We Discovered A Hidden Mountaintop Compound In Our Own Backyard
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Hello everyone. My name is Alan. This is my project. First of all I thank all of you for your awesome comments and because of that I am in the process of creating my own channel MtnFortressLabs to share my experience with you. Give me some time to get it up and running. I also thank Dave Sparks, It was was through some miraculous circumstances that we met up. Thanks!
Amazing Alan! Can't wait to watch. You have my subscription already brother!
this is burried in the comments and needs more votes. Ill subscibe right away!
@@psy0rz Thank you!
Youre a legend
The burning question I have (coming from someone whose father passed away, that was a hoarder, now we (kids) have to deal with it) do you sale anything? If I was in the market to buy something you have, would you sale or is everything "a project"? I'm honestly curious cuz you got some super cool vehicles that deserve better then rusting away in a valley in Utah.
I'm not trying to be an a hole or anything just curious.
I think the best part about Alan is that he doesn’t feel like he really did all that much when you talk to him, he is a very real and down to earth guy! Awesome video!
With all the amazing comments I have to make sure I don't get a big head!!! Thanks! -Alan
@@mtnfortresslabs turn your comments on your channel Alan. I’m sure it would help with the algorithm to get your channel going. I’m currently the 40th subscriber. God bless! - AJ
When I started watching this I couldn't help but think how crazy Alan is. The way he describes things in the video and all the work he has done makes him look like he is a little off center. But, in the last 2 minutes of video, what he said is the most sane thing I've heard in a long time. What a great person and a good addition to your team of friends.
Yeah the magic sky daddy part was definitely super sane.
@@kermitthefragg dude calm down. I dont believe in god but there is nothing wrong with having a belief. You are probably young. In the real world you encounter many people who believe different religions and they become youre friends
I was always wondering where and how Alan got involved with you guys.
The amount of respect I gained for this man through this video is incredible. Seemed like a weird back woods dude (and might still be), but man oh man has he got some knowledge and a hell of a work ethic.
Big props to this man and his vision.
Honestly, initially, I thought Alan was a nut. As I watch, I realized this man is a genius. No normal human being can do what Alan did.
It's a truly fine line between crazy and genius and Alan rides it like a pro
No normal human being would want too!🤣😂🤣😂
@@jasoncessna2522 normality is nothing to aspire to.
Had the same thoughts.
Over the course of this video, you see D's crew have that same epiphany. When Alan is explaining whats what down at the bottom, the guys were fucking off, kind've like an "ooookay bud" vibe. I think it clicked when Alan said he was working on that since 2001...and again with the tunnels...and again with using geothermal heating and cooling. Dude is a hippy mad scientist, a not-so-evil genius, and I'm stoked to see him a part of the crew.
Man, I love people like Alan. Thanks for showing us this. Maybe you guys can help him speed things along a bit, like you did at Cerro Gordo.
I hope so!
I think what he really needs is a road, not a path. I'm sure that would move him along much faster and make things much easier. He is good at talking. Maybe Heavy D can talk him into creating his own TH-cam channel.
Hell yeahhh!!!
Agreed!!! Alan is the man
@@ZebraFacts Definitely should have a youtube channel for his stuff.
Rewatching this after seeing the fire has me feeling some type of way. Here's to Allen's pioneer spirit and I'm so happy that Dave and the boys have his back. Never give up Allen.
Yeah dude, I'm tuning into Dave to watch Allen, gotta watch Allens channel
@@AaronNicoli What channel?
@@bobbiechavez2990 MtnFortressLabs
Fire?
How does a concrete structure catch on fire
Alan is on another level. I forget why I entered a room and he's storing and accessing an insane amount of information non-stop. I don't know if I'm more impressed by the man or his projects. Alan you are one special person.
My pile of projects and my "to-do" list just went from seemingly impossible to incredibly insignificant in 42 minutes and 11 seconds. What a truly awe-inspiring video. HONESTLY, It's ONLY been 20 years.......if he had said 50 years I'd STILL be flabbergasted. You did an amazing job with this one, and the best writers on the planet couldn't have created Alan as a fictional character. Such an inspiration refresher. Just "Wow".
@Mary Humphrey No, I am flattered though...
@Mary Humphrey Kraft Cheese singles all day
@@mtnfortresslabs - Very cool place you are building there.
@@annwithaplan9766 Thank you!
@@mtnfortresslabs - You're welcome. Did you intend for your family to live there eventually?
