Climbing the Chasm of Doom: Joshua Tree's Greatest Secret Hike
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- The Chasm of Doom is Joshua Tree's greatest secret and most awe-inspiring hike. While difficult to find, the effort to do so is more than rewarded with entry to the chasm's dark and often terrifying tunnels. The only way out? Climbing through the infamous "coffin", where hikers are forced to lie flat on their backs to squeeze through a tiny opening in the rock while shimmying to the other side. If you are afraid of small spaces, this secret Joshua Tree hike may not be the one for you!
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That coffin squeeze was insane. There's no way I could have done that. I felt a little panicky just watching you two. Great adventure! Great video! You two are a bit crazy......in a good way. Lol
Haha thanks Gary! What's funny is that neither of us knew we had claustrophobia at all until getting into that coffin, but both of us felt our heart rates skyrocket while we were in there. We didn't panic mentally, but our bodies were totally panicking -- it was a truly weird and cool experience! ❤️
That would have been a great part of the video to hear Elise's mind-expanding music.
Bad time to have "earthquake" pop in your head.
Same!
The worst part would be not having confidence that you are on the right path. Getting through a small space is OK when you know it opens up, but thinking you have to backtrack to get out would be really hard. Nice job, I agree with the other comments, you two maintain such a great attitude, facing difficulty with smiles all around.
Yes you are exactly right about that. There were a few places where we actually did go the wrong way and had to climb back up or down, which was mentally very challenging. But it was so freaking fun that it made the challenges feel small in comparison -- it reminded us of being kids exploring some kind of crazy haunted house or something. Really a memorable adventure. ❤️
great video, this is a hidden valley tradition from ages ago... we got to experience this just 3 days ago for the first time, but our group did this at 11:30 pm and with headlamps turned off.. great team bonding experience. awesome job you guys.
Turned OFF!!!??? You guys are braver than us, hands down. Adam was not trying to go into those dark spaces with no headlamp. That is totally cool and badass that you did that!
When you got in the coffin, it looked like that Rock above just wants to squash you.....NOT for the Faint of Heart. You two are real troopers to go through that labyrinth of huge boulders. Another great Hike, thanks for sharing.
Thanks George! It really did feel that way -- more to the body than to the mind. Both of us felt our hearts racing like crazy even though we knew intellectually it was probably fine. Very cool experience. ❤️
You two take adventures to a whole new level. Caves are sacred in the Goddess tradition. The symbolism of you descending into the womb of Mother Earth and crawling through crevices, like snakes, was rich in Great Mother symbolism. Is there any archaeological evidence of this place being used for sacred ceremonies in ancient times? Just love your videos!
Thanks Michael! Love that symbolism, and though we didn't see any evidence of ceremonies it would be SO cool if there were some, and if you find out about any please let us know! Now that we're thinking about it from that earth-mother POV, it would definitely make sense. ❤️
I love how supportive you are with each other and the chemistry you guys have. It's the perfect compliment to the amazing scenery in your videos. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences with us.
Thanks Eric, that makes us feel really good to hear. It's truly our pleasure to share these adventures, both with each other and also with you! ❤️
The heck with near death, chest crushing experiences…..I am here for the pop tarts! Can you imagine opening a pop tart wrapper and it not being fresh??? Worse than death!!!
Safe travels and great adventures to you two!
Very awesome video!
Haha thanks Alan! The other tragic pop-tart event is when it somehow becomes totally crushed in your pack. I will still eat a handful of poptart crumbs, but it's not nearly as satisfying as biting into an intact tart, and is for sure a cause for mourning 😂 --A
I was definitely scared for both of you while you were in the coffin! Not sure if I could do that part. Definitely not alone. Thanks again for another great adventure!
Ya Mark honestly, we wouldn't have done it alone for the first time either -- especially Adam, because at his size he just barely got through and it would not have been easy to come back the other way if he'd gotten stuck. Now of course we could do it alone because we know it's safe for us, but the first time? No way! ❤️
That was about more than I can handle even as an observer. There's no chance in hell I'd have gone through that coffin! Brass ones guys! Keep pushing!
Haha thanks Paul -- a few people have told us that they did this one at night...with no headlamps!! Now that is truly nuts! 🙈
@@LiveHardxLoveHard insane.
My claustrophobia would say no to that one. I am ok with anything but tight squeezes like that. No fear of heights at all but that would be a deal breaker for me for sure. You two are inspirational and just so much fun to watch. Just spent 2 weeks in Zermatt Switzerland and did a lot of nice snow treks. Keep up the videos. You guys are such a breath of fresh air.
Thanks Steve! We totally understand -- even for us, with no claustrophobia, it still made our hearts race like crazy. AMAZING you were just in Zermatt -- so jealous! We're still afraid to travel internationally (not afraid of getting Covid, but just afraid of getting quarantined out of the U. S. and missing work) but hoping to take a month adventuring in Europe this summer. Any particular recommendations from your Zermatt adventures?
As usual you two pulled it off with the best attitude and smiles I hardly ever see in today’s world.
