Yes! That's exactly what I would have done. If I ran out of daylight I would hunker down until the sun came up And then try to find my way out of the woods.
You forgot to mention that if you get lost, are injured, or in the dark, especially in an unfamiliar place, you MUST STAY PUT. Wandering around lost in the dark can be fatal.
Hi Kyle! I don’t hike, I don’t know how I ended up on your website, actually, but it was years ago. I have followed you for a really long time, and I really appreciate all your storytelling!
I can't get through a story with this kid he just keeps on yapping And turning a two minute story into an hour and a half! Jesus Christ.. 10 minutes just to get to the goddamn story and then he just milks it out and just keeps on yapping and yapping and yapping… There's too many other good channels to watch this dog shit. Other time it starts getting to the point the commercials kick in. F this channel. Totally lame
He LOVES the sound of his own voice too much for me!! Even Mr. Ballen gets to the damn point!! Why would I stare at this guy's face all night and listen to him tell lame story? Doesn't make any sense. I don't know who he is nor do I care. Show me something!
Rule #1 I taught my kids . Because we hiked as a family. Was if lost or if darkness falls. You stay put! You don't move at all! Unless attacked or threatened by an animal. Period no discussion 💯!
Always worth remembering that even if you don’t need rescue, you might come across someone else who does so it’s always good to have a way to call help and a first aid kit
Wouldn’t it have been better if they had both just sat down and waited out the night? Maybe that’s naive but trekking around in the dark is much more dangerous.
It's difficult to believe that after the first fall in the darkness they would have concluded that continuing to hike is a bad idea . Perhaps stop after the second ? Panic is a horrible thing .
@@NemFXyea you could attribute the poor planning to hubris( although ignorance and being young is my take)- but once the first injury occurred- they almost certainly panicked- and just didn’t think it through. They were just kids- have some compassion- most people have done dumb stuff in our teens - early twenties.
Thinking the same thing but if they didn’t know how bad she was injured, she might’ve had an internal bleeding. He made the choice to save her life before thinking of his own. But what if they would’ve waited till daylight but she had passed away because they waited there’s just no right answer when you’re in the middle of it. Can you try to just make the best decision at that time.
I went on a NIGHT HIKE and a couple people DIDN'T BRING LIGHTS. Luckily since it was a NIGHT HIKE I had brought multiple lights so I shared, and everyone got down ok. This was 15 years ago and I'm still baffled why they didn't bring lights on a NIGHT HIKE
I was tenting in the snow once. Had snowshoed out about 2 hours, at right at dusk a couple goes by, at the edge of our view. Walking on snowshoe trails, but without snowshoes, and only in lightweight jackets. Neither one had a backpack. Neither one appeared to have any water, first aid, shelter, or warmth. They were headed AWAY from the road into the backcountry. They might've had headlamps in a pocket I guess, but they sure weren't using them at that point. No idea what their plan was or where they thought they were going. I do hope they made it back okay. Some people are either crazy or stupid.... or both.
I’ve been following you for about 3 weeks and I enjoy your channel very much. I’m a77 year old woman but love the outdoors . I love to walk but never got to hike much. But you are very interesting and I listen to your channel everyday! Thanks. 👍
Heading out tomorrow for a bushwhack 3500 peak hike in the Catskills and couldn’t get my Garmin InReach working on my new phone. Was about to say screw it then watched this video. Spent 30 minutes on the phone with customer service and now it’s good to go for tomorrow 😂. As a very experienced hiker, even we need reminders sometimes!
Amazing stories. But that 3rd one brought me to tears. How fantastic that they ran into those trailers, food, and water. AND their rescue found them. I'm floored!!
Yes. Almost certainly. Rescues usually don’t go on at night. But I understand that Brendan was worried about Sailor and was just in a total panic flight state. It is very sad. RIP Brendan.
I hunted in some woods for 20 years and knew them well. One evening I bagged a deer had to track and clean it. Head lamp dies, phone died and I got disoriented. Walked 45 min the wrong direction packing a deer in 40 deg,windy weather. Finally found a creek I knew the location of and realized I was 2 hr walk to my atv. I hung the deer in a tree and hiked the 2 hrs back. It was well past midnight when I made it to my truck. Navigating woods at night are a totally different animal even when they are familiar. I now take at least 2 lights and a battery charger. Lesson learned.
You're lucky other wild animals didn't attack you for that deer. The first thing I would have done is drop the deer. But if you had been attacked people would have figured out you held on to a deer in the dead of night with no light in the woods. Having a weapon isn't much help in the dark.