Alan is a legend. I would love to see a series of y’all helping him build his dream.Keep doing great things!
nice try bot ^
@@Its_Captain_Jack_Sparrow yeah you’re right
@@Its_Captain_Jack_Sparrow it took him 20 years to do just that. He won’t be able to finish it if he continues to do it by himself. That’s probably why he reached out to D
@@kohei9157 sometimes life is not about finishing stuff, but about just doing it.
I hope no volcanoes close by
Alan is one smart dude. His depth of knowledge is astounding. I am so glad you found him Dave
This needs to be a periodically updated series. "HeavyDSparks Presents: Adventures with Allen"
he has his owwn channel you can support if you wish.
I'm voting this vid #1 , nothing compares to Allen's achievements on top of his mountain. I am in awe as to what he has done. God Bless you Allen and thanks Dave for sharing such an inspiring story! I also liked the end where he said that reality is slipping away from us, he is also a very wise man.
👍👍👍
I wonder how many vehicles actually run. And this guy has more money than brains. There is absolutely no reason to have all that. All it’s going to do is rot away. Such a shame.
@@Car_Cast your opinion is not his opinion. If you believe your own opinions, then your life is on track, to be what you want it to be, and nobody elses.
All I can say is WOW amazing that he did all of that his self.
my (common law) -brother inlaw is a pack rat like this and starts 100 different projects and never finishes 1.
Possibly one of the greatest videos I've seen. Alan is an amazing dude, he's built himself a real world Minecraft.
Please stay in touch with him, it would be great to see a future video of you guys helping him out with something.
He needs to add some mods...
With everyone's comments I just created my own TH-cam channel MtnFortressLabs. If there is enough interest and support, It will become a full blown channel with lots of Info, Adventure, etc... Thanks!
@@mtnfortresslabs Alan you are amazing, if i was a little younger i would offer to come help you as free labour just so i could take part in building something so cool and watch it grow, i am also interested in energy systems and storage and just the sciences in general and would love to see what you can build
I agree
@@mtnfortresslabs subscribed.
Watching this after seeing Alan's 3rd brutal fire. What an amazing soul. Truly inspired. Thank you Heavy D and your team for helping such a cool person. Money to Allen was investing in the fruit of labor. Not for fun. Very inspiring soul. Hope Allen gets that compound finished.
I would imagine the compound will never be finished because I think Allen would decide to add something else to it, and then another, and so on till he can no longer do it or he dies.
@@dallasarnold8615 he is a hoarder id live to see the inside of his house and disgusting it is... dude had millions of millions dollars rusting next to the side of a mountain. 2001, I wonder where he earned that much money to do this. This is literally millions, tens of millions if not more.
If he put that money in a garage and rare cars he'd have something to give to his family vs 150 duce and a halves. A bunch of garbage on top of a mountain (which continually burns down). A massive waste I'm sure he's also the type of hoarder that will never let go of anything, can't sale that
@@jlo7770 Just because none of his holdings appeal to you does not make it garbage. There are plenty of people that would love to get their hands on some of his vehicles / equipment. So, what have you accomplished in your life ?
@@dallasarnold8615 I agree he does have a few nice rides 90% of it will just continue rusting away. And knowing how hoarding works in willing to bet selling anything is of the table it'll just keep rusting.
As far as what I've done with my life, I haven't blown millions of dollars on something that'll most likely not get finished, along with owning a junkyard worth of vehicles that some day my family will have to deal with. There's a massive difference between say all the stuff Dave had vs 75 duce and halves rusting away in a valley in Utah, I don't have 20 broken down 4 wheelers, I don't have 1000 used tires... they salt the roads in Utah half of those vehicles probably don't even have floorboards left in them.
So in that respect no I don't own a ton of garage that as he said is something he can leave for his family and their families to keep building. I pray I never leave my family with that sort of burden.
It's depressing watching this after seeing the shop burn down. But so grateful for you guys stepping up and bringing him new materials to keep pushing ahead instead of focusing on his most recent losses.
His man needs his own series. I can’t believe how amazing this compound is and Alan is truly a one in a million type of spirit. Please continue to stay in contact with him and lend any type of resources you could to further this mans dream. I want to see this compound being built step by step as a mini series through your channel or Alan’s own
I started MtnFortressLabs channel for this. If I get enough interest and support I will do just that! Thanks -Alan
@@mtnfortresslabs thanks for the reply! I’m amazed by your passion and I’ll gladly follow along with your new channel! Liked commented and subscribed already my friend!
