Awesome interview. Well done by everyone. Mike Groom is the kind of guy you want to climb with if you’re gonna be up on the mountain.

Mike is an awesome and extremely humble man, he and his wife used to come into Snowbiz in Brisbane and challenge me to fit ski boots to his feet :), truly a wonderful Australian. 🏆

Very capitivating Interview , one very easy to listern to down to earth fellow ..

Fantastic interview, Michael is one tough bit of stuff !

Really enjoyed this interview, some fantastic stories from Michael, much respect from Ireland 🇮🇪 !

mike groom is such an inherently decent human being. thanks for a great interview!

Amazing interview, looking forward to reading Michaels book. I thought the Hollywood version of the 96 expedition ‘ Everest’ was complete garbage and the fact the actor playing Michael was told not to consult with him speaks volumes. A movie about Michaels life would be amazing

@theexplorationofeverything7785

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You’re right, a movie about Mike’s life would be great! He’s such a humble and friendly guy who has been on so many incredible adventures.

i watch this over and over again!!!!

Enjoyed that

This is brilliant, great interview, great guy!

absolutely riveting; great job with the interview! Excited to read his book.

Thank you for this video omg Mike is just amazing I could literally listen to his stories for hours I kind of wish there was more but all great things must come to an end. Amazing loved this video definitely one of my favourites. Thanks for sharing this video🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Michael Congratulations on so many achievements. All the best. John Richardson

Great interview, amazing adventures.

Love this pidcast

Amazing adventures and hardship, great interview! 😸

Fascinating stuff!

I could listen to him for another 2 hours

i could listen to him all day!!!

Everest, I mean the 2015 movie was not glorifying at all, it tried to remain respectful to all involved parties and was entertaining at the same time. It made me interested in mountaineering and I return to it from time to time. It's a dramatized story of course, because it's a film. There are other film- or documentary-versions which you can watch if you wish. The 2015 film can serve as an inspiration to inform yourself on a deeper level regarding the events depicted there and about mountaineering in general. It's a fairly good film.

Love this man

How TF do you interview Mike Groom and not talk about the Everest expedition. You asked him about every other climb he did EXCEPT the one he is known for

@Emma-girlll

Жыл бұрын

Hasn’t he said enough about it over the years? It’s nice hearing new stories

@rickardnyberg4899

Жыл бұрын

Mike has given several interviews about the 1996 expedition over the years… I think he was happy to get to talk about something else

@kevinbrooks1104

4 ай бұрын

Probably didn't want to spoil the book , think about it.

How do you deal with the pain? I have the same amputations and my feet have hurt every single day for the last 18 years and im tired. I need help.

What about Neil Beidleman?

In the intro to this it is stated the Groom was the only guide to make it off the mountain alive. That is not true, is it? Neal and Andrei made it off the mountain, too. Maybe you meant from Hall's team? Seems like a significant misstatement though.

@eh3477

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely at least 2 other guides made it off the mountain. He should correct the introduction. Maybe he did just mean the only guide from Rob Hall's team.

@annarozova7292

2 жыл бұрын

Anatoly, not Andrei

@andrewstuart8736

Жыл бұрын

And Neil was a hero.

@andrewstuart8736

Жыл бұрын

Wasn't the only surviving guide. That is a very selfish thing to say. Neil I have met is a ripper bloke also and Atatoly saved three people.

@bettyjane6684

5 ай бұрын

He was the only guide to survive from the Adventure Consultants Guided Expedition led by Rob Hall. But it is untrue of the narrator to say he was the only guide from all of the expeditions to survive the 1996 Mt. Everest climbing disaster.

One of the best podcasts ive ever seen, from the guest to the host.

@theexplorationofeverything7785

4 жыл бұрын

That's really lovely of you to say. It's a lot of fun to make. And Mike is an extraordinary human!!!

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3 жыл бұрын

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@zx4vkfbmxczx4vhkvbkc23

3 жыл бұрын

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This was amazing to listen to. Some people truly have stories to tell that you simply can‘t make up. This deserves sooo many more views

@theexplorationofeverything7785

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Caroline. Mike’s story is amazing! Glad you enjoyed it.

Great video, what an outrageously mad life Michael has lived. Gotta get the book, or are we going to get some more episodes of this man with nine lives!!

When you were a guide on Rob Hall's Everest 96 expedition and that doesn't even rank in your top two perilous adventures, you've lived quite a life!