@@cathlaurs9754 Remember, a hunter kills a single animal to feed himself for a season. From fertilizer to combines, you vegans kill MILLIONS to get your carrots and corn.
If we learn one thing from this it should be focus on hiking. Leave your phone in your pocket until you stop. No matter how much experience you have you need to stay focused and not distract yourself.
They mean don’t record yourself/film while you’re hiking, wait until you’re stopped and in a safe place to pull out your phone. Not don’t bring it along.
Hey Kyle ! Have you covered the guy that decided to hike Furnace Creek and film his trek ? He brought an umbrella and about 4 gallons of water for the planned 10 ( or was it 20 ) mile round trip . However , for some reason he only packed about 3 liters of water for the hike . He of course ran out of water but managed to hike back with sight of his vehicle. Being exhausted and severely dehydrated , he thought to stop , sit to rest , and gather strength. He never got back up and died within a few hundred yards from 3 gallons of water.
Whatever. Lol good luck with that. You need another 500,000 people who like listening to a dude drone on about dumb shit and NEVER get to the point! I'm sure you're sick of looking at his dumb face! Lol See you in five years when you hit 1 million
I remember hitchiking to CA from IL around 1972-73. Long before cell phones and gps. Never seen anything like it, the stretch between Needles and Barstow. Desolate, like another planet. The old mother road was a baren 2 lane, 90 mi between any trace of habitation. Never felt so alone and insignificant. Pavement was so hot it ignited a pack of matches in my back pocket. You can bet I retuned home by way of Donner pass.
Kyle is a natural born broadcaster. Not many can speak to a camera that comfortably. I sure can't. Can't hardly speak comfortably to someone's voicemail beep.
I just wanted to add this to the plus of using a headlight. Both hands are free. I use a headlight a lot and thats the biggest plus. Heres the minus. If its summer and you have the light on youll meet intimately, with every flying insect out at night. But id take that over being in the dark or holding a phone.
I can't agree with you more. When I was young, stupid and in college, a friend and I hiked to the top of Awawaloa above Palolo Valley along side Ka'au Crater in the afternoon with every intention of being back down before it got dark. WRONG! We ended up hiking out in the dark and thank goodness my friend knew that trail like the back of his hand. Very scary. A headlamp would've been extremely smart. I've never been caught off guard like that since. I do now have a headlamp. They are awesome.
There was an incident here on NC, where a man was depending on GPS to get to a location. He followed the directions right off a bridge that had been out for a year.
Omg it just went from horrible to more horrible to horrendus!!! 😮 Terrible, those poor kids! 💔 And yes, Brendon was a true hero. I wish he had just stayed with her, sad.
I keep a rechargeable headlamp as my main but I keep a backup that takes aaa batteries as a spare. I had one headlamp that quit working one night and I had to wander out of the woods using the light on my phone. I now keep 9 aaa batteries (my light takes 3) and a spare headlamp. It's worth the extra weight and space imo
I went to Death Valley in April of 1995 for a upper level geology class on a field trip (from Hawaii). We only had paper maps back then. It wasn't too hot but it was an amazing trip.
Not a hiker but just recently started watching your videos. I love how you narrate them. I love how you contribute back to the community. He was extremely brave. He did not know how bad she was injured twice. I’m assuming he didn’t wait till daylight. She might’ve had internal injuries. He was just trying to save her which basically he gave his life for hers.❤ he is definitely a hero. I was stunned to see that she was actually in their picture. That’s amazing that they were even out there in the same spot taken the exact same trail back I believe is when they noticed her which they could’ve went a different way she is to be alive and I just pray for his family And for her because I’m sure she maybe has survivors guilt. They were just out to have some fun. Note to self always be prepared for the worst again thank you for sharing this and again I appreciate you bringing these stories to us . Thank you , Cariann
I think she was blinded after she turned her video light off after filming... night blindness even with her headlamp on... just a guess. But that's why pirates wear eye patches.. to go in and out of ships to bright sunlight without blindness... just wink back and forth pretty genius! Same with snow glasses with small slits* our ancestors were very creative!
He couldn't have stayed with the red head till dawn to leave in daylight? It's only overnight. To leave at first light I could see 👀. I mean one day and other ppl come taking pictures? Especially if you can't see 👀, I feel that is reckless.
