Jimmy MrBeast, Karl, Chandler, and Nolan secured unrestricted access to all three Great Pyramids of Giza for 100 hours, guided by Egyptologist Rami, Ashraf the director of the entire Giza Plateau, and Dr. Zahi, the archaeologist credited with discovering much of what lies beneath the plateau. The group established a base camp between the pyramids, complete with a dining table, tents, and floodlights illuminating the ancient structures through the night.
Inside the Tombs of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure
Rami led the group through the Grand Gallery inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu, where they stood inside the king’s burial chamber – a room dating back 4,600 years. Deep inside the Pyramid of Khafre, Rami brought the group nearly 100 feet below the Earth’s surface to the authentic burial chamber of King Khafre, complete with original graffiti left by the 19th-century discoverer who first uncovered the tomb. Inside the Pyramid of Menkaure, Ashraf guided them through the oldest decorative carvings in any pyramid in Egyptian history, including false door reliefs carved 4,600 years ago, and walked them through the vaulted burial chamber engineered to distribute the pyramid’s immense weight overhead.
Karl Crawls Into an Uncharted Shaft Beneath the Osiris Tomb
The group descended into the Tomb of Osiris, buried multiple levels underground beneath the Giza Plateau. Chandler swam through flooded passageways to reach the central sarcophagus of the god Osiris, widely considered a symbolic gateway to the underworld. Karl then climbed into an unmapped vertical shaft in the corner of the chamber – a tunnel with no recorded exploration – squeezing through a passage with roughly one inch of clearance until oxygen levels required the team to evacuate. At the surface, Jimmy and Dr. Zahi entered the interior of the Sphinx itself, and Jimmy buried a $10,000 gold Swarm collectible inside for future discovery.
The team also received special access to the Tomb of Iymery, an illegal-entry site sealed to protect 4,600-year-old painted murals depicting ancient Egyptian winemaking, daily offerings, and priestly ceremonies in vivid, original color. Dr. Zahi supervised a live excavation at the Workman’s Tomb, where Jimmy personally uncovered a 4,600-year-old skeleton displaying spinal stress injuries consistent with moving two-ton stone blocks – physical proof that human workers built the pyramids. The expedition culminated with a climb through five hidden relief chambers stacked above the King’s Chamber inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu, where fewer than 50 people in modern history have stood. Dr. Zahi pointed out 4,600-year-old graffiti reading “the group friends of Khufu,” written by the construction gang that built the pyramid.
Context
The Great Pyramids of Giza, located outside Cairo, Egypt, were constructed approximately 4,500 to 4,600 years ago. The three main pyramids are attributed to Pharaohs Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. The Giza Plateau also contains the Sphinx and numerous surrounding tombs. Access to many interior chambers and tombs is restricted or entirely prohibited to protect fragile archaeological materials.
