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00:00:11In this episode of Inland Visions, we're heading the call
00:00:14of the mountain, but not just any old mountain, behind me here is El
00:00:18bruce, Europe's tallest peak where people from all over the
00:00:22world come to test their metal, and now it's our turn,
00:00:26so join us if you dare.
00:00:33a
00:00:58of of
00:01:02'Ruslan, they say that no one climbs a mountain
00:01:05accidentally. It's a weird phrase, but how do you tell if someone's ready to take
00:01:09a peak like el bruce?
00:01:12Uh, if we talk about the preparation
00:01:15process for climbing Mount El Brows, there's one very important
00:01:19marker. It's how you aclimitize to high
00:01:22a altitude when you reach 4700 meters. Judging by
00:01:26your condition when you reach this point, you're either ready or
00:01:47of
00:01:51It's surprising, but it
00:01:55me happens. Well, talking about
00:01:56a climatization, what are the first signs of?
00:02:00altitude sickness: here, near Mount
00:02:03Elbrose, hotels are located at 1,500
00:02:07to 200 meters up, people who've never been at
00:02:11high altitudes
00:02:13of before, office workers from the city, for example, find themselves an
00:02:17unfamiliar environment, there's less oxygen air than what they
00:02:21a used to, and they find themselves panting, their
00:02:25breath gets short even when they climb a flight of stairs, as
00:02:29a result,
00:02:40of
00:02:58a in
00:03:06a
00:03:38say climbing the stairs to the 300th floor, so
00:03:42being in good shape is key, i'd suggest running
00:03:46doing crossfit and cardio workouts, you need to be
00:03:49physically active, rule number two is you need
00:03:53the right guide, if it's your first time in the mountains and
00:03:57you've only watched some videos on youtube,
00:04:17of
00:04:30of
00:06:09What draws you to the mountains? I believe it all stars.
00:06:12to how keep you're your breathing evenly,
00:06:22walking
00:06:22thinking
00:06:29where to put your feet, how to get your crampons to
00:06:32hold, you filter out everything that is
00:06:35unnecessary, you get away from the noise, if you want
00:06:39to get to the summit, your consciousness and your world view.
00:06:43should be just as expanded as the view from the
00:06:46mountaintop,
00:06:51so what emotions do the mountains give you that say the city doesn't? let
00:06:55me put it this way, it feels like
00:06:58home.
00:07:05what brings me personally to the mountains is that they give a chance to be
00:07:08alone with myself and with nature, to listen to myself.
00:07:13We often like that in our lives because we're surrounded by
00:07:16information and noise all the
00:07:18time.
00:07:25You can compare it to psychedelic experience when you're climbing, you're challenging
00:07:29yourself. Physical exersion unlocks your unconscious. It's like looking at
00:07:33your life from distance. You see everything without
00:07:36filters. It's about
00:07:38integrity.
00:07:42self, but that
00:07:46connection doesn't come without risk. any misstep up
00:07:50there like ignoring deteriorating weather or not acclimatizing
00:07:53properly can have very serious consequences. let's
00:07:57find out how to stay one step
00:07:59ahead.
00:08:03alexander, the weather on El bruce and around the mountain
00:08:07can change a matter of minutes. what are the earliest signs of bad weather that
00:08:11rescuer can pick up on?
00:09:12Yes, there are times when you need to use your best judgment,
00:09:16assess your resources and maybe stop your climb in
00:09:20order to make it back alive and well. That's very
00:09:24important. Many people, especially when they suffer
00:09:28from altitude sickness, which is one the dangers of
00:09:31elbus, lose their critical thinking
00:09:33skills. Someone might sit down thinking they're
00:09:37fine, but in reality they're slipping
00:09:40away. be aware the danger and of course any
00:09:44call up carries a certain level of risk to you guys, the rescue is,
00:09:48when do you decide to turn back? Unfortunately, it
00:09:52does happen sometimes that we just can't do it. We may
00:09:56be unable to get to a personal group. We're ordinary people just
00:10:00like everyone else. If there's an emergency at altitude of
00:10:04500 meters, we can't get there in the blink of an
00:10:08eye. We always work against distance and
00:10:11time. "We need time to get there and provide
00:10:15assistance. Sometimes if the weather is too
00:10:18bad, we can't approach. We've had such
00:10:22incidents and people have died. We
00:10:26tried to push through to them, but we couldn't. We're only
00:10:29human. Yes, we're prepared and
00:10:32equipped. We're only human. And
00:10:36what's the most common
00:10:37mistake?
00:10:45The most typical mistake is not sticking
00:10:47to the acclimatization schedule. You can't change how your
00:10:51body works. There's not much oxygen up there.