No disrespect, but crystal did add risk by using the dang camera. It makes more sense to wear a camera harness and add your face when in solid position. Not film self while walking.
That first couple should have hunkered down and *waited* for dawn. Stumbling around in the dark was a terrible choice 🤦♀️ Conserving energy and the batteries on their phones and reassessing the terrain when they could actually SEE 😪
I was disappointed in the first story in how it was presented and that there was no 'lessons learned' as usual at the end. Yes, we want to be respectful of those in the situation, especially since one of them died, but despite repeated protestations in the narration otherwise, these two did 'have a choice'. They 'had a choice' at every juncture, including the moment they realized they were stuck in the forest without proper light, to shelter in place. At worst, they could instead have used their phone lights to gather and pile up branches to keep themselves off the ground overnight and waited until they had enough light to see again to try and get back to their cars. Yes, it would have been a miserable night, but it still would have been less miserable than what happened while they wandered around in the dark trying to find a trail they couldn't see. The lessons learned: i) always tell a responsible person who is not on the hike where you are going and when you'll be home, yes even for a day hike. If you don't return on time that person can call for help. Since no search parties were sent in this case, I'm guessing this pair didn't do that. ii) always have the 10 essentials with you, yes even for a day hike. iii) if you are lost or caught in the dark like that (especially if you are without lights/headlamps) then shelter in place. Either wait until it grows light enough to see the trail or until rescuers come and find you, depending on the situation, and depending on whether you let anyone know about your plans before heading out...
Always packed for 3 days.. if anything happens you have 3 days of water if anything happens you have 3 days of food and batteries etc this is the difference between life and death 3 days you will be hopefully reported missing by your loved ones and have a better chance of being found alive not dead
Brendan was a son to make his parents proud! He gave his life for his friend, Saylor. She, in a similar vein, was as brave as they come, to persevere in the face of terrible pain. What a courageous young woman she is!
Them finding Sailor didn't turn their hike in to a nightmare, but if they hadn't seen her until the guy saw her in the photo that night, or even the next day, THAT would have. Because by then it would have been too late.
Like others are saying, if you get lost and / or injured, STAY PUT, TOGETHER. Next 1, she probably fell because she was looking at the camera, and not the terrain. Very sad. So glad for a happy ending though. That was a relief!!!
My question for the first story is always been the same whenever I've heard it before. Why did she not call out to the hikers who were so close to her? Was she unconscious?
Was lead astray by a gps in Saginaw mi while trying to find the hospital; taken to a dead end street and pretty sure I witnessed an illicit deal involving a small paper bag hand off… I have had serious mistrust for all gps since then.
A lot of people were killed on Mt Baldy and/or missing that season, when Crystal died. I remember it well. Julian Sands, the actor was one of them. There was one man whose disappearance was completely overshadowed by those two incidents and another immediately following Sands’ disappearance. Sands was since found deceased. There have been over a hundred missing or needed rescues and at least seven fatalities since 2020. That’s a lot. I’m not even sure if that number has increased since I last checked.
Crazy! Yeah, you can’t go walking around when you can’t see with all those steep drops. I used to hike in the Santa Monica Mountains in the morning. There’s no way it was gonna be dark, but we did go hiking one time at night. It was moonlight. We didn’t. Well, I think we brought flashlights, but this makes me think we were a couple of idiots, even though we most likely did have flashlights, at least one. But I just remember feeling oblivious, that’s why I say we’re both still idiots. Because I was oblivious to any safety concerns whatsoever. That was a long time ago.
Hello Kyle from your subscriber from India.!! Love the videos you make. Praying you get a million subcribe soon, you certainly deserve it 🙏 good luck to you.
I once purposely took a late afternoon hike up to a mountain lake thinking that because there would be a full moon I would easily see the trail on my return. I didn’t realize that in a forest the moonlight is blocked by tree branches.
Well that's terrifying that the GPS failed. Once I was in iceland and the GPS literally told me to "go off the road". So I guess i shouldn't be surprised.
Its interesting that people think that Mother Nature is impressed by their "experience" or their fancy and proper survival gear, their Garmins or anything else. In fact, it almost seems like Mother Nature focuses on the people who crave risk, excitement, thrills and danger....and then delivers to them exactly what they sought. 😳😧
I went hiking i check 4 times on everything. My friends im overreacting guess who only one that emergency phone when. One hikers broken there leg. Be that over preparing person in group. When if things turn south. You bet your bottom dollar they will thank you so much owe you a fancy dinner
I have an English degree, so I'm typically a stickler for correct grammar and pronunciation, truly one of "those people" that everyone wants to punch. That being said, Kyle is so bad with pronunciation and so aware of it that I can't even bring myself to correct him! The self-awareness as he stumbles through tough words and names is just too amusing and honestly pretty cute.
