Devon Lévesque
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Well, you know, it's, you have to go past people. It was what I was saying earlier in the podcast. You have to literally, Gary, I have to, I have a, I have a carabiner attached to the line and I have to, my stomach to your stomach, I have to come around you and put my other carabiner around. Every person, hundreds of people, you have to go around and you have this much to step on. And guess what?
Well, you know, it's, you have to go past people. It was what I was saying earlier in the podcast. You have to literally, Gary, I have to, I have a, I have a carabiner attached to the line and I have to, my stomach to your stomach, I have to come around you and put my other carabiner around. Every person, hundreds of people, you have to go around and you have this much to step on. And guess what?
Well, you know, it's, you have to go past people. It was what I was saying earlier in the podcast. You have to literally, Gary, I have to, I have a, I have a carabiner attached to the line and I have to, my stomach to your stomach, I have to come around you and put my other carabiner around. Every person, hundreds of people, you have to go around and you have this much to step on. And guess what?
It's a 5,000 foot drop if you fall. So it's terrifying. You're just, there's no way I'm getting down right now. And it's not just a walk in the park. You're going down, you know, the size of buildings, just, you know, trying to pass people, rappelling down. I would go over the Hillary step. After summon, I'm at about 28 and a half thousand feet. I go over the Hillary step.
It's a 5,000 foot drop if you fall. So it's terrifying. You're just, there's no way I'm getting down right now. And it's not just a walk in the park. You're going down, you know, the size of buildings, just, you know, trying to pass people, rappelling down. I would go over the Hillary step. After summon, I'm at about 28 and a half thousand feet. I go over the Hillary step.
It's a 5,000 foot drop if you fall. So it's terrifying. You're just, there's no way I'm getting down right now. And it's not just a walk in the park. You're going down, you know, the size of buildings, just, you know, trying to pass people, rappelling down. I would go over the Hillary step. After summon, I'm at about 28 and a half thousand feet. I go over the Hillary step.
30 minutes later, behind me, boom, the whole thing collapsed. No. Multiple people fell dead. No. Dead. And I'm just like, John, we got to get the fuck out of here. That is insane. I'm getting out of here, my man. Like, I'm not staying on this mountain. I know, you know, people take three, four days to get off Everest. Two, if you're good. I was like, we're out. I'm thinking one day.
30 minutes later, behind me, boom, the whole thing collapsed. No. Multiple people fell dead. No. Dead. And I'm just like, John, we got to get the fuck out of here. That is insane. I'm getting out of here, my man. Like, I'm not staying on this mountain. I know, you know, people take three, four days to get off Everest. Two, if you're good. I was like, we're out. I'm thinking one day.
30 minutes later, behind me, boom, the whole thing collapsed. No. Multiple people fell dead. No. Dead. And I'm just like, John, we got to get the fuck out of here. That is insane. I'm getting out of here, my man. Like, I'm not staying on this mountain. I know, you know, people take three, four days to get off Everest. Two, if you're good. I was like, we're out. I'm thinking one day.
Went down the whole freaking mountain in 20 hours. We were like, see you later.
Went down the whole freaking mountain in 20 hours. We were like, see you later.
Went down the whole freaking mountain in 20 hours. We were like, see you later.
Ice, snow, mother nature.
Ice, snow, mother nature.
Ice, snow, mother nature.
Yeah. yeah and the caribbean didn't didn't hold them to the yeah it must have it must have came out and so and if any families are listening man i you know and and you lost someone on everest like serious condolences because it's like it's it's it's scary man i would never go back there i you know and my blessings go out to everyone that tried but like shoot man it's It's really sad.
Yeah. yeah and the caribbean didn't didn't hold them to the yeah it must have it must have came out and so and if any families are listening man i you know and and you lost someone on everest like serious condolences because it's like it's it's it's scary man i would never go back there i you know and my blessings go out to everyone that tried but like shoot man it's It's really sad.
Yeah. yeah and the caribbean didn't didn't hold them to the yeah it must have it must have came out and so and if any families are listening man i you know and and you lost someone on everest like serious condolences because it's like it's it's it's scary man i would never go back there i you know and my blessings go out to everyone that tried but like shoot man it's It's really sad.
There's good climbers out there. You're not getting to the top of Everest as a bad climber. These are experienced people that have trained their life to do this. It's a sad, sad thing. I don't know. I think if you have a family, if you have a wife or a husband, man, I wouldn't recommend going to Everest. I just wouldn't recommend. I'm not going back. There's also...
There's good climbers out there. You're not getting to the top of Everest as a bad climber. These are experienced people that have trained their life to do this. It's a sad, sad thing. I don't know. I think if you have a family, if you have a wife or a husband, man, I wouldn't recommend going to Everest. I just wouldn't recommend. I'm not going back. There's also...