I agree. Imagine what he would build if he had more resources. It would be so cool to see it finished with windows and doors. But that would be tens of thousands of dollars.
Agreed
Agreed I loved watching this guy, so smart and so much wisdom
This is why I came to TH-cam - who the hell would have ever heard of Alan or his story if not for some happenstance helicopter ride and email? There's real humanity and creativity out there and you've found and shared a glimpse. Alan's point about the city environment giving an artificial version of reality and people losing touch hit home. Looking forward to you guys working with Alan more on his project in the future - especially if he needs logistical help to continue to realize his vision.
So happy The team met Alan and he's part of the family. It was meant to be. His knowledge is so far reaching. God bless the team and all the family members 🙏
It is mindblowing, what a single, dedicated man can do in 23 years of his life... I hope, Alan has a bunch of kids to finish the project in the future, because this is a project for more than one generation.
Would absolutely love to see a series of you guys helping him build/haul/scrap some of his stuff that’s cluttered, helping him build his dream is just amazing, this man is so happy to show people that actually care
A lot of the clutter that you see are parts and equipment that are very hard to come by. Once all usable parts are taking off for the various projects the junk left over will be recycled. Once the main building is finished and the 2 parts/shop buildings are finished about half of the clutter will be sorted and gone. Thanks!
Yes please make a series about helping Alen
That’s even better! It’s truly awesome to see someone so happy, and just down to earth. Look forward to seeing more of you in the future!!!
@@mtnfortresslabs I'm your 45th sub your going places
I doubt he wants help, he seems quite content doing what he's doing. Most of the stuff people see as scrap has a ton of value, and not just to him, but I bet many people watching this would love to have a fraction of his stuff.
This is truly incredible. I love what Alan said about city environment that gives a false sense of what reality is. He nailed it. I hope we will see more of Alan in the future.
He isn't lieng about that city life. Finally got out and it was the best move I ever made.
he just made a channel “MtnFortressLabs“
This is absolutely mind blowing !! What an amazing episode . First time I've seen it , I've watched loads of other videos with Alan in .
NOW IT MAKES SENSE WHY DAVE BROUGHT HIM ON BOARD .
Not only is Alan a jack of all trades , he is incredibly smart and a work ethic that is second to none.
I TRULY HOPE ALL IS GOING WELL AFTER HIS LATEST FIRE 🤞 .
GOOD LUCK ALAN 👍
This man is amazing! I have so much respect for someone who can visualise this project in his head and make it happen.
Not only his creative genius, his philosophical and intuitive insight sets him apart as a man of great wisdom yet he comes across as humble......what a man!
I've seen this type of guy here in AZ a million times. Great guy, but they never finish anything... let's hope for his success.
alan’s one of a kind, i’m so glad he’s a part of your team now!
Man, I don't think I could even get to the top of that mountain on foot, what he has done is unbelievable. He has more stuff than I could accumulate in a hundred lifetimes. Thank you for sharing this.
Alan is a genius in what he has built on top of the mountain where he is planning on staying the rest of his life!!!
He’s definitely one of a kind. Does he ever sleep? With all the stuff he’s done he’s either insanely young looking for his age or he’s never stopping lol. He’s also impressively smart.
All respect, if hes really completing some projects, but the other side could be, that he's a man of big words, collecting many projects and never finishes one.
All presented Material is aging. Sorry to say that, but most of the presented stuff, will be rusted away till Allen has time to fix it. He needs 20 People-Restoration Company to be faster than the rust.
Have to say.. I'm proud of him for being self reliant and self sufficient.. Yes things take time and money.. Here's the thing, "You can't put a price on happiness, passion, and joy of anything built, constructed, or done by your own hands"
THE ONLY WAY TO BE HUMBLE IS FINDING HUMBLENESS ..
God bless and Happy holidays..
He is very narcissistic
@mike d my brother-in-law worked for Sparks Motors for over 10 years. Trust me Dave is very narcissistic
@mike d long before my brother ever work for him. We inquired about a diesel truck you have for sale. It turned out that it had a salvage title that he waited until the last second to tell us. Then he rationalized it like it was no big deal... The truck was priced as a used vehicle and not a salvage/restore. He was definitely flirting with us calling the UHP that day. Theft by deception
You have found Brent's counterpart . One is creating history, one is saving history .Alan is unreal. Modern Castle that will last for centuries.
Alan is "eccentric", I think, more than just crazy. Totally a nice guy, and a hard worker. WOW!