Recently I heard a story about someone camping in Montana. The guy was unfortunate enough to cross paths with a guy who looked just like Captain Spaulding. Not only did this guy look like Captain Spaulding, he was insane like him too.
Hiking friends went on a day hike after a hurricane in upstate NY which I luckily couldn’t make it to. Turns out the hurricane wiped out the trails and they got lost and wound up in the woods at night and made it out around midnight only because there was a full moon that night. After that my friend said he always carries a night light on hikes. I would have freaked out so really glad I wasn’t there. Good advise to always carry one because you never know.
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No light: Stay put
That's what I was thinking too!!
Stay put and ways carry matches.
Yes! That's exactly what I would have done. If I ran out of daylight I would hunker down until the sun came up And then try to find my way out of the woods.
You forgot to mention that if you get lost, are injured, or in the dark, especially in an unfamiliar place, you MUST STAY PUT. Wandering around lost in the dark can be fatal.
You not only tell the stories, you give back to the organizations that try to help these hikers, that's what I really love about your channel.
Fully agreed! Such a genuinely good channel. Let's get to 1M!!
Honestly I even listen to the sponsors because they're usually unique and the actual benefits are explained well 😅
Hi Kyle! I don’t hike, I don’t know how I ended up on your website, actually, but it was years ago. I have followed you for a really long time, and I really appreciate all your storytelling!
I'm the same... not a hiker, no idea how I ended up on your page but have thoroughly enjoyed your content. Keep up the good work.
I'm a 78-year-old great-grandmother and I love this channel!! Never was much of a hiker.
I don't hike either but love to go to the mountains along the eastern seaboard so I do appreciate the reporting.
I can't get through a story with this kid he just keeps on yapping And turning a two minute story into an hour and a half! Jesus Christ.. 10 minutes just to get to the goddamn story and then he just milks it out and just keeps on yapping and yapping and yapping… There's too many other good channels to watch this dog shit. Other time it starts getting to the point the commercials kick in. F this channel. Totally lame
He LOVES the sound of his own voice too much for me!! Even Mr. Ballen gets to the damn point!! Why would I stare at this guy's face all night and listen to him tell lame story? Doesn't make any sense. I don't know who he is nor do I care. Show me something!
Rule #1 I taught my kids . Because we hiked as a family. Was if lost or if darkness falls. You stay put! You don't move at all! Unless attacked or threatened by an animal. Period no discussion 💯!
I've done SAR for years, and you'd be amazed at how many people go out unprepared!! Thankfully, more rescues than recoveries.
Thank you
Always worth remembering that even if you don’t need rescue, you might come across someone else who does so it’s always good to have a way to call help and a first aid kit
Wouldn’t it have been better if they had both just sat down and waited out the night? Maybe that’s naive but trekking around in the dark is much more dangerous.
Hubris. It's always "just over that next hill" until it isnt
It's difficult to believe that after the first fall in the darkness they would have concluded that continuing to hike is a bad idea . Perhaps stop after the second ? Panic is a horrible thing .
@@NemFXyea you could attribute the poor planning to hubris( although ignorance and being young is my take)- but once the first injury occurred- they almost certainly panicked- and just didn’t think it through. They were just kids- have some compassion- most people have done dumb stuff in our teens - early twenties.
Thinking the same thing but if they didn’t know how bad she was injured, she might’ve had an internal bleeding. He made the choice to save her life before thinking of his own.
But what if they would’ve waited till daylight but she had passed away because they waited there’s just no right answer when you’re in the middle of it. Can you try to just make the best decision at that time.
I agree
Risking exposure/hypothermia issues would be preferable to injury in the dark
I went on a NIGHT HIKE and a couple people DIDN'T BRING LIGHTS. Luckily since it was a NIGHT HIKE I had brought multiple lights so I shared, and everyone got down ok. This was 15 years ago and I'm still baffled why they didn't bring lights on a NIGHT HIKE
Were you hiking at night?
@Big_Tex it not only says "night hike" but its in all caps. Thats a pretty good indication that they were hiking at night.
