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Elbrus and Everest are the highest peaks in Europe and Asia. Few challenge the Roof of the World, and for some, Elbrus is an unattainable dream.

In this video, we will show and tell about two deadly ascents: Everest 10 MAY 1996 and Elbrus 23 September 2021, which turned out to be similar in many details of these tragedies: the number of deaths, bad weather, the actions of guides, public outcry.
Let's talk about the versions of what happened and the conclusions that can be drawn.

Mountaineering is becoming more and more attractive for beginners, and modern equipment technologies and developed infrastructure enable people to successfully conquer mountains without proper preparation. At the same time, the lack of time sometimes forces people to try to climb into a narrow weather window. Sometimes the stakes are raised to the limit. And as in these cases, the risk is excessive.
It is critically important for future and current climbers to study tragic cases and draw conclusions so as not to put their lives and the lives of their group in mortal danger.

Timecodes:

0:00 Start
0:22 intro
01:30 First story (Everest 05.10.1996)
09:40 Second story (Elbrus 23.09.2021)
18:33 Conclusion