That looked like fun
Thanks you two
Thanks Monty -- it was SO much fun! It almost reminded us of being kids, going into some kind of gigantic haunted house play structure or something. Truly a blast! ❤️
Crazy hike! I am claustrophobic. If it wasn't for the fact that I knew there would be a positive ending to your video, I would have turned it off at a few points (especially at the coffin!). It was making me queasy! I hope no one watches this video and decides to do this hike alone. It appears that one could easily get stuck! Elise you seemed to slide through the tight spots fairly easily, but I thought Adam was pushing it a little. Another great video!
Thanks Virginia -- we were thinking exactly the same thing! In several places on the hike, we both said we wouldn't want to do it alone -- at least the first time -- because there's just too much uncertainty about getting stuck (especially for poor Adam, who took about 5 minutes to get through one particularly tight squeeze on the way down!). Very glad you enjoyed the video. We would definitely like to mix in a few more adventures like this in the future because it was really, really fun. ❤️
You guys!!!! First of all epic filming not just the “coffin” scene but all of the crawling inside the doom parts! Absolutely amazing! Barb and I are 💯 fans of you two!! We always look forward to your next hiking adventures!!
We now started our own filming and are getting better at it each hike that we film. Still need more equipment such as GoPro etc.
Merry Christmas 🎄 and a Happy Healthy 2022!!!!
Peter and Barb
Aw, thanks so much Peter and Barb!! That's so exciting to hear about your filming adventures. Let us know if you need any tips or advice on the gear 😊 Wishing you two the most wonderful holiday season! Cheers to an awesome 2022 ahead!
We love the Chasm of Doom! It took us quite a while to figure it out the first time. Well done!
Thanks so much! Yes it definitely took a while to find, but well worth the effort for sure!
This one was kinda fun for me watching you with the clostrophobia.
You guys scare me silly when you do the exposed climbing, but I did lots of tight spaces in caves when I was young and am pretty comfortable with it.
Nice job, that did look like a lot of fun 😊
Haha thank you -- I'm just the opposite in that I was more scared in that crazy coffin than I am hanging off a 3000 foot drop! Anyway, very glad you enjoyed this one. It really was a lot of fun. --A
I remember spending a good 45 minutes trying to find the entrance. Remember. It’s behind the little palm trees. And the birthing canal was really sketchy. I had a few scrapes so I recommend protective clothing. But ya totally worth it. Fun adventure.
Ya finding that entrance is hilarious -- and good idea on the protective gear. Awesome that you enjoyed it -- the Chasm is yet another great example of why J-Tree might be the most underrated NP. ❤️
Super cool and useful video! Me my brother and a couple friends did the trail a few days ago and it was nuts!
Yes!!! Super psyched that you guys did it and enjoyed. It really is a crazy trail -- so fun and unique. Some people recently told us that they did it at night -- with no flashlights! That might be our next Chasm adventure, though not sure how we would film it! ❤️
Wow you guys are brave. I was freeking out watching you. Keep making videos!! I would love to see the west but at 69 I don't know if I ever will.Thank you for showing it to me.
It's truly our pleasure, Laurie -- we both hope you will be able to come out and see some of this western beauty, but if not we will most definitely keep sending it to you virtually! ❤️
Wow. Just watching you guys made my heart race. Imagine a tremor happening, right at the "coffin".
On a positive note, it reminds me of one of those secret passages that take you to the center of the Earth, or a hidden world!
Haha we were definitely imagining it! There were honestly quite a few places where a tremor would not have been good. But with that said, the secret passage feel really was super cool.
Wow, that was a nail-biter! My fiancée and I used to go to Joshua tree all the time when he lived in San Diego. Gloves are a must on those rocks. Maybe you noticed i referred to my fiancée but always commented about my boyfriend hiking with me on past comments…He proposed to me just over a week ago on a small hike in Landsend in the Bay Area! We love watching your videos and going hiking together! 🤗🥰 He says he is the Elise because he works in a hospital and I’m the Adam because i am a humanities PhD candidate and always writing (and not afraid of being goofy) haha!
Congratulations, Brecht!!!! That is wonderful to hear -- and what a great thing that you got engaged on a hike! We did the same thing on a crazy trail in Kauai, and believe it's a great omen for the future of your relationship. People who adventure well together can get through anything. How funny about the hospital-PhD similarity -- you guys really are the inverted us! ❤️
the coffin ain't claustrophobic... but i understand. our first time was when my daughter was 7 yrs old, no flash light etc. daughter did get stuck and became afraid but told her her keep to the left, she was going towards the right and wedged herself. you can bypass the coffin by climbing up and over. still i am happy you both experienced it. we've done it backward too. she won't go thru the coffin so we climb over it, she's 14. we've also been to the iron door, which she was the one who found it at 7 yrs old.