Allen is an inspirational dude. I'll never again say I can't do something myself.
It’s official-everyone is lazy if compared to Allen. He speaks of things I teach my students every day. This is one of the best reveals EVER!
I can really appreciate the genuine smile you guys put on this mans face. By the end he was so confident in showing off his passion project! May Alan live forever up there :)
*The shear number of trade skills Alan has is staggering. Concrete buildings, engine overhauls, tunneling, road grading, energy production, shaft mining, I'm sure I missed another fourteen!*
Mtn Fortress Labs = check out his channel
I really believe God brought you and Alan together. Alan has amazing support now. As devastating as the fire was, the blessings Alan has received are priceless.
I love to see how you keep the eye on the things we all dreamed to do as little boys. I mean of course you have a life to run. But When a grown up man, in between business, media and a family with 3 kids keeps the fascination for old mines, compounds and lost vehicles with the eye of a little boy, he saved something very valuable and went an honorable way. This is a channel I would watch with my son. Thank you for all the work. Great content.
Please do another video with this guy helping him
Build more of his compound! Tunneling into the mountain! This is gold footage!!!!
I feel incredibly lazy and amazingly motivated after watching the sheer amount of work he has done by himself😱 He is so gifted with so many ideas it must be hard to wrangle them all! People in their twenties and down need to see this for motivation purposes in my opinion 😊
Unless they can do it on a video game , they aren't interested. It's sad... Really sad.
Ain't gonna lie but I don't think I want to spend my entire life building mansion, I rather have smaller house or paid somebody else to do it if I got money like this guy
@@AmirulEhsan I hear you. The guy has the gumption and you got to respect that but it seems to me he has a too ambitious project. He said he started in 2001 and is halfway through the project but he's, what? 45-50 years old, so... Had I been in his position I, like you, would have set my targets a bit lower. The location is great, the concept is great but half the size house would be more than enough for most persons.
I just found Alan’s channel - please give the man more support - he’s one of the very special people on this planet with a beautiful soul ❣️ He deserves to have his dream realised 👏🏻 🇬🇧
What is it called
@@earlwright9715 Alan’s channel is MtnFortressLabs
@@louisegibbon5472 thank you
That compound is insane. Man I would love to go and help this guy. How the hell did he do all that on his own. Alan is simply the G.O.A.T.
Mr Sparks, I regretfully have to say this video in my opinion puts all your other videos to shame. As a Dr in Civil - Engineering who’s construction company does tunnels for transportation as part of our construction companies portfolio, I found this AMAZING to watch. One person, one bucket, and shear will power, blew my mind. My mind is blown for what this gentleman had accomplished so far in twenty years. Thanks for showing it to us.
Are you single
@@maryhumphrey5987 WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?!?!?!
this MAN knows ALOt more than hes letting on .... this is the kind of caliber of man that will save humanity, i pray there to be many more like him , gonna need updates on this place
FACT!!
Secretly Elon musks hidden brother
Free energy.
Maybe he's figured out how to double the output from solar panels.
Gotta be something flux capacitor level stuff
He’s definitely a genius!
For the love of all things holy can we please help this guy finish this project. Crowd source, anything!
This is one of the best videos I've ever watched on TH-cam! Alan is an engineering genius. Not to mention the physical endurance that he has to do the work that he's done and been able to accomplish. There's very few people out there that can do what Alan has been able to do. I truly hope that he is able to complete this project and get it closed in and for the most part finished so he will be able to enjoy it and share it with his family. My thoughts respect and prayers are with you Alan. It would be really awesome if he could get someone to help or sponsor him at least with the labor part of this project just so that he doesn't have to put so much wear and tear on his body doing this amazing work. Would love to see a follow up video of his project in another year or two. Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work. Please stay safe and healthy and God bless.🙏🏻👍
Wow.. that place is jaw droppingly awesome. Alan is one of those rare geniuses that the world needs. Such an amazing guy and seems so kind.
Allan is the definition of "Hold my beer". If it can't be done Alan will find a way. Yea I would subscribe to a TH-cam channel if Allan made one. Alot of respect.
I LOVE THIS COMMENT 😀. PERFECT!!!!
He's a horder,big dreams of doing this and doing that, but the only thing all that junk is doing is RUSTING.
@@sierrajade63 Alan is a doer not a hoarder. He seems to have a use for most everything
@@sierrajade63 i think Alan has more projects than life left... he dreams big, but dang... too many projects, not enough time. He's been at it for 20 years, and look how far he's gotten. I'd wager that if he gave up on all the little projects he wants to do, he'd have that house finished right quick.
