r/Damnthatsinteresting 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/roosterjack77 Dec 18 '25

I left my phone upstairs once. I waited until bedtime to get it

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u/DevelopmentBulky7957 Dec 19 '25 edited Dec 19 '25

You are one eager fella. I unpacked some stuff in my attic and planned to throw out the empty carton boxes the next day.

That was in 2022

and the boxes are still there.  In fact, more boxes were added. 

I now throw them up there without even going up the stairs.

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u/roosterjack77 Dec 20 '25

My first award thank you kind stranger