Noh Hong-chul, altitude sickness while climbing the Himalayas… Loses consciousness and faints

TV Jan 24, 2025

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A video of broadcaster Noh Hong-chul fainting while climbing the Himalayas has been released.

On the 23rd, a video titled ‘Noh Hong-chul‘s Really Scary Himalayas That Almost Made Him Die (Lee Si-young, Kwon Eun-bi Sobbing)’ was posted on the YouTube channel ‘Noh Hong-chul’.

Noh Hong-chul went climbing the Himalayas with Lee Si-young and Kwon Eun-bi on the 6th. At the time, Lee Si-young wrote on her SNS, “That’s how we came to the Himalayas. We weren‘t filming or doing anything, we were just traveling.“

In the released video, Noh Hong-chul eventually faints due to altitude sickness. The staff asked Noh Hong-chul to measure his oxygen saturation level, but Noh Hong-chul just lay there with his eyes open and couldn’t move his body easily.

Noh Hong-chul, who recovered after a while, said, ”I lost consciousness for a while. My condition suddenly got worse in the morning. I kept eating something and there was a huge bubbling in my stomach.“ He continued, ”There were 2.9km left to the dorm, but I don‘t remember. I was still unconscious and dizzy.“ He recalled, ”Someone came and massaged my entire body, checking my condition with concern.“

Noh Hong-chul then said, ”I was going to wash my hair, but they said something bad was going to happen. The temperature in the room was so low that if your hair was wet, it could cause brain damage, and in extreme cases, there have even been deaths. I want to live a long time,“ he said.

The next day, the three gathered at the base camp and talked. Lee Si-young showed the summit view to Noh Hong-chul, who was unable to reach the summit due to his condition, and said, ”I also got altitude sickness on the way up and lay down and cried. I don’t remember how I got up there. I thought I was a strong-willed person, but it was so scary.“ Kwon Eun-bi, who shed tears after reaching the summit, also caught attention by saying, ”It was so hard that I wanted to give up. I‘m grateful to be alive.“

Photo=Noh Hong-chul’s YouTubeReporter Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com misty82@donga.com

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