This guy is the perfect example of the phrase, "if there's a will there's a way"
So true
Lol I think he has OCD.
If anyone was wondering how the pyramids were built its because people like Alan exist lol we just don't know any of them coz they are busy building there own cave systems lol
This world needs more Alan's. Alan obviously doesn't sit around watching Netflix.
This guy is seriously inspirational as to what human determination can achieve. Imagine what we could do together. I'm taking away personal motivation to push myself further and harder on my own projects. This guy is a Man's MAN. Someone to look to for motivation just through his accomplishments.
I’m so glad you had a chance to go meet this guy and show everyone this amazing place he’s building up, I hope to see more videos with him and maybe see if you guys could help air lift him a bunch of bags to speed up the process more for him!
Amazing content team 😎
HeavyD is starting to dream... he wants his own mountain-top base now. He's totally right about cities, they destroy creativity and natural instincts. Great video 🏆🏆
He wants his own unfinished base
Opposite...it's where fashion, art, foods are created. As a result money, more taxes....oh wait...
40 minutes mark
That is so awesome Allen!!!Just wow!!
Thanks for letting the crew see & share it with us.
What an astonishing project and what a true free spirit this man has is just beautiful. I really really hope he can complete everything he wants to and maybe one day we can all see that, because it's just an incredible thing to see. To be right up there on top if a mountain in the middle of no where is just so spiritually cleansing and I just picture that day him sitting back and just enjoying this house and work space after completion. Finally being able to Relax and take it all in.
Truly amazing and nothing but admiration for this guy. Fantastic
All the guy needs is wind turbines and he is set for electric forever. This effort is amazingly impressive, one guy with a dream
WIND TURBINS ARE A FUCKING JOKE
They cant run in high winds they cant run when its to cold PERIOD
@@CORNDODGER Sure they can.
Thanks man :) If I ever won this sort of money I'd still be clearing blocked drains and trying to grow my little TH-cam channel. Just may be in a flashy truck :)
Solar panels would be the way to go imo
@@dubious6718 Most cannot run in the kind of wind he has on the top of his place but he can put them lower and behind a windbreaker and they would work fine. I have a cousin who has wind power and has to block the wind a bit or his turbine doesn't produce power .
This guy doesn’t have enough years of life for projects he has left haha definitely a unique cool dude
I was thinking the same thing!😂🤣😂🤣
That's what I was thinking.
He reminds me of my dad… my dad used to always have multiple projects going at once, he was a Jack of all trades, loved by all, etc. I miss him 😞 I think my dad would’ve loved this channel.
I guess we will never see this finished, but good luck to him, i would love to have his opportunity for a hilltop fort!!
All he has is a huge pile of junk equipment that is really an eyesore and none of it will ever get completed cause he has more projects going than he has time to get e ven one of them finished.
Wow so much stuff. This compound is awesome. The fact that alan built this by hand is amazing.
I just started watching you guys within a month or so, and this is one of your coolest true life videos to where we now know how you met Alan! And then his buildings all burned and he lost so much. Now all you guys are pulling together to get his place finished, Kudos to everyone involved and it will be great to see his place finished!
I have watched literally thousands of videos and documentaries about amazing people who are driven to build and create and as of right this minute this is by far my favorite! Allen is an amazing person and he has earned my greatest respect. I envy him, what he has done, his energy, his drive and how he has taken what is grinding away inside his head and literally manifested it. I am very old now and no longer have the health to take what still resides in my head to create things but I have so many accomplishments that are just memories now! I wish Allen the best because I also suffer from the same mental drive. I know he will never escape it until he leaves this world!
his mind is a blessing and a curse at the same time
Mtn Fortress Labs = check out his channel he is building probably live streaming once he gets his watch hours and subs up
Ain't it the truth,ain't it the truth. I was just fine with my age until my mom died on my 20th wedding anniversary and then I turned 60 yrs.old.I can't move as fast as I used to, but I can do alot of things still that I know some people 50+ can not do.
You sound like you ARE amazing yourself.
What legends are made of. Alan is not human, he is a beast. Love to be able to stay connected to his continuing story. It is uncanny that you viewed this compound and the a year later Alan invites you to share his work. Beyond incredible.