But… were they hiking at night? 🤣
(Sorry this little comment thread cracked me up XD)
you cracked me up
I was tenting in the snow once. Had snowshoed out about 2 hours, at right at dusk a couple goes by, at the edge of our view. Walking on snowshoe trails, but without snowshoes, and only in lightweight jackets. Neither one had a backpack. Neither one appeared to have any water, first aid, shelter, or warmth. They were headed AWAY from the road into the backcountry. They might've had headlamps in a pocket I guess, but they sure weren't using them at that point. No idea what their plan was or where they thought they were going. I do hope they made it back okay. Some people are either crazy or stupid.... or both.
I’ve been following you for about 3 weeks and I enjoy your channel very much. I’m a77 year old woman but love the outdoors . I love to walk but never got to hike much. But you are very interesting and I listen to your channel everyday! Thanks. 👍
Heading out tomorrow for a bushwhack 3500 peak hike in the Catskills and couldn’t get my Garmin InReach working on my new phone. Was about to say screw it then watched this video. Spent 30 minutes on the phone with customer service and now it’s good to go for tomorrow 😂. As a very experienced hiker, even we need reminders sometimes!
Amazing stories. But that 3rd one brought me to tears. How fantastic that they ran into those trailers, food, and water. AND their rescue found them. I'm floored!!
I’m not a hiker but, wouldn’t it have been better if they had just hunkered down in the first place? Just stayed put till morning
Yes. Almost certainly. Rescues usually don’t go on at night. But I understand that Brendan was worried about Sailor and was just in a total panic flight state. It is very sad. RIP Brendan.
I hunted in some woods for 20 years and knew them well. One evening I bagged a deer had to track and clean it. Head lamp dies, phone died and I got disoriented. Walked 45 min the wrong direction packing a deer in 40 deg,windy weather. Finally found a creek I knew the location of and realized I was 2 hr walk to my atv. I hung the deer in a tree and hiked the 2 hrs back. It was well past midnight when I made it to my truck. Navigating woods at night are a totally different animal even when they are familiar. I now take at least 2 lights and a battery charger. Lesson learned.
You're lucky other wild animals didn't attack you for that deer. The first thing I would have done is drop the deer. But if you had been attacked people would have figured out you held on to a deer in the dead of night with no light in the woods. Having a weapon isn't much help in the dark.
@jonnewbury: I hope you learned not to murder and butcher defenceless animals.
@ *Defenseless. Hardly, he had antlers. Fair fight the way I see it. 😉 You get your food from the store I get it from the source.
@@cathlaurs9754 Remember, a hunter kills a single animal to feed himself for a season. From fertilizer to combines, you vegans kill MILLIONS to get your carrots and corn.
If we learn one thing from this it should be focus on hiking. Leave your phone in your pocket until you stop. No matter how much experience you have you need to stay focused and not distract yourself.
But the phone helped save a persons life lol
easier said than done for most young people these days
They mean don’t record yourself/film while you’re hiking, wait until you’re stopped and in a safe place to pull out your phone. Not don’t bring it along.
Who elses listens to Kyle and mrballen?
Yes, both. I also like The Leaf. You’d probably like him. He’s a Canadian guy, hence the Leaf.
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Hey Kyle ! Have you covered the guy that decided to hike Furnace Creek and film his trek ?
He brought an umbrella and about 4 gallons of water for the planned 10 ( or was it 20 ) mile round trip .
However , for some reason he only packed about 3 liters of water for the hike .
He of course ran out of water but managed to hike back with sight of his vehicle.
Being exhausted and severely dehydrated , he thought to stop , sit to rest , and gather strength.
He never got back up and died within a few hundred yards from 3 gallons of water.
Let’s get this guy to 1 mil! Love what you do man!
Whatever. Lol good luck with that. You need another 500,000 people who like listening to a dude drone on about dumb shit and NEVER get to the point! I'm sure you're sick of looking at his dumb face! Lol
See you in five years when you hit 1 million
Every hike bring: *Rain jacket, pocket knife, food, water, headlamp, whistle.*
And lighter
@@beklouise9952 For sure. And mirror.
I remember hitchiking to CA from IL around 1972-73. Long before cell phones and gps. Never seen anything like it, the stretch between Needles and Barstow. Desolate, like another planet. The old mother road was a baren 2 lane, 90 mi between any trace of habitation. Never felt so alone and insignificant. Pavement was so hot it ignited a pack of matches in my back pocket. You can bet I retuned home by way of Donner pass.
