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[00:00:11] In this episode of Inland Visions, we're heading the call
[00:00:14] of the mountain, but not just any old mountain, behind me here is El
[00:00:18] bruce, Europe's tallest peak where people from all over the
[00:00:22] world come to test their metal, and now it's our turn,
[00:00:26] so join us if you dare.
[00:00:33] a
[00:00:58] of of
[00:01:02] 'Ruslan, they say that no one climbs a mountain
[00:01:05] accidentally. It's a weird phrase, but how do you tell if someone's ready to take
[00:01:09] a peak like el bruce?
[00:01:12] Uh, if we talk about the preparation
[00:01:15] process for climbing Mount El Brows, there's one very important
[00:01:19] marker. It's how you aclimitize to high
[00:01:22] a altitude when you reach 4700 meters. Judging by
[00:01:26] your condition when you reach this point, you're either ready or
[00:01:47] of
[00:01:51] It's surprising, but it
[00:01:55] me happens. Well, talking about
[00:01:56] a climatization, what are the first signs of?
[00:02:00] altitude sickness: here, near Mount
[00:02:03] Elbrose, hotels are located at 1,500
[00:02:07] to 200 meters up, people who've never been at
[00:02:11] high altitudes
[00:02:13] of before, office workers from the city, for example, find themselves an
[00:02:17] unfamiliar environment, there's less oxygen air than what they
[00:02:21] a used to, and they find themselves panting, their
[00:02:25] breath gets short even when they climb a flight of stairs, as
[00:02:29] a result,
[00:02:40] of
[00:02:58] a in
[00:03:06] a
[00:03:38] say climbing the stairs to the 300th floor, so
[00:03:42] being in good shape is key, i'd suggest running
[00:03:46] doing crossfit and cardio workouts, you need to be
[00:03:49] physically active, rule number two is you need
[00:03:53] the right guide, if it's your first time in the mountains and
[00:03:57] you've only watched some videos on youtube,
[00:04:17] of
[00:04:30] of
[00:06:09] What draws you to the mountains? I believe it all stars.
[00:06:12] to how keep you're your breathing evenly,
[00:06:22] walking
[00:06:22] thinking
[00:06:29] where to put your feet, how to get your crampons to
[00:06:32] hold, you filter out everything that is
[00:06:35] unnecessary, you get away from the noise, if you want
[00:06:39] to get to the summit, your consciousness and your world view.
[00:06:43] should be just as expanded as the view from the
[00:06:46] mountaintop,
[00:06:51] so what emotions do the mountains give you that say the city doesn't? let
[00:06:55] me put it this way, it feels like
[00:06:58] home.
[00:07:05] what brings me personally to the mountains is that they give a chance to be
[00:07:08] alone with myself and with nature, to listen to myself.
[00:07:13] We often like that in our lives because we're surrounded by
[00:07:16] information and noise all the
[00:07:18] time.
[00:07:25] You can compare it to psychedelic experience when you're climbing, you're challenging
[00:07:29] yourself. Physical exersion unlocks your unconscious. It's like looking at
[00:07:33] your life from distance. You see everything without
[00:07:36] filters. It's about
[00:07:38] integrity.
[00:07:42] self, but that
[00:07:46] connection doesn't come without risk. any misstep up
[00:07:50] there like ignoring deteriorating weather or not acclimatizing
[00:07:53] properly can have very serious consequences. let's
[00:07:57] find out how to stay one step
[00:07:59] ahead.
[00:08:03] alexander, the weather on El bruce and around the mountain
[00:08:07] can change a matter of minutes. what are the earliest signs of bad weather that
[00:08:11] rescuer can pick up on?