Haha wow your daughter is a badass to do it with no flashlight!! Although in a way I guess it's less scary for kids because they're smaller and less likely to get stuck. Adam was barely able to slide through that thing at 200 lbs!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Thank You for your kind words. try the chasm on a full moon. daughter and i loved your video 💕
Nope! Nope! Nope! I’ve told you previously that you guys sometimes make my palms sweat & I talk to the TV when you’re in precarious situations…. But, I could hardly watch you squeeze through the coffin! Dang, I can hardly do an MRI without a sedative & that’s in the safety of a Medical Clinic! I would have totally lost it in the tight quarters of the coffin! Intellectually, I know those boulders have been in place for millions of years, so why do I think that they will collapse the moment you guys are squeezing through??I love all your videos & really admire your relationship Kudos to you both & thanks for bringing us along on the journey! I guess next time I go to Joshua Tree I’m going to have to slow down and actually do some exploring! Not in the coffin though!
Haha that's pretty much exactly how we felt, Steve! Adam was saying exactly that about how the boulders haven't moved in hundreds of thousands of years, yet both of us still had a visceral fear response especially when going through the coffin. It was really interesting, and made us want to do some more of these kinds of things in order to tame that fear the way we've tamed our fear of heights! And totally agree about J-tree. The more we explore, especially the off-trail stuff, the more we love it!
awesome hike, i've done it a couple times. for those that want to try it, you don't have to do the coffin move, bring a headlamp, leave the back pack at the car.
Ya that's good advice about leaving the backpack, Michael. We kept having to take our packs off to squeeze through things, and the hike is short enough that it wasn't necessary to bring them.
Loved it!!! Thank You!!
So glad you enjoyed it, Bill -- we had a great time doing it and filming it, so a win-win all around!! ❤️
It felt like I was watching you two climb around inside an Egyptian pyramid. So cool!
Haha yes Kaitlin! When we were doing it we felt like kids in some kind of crazy haunted house -- but the narrow spaces really were sort of Egyptian crypt-like. Really a fun adventure. ❤️
You are awesome lesy and Adam
Thanks so much, Iqbal! Very glad you saw this one -- it was a really enjoyable and unique adventure for us! ❤️
That was INSANE! The coffin would have turned me around!
Haha ya Jeff we were laughing afterwards because it was such an easy move physically but emotionally it had both of our hearts beating like crazy -- really an interesting experience!
Thanks for sharing. My family and I did it this weekend. My wife, two daughters (9 and 6), sister and I loved it!!!❤️
That is so awesome -- we really appreciate you telling us that! Oh my gosh the kids must have adored it in there -- we couldn't stop talking about how much we would have loved it when we were kids even while doing it. You guys are such cool parents to take your daughters on adventures like this. I did the same thing with my daughter when she was growing up, and now she's still kicking butt in college with a great life ahead of her. Seriously, good for you guys -- we LOVE adventure families!!! -- A
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Awesome! Thanks.. Your videos definitely encourage my daughters to be more adventurous 🙂. This particular video I showed it them after we did it so it wouldn’t deter from doing it (I wasn’t sure if it would but it worked out good that way).
@@FeelGoodInspiration That's good thinking! ❤
Wow... that's a different level of crazy! Great job, great video...
Thanks very much -- it really was a different vibe for us, but a super fun one. We kept saying that we felt like kids in some kind of gigantic haunted house or something. Was really an enjoyable adventure. ❤️
Great job as usual!! Like you say, sketchy AF!!
Haha thanks Dan -- yes there were a few spooky places in there for sure. Overall, though, we had a total blast. Even just climbing around on the rocks searching for the entrance was really fun -- basically, everything at J-Tree is fun. We love it there!
This is such a fun trail! I did it once with someone and couldn’t find it again on my own.
Haha yes it is very tricky to find -- it took us quite a while of scrambling around until we found it! But so worth it!!
That was both amazing and nuts all rolled into one, you guys really topped it this week. That trek deserves a medal or something!
Haha thanks so much! Very glad you enjoyed this one, because we had a great time climbing and filming it. Definitely would like to do some more cave and canyon type adventures in the future! ❤️
OMGGGGGG!! The Coffin? No way! You are so brave!
Haha that coffin was creepy! Neither of us even has claustrophobia, but if you did it would def not be the place to be! ❤️
Okay you guys are adventurous! This is one is beyond my adventure level but so awesome to see this. Thanks for sharing this amazing gem!
Thanks Eric -- so glad you enjoyed it! It was funny doing it, because it's technically far less dangerous than most of the stuff we do, but those closed in spaces had our hearts beating much faster than they do when looking over the edge of a 3000 foot drop. We definitely would like to do some more of this kind of caving/spelunking adventure in the future! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard it looked amazing. We’ve done less intense hikes at the Pinnacles National Park and enjoyed them a lot but that was super cool and seemed there was a potential for significant consequences in some of those tight wedges. Nice work
Is it me or do you see the creepy mummy looking face behind you at the end of the video? Great job, thanks for sharing this!
LOL YES! I thought at first glance it had a Mt. Rushmore vibe, but a creepy mummy photo bomb is much more accurate 😂 -E
That was great.. nice job on the filming.. The weather sure is pleasant down that way, blue sky and sunshine 🔆👍
Thanks Ben, and you're right -- we've been feeling really blessed this month that even as we both recover from bad colds, at least we get to do it in beautiful warm sunshine!