Hey bro, heavy d is a con artist. Power box scam. F rating with BBB and countless lawsuits. Don’t support a con man
@@The.Consultant. That is so sad 😭 I really enjoy watching Big D!!💞
@@carolbroome6559 I did as well. So did my 7 year old autistic son who the box was for. When one of the original founders of this company gave me the low down I was so saddened. People can change and I’m all for it but my experience so far has done nothing but prove those things to be accurate.
@@The.Consultant. I wish you hadn’t bought into that crap. Heavy D isn’t any different than any of the other countless TH-camrs who have all taken part in these sweepstakes or “lottos” etc. I bought into the David dobrik puzzle, when I realized I wasted $30 I vowed never again, and to try and prevent others from doing the same thing. Unless you were more than willing to go spend $30 on a scratch off from a gas station at that moment, thinking you were about to win 20k, you should have known you were making a bad decision. Heavy D endorsement on that is sad, I agree. But take it for what it is, enjoy the humanity in a lot of his videos, enjoy the content he posts, and try and see past the grifting he allowed himself to get tangled up in for financial gain. You got buggered, but brother, If you had waited longer than 5 minutes after the video and done your research to realize the sweepstakes was “NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER” you would have realized it wasn’t anything legit. Read a comment where somebody actually sent in a letter with return postage paid, and got a free entry and received a power box with confetti and a single crap baseball card. You literally spent $60 on a scam, you should have immediately known it was a scam, and sure heavy D promoted it, but so have every other major TH-camrs that get approached by the company. I’m sorry it happened to you, learn from this, and don’t do it again. I saw from another of your comments that you obviously are broke and now living in hotel rooms, so you had no business gambling in the first place regardless if it was a fake scam or a real gambling scam anyways! Best of luck to you, but your wasting time on spamming comments on his grifting. I had one of the top comments on his initial P-Box video, urging people not to buy it and look at the fine print. Either you neglected to read through the comments, or immediately jumped as soon as the video was over, not sure. But myself and others warned you and others and you didn’t listen and then found out the hard way.
While watching this, I had flashbacks to being a child around 12 years old and spending time at my Uncles home. He would take me around and show me all the new things he had designed and was building. I remember him showing us this cool stuff and telling us ideas of what could be done with the new material 'plexiglass'! This is what it feels like to be in the presence of a true genius. It is exhilarating and awesome!
What an amazing place, he needs to look into getting travelers with skills to come visit for long periods to help him out and complete it quicker. I hope you do many updates on his progress because his vision and insight is addictive
Jaw-dropping. I rebuilt my house in The Netherlands on my own with steel beams and concrete but I didn't have to move a mountain to realize it . I wish I had the energy Alan has,amazing.
I wish I had a tenth of his energy!
Wind turbines would be an excellent addition with the solar panels
This is crazy of how many hours he already put on this project 😮 This guy is very smart.
One question… What he does for living?
Thanks guys.
Alan is definitely spot on with his goals and outlook about life. I live in a major city and now I'm going to sell my house to move out in a rural area to live in peace. Alan has come a long way in 20 years but I don't see him finishing that compound within the next 5-10 years without some serious help. To be that far along, I would just hire people to pull my wires and finish capping the building off. Then he can finish the inside day by day to enjoy all of the decades he put into this. I would love to see the finish product of this compound. Great video and inspiration that's for sure!!!
Heavy D. : touching rusted pipes in the desert
Guy: oh yeah, it's from a reactor...
Heavy D: *Fuck. shouldn't be touching this.*
He let go like it burned his hand
This guy is a legend.. nuff said. I hope he has the funds to complete this project
Can't believe this was only a year ago. Feels like Alan has been part of the team for ever.
Spend one week with Alan and I'd learn more than my 16 years of schooling. This man is astounding and now I know why Dave has him on his crew.
Allen is one freaking awesome man !! It took a lot of courage to open his world and share his world with the whole world ! Bravo Allen !!
What Alan said at the end about cities is spot on. That's why I used to take a month by myself to go into the mountains alone. I would do this a couple times a year. I would hike a week into the mountains with almost nothing and camp out for a couple weeks then hike back out. It was like church for me. I would love to live very remote but unfortunately my wife suffers from some major health issues and needs to be close to her doctor and a hospital. Maybe one day by the grace of God we will be able to move somewhere remote and enjoy nature and each other until we grow old and die.
I think it really depends on where you live, whether it be rural, urban or suburban. The area matters, and the people too.