[00:09:12] Yes, there are times when you need to use your best judgment,
[00:09:16] assess your resources and maybe stop your climb in
[00:09:20] order to make it back alive and well. That's very
[00:09:24] important. Many people, especially when they suffer
[00:09:28] from altitude sickness, which is one the dangers of
[00:09:31] elbus, lose their critical thinking
[00:09:33] skills. Someone might sit down thinking they're
[00:09:37] fine, but in reality they're slipping
[00:09:40] away. be aware the danger and of course any
[00:09:44] call up carries a certain level of risk to you guys, the rescue is,
[00:09:48] when do you decide to turn back? Unfortunately, it
[00:09:52] does happen sometimes that we just can't do it. We may
[00:09:56] be unable to get to a personal group. We're ordinary people just
[00:10:00] like everyone else. If there's an emergency at altitude of
[00:10:04] 500 meters, we can't get there in the blink of an
[00:10:08] eye. We always work against distance and
[00:10:11] time. "We need time to get there and provide
[00:10:15] assistance. Sometimes if the weather is too
[00:10:18] bad, we can't approach. We've had such
[00:10:22] incidents and people have died. We
[00:10:26] tried to push through to them, but we couldn't. We're only
[00:10:29] human. Yes, we're prepared and
[00:10:32] equipped. We're only human. And
[00:10:36] what's the most common
[00:10:37] mistake?
[00:10:45] The most typical mistake is not sticking
[00:10:47] to the acclimatization schedule. You can't change how your
[00:10:51] body works. There's not much oxygen up there.
[00:10:55] successful climb to the top requires 7 to 10 days of
[00:10:58] climatization, no less. Another mistake is
[00:11:02] underestimating the
[00:11:03] route.
[00:11:06] requires trecking, not mountaineering, and yet this mountain is challenging and
[00:11:10] dangerous to ascend. You have high radiation
[00:11:14] levels, abrupt weather changes. This
[00:11:17] years your equipment might not be adequate.
[00:11:21] All these things matter and could potentially force you to end.
[00:12:00] 'Roma, so I've been given all this equipment, but it's not much use
[00:12:04] if I don't know
[00:12:04] how to use it, can you please help me, let's
[00:12:08] start, your clothes are okay for a mountain climb, you have
[00:12:12] everything you need, and this is the equipment we use when we begin high altitude of
[00:12:15] climatization, and during the ascent
[00:12:19] itself, we'll start with
[00:12:23] mountaineering crampons'.
[00:13:25] already feel quite tired, I'm breathing heavily, I've only done
[00:13:29] a bit of walking, what sort of fuel food do
[00:13:32] you use to keep your energy up in the mountains? We mostly eat
[00:13:36] high calorie foods and we make sure to include meat, fruit and
[00:13:39] vegetables. Sugar is must to keep your energy up,
[00:13:43] isotonic sports drinks work well too, when we keep moving for a
[00:13:47] long time and get hot, our bodies lose lot of moisture and with it
[00:13:51] lot of minerals and salts, so it's important to stay hydrated.
[00:13:57] Is it true that you put salt in water sometimes? If you melt snow for
[00:14:01] drinking water or cooking, you absolutely must add salt or special
[00:14:05] pills containing minerals. That's because meltwater is considered
[00:14:08] dead. It's like to stilled water. And
[00:14:12] how much more calories does the body burn at altitude when you're
[00:14:16] climbing? You can burn two to 3,00 calories in one
[00:14:20] climb. Really? And does the body change how it
[00:14:23] metabolizes? fats and glucose,
[00:14:27] when you experience hypoxia at altitude, your body starts using all of its
[00:14:31] available resources, even at about 300 meters,
[00:14:35] just sitting down and relaxing is like miles
[00:14:37] cardio, from that altitude on, your body
[00:14:41] begins to burn through its resources. as you can imagine, if
[00:14:45] you keep walking for five or six hours straight at an altitude of about 5,00
[00:14:49] meters, your body uses up everything it has its
[00:14:52] disposal, that's why it's important.