I've never seen a hike that I've written off as a solid "no" for me, but this must be it. I'll follow you on any of the heights you climb, but I'd turn around even before the coffin. Good on you two. Thank you for taking us on the adventure guys!
Haha that's ok we totally understand. The first thing we were thinking of when we started down that first dark narrow tunnel was that this would be a hard no if we had any kind of claustrophobia. Even though we don't, it was still kind of heart-pounding in places, and we will def be glad to get back on the peaks!! ❤️
if a 7 yr old girl can do it... secret to coffin is stay on the left while shimming on your back. take off whatever gear you have, tie a rope then pull thru coffin. once out of coffin climb up.
edit: *or* when you get to the coffin, on your left side wall you must climb up and over. You Can Do It BRO!
Merry Christmas to you 2 crazy 'KIDS'! I had some major claustrophobia vibes watching you! Last video you asked if we'd like to see more marathon videos- thumbs up to that!
Thanks Michael! Merry Christmas to you too. And we will definitely do another marathon video next time we're in a beautiful city -- it's something we do anyway, so it's not too hard for us to film it and we're very glad you liked it! ❤️
Great adventure! Thank you for sharing.
The editing and music were tremendous.
Good job! Great vid! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks very much! We had a total blast on this one, and editing it was a lot of fun too just reliving some of the funny and scary moments. Definitely want to do some more unique things like this! ❤️
During the middle part of the video reminded me of The Goonies movie scene of the falling boulder rocks 🪨
Haha yes! It reminded me of Raiders of the Lost Ark! ❤
Reminds me a little of Ape Cave (a 2.5 mile long lava tube) in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington State. Except you are rock climbing in complete darkness. It is recommended that you bring several light sources, not including cell phone light.
William that sounds amazing! We're hoping to get up to WA later this year -- it's where Adam grew up -- and that is definitely one that we'll put on our list. Thank you! ❤️
Incredible crawling Elise, how can you be sure that you will pass through.. You are crazy.. But a lovely crazy... 😜👌🥂
Thanks Serge! I wasn't too worried, because Adam's so much bigger than I am so once he got through I was confident I would make it. But I was definitely worried on a couple of those really narrow passages that he was going to get stuck!
That chasm is scary and claustrophobic for sure, but with the welcoming arms of the Joshua trees everywhere, how can you not go? I did a bit of scrambling here once, and the boulders can be slippery.
Very true, both about the beautiful welcoming trees and the sometimes slippery boulders. We wore our approach shoes, which really helped with the scrambling when it was slick! ❤️
Another interesting hike…kind of a maze…Merry Christmas
Thank you -- yes it was definitely maze-like. We were saying when we were in it that we felt like kids exploring a haunted house or something. Really a cool experience. Merry Christmas!! ❤️
What a bizarre place! Happy Holidays & thanks for sharing : )
Thanks Levi -- happy holidays to you too! Yes it is quite an incredible place -- the deeper we explore Joshua Tree the more we are finding cool stuff like this. ❤️
Very cool. You guys should explore more caves :)
Thank you, and yes! We have been working on our roping and rappelling skills, so hopefully in the future we can get into some really crazy caving and canyoneering adventures!! ❤️
Well, that takes me back 50 years. The "Monument" was our playground/backyard back when I was 16. Rock scrambling by moonlight was one of our favorite party activities......
Wow Mike that is a really cool way to grow up! Several locals have told us that they climb the Chasm it at night -- you guys are a different breed out there, and we love it! ❤️
You both rock! Thanks for the great hike ideas!
Thanks, and it's totally our pleasure. Hope you do this one -- it's short, but SO freaking fun! You will not regret it. ❤️
hey you two....hope you had a great xmas and looking forward to your 2022 trips!
Thanks so much! We had a wonderful Christmas, and hope you did too. Lots of big plans for 2022 trips, so hopefully we'll keep you well entertained! ❤️
You two are so incredible in your adventures. This was amazing to watch. Thank you for sharing with your many admirers. Happy Holidays and may the new year bring you many blessings. Always stay safe. 🙏🏼❤️😇
Thanks Rene! Very glad you liked this one. Definitely a different kind of hike, but a total blast to do. Happy holidays to you as well, and a blessed new year. ❤️
Great video. My heart was beating so hard for you both during the coffin scenes. Glad it worked out. Happy holidays!
Thanks Emmie! Ya it really was a crazy feeling having our hearts beat so hard just from the closed in space. But also pretty fun. Happy holidays to you too! ❤️
There's boulder looks like human head in background behind you:《15.00》...really nice hike,you guys have some balls👍.
Yes Tomaz, we saw that too when we went through the footage (but didn't notice it when we were there in person). It was kind of creepy when we saw it in the footage, but also pretty appropriate for a kind of spooky hike! Very glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
Views, experience, skills, partnership, love...EPIC video guys!