I grew up in rural utah and would never move back to my hometown on purpose. It was not a friendly place. It was a police state that likes to control your every action, and watch your every move. I now live in Denver (2 miles from downtown) and enjoy it a lot more. I find people to be more connected with not only nature here, but actual people too. People in rural areas tend to not like change, and if you stick out, you will notice. This is especially true in Utah.
I think people in general are disconnected from reality, especially if they have spent their entire lives living one way.
What a legend this man is... his work is so impressive the things he had to do to get to where he is im sure uve found a gd friend and im sure he will get all the help he needs from u guys if possible thus making this maybe get finished on this epic build
OMGosh, this is so amazing! I fell in love with the place and his attitude. Cities were never meant for "normal" people and he is so blessed to have found his oasis away from it all.
He's so right about what the city dose to ppl. I totally agree with him on that one. He's one really cool dude. He's got heart that's for damn sure
This is amazing. Good to see there’s still places where a man can do this and not be bothered by government and red tape.
google bishops castle! the history of the man who built this castle in the mountains by hand is amazing. years of telling the government to kick rocks, i love it. hes super hilarious to talk to in person if you ever make your way to colorado!
The government will see this video and want to control everything. I think the video is great, just hope the publicity doesn't bring him down. Some things are better left alone. Thanks to heavy D, and special thanks to Allen. You give determination a new meaning. Good luck with your projects. Increadable
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We love Alan and so glad to support him! Glad to see him with Heavy D and Diesel Brothers !!!
This is every man’s castle, how awesome you guys met him!! I love this and this man is awesome! Thanks so much for letting us in his world for a moment!! ❤
Check out Andrew Camarata if you like this guy. He has actually built a steel castle on the side of a New York mountain. He's something of a character. Especially if you like nature and puppies.
I am so glad you were able to get ahold of this guy. I love the fact that he has a vision of what he wants to accomplish and just pushes on. I know those bone yard vehicles are his babies, but if he were able to sell some of those babies he could get it dried in sooner. What am I saying? He'll never finish, he'll just keep rolling along. I really admire his spirit, and wish him well. Thanks for taking us along. 😀
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I’m actually speechless! The sheer energy and drive of this man is incredible! WOW!!
Too bad he'll never finish any of it.. 🤷
@@WezleyB maybe you should help him out
@@tuneskramer69 Haha! I'm not a psychiatrist..
@@WezleyB you're just a troll. Noting special about them.
@@WezleyB So what, he's happy.
WOW that place is awesome. Alan building the place by himself and the collection of stuff is unbelievable. You would need days to explore everything he has there. Thanks for sharing
Alan is an absolute madman and I am here for it. If I was able bodied enough to build something like this I would love to try. But I know this kind of a project would put me in a wheelchair by the time I am Alan's age. It's crazy to see the work this man has done and the stuff he has acquired. I'm glad Dave hired him on and has been helping to keep him going, because projects like this deserve to be documented so they can go down in history.
The USA really has the most original people.
I love this guy! I wish he'd make a video every week or two sharing his ideas.
I was a little lost at first but man the amount of work Alan has done by himself is mind bottling. This guy needs to show Brent at Cerro Gordo how stuff gets done. Soooooo many trucks too!!
Oh, Brent know how to get things done.
boggling, not bottling
Dude has been building his place for over 20 years with no help not the guy I would ask to get things done impressive sure but he's not ever going to finish he is a hard working guy for sure but kind of a tinkerer mindset.
@@NVMDSTEvil I am guessing you are not Vice Grip Garage fan.
@@NVMDSTEvil no dude, bottles up your mind
Just started watching some of the stuff you guys do, but ive only watched newer episodes. So seeing this and knowing you guys are working together with allen is awesome!
Someone on reddit just asked what would you do if you had millions of dollars and never had to work again. I said I would build a crazy house in the middle of nowhere. I said I would do all the work myself with the help of machines. Ten minutes later TH-cam recommended this video.
This guy needs a channel. Holy crap!
I totally agree! Would love to see more of this place and Allens progress!!
This man is a treasure, we need more people to be like this guy. Grounded, real, intelligent, and able to just do something that he put his mind to. If ever shit hits the fan, this is the guy you want to be close with. Blown away by all of this. The land looks unforgiving and harsh, but humbles you in it's raw beauty. This video was an absolute treat and moving. Thanks for sharing, and I hope to be able to visit the US one day. It is a beautifull and impressive country, places like this takes your breath away. We don't have this in Holland.
