Michelle vs Humanity

Before Tim even reached Everest base camp, four separate things went wrong. This is Part One - and it gets worse. Tim Allardyce is a physio from the UK who set out on a Mount Everest expedition in 2026 with a plan. The plan didn't survive contact with reality. In this episode: a back injury days before departure. Lost luggage stranding him in Kathmandu. His climbing Sherpa medically evacuated off...

492 permits. Over 1,000 people. One route. My first Everest 2026 season was, honestly, a lot. This is the full story - the chaos, the records, and the moments that had me staring at my screen with my jaw on the floor. A 55-meter ice serac in the Khumbu Icefall delayed the entire season by three weeks. Queues backed up to breaking point. And one Sherpa guide (Hillary Dawa Sherpa) was left for dead...

Beck Weathers shouldn't be alive. In 1996, Mount Everest decided he was done - and his team agreed. This is the unhinged true survival story of a man who was left for dead in the Everest death zone not once, but twice. While we look back at the 30-year legacy of the 1996 tragedy, we’re diving into the mystery of how Beck managed to walk back to camp when his body had already turned to ice. From th...

Exactly 30 years ago, the 1996 Everest Disaster changed high-altitude climbing forever. From Rob Hall's heartbreaking last call to his wife, to the unhinged chaos of the storm - this is what really happened. May 10, 1996. Eight people never made it home in a single 24-hour period on the world's highest mountain. What started as a commercial summit attempt with Adventure Consultants ended in one of...

Everest survival stories reached a new level of unhinged in 2022. While Everest 2026 brings new rules, the story of Jane and Gabby Kanizay remains a masterclass in survival ethics. I sat down with Jane Kanizay to hear the raw truth about the moment she looked at her daughter, Gabby, and said: "I'M DONE." In this Mount Everest summit interview, we dive into the terrifying reality of going blind in...

Everest is a lawless place where survival has a price tag - and for the Everest 2026 season, that bill is rigged. From $31,000 helicopter rescues for a headache to forged signatures (and NOT baking soda poisoning) in the death zone, the $20 million insurance scandal is just the tip of the iceberg. ⛰️🫣 In this episode of Lawless Everest, I’m diving into the unhinged reality of high-altitude fraud....

Everest 2026 is over. Between the "poop rule," mandatory tracking chips, and a total ban on solo climbers, the 2026 season is shaping up to be the most unhinged disaster in mountaineering history. ⛰️🫣 In today’s deep dive, we’re looking at why the 2026 Mount Everest rules are changing everything. With the North side in Tibet closing, every single climber is being funnelled onto the Nepal South si...

He blacked out on Ama Dablam. Mount Everest 2026 is next. 🏔️🤯 What really happened when his brain betrayed him? In this gripping and raw interview, I sit down with physiotherapist and aspiring Everest 2026 climber, Tim Allardyce. But Tim's journey is far from ordinary. We dive deep into the mind-bending realities of high-altitude climbing, including his shocking three-hour memory loss incident on...

Grab your favorite cosy blanket, because we're heading to the Everest "Death Zone" from the comfort of my sofa! 🛋️ Ever wondered about the silent, frozen figures who remain on Mount Everest? In this video, I'm uncovering the unbelievable true stories of 5 people whose bodies are still visible (or now moved and famously talked about) on the mountain. From tragic accidents to incredible acts of brav...

So. The Death Zone. 8,000 metres above sea level on Everest, where your body just... starts giving up on you. Brain swelling, lungs filling with fluid, full-on hallucinations - and people are up there VOLUNTARILY. Still haven't worked out why... In this podcast I'm diving into exactly what happens to your body in Mount Everest's Death Zone - above 8,000m, why even the most experienced climbers in...

Left for dead on Mount Everest - these are the tragic stories of Beck Weathers, Green Boots, and David Sharp. In 1996, Beck Weathers was left for dead - twice - in the Everest death zone during the deadliest disaster in Mount Everest history. Against all odds, he survived. His survival story remains one of the most extraordinary tales of climbing Mount Everest ever told. Green Boots - believed to...