Thanks Abra! Glad you saw this one -- it definitely did take some different kinds of skills, but was a really fun experience to do together. Happy holidays, and looking forward to sharing lots of epic adventures with you in 2022! ❤️
Omg...I did this 10+yrs ago and I couldn't remember the location of this hike. Thank you for sharing
That's awesome that you did it, Tony! What an adventure!!❤️
You two are so brave and resourceful. Amazing hike, great video work. Seriously.
No way, I could of done that, as I have real claustrophobia. (trapped in an underground fort collapse as a kid for a few minutes -- talk about panic response. I still have relapses sometimes.)
Like Adam said, I would much prefer standing a top of 5000 ft cliff, than going through a slot too small to fit. And I'm leary of heights too. But usually my Tripod work, takes my mind off of it.
Cheers! Have a great holiday, and an adventure-filled New Year.
Thanks for sharing your adventures.
Thanks very much -- wow, we can only imagine what that experience must have been like as a kid! It was fascinating to feel our bodies have this response even as our minds were consciously reminding ourselves that everything is fine. Neither of us has any kind of claustrophobia, but apparently it's just a natural physical response. Happy holidays to you, and looking forward to sharing some crazy adventures in 2022! ❤️
Wow this vlog was amazing and crazy lol.
Haha yes! We love doing things that are a little out of the ordinary and push our boundaries a bit, and the Chasm definitely qualifies on both counts! ❤️
Is it hiking...or rock climbing...or caving...it’s all three! Awesome job guys, loved it.
Those are our favorite kind of adventures! Keeps things interesting. Glad you had fun on this one Bob!
Liz looked so natural. Great video guys. Amazing you guys were able to get through it without any trial markers
Thanks very much! We're not gonna lie -- we definitely took a few wrong turns and had to do some back-climbing, but it was well worth it for the amazing adventure! And Elise really was a natural in there -- Adam was definitely the one having the most problems in those tight spaces!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard :) wow, you guys kept the same positive attitude and great energy inspire of wrong turns, that is even more amazing. Keep up the great videos flowing. We just move in TN, and planning some The Great Smokey Mountains hikes in the approaching Spring/Summer
Ok new favorite video!!!!!! What! This place is crazy, and I’m so glad you guys found it. So wild. All I want for Christmas is to explore j tree with you two 😍
That would be so much fun! You would definitely love this hike, and several of the others we've done there as well. They are all super fun and adventurous but not overly dangerous -- perfect for a fun group trip!
One of my favorites. Not for those that are claustrophobic. Go with someone that knows how to get in and out. Leave your pack behind and don't put your phone in your back pocket as that's how I cracked my screen. Wear gloves for sure!
Thanks Linda, that's good advice! With all those tight squeezes packs and pocket phones can def be a problem. ❤️
Can’t believe you guys just experienced that! That was gnarly, you guys are too brave haha. Hope you guys had a Merry Christmas together!
Thanks very much, Steve. We had a truly fantastic Christmas, dancing and drinking Champagne with family. Hope yours was great too! ❤️
It was not snowing while I climed to the peak. It had snow all the way up. Not bad at all. Very fun and the top wasn’t too tough. The elevation and small bouldering were ok. Nothing compared to your crazy hikes. My next major climb will prob be springtime but I would love to squeeze in Bridge to Nowhere just for the river crossing. We will see. Your hikes motivate us all and we love it!
Thanks so much -- that's great to hear about San Jacinto being so do-able in the snow. We will probably try the C2C2C at some point this winter. Bridge to Nowhere is great, and if you're out there anyway you might think about Iron Mountain too, which shares the same trailhead and is a super badass climb (though not in winter because it could get really dangerous in the snow!).
Oh my you guys, I think I lost some weight watching this one. I got so anxious when you were going through that narrow space 👀 Glad you made it through! Lots of love from Holland ❤️
Haha thanks monkey -- you gotta come to Joshua Tree with us next time you're here! There are so many beautiful places you would love, and we could get some great desert glamor shots for your Insta and TH-cam and Tik Toks! ❤️
I usually do this scramble from the other direction and bypass the coffin. There is another chasm just north of it, you can link them together for a pretty epic adventure with a group of friends. Gotta love J-tree!!
Love it, Robert! Thanks so much for telling us about the other chasm -- we will most definitely look for that one the next time and try the link. J-tree is so much darn fun just scrambling around. Sometimes we don't even find what we're looking for -- or it takes an hour or two -- and often the random scrambling is just as fun as the thing we were trying to find in the first place! ❤️
I’m way too fat for this lol. But thank you for sharing! That was wild!
Wow... thrilling! it would take me longer to get through the coffin 🙈😉 Great video 👍🏼
Haha thank you, and don't worry -- although Adam got through the coffin pretty fast, it took him like 5 minutes to get through that other tight squeeze on the way down (we just edited it down to a few seconds). He was cursing up a storm because he couldn't figure out how to twist his big body to get through 😂
That coffin was no joke! Amazing hike, you two!