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Oh my god this guy is amazing how many people can plan something in their head and then build it totally mine blowing he is very intelligent and very focussed on what he’s doing wish he had a TH-cam channel because I would most definitely watch him this is amazing thanks for sharing this with us you guys are awesome Jacky from Montreal
I remember watching some videos on this mountain top building. Thanks for sharing and reminding me that it exists.
Why are you lying? What videos
This is pretty much the best video I've ever seen. This man seems to be in touch with himself more then anyone. I hope there are many more people like Allen. He is someone that would make it into history books for doing all this crazy stuff on his own imo
I hope they keep in contact with him and even offer to lend a hand on some heavy lifting when it comes to erecting the iron for the roof. I really want to see this thing finished. In a way it reminds me of Andrew Camarata's castle.
With comments from you and other viewers I decided to start a youtube channel. Thank you for your comment. -Alan
Alan, do you have an Instagram i could fallow?
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@@mtnfortresslabs subbed, I built my own house 2 years ago without help, from architectural drawings to making the furniture, people thought I was nuts, a middle aged overweight woman taking on such a project, but it seems so normal to me, my house, my sweat, my hands. Nice to see a much bigger nut.
He is like the adult version of all of us when we were kids and had our own forest forts we would build form scraps and tree houses then show it off to our friends listing off all the work we did to it and booby traps to watch out for. Damn this guy shows that you can be older and still have wonder and make amazing things. Hope he can get a move on finishing it he doesn't have a whole lot more decades of working age left.
Can Alan spare a little of his energy & ambition? I could really use it..
Is he preparing for zombies, end of the world or a billionaire?
He’ll probably come up with a 25 year time lapse video of that. Our loss if not. First saw Allen on the houseboat rescue. Nicknamed Wizard (didn’t know why at the time) I instantly connected with him. I have similar abilities, (my nickname is McGyver), I’ve motorcycled throughout Utah (probably passed through his neighborhood a few times) AND on a modified Honda XL250R somewhat like his. A great addition to the HeavyD crew!
Much happiness and success to you Allen. You’re a talented man.
Alan is a blessing. Please do more videos with him and his incredible mountain fortress. Living the dream
This is gonna be so cool if y’all end up helping him somehow. Would be sick to see a series of y’all helping him like you did with the dude at cerro gordo. This is beyond amazing. Just wow.
My company has 5 Sikorsky CH - 53K King Stallion Heavy Lift helicopters as part of our construction equipment we would love to fly one up to Utah to help him out with any thing he needs hauled up Mr Sparks. Please let me know?
@@davidobrienirl Wow that would be awesome. I hand load 30, 80lbs bags in the back of my 1976 dodge w200 each load up the mountain. 8 bags in the passenger seat and 22 bags in the back, forward of the rear axle. I tried more but it was too dangerous. Whatever happens we have to wait for spring. Thanks for the generous offer! -Alan
I agree to the inth degree. He's alone, and any friend he has is the best friend ever. Be compassionate and yourself always. His life will be so much more complete. God bless the bunch of you.
@@mtnfortresslabs Definitely gonna need a helicopter pad up there!
@@savagerboy9016 Actually the center and along the east side will be a mini-runway for drones, vtol's, sav's, helo's, etc, and a pad on the west side. There is a bunch of stuff in the way right now.
Something to be said about a man who builds his dreams by hand. Beyond impressed. Hope to see it complete. Thanks for sharing guys!
This is absolutly the coolest thing i have ever seen! I wish I could go up there and just help him for a month or two and learn from him.
Thanks guys for sharing amazing video Alan is amazing guy what he has achieved and done on top of that mountain is mind blowing i love all his trucks ect very interesting what he has collected over the years i hope you go back in a few years to see how he's doing with his project much love to you guys from the UK 😁😁❤❤
This guy is walking the fine line between genius and crazy like a "Wallenda". He seems chill AF though. He needs a YT channel or someone to create, document and maintain one for him.
Totally agree ! I’d love to see more of this!
I had a uncle that was genius level intelligence. And yes that line between genius and crazy is a real thing. This guy reminds me of him so much. The way he talks the way he does things. Its crazy.
Alan is definitely an interesting soul, sounds incredibly intelligent.
What is sad is, his project will most likely never be completed with just him building it, he would need an abundance of help.
If the Monks can build off the side of a mountain or on top of one ,Alan can too.
Alan reminds me of a monk in his former life.
Very interesting human being!
Wow. It's hard to believe what Alan has accomplished by himself. Thanks for sharing this. Awesome!
This is amazing!! Please keep us updated on his progress! Thank you for sharing your interests with us!