@peteredwards5298

6 ай бұрын

He left that out because he knowingly left people to die

@moulanakratos

5 ай бұрын

@@peteredwards5298 easy for arm chair high altitude experts like you to say lol.

@peteredwards5298

5 ай бұрын

@@moulanakratos not saying he’s guilty of anything as it’s every man for himself up there but he knowingly left someone on the mountain

@moulanakratos

5 ай бұрын

@@peteredwards5298 he did not have a choice. Beck Weathers was pretty much comatose and blind. No one could have carried him even to BC 4 not even Anatoli who saved 3 others because they were capable of moving. The only reason Beck Weathes is alive is because for some odd reason he woke up and mustered enough energy to descend the mountain.

@glenmcreynolds1818

5 ай бұрын

​@@peteredwards5298 No, he did not. He just understands the definition and role of a guide, and that doesn't include mandatory self sacrifice. I guide is a guide, not a caretaker, not a parent, but a guide. You go up the mountain knowing that if you collapse above 8000m, it's nobody responsibility to sacrifice themselves to save you. Mike wouldn't expect that from his guides, to expect that is what is self absorbed.

Disappointed he didn’t talk about ‘96 Everest ordeal. Would love to hear his version.

Only guide to make it out? And Neil and Anatoli made it out too! Congratulations 🎉 and I’m glad you made it out! Please be careful we need you 😊

Great chinwag and you are running an amazing channel. Subscribed! No offence intended but way to many wows 😅 Love from Tasmania and a hiker of Kunayni/Mt wellington.

I would like to hear more from Mike.

I only just discovered this video recently. It seems like a short-lived podcast, but wow am I glad Mr. Groom was a guest. Would love to see a part 2 episode for more of his stories if ever possible. I could listen to his stories all day! I’d say we need to protect this precious man at all costs, but it seems that he’s done remarkably well at surviving all these wild escapades on his own. Cool guy!

Read his biography a few years back. This man has nine lives! What a story.

Ask Mike if he has ever done much pro press piping or if he prefers to solder it when running copper

Extraordinary man and genuinely good person. I saw him on an interview with 60 Minutes Australia that was about the Everest disaster, I’ve admired him ever since. God bless you Michael💕

To think he did it with out oxygen , baffles the mind . In the mountains there is a phenomenon called purified air. This is the lack of oxygen in the air . It's kind of hard to breathe with out it. That's why people sit down and stop moving , another symptoms is frostbite on the extremities. Affecting the fingertips and toes. Him saying he lost his feet tells me he was awful close to the other side.

What time in this iverview does he talk about the rob hall expedition in 1996?

I click on this and keep pressing fast forward to hear him tell the 1996 Everest story…….aaaaaand they don’t get to it. WTF???

@123canadagirl

3 ай бұрын

You missed some epic stories

What is Mike Grooms book called?

Excellent work. Loving this and only 20 mins in. 🤞✌️

@theexplorationofeverything7785

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. He’s got some fantastic stories.

Why is the interviewer going on and on about himself when its an interview about Groom

I watched this to learn more about the 96 disaster but I'm kind of glad it was hardly covered. There is so much more about Mike's life than that event and this interview covered so much of it. Might look into buying his book.

There were other guides that made it off the mountain. Just the more prominent name wise ones were talked about that didnt.

@marksheehan8026

11 күн бұрын

He was the only AC guide that made it off ,

😮

why so many dislikes?

Hey that's my brother!!! Jk I do have a brother same exact name but in U.S.

كومفر سيشن يه يه كم جلسنا نسمع الاساتذة

Mike Who? Never heard of him?? He did squat on Mt. Everest! in 1996 😂 I think he stayed down in base camp while others rescued people

Subcriber you

Did they agree not to talk about '96 or something? I guess he's sick of it, but he's not really newsworthy without it. All I could think when he was complaining about his frostbite was, "Was it worth it then? And, if not, don't do it!" Sounds a bit full of himself.

@marshalljimduncan

Жыл бұрын

I don't think we'll ever know the truth about what happened on the mountain that night. I've read several books and watched hundreds of videos about that fateful night, and the stories change every time. Even from the same people's relocations...

Nah bro... you and your other 'guides' got nothing to brag about. Kiwi's don't walk away and leave those entrusted to their care - ie living people.. to die. Yeah ... Nah... we don't.

@Dujjajiscoming4u

Жыл бұрын

It’s called the death zone. Decisions can’t be judged jackarse.