[00:15:37] looking good, now telescopic
[00:15:41] poles, you can adjust the lengths and these help with balance,
[00:15:45] yes, first and foremost, they help you distribute the load evenly
[00:15:49] when walking, which helps a lot, it's much easier to walk with poles,
[00:15:53] both up and down a slope, poles are
[00:15:55] must,
[00:15:59] okay, that's quite comfortable, yeah, you can adjust the length as you like,
[00:16:03] okay, this is just to give you a general idea, the ice p
[00:16:08] 'I hope I won't need this. We also use ics when we get to the
[00:16:12] top. Before climbing, we always do ice and snow practice with
[00:16:16] our guests so that they learn how to stop their fall if they
[00:16:19] slip. That can save your life. Anything could
[00:16:23] happen. So you must be prepared. Even though we have
[00:16:26] safety harnesses and everything,
[00:16:28] you should always remain focused and getting down is just as
[00:16:32] important as reaching the summit. Roma, thank you very much for
[00:16:35] such a thorough'. the mountain climbing equipment.
[00:16:39] Thank
[00:16:39] you.
[00:16:51] So now we know, at least in theory, how to conquer a mountain, we
[00:16:55] decided to find out more about El Bruce, and there was no
[00:16:59] better person to do that with than Alena Pikova, who's
[00:17:03] reached its summit three times and climbed all
[00:17:06] 14.
[00:18:18] you're from a mountainous region yourself, do you feel that that gives you an
[00:18:21] advantage over people from lower altitudes like say moscow or st
[00:18:25] petersburg? do feel a certain advantage when i'm in the
[00:18:29] mountains, but i have many friends who are successful mountain
[00:18:31] climbers. they don't use oxygen, they're very
[00:18:35] impressive. despite that the... grew up in flat
[00:18:38] areas, it's hard to say how much of factor this
[00:18:42] is, shurpas are different breed all together in my opinion,
[00:18:46] their bodies are unique, they have a great advantage, they're in their
[00:18:50] element, few people can match their endurance, there are those who grew
[00:18:54] up in the plains but still excel in mountaineering, now
[00:18:57] in the Himalayas Sherpers sometimes perform religious
[00:19:01] rituals to ask for safe passage up the
[00:19:05] mountain, are
[00:19:06] there any traditions or something?
[00:21:20] people halted their climbs and risked their lives to help fellow human
[00:21:24] being, such things happen, but it's still very
[00:21:28] dangerous. you just never know if the right
[00:21:32] people are around when it matters, it can end in tragedy, which is
[00:21:35] what usually
[00:21:36] happens.
[00:22:07] This a a particular rescue that stands
[00:22:09] out in your memory where despite the odds you pulled climb out
[00:22:13] of a desperate situation. A couple of years ago, a
[00:22:17] group went up the mountain, the average time. to the top is 10
[00:22:21] hours, those guys, however, took almost 18
[00:22:24] hours to get there and had to go back in the
[00:22:28] dark, that was the first time i saw people with glassy
[00:22:32] eyes, they were like zombies, they could barely
[00:22:35] walk, there was also a blizzard, we were called up to help them
[00:22:39] down, i still see those eyes in my dreams sometimes, they
[00:22:43] weren't even blinking, that's how exhausted and cold they
[00:22:46] were,
[00:22:55] Right, I'm not gonna lie to you, today was lot
[00:22:58] tougher than I thought it was going to be, I've had slight headache
[00:23:02] most the day and I'm absolutely exhausted, so it's
[00:23:06] time to get some rest and see what tomorrow
[00:23:09] brings.
[00:23:17] Well, I made it this far, to an alt where the air
[00:23:20] thins and every step is an effort, and after
[00:23:24] a long night, I realized that it just wouldn't be wise to
[00:23:28] push on, but that doesn't necessarily mean that we
[00:23:32] can't still conquer mount El
[00:23:34] bruce.
[00:23:39] Ruslan, having talked to you and other people here in El
[00:23:43] bruce, I realized that I'm nowhere near ready
[00:23:46] physically or mentally to take anything like that piece.
[00:23:50] there, but I would still like to take our program to new heights
[00:23:54] quite literally, so here's something I prepared earlier,
[00:23:57] and I would be grateful if you could plant the
[00:24:01] flag of our program on the peak of El
[00:24:05] bruce.