Thanks LeAnn! Yes it was really interesting pulling through the coffin, because even though our brains knew we would be okay our bodies both had crazy high heart rates. It was enlightening to feel how the body responds to a claustrophobic space even when the mind is relatively calm. ❤️
Now that one I really loved, that's almost caving territory, drop the temp to 50fh, have some lovely cold water running through it and change the rock to Limestone, happy days. We have a cave near us and within is "The Cheespress" like the coffin, three bloody times I have tried to get through to no avail. Up and over the top lol. Some little waterfalls to abseil down which is fun. Anyway, thanks for sharing and you guys have a happy festive season, take care, stay safe.
Thanks Iain! Yes we're definitely looking go get into more canyoneering and caving types of things, and this was kind of a test case. Overall it went pretty well, and we never felt too much distress through our heart rates did go up a lot while pulling through the coffin. But it felt good, and we think we're ready to go to the next level with cave/canyon exploring. Meanwhile, happy holidays! ❤️
Great vlog!
Merry Christmas & stay safe ♥️🎄♥️🙏🏼
Thanks Debbie! Glad you liked it -- such a fun and different kind of adventure for us. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! ❤️
Joshua Tree Park has so many wonderful secret places to explore. Most travelers never experience but just a few of the amazing hikes and sights it has to offer. With a size of 790,000 acres, no one will ever see all of it.
Yes! There are a couple of other hikes in there we're going to do soon as well -- one is an epic off trail climb that almost no one does, but those who do rave about. Love this park!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard 😊👍
You two are sort of a cross between Rambo and Indiana Jones on that one, pretty cool. I’d love to see the outtakes, definitely a litmus test for diet and exercise, and perhaps a phobia or two. Nicely documented, thank you for sharing, I’d love to get there some day.
Thanks Bill! This is definitely one you should do when you come to J-Tree. It was SO fun, and short enough that it could easily be combined with a couple of other really cool nearby hikes (like Hall of Horrors) to make a super cool day of scrambling. As long as you don't have any claustrophobia, you will love it. ❤️
Holy crap. That's all. Just... holy crap.
Haha that's exactly what I was saying about halfway through that coffin slide! ❤️
Chasm of Doom is located in Joshua Tree National Park, CA. It is a twisting, hidden, maze consisting of tunnels, passageways and extremely small spaces buried in the giant boulders of Hidden Valley. It is not for the faint of heart or the claustrophobic.
Adam & Elise have set out to locate the infamous, Chasm of Doom and shimmy, twist & wiggle their way thru some very small & tight spaces.
So far they have managed to squeeze thru some very narrow slots & spaces. However, ahead lies the coffin. A dark, frighteningly tiny space, that resembles a scene straight out of, “Indian Jones”.
Adam must have lost to Elise at,
Rock-Paper-Scissors, he’s not too excited about going first. But in he goes, using his washboard abs, biceps chiseled out of stone & legs a professional athlete would envy to squeeze thru this extremely narrow gap. You can hear him grunting, his body scraping along the upper & lower stone slabs as he slowly & painfully squeezes thru. I’ve watched the film several times and I still can’t figure out how he was able to get thru.
Elise goes last. She has curves in all the right places but, on this occasion, I just don’t think it’s going to help. You can hear how tense & nervous she is as she wiggles along, her heart racing and hoping she doesn’t get stuck. She slowly makes progress using her hands, elbows, shoulders, back and legs to move thru this seriously claustrophobic space.
Good humor and “LiveHardxLoveHard”have always gone hand in hand, despite their channel being the epitome of adventure so, it’s not surprising that once they safely make it thru to daylight Elise is laughing, while jokingly telling Adam she hoped he’d get stuck.
Adam might want to check out his life insurance policy.
There’s always something captivating, exciting and at times terrifying about watching Adam & Elise conquer new heights and this film captures the essence of that spirit extremely well.
I hope you guys had a wonderful Christmas.
Hahaha we loved reading this one Frans, and you definitely know our sense of humor well. Though we've never put it in the channel, we do have an ongoing joke about how easy it would be for Elise to cash Adam's life insurance policy since he always has to go first! This is an awesome and eloquent description, as always.
We had a wonderful Christmas, spent laughing with loved ones and also remembering all the loved ones who have passed on. Hope that you did much the same, and had a great day. ❤️
I saw your Hall of Horrors video and I was wondering if it was the Chasm of Doom. But I know the Chasm well so pretty quickly figured out that was different. That's cool. Didn't know there was a Hall of Horrors. Back in my younger days as a climbing bum, we used to crawl through the Chasm of Doom on a moonless night, no headlamps, and high on whatever lol... It was truly scary... I love your guys's videos... Thanks!
Haha, we have definitely heard about people doing the chasm in the dark. That is truly nutty! I think I'd be most afraid of running into some creepy critter like a tarantula...omg cringing just thinking about the possibility. Thanks for the kind words, glad you're enjoying the vids!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Totally... also, for some reason, that squeezy part was incredibly terrifying. just the thought of a minor earthquake shifting things just a little.💀
@@jalanG10 Yes! We had the same thought.