00:10:55successful climb to the top requires 7 to 10 days of
00:10:58climatization, no less. Another mistake is
00:11:02underestimating the
00:11:03route.
00:11:06requires trecking, not mountaineering, and yet this mountain is challenging and
00:11:10dangerous to ascend. You have high radiation
00:11:14levels, abrupt weather changes. This
00:11:17years your equipment might not be adequate.
00:11:21All 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
00:12:04if I don't know
00:12:04how to use it, can you please help me, let's
00:12:08start, your clothes are okay for a mountain climb, you have
00:12:12everything you need, and this is the equipment we use when we begin high altitude of
00:12:15climatization, and during the ascent
00:12:19itself, we'll start with
00:12:23mountaineering crampons'.
00:13:25already feel quite tired, I'm breathing heavily, I've only done
00:13:29a bit of walking, what sort of fuel food do
00:13:32you use to keep your energy up in the mountains? We mostly eat
00:13:36high calorie foods and we make sure to include meat, fruit and
00:13:39vegetables. Sugar is must to keep your energy up,
00:13:43isotonic sports drinks work well too, when we keep moving for a
00:13:47long time and get hot, our bodies lose lot of moisture and with it
00:13:51lot of minerals and salts, so it's important to stay hydrated.
00:13:57Is it true that you put salt in water sometimes? If you melt snow for
00:14:01drinking water or cooking, you absolutely must add salt or special
00:14:05pills containing minerals. That's because meltwater is considered
00:14:08dead. It's like to stilled water. And
00:14:12how much more calories does the body burn at altitude when you're
00:14:16climbing? You can burn two to 3,00 calories in one
00:14:20climb. Really? And does the body change how it
00:14:23metabolizes? fats and glucose,
00:14:27when you experience hypoxia at altitude, your body starts using all of its
00:14:31available resources, even at about 300 meters,
00:14:35just sitting down and relaxing is like miles
00:14:37cardio, from that altitude on, your body
00:14:41begins to burn through its resources. as you can imagine, if
00:14:45you keep walking for five or six hours straight at an altitude of about 5,00
00:14:49meters, your body uses up everything it has its
00:14:52disposal, that's why it's important.
00:15:37looking good, now telescopic
00:15:41poles, you can adjust the lengths and these help with balance,
00:15:45yes, first and foremost, they help you distribute the load evenly
00:15:49when walking, which helps a lot, it's much easier to walk with poles,
00:15:53both up and down a slope, poles are
00:15:55must,
00:15:59okay, that's quite comfortable, yeah, you can adjust the length as you like,
00:16:03okay, 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
00:16:12top. Before climbing, we always do ice and snow practice with
00:16:16our guests so that they learn how to stop their fall if they
00:16:19slip. That can save your life. Anything could
00:16:23happen. So you must be prepared. Even though we have
00:16:26safety harnesses and everything,
00:16:28you should always remain focused and getting down is just as
00:16:32important as reaching the summit. Roma, thank you very much for
00:16:35such a thorough'. the mountain climbing equipment.
00:16:39Thank
00:16:39you.
00:16:51So now we know, at least in theory, how to conquer a mountain, we
00:16:55decided to find out more about El Bruce, and there was no
00:16:59better person to do that with than Alena Pikova, who's
00:17:03reached its summit three times and climbed all
00:17:0614.
00:18:18you're from a mountainous region yourself, do you feel that that gives you an
00:18:21advantage over people from lower altitudes like say moscow or st
00:18:25petersburg? do feel a certain advantage when i'm in the
00:18:29mountains, but i have many friends who are successful mountain
00:18:31climbers. they don't use oxygen, they're very
00:18:35impressive. despite that the... grew up in flat
00:18:38areas, it's hard to say how much of factor this
00:18:42is, shurpas are different breed all together in my opinion,
00:18:46their bodies are unique, they have a great advantage, they're in their
00:18:50element, few people can match their endurance, there are those who grew
00:18:54up in the plains but still excel in mountaineering, now
00:18:57in the Himalayas Sherpers sometimes perform religious
00:19:01rituals to ask for safe passage up the
00:19:05mountain, are
00:19:06there any traditions or something?
00:21:20people halted their climbs and risked their lives to help fellow human
00:21:24being, such things happen, but it's still very
00:21:28dangerous. you just never know if the right
00:21:32people are around when it matters, it can end in tragedy, which is
00:21:35what usually
00:21:36happens.