[00:25:06] It's dejavu all over again, the mou ending the Iran
[00:25:10] war is tatters. At the NATO meeting in Ankara, peace
[00:25:13] with Russia was not on the agenda. Instead, the now
[00:25:17] familiar agreement Incapable approach has overwhelming
[00:25:21] sway, it is obvious the West is unable to think
[00:25:32] should work for people. A robot must obey
[00:25:36] the orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the
[00:25:40] first law. Show your identification. We should be very careful about artificial
[00:25:44] intelligence. The point obviously is to create
[00:25:47] trust uh rather than fear. I
[00:25:51] would like to take on various jobs, I mean, with artificial intelligence, we are
[00:25:55] summoning the
[00:25:55] demon.
[00:26:03] "a robot must protect its own existence, own
[00:26:05] existence,
[00:26:26] the 1960s were a turning point in Africa's struggle for
[00:26:30] liberation, however in the south" the continent, European
[00:26:34] racists decided to prolong the agony of colonialism. In
[00:26:38] 1965, the white minority unilaterally
[00:26:41] declared the state of rodigia. Its authorities pursued the policy
[00:26:45] of racial segregation. The indigenous population was deprived
[00:26:49] of real political rights and subject to merciluss
[00:26:52] economic exploitation. African patriots, with the
[00:26:56] support the Soviet Union and China, opposed the
[00:27:00] splinter the colonial system a coalition of pro-western
[00:27:03] countries took the side of rodisia. the gorillas carried out bold
[00:27:07] raids from the territory of Zambia and Mozambique, and
[00:27:11] inflicted painful blows on the racists. as the
[00:27:14] situation worsened, the rodesian army turned to chemical and
[00:27:18] biological weapons, the racis poison water and food, and
[00:27:22] planted contaminated medicines on the gorillas. this caused an
[00:27:26] epidemic of cholera and anthrax and led to mass
[00:27:29] fatality. however, the attempts to break down the African
[00:27:32] resistance were fuutile, the white minority regime was
[00:27:36] doomed. In 1979, it
[00:27:38] capitulated. A year later, free elections were
[00:27:42] held. Instead of racist rodizia, the state of
[00:27:45] Zimbabwe appeared on the world map and became a true bastian
[00:27:49] the ideas of
[00:27:50] pan-africanism.
[00:27:58] Take a fresh look around at life. Calydoscopic, isn't it?
[00:28:04] a shattered reality distorted by power,
[00:28:07] tired vision with no real
[00:28:09] opinions, pictures designed to
[00:28:13] simplify or confuse, who really wants a
[00:28:17] better world, and is it just for the chosen
[00:28:20] few? fractured images presented as
[00:28:23] fact, can you see through their illusions, going
[00:28:27] underground
[00:28:28] can?
[00:28:39] The German soldiers, they were the one taking the picture, they were proud
[00:28:42] the
[00:28:43] massacre.
[00:28:59] The genocide was is not a history,
[00:29:32] start negotiations, when the agreement
[00:29:36] was reached, it generated more
[00:29:40] divisions and more anger and more questions and all
[00:29:44] those kind. they are refusing to pay
[00:29:47] us what they are giving us is not
[00:29:49] reparation. countries in the west have not
[00:29:53] been supportive of what has been happening here, it will open a pandora's
[00:29:57] box. the next thing it will be them who would then also have to
[00:30:01] pay.
[00:30:20] Good evening, it's 10 pm on the east coast, I'm Olivia Flynn, and here are the stories
[00:30:24] we're following tonight. First breaking tonight, the
[00:30:27] US senate just passed a sweeping new sanctions bill targeting Russia,
[00:30:31] we'll break
[00:30:32] it all down. Plus, they're not just catching criminals,
[00:30:36] they're tracking your every movement. Tonight, why some Americans say flock cameras
[00:30:40] have gone too far. And
[00:30:43] finally, Beijing unleashes a new wave of trade retaliation against the
[00:30:47] United States. Is this the start of much bigger economic war? We'll find
[00:30:51] out. On this show, we know that you don't need more content, you need
[00:30:55] context. Anyone can tell you what's happening in the news. Tonight we hope to help you understand
[00:30:59] why it's happening.