in the Sahara. 554 00:54:19,194 --> 00:54:23,344 It's cold. cold, strong and it has an apple taste. 555 00:54:24,165 --> 00:54:26,946 Do you think I'm an alcoholic? 556 00:54:30,407 --> 00:54:33,203 We usually do like this. - What are you doing? 557 00:54:33,793 --> 00:54:35,824 The first is for Buddha. 558 00:54:36,290 --> 00:54:41,253 Another for God. Third for heaven. Then you can... 559 00:54:41,984 --> 00:54:44,021 Three times. -All right. 560 00:54:45,307 --> 00:54:48,182 The first is for Chomolungma. - I need to take off my gloves. 561 00:54:48,735 --> 00:54:53,765 The first is for Chomolungma, as the Tibetans call Everest. 562 00:54:54,323 --> 00:54:56,801 For Chomolungma! All right? 563 00:54:57,915 --> 00:55:00,410 The second one is for Buddha? -That. 564 00:55:00,951 --> 00:55:04,321 For the great Buddha. - The third is for people. 565 00:55:04,931 --> 00:55:07,427 For people? The third is for people. 566 00:55:09,328 --> 00:55:12,297 So. And then I drink. 567 00:55:17,115 --> 00:55:21,606 It's good. Like beer from apple-flavored ginger. 568 00:55:22,080 --> 00:55:24,600 It doesn't work very well. Is it strong? - Very strong. 569 00:55:41,267 --> 00:55:46,524 The greatest achievements from childhood to us is the conquest of Everest in 1953, 570 00:55:47,003 --> 00:55:50,674 but I remember that me additionally fascinated by the idea 571 00:55:51,152 --> 00:55:54,416 that Everest could have been won 30 years before that. 572 00:55:55,166 --> 00:55:58,546 A guy named George Mallory in 1924 573 00:55:59,077 --> 00:56:02,934 camped here in an attempt ascent over the northern slope. 574 00:56:03,735 --> 00:56:07,906 A few weeks after his partner Andrew Irvine and he are married 575 00:56:08,409 --> 00:56:12,405 as they disappear in a cloud of several hundreds of meters from the top of Everest. 576 00:56:12,853 --> 00:56:15,457 None of them have been seen anymore. 577 00:56:16,284 --> 00:56:20,841 It is a great mystery whether they climbed to Everest in 1924 or not. 578 00:56:21,353 --> 00:56:25,004 I will not try that something. We need to see the Himalayas. 579 00:56:26,080 --> 00:56:29,330 I think I'm going to give up here at base camp. 580 00:56:30,193 --> 00:56:34,851 But yak chasers are like that nice that we will extend it a little longer. 581 00:57:04,294 --> 00:57:06,863 About attractiveness Everest has been written about a lot 582 00:57:07,342 --> 00:57:09,558 and although I don't have strength to jump, 583 00:57:10,139 --> 00:57:14,091 I feel that my heart is racing house as we approach the mountain. 584 00:57:14,791 --> 00:57:20,062 It is understandable if we forget that Everest is named after a cartographer 585 00:57:20,808 --> 00:57:24,291 So we address this mighty mountain by her Tibetan name, 586 00:57:24,776 --> 00:57:28,111 Chomolungma - Earth mother goddess. 587 00:57:45,833 --> 00:57:49,057 In the next episode I cross the Tibetan Plateau. 588 00:57:49,886 --> 00:57:52,365 I will take a peek into the great monasteries. 589 00:57:53,992 --> 00:57:56,845 I will land in Lhasa, Forbidden city. 590 00:57:57,439 --> 00:58:01,538 Watch the debate about kung fu and spin the prayer drum. 591 00:58:02,505 --> 00:58:04,833 I will try my hand at construction dance. 592 00:58:05,559 --> 00:58:07,777 Ice Pilgrims. 593 00:58:08,244 --> 00:58:10,574 Sacred lakes on the roof of the world. 594 00:58:11,188 --> 00:58:15,593 Tibetan equivalent Eurovision songs. 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