00:22:07This a a particular rescue that stands
00:22:09out in your memory where despite the odds you pulled climb out
00:22:13of a desperate situation. A couple of years ago, a
00:22:17group went up the mountain, the average time. to the top is 10
00:22:21hours, those guys, however, took almost 18
00:22:24hours to get there and had to go back in the
00:22:28dark, that was the first time i saw people with glassy
00:22:32eyes, they were like zombies, they could barely
00:22:35walk, there was also a blizzard, we were called up to help them
00:22:39down, i still see those eyes in my dreams sometimes, they
00:22:43weren't even blinking, that's how exhausted and cold they
00:22:46were,
00:22:55Right, I'm not gonna lie to you, today was lot
00:22:58tougher than I thought it was going to be, I've had slight headache
00:23:02most the day and I'm absolutely exhausted, so it's
00:23:06time to get some rest and see what tomorrow
00:23:09brings.
00:23:17Well, I made it this far, to an alt where the air
00:23:20thins and every step is an effort, and after
00:23:24a long night, I realized that it just wouldn't be wise to
00:23:28push on, but that doesn't necessarily mean that we
00:23:32can't still conquer mount El
00:23:34bruce.
00:23:39Ruslan, having talked to you and other people here in El
00:23:43bruce, I realized that I'm nowhere near ready
00:23:46physically or mentally to take anything like that piece.
00:23:50there, but I would still like to take our program to new heights
00:23:54quite literally, so here's something I prepared earlier,
00:23:57and I would be grateful if you could plant the
00:24:01flag of our program on the peak of El
00:24:05bruce.
00:25:06It's dejavu all over again, the mou ending the Iran
00:25:10war is tatters. At the NATO meeting in Ankara, peace
00:25:13with Russia was not on the agenda. Instead, the now
00:25:17familiar agreement Incapable approach has overwhelming
00:25:21sway, it is obvious the West is unable to think
00:25:32should work for people. A robot must obey
00:25:36the orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the
00:25:40first law. Show your identification. We should be very careful about artificial
00:25:44intelligence. The point obviously is to create
00:25:47trust uh rather than fear. I
00:25:51would like to take on various jobs, I mean, with artificial intelligence, we are
00:25:55summoning the
00:25:55demon.
00:26:03"a robot must protect its own existence, own
00:26:05existence,
00:26:26the 1960s were a turning point in Africa's struggle for
00:26:30liberation, however in the south" the continent, European
00:26:34racists decided to prolong the agony of colonialism. In
00:26:381965, the white minority unilaterally
00:26:41declared the state of rodigia. Its authorities pursued the policy
00:26:45of racial segregation. The indigenous population was deprived
00:26:49of real political rights and subject to merciluss
00:26:52economic exploitation. African patriots, with the
00:26:56support the Soviet Union and China, opposed the
00:27:00splinter the colonial system a coalition of pro-western
00:27:03countries took the side of rodisia. the gorillas carried out bold
00:27:07raids from the territory of Zambia and Mozambique, and
00:27:11inflicted painful blows on the racists. as the
00:27:14situation worsened, the rodesian army turned to chemical and
00:27:18biological weapons, the racis poison water and food, and
00:27:22planted contaminated medicines on the gorillas. this caused an
00:27:26epidemic of cholera and anthrax and led to mass
00:27:29fatality. however, the attempts to break down the African
00:27:32resistance were fuutile, the white minority regime was
00:27:36doomed. In 1979, it
00:27:38capitulated. A year later, free elections were
00:27:42held. Instead of racist rodizia, the state of
00:27:45Zimbabwe appeared on the world map and became a true bastian
00:27:49the ideas of
00:27:50pan-africanism.
00:27:58Take a fresh look around at life. Calydoscopic, isn't it?
00:28:04a shattered reality distorted by power,
00:28:07tired vision with no real
00:28:09opinions, pictures designed to
00:28:13simplify or confuse, who really wants a
00:28:17better world, and is it just for the chosen
00:28:20few? fractured images presented as
00:28:23fact, can you see through their illusions, going
00:28:27underground
00:28:28can?
00:28:39The German soldiers, they were the one taking the picture, they were proud
00:28:42the
00:28:43massacre.
00:28:59The genocide was is not a history,
00:29:32start negotiations, when the agreement
00:29:36was reached, it generated more
00:29:40divisions and more anger and more questions and all
00:29:44those kind. they are refusing to pay
00:29:47us what they are giving us is not
00:29:49reparation. countries in the west have not
00:29:53been supportive of what has been happening here, it will open a pandora's
00:29:57box. the next thing it will be them who would then also have to
00:30:01pay.
00:30:20Good evening, it's 10 pm on the east coast, I'm Olivia Flynn, and here are the stories
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