Tremendous job capturing this on camera the way you did. Felt like I was with you guys! For a moment I thought Adam may have found a permanent snack spot in the coffin. Elise is very resourceful and I’m sure she would have greased him up in order to pull him out. (Note to Elise bring Crisco). It is a good thing you still have your slot bodies from the slot canon episode! Was wondering which one was hardest? They both had there challenges. Thanks for sharing and Happy Holidays! 🤗❤️😊
Haha Larry "permanent snack spot" is genius! That's definitely what I will call my final resting place one day, and people can leave pop tarts instead of flowers 😂 This was definitely more challenging that the rope and ladder canyons because the route-finding was harder, so we were always worried we were going to get stuck! Happy holidays! ❤️
Ok got it! Note to self (In lieu of flowers send pop tarts). Hahaha!
Fun adventure, sounded like you enjoyed pushing mental limits. In your outro you made no mention of the "face of doom" on the hill behind you.. it was watching you ;)
Haha you are so right, Joseph -- what's funny is that we didn't notice it in person, only later when we watched the footage! And you're right too about the mental -- we've really been enjoying expanding our limits this year as we prepare to start doing some really challenging mountaineering in 2022! ❤️
The music was perfect for the chasm of doom, guys. Always fun to join you on your adventures. Love to both of you.
Thanks Bob! I think you would've been in my boat and cursing the small spaces we had to get through, but Elise just slid on through like a gymnast!
More music, Bob, more music!!!! :-)
Haha yes John! We've gotta get him back on the tracks!
@@JohnHMoore We have been talking about it, John. Hopefully soon. Are you a musician?
@@robertcalonico8008 I have one aunt who’s a professional violinist, another aunt who’s a professional cellist, my father sang in a symphony choir, my wife was the lead singer for a wedding/party band… and I myself have not one lick of musical ability!! But I appreciated your music very much. :-)
oo awesome fun!! love it
hope you guys have an amazing Christmas and new year!!!
Thanks Carl! Happy holidays to you as well -- looking forward to some crazy adventures in the New Year! ❤️
That was insane!!! Soooo freaky and difficult. Thanks for sharing this experience. Fyi, I climbed San Jacinto this month while there was snow on the ground. I had a blast!
Heck yes, good for you!!!! We really want to climb San Jacinto in the snow as well -- we've never done it but it seems like a total blast. Was it dicey going up the rocks at the top? We've been thinking about trying Cactus to Clouds to Cactus but with snow shoes toward the top. That might be insane but it would be really cool if we could pull it off!
wow this is one of the few times i got the crap scared out of me watching youtube. totally gave me an adrenalin dump, well done
Haha you and us both, Marc! It's so funny, because neither of us is claustrophobic so we expected it to be fairly easy for us. But both of our heart rates went through the freaking roof in that coffin. Very cool experience, and probably good practice for us to do some caving adventures in the future. ❤️
very fun activity while visiting Joshua! 😀 I gotta try My favorite park close to my area! and my favorite hike is Ryan mountain! love the 360 view of the dessert
Oh yes you definitely have to try it, Marlon! And we agree about Ryan mountain. Incredible view from the top (though windy), and our favorite trail run in the entire park. ❤️
That place is awesome!! If you guys haven't done the hall of horrors you guys would enjoy it. There's alot of spots like that and the actual hall of horror that it's named after is great.
It really is awesome -- and we have done Hall of Horrors, and love it as well! We actually went back and did the Hall again on this trip, because Adam's brother was with us and wanted to see it -- such a cool formation. But if we had to pick, we'd take the Chasm of Doom just because it's such a crazy fun-house kind of experience!
ok new crazy hike for you guys. in summer. lonesome miners trail in inyo national forest. or just up to the ghost town of beveridge. wow. in the inyo mountains opposite line pine to bishop. piece of cake for you two. lol
OMG Cheryl that trail looks INSANE! Which means a big yes from us. We will most certainly do this hike. Wow. It is nuts!! Thanks very much for the fantastic recommendation! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard your welcome and merry christmas happy holidays! you guys are so cute together. i love your videos. i will NEVER do that coffin hike. i’m so claustrophobic! adam was having trouble too. and he stands at those edges of mountains! not me!
Evan and I want to wish to the both of you. Have a Happy New Year.
Happy New Year, guys! Please watch the video we're posting later today -- we said a special hello to Evan at the end. ❤️
Wow i have so many comments! 1st of all that formation towards the end was really cool! I also don't know that I would have done that hike without a guide that could have talked me into believing that I was going the right way. They should definitely have some way to measure people at the front of the trail because you could get stuck there if you were any wider than you two! Very courageous for sure! I'm glad you guys made it out!
So many comments.. oops!
