Everything Went Wrong Before He Even Left Base Camp |…

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Before Tim even reached Everest base camp, four separate things went wrong. This is Part One - and it gets worse. Tim Allardyce is a physio from the UK who set out on a Mount Everest expedition in 2026 with a plan. The plan didn't survive contact with reality. In this episode: a back injury days before departure. Lost luggage stranding him in Kathmandu. His climbing Sherpa medically evacuated off the mountain. And an ice tower in the Khumbu Icefall that closed the entire route for three weeks. We also get into what it's actually like to cross the Khumbu Icefall - five aluminium ladders over a crevasse you can't see the bottom of. The only route in or out of Everest base camp in 2026. Every climber who summited crossed this. Multiple times. Parts Two and Part Three coming soon.🎙️ Miss the pre-expedition interview? Part Zero is here: • He blacked out on Ama Dablam. Everest is n... 0:00 - Pre-Everest Catastrophes 06:17 - Journey to Lukla & Early Trekking 08:56 - Island Peak & The Medical Emergency 16:59 - Waiting at Base Camp & Khumbu Icefall Disasters 21:49 - Base Camp Life 28:43 - The Icefall Reopens & The 5 Ladder Crevasse 33:17 - Rotations & Camp Life 39:56 - Solar Valley - Extreme Heat & Sunburn 43:38 - Hygiene & Waste on the Mountain 48:07 - Summing it up Join the Campfire Conversations & get access to all YouTube videos before everyone else: / join FREE Everest Read / Watch guide - https://linktr.ee/michelle.vs.humanity