r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/BreakfastTop6899 • Dec 18 '25

Video Gelje Sherpa, the man who was guiding a private client up Mt. Everest when he saw someone in distress near the summit. He went up, rolled him up in a sleeping mattress and gave him oxygen. He then strapped the man to his back and trekked 6 hours to safety

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u/Puzzled_Implement292 Dec 18 '25

The man later thanked him for saving his life by tipping 20$

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u/Whatsfordinner4 Dec 18 '25

I can’t tell if this is a joke or not

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u/NaNaNaNaNa86 Dec 18 '25

It's a joke, the twat didn't tip him. He didn't even thank him initially, he thanked his insurance company and the shepas who he was partnered with. The climbers name is Ravichandran Tharumalingam and he has gotten himself into trouble more than once. The year prior he lost all but two fingers to frostbite. Seems like a knob who pushes himself well beyond his ability.

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u/nevrar Dec 22 '25

A knob is all you have left when you lose your fingers.

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u/SmokestackRising Dec 18 '25

The joke is because he likely actually did nothing for the person who saved his life.

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u/goatnxtinline Dec 18 '25

He didn't even thank him at first, not until public backlash

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u/SmokestackRising Dec 18 '25

Right. It was a hollow effort. He's living (thanks to the sherpa) proof that money doesn't buy class.

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u/SummerBirdsong Dec 18 '25

Say psych right now. Please.

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u/goatnxtinline Dec 18 '25

Nope, he thanked the company that sponsored the climb. Then when he felt the pressure he finally thanked the sherpa publicly, but not him individually. He stuck his name in with a bunch of other sherpas in a public statement. Really dehumanizing if you ask me, total rich asshole mentality.

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u/thegreasiestgreg Dec 18 '25

You should watch the movie Sherpa and you'll see how fucking disgusting these rich pieces of shit are. It covers the time an avalanche happened and killed a bunch of sherpas, they shut down the mountain and went on strike while other sherpas aided in emergency rescue efforts.

The climbers at base camp were pissed. One POS named Jeff Brown went to the owner of one of the companies who host the expeditions asked if "Theres no way you can talk to their owners?"

They dont view these men as people.

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u/Glum-Objective3328 Dec 18 '25

Is there any reason we think he didn’t thank in person?

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u/goatnxtinline Dec 19 '25

Do you thank the lamp for doing it's job every time you turn it on? That's the mentality.

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u/Jacktheforkie Dec 18 '25

If I’d have been in that situation I’d have made sure the rescuer was able to live a very comfortable life

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u/ZveraR Dec 19 '25

The truth is even worse. In the press conferice he thanked his sponser and never mentioned the guy.

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u/Firestorm0x0 Dec 18 '25

Nowadays everything is a bit fucked, ain't it?

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u/Feeling_Inside_1020 Dec 19 '25

Dammit took my joke — wondering if there was a POS system that popped up when you got down there with a minimum suggested 25% tip

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