Thanks Kari! We were both thinking that we probably would not have tried this for the first time on our own, because of exactly what you say -- what if we got stuck?!? But with two of us, we figured the other one could probably pull the stuck on out or, if that failed, could at least go and get help! ❤️
So cool! Thanks for sharing another awesome adventure! ♥️🙏🏼♥️
Thanks so much Lauren! Glad you enjoyed this little adventure. Wishing you an amazing holiday! ♥️
i like it amazing good video
Thank you so much -- we're delighted that you liked it! ❤️
Once again you guys are doing something I just can't do anymore...love it, you inspire despite my limitations, great stuff and Merry Christmas friends!
Merry Merry Christmas Bill!! Hope you have an awesome holiday. We love that we get to take you along on things that you'd never do yourself, it's the next best thing to having you there with us. Hope you get out for some kind of winter adventuring this season!
You need a lot of courage to do that! Congrats my brave friends! Merry Christmas y'all
Thanks Miguel! Ya this one is definitely not for the claustrophobic😱 Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you as well!
Geez, from agoraphobia on Maroon Peak to claustrophobia in Joshua Tree, you guys push it outside my comfort zone on both ends!
Haha ya this and Maroon are a pretty good resume sample of what we like to get up to! But in all honesty, we prefer the heights to the claustrophobia any day. But still, this was really fun. ❤️
Heck yeah 💪😀👍
Thanks Giovanni! Such a fun one!! ❤️
thanks y'all for sharing this beautiful trail hike👌 🚶...
This reminds me of a place that I used to climb when I lived in Wyoming. It's a place called Vedawoo ( veedavoo). It's beautiful and has the craziest natural structure of boulders and rock formations. Highly recommend! You could summit Sugarloaf mountain to add more value to a long drive to Wyoming
Wow Jeremy we just looked it up -- it looks like an amazing place, and well worth a visit! We could put together a really cool and beautiful ridge and rock scrambling route out there, plus, like you say, a whole other adventure on Sugarloaf mountain. Great suggestion -- we will put it on the list! ❤️
I can’t even watch this… so claustrophobic!
Haha, yeah we aren't even claustrophobic and we totally felt claustrophobic in there!!
That was amazing and scary! I loved it! I liked the dramatic music on it too. Merry Christmas Elise and Adam! I really enjoy all of your adventures!😊
Thanks so much, Paul! So glad you're enjoying the adventures -- we have lots of crazy ones coming up in 2022. Meanwhile, merry Christmas and happy holidays to you as well! ❤️
Better you than me on this one! A few years ago, I went into the Colorado Cave. It was kinda like going through the coffin until you got to a big room. I didn't stay long. Instead, I went back out and rock climbed. The airy views and exposure was much more to my liking. Merry Christmas to you both!
We love airy views and exposure too, but this was fun to switch it up and give ourselves a different kind of mental challenge. Colorado Cave sounds cool but not sure I could endure anything much longer than the coffin. What if one really does have an anxiety attack in there?! Happy happy holidays Steve! ♥️
You gonna go first? You want me to go first?...wow, this is messed up...this is nuts... ;) Even crazier is that you reversed course after already conquering it and went back down that hole (same hole you came out of?). Did you end up in a totally different cave/route for your exit segment (appeared that there was no coffin to re-navigate)? Loved this just as much as the hikes to the mountaintops...! Have a great holidays!
Haha yes Christine, it was a totally different route down -- and actually through a different hole than the one we came up. We started out going down the wrong hole -- there are several -- and had to come back up to find the right one. So there was no coffin on the way down, but still some pretty crazy tight spaces! Very glad you liked this one -- now, back to the mountains for us. Happy holidays! ❤️
Another awesome video you two! Loved it. Hey, this looks like "The Crawl" in Joshua Tree N.P. that I did with friends a couple of years ago. I wonder if it's the same route under the boulders, but just a different name. "The Crawl" was located in the vicinity of the Indian Cove campground.
Just looked up "The Crawl," Kirk -- it looks super fun! Not the same as the Chasm, but it's a great recommendation and we will definitely try it when we get back to J-Tree. Meanwhile, very glad you enjoyed this one! ❤️
Omg the anxiety, I ❤️ your guys love & energy towards each other. how fun I love joshua tree but wouldn't dare go in there, like I've said before I live my hiking dreams through you guys. Amazing.
Aw thanks Herlyn. That fight or flight response was definitely triggered in that coffin! Can't imagine what it would be like for those who are actually claustrophobic!
I love your video adventures, somehow they keep getting better and even more creative. Really well done, guys! A lot of it is just the natural chemistry, goofiness, and joy of your relationship. Here’s wishing you both a Merry Christmas and great New Year. Stay safe and healthy!
Aw thank you so much, your comments always motivate and uplift us ♥️ We definitely feel like we've gotten more comfortable over the past year showing you guys more of who we are, weird quirks and all. It's hard to do that when you're just starting out because the internet can be such a harsh place, but we're so fortunate to have found so many friends here this year! Glad you find some of that enjoyable. Wishing you a wonderful holiday! Looking forward to sharing what's ahead with you in 2022!
Coffin squeeze is next level insane! Respect for you guys!
Haha thanks Raghav! Neither of us really knew that we had the ability to get so claustrophobic until we got in that coffin! 😂