Kyle is a natural born broadcaster. Not many can speak to a camera that comfortably. I sure can't. Can't hardly speak comfortably to someone's voicemail beep.
Its pretty ironic that their license plate said "SOAP" but it was the dirt that enabled them to leave the message.
I just wanted to add this to the plus of using a headlight. Both hands are free. I use a headlight a lot and thats the biggest plus. Heres the minus. If its summer and you have the light on youll meet intimately, with every flying insect out at night. But id take that over being in the dark or holding a phone.
Try it on the red light setting - it will destroy your night vision less and tends to attract fewer bugs!
I can't agree with you more. When I was young, stupid and in college, a friend and I hiked to the top of Awawaloa above Palolo Valley along side Ka'au Crater in the afternoon with every intention of being back down before it got dark. WRONG! We ended up hiking out in the dark and thank goodness my friend knew that trail like the back of his hand. Very scary. A headlamp would've been extremely smart. I've never been caught off guard like that since. I do now have a headlamp. They are awesome.
Kyle, my dude ❤ I've been following a fair long time and never comment but wow this entire presentation was 💋
In that last story I didn't expect those women to survive. And in reality they really shouldn't have wow. Thank you Kyle. 💯🙏🇺🇸
There was an incident here on NC, where a man was depending on GPS to get to a location. He followed the directions right off a bridge that had been out for a year.
Omg it just went from horrible to more horrible to horrendus!!! 😮 Terrible, those poor kids! 💔 And yes, Brendon was a true hero. I wish he had just stayed with her, sad.
I watch your videos when I cook. Which means daily. Keep up the great work!
I keep a rechargeable headlamp as my main but I keep a backup that takes aaa batteries as a spare. I had one headlamp that quit working one night and I had to wander out of the woods using the light on my phone. I now keep 9 aaa batteries (my light takes 3) and a spare headlamp. It's worth the extra weight and space imo
You are such a great storyteller!
Me and my wife literally love your videos bro!!! We have even set other plans aside when you post a new one!!! Lol
Can't help thinking that the experienced hiker would not have fallen if she wasn't doing selfie videos while climbing up the mountain. 😢
My exact thought.
Just remember that evening comes allot sooner than sunset when you are on the Eastern side of a mountain.
So, so happy to know that the 3 woman survived! Nice to hear a happy ending. 🥰
It’s always a good day when Kyle posts! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Top 10, one of my favorite channels on youtube. Like, comment and subscribe for kyle. Keep it up for that gold plaque, bro!
I went to Death Valley in April of 1995 for a upper level geology class on a field trip (from Hawaii). We only had paper maps back then. It wasn't too hot but it was an amazing trip.
Not a hiker but just recently started watching your videos. I love how you narrate them. I love how you contribute back to the community.
He was extremely brave. He did not know how bad she was injured twice. I’m assuming he didn’t wait till daylight. She might’ve had internal injuries. He was just trying to save her which basically he gave his life for hers.❤ he is definitely a hero.
I was stunned to see that she was actually in their picture. That’s amazing that they were even out there in the same spot taken the exact same trail back I believe is when they noticed her which they could’ve went a different way she is to be alive and I just pray for his family And for her because I’m sure she maybe has survivors guilt. They were just out to have some fun.
Note to self always be prepared for the worst again thank you for sharing this and again I appreciate you bringing these stories to us . Thank you , Cariann
Getting closer to your goal! You deserve it!
Another great story 👍🏻 thanks Kyle 🥾🏕️
Great stories we can all learn from. Thanks for sharing them
Hey Kyle, thanks for making every single of our future hikes, super “exciting” (i.e. PTSD)! 😂👍🏾
Sometimes, it's better to bring some extra things, such as headlamps. Just in case. The woods and wildernesss can be scary.
First couple should have stayed together till dawn.
Sorry to have to say, but perhaps if the lovely Chrystal was watching her step rather than her camera she may not have misstepped and fell.
I think she was blinded after she turned her video light off after filming... night blindness even with her headlamp on... just a guess. But that's why pirates wear eye patches.. to go in and out of ships to bright sunlight without blindness... just wink back and forth pretty genius! Same with snow glasses with small slits* our ancestors were very creative!
I enjoy your channel. Love from 🇨🇦..and a fellow hiker!
DAMN..that last story wss horrifying!!! so depressingly sad.😢
He couldn't have stayed with the red head till dawn to leave in daylight? It's only overnight. To leave at first light I could see 👀. I mean one day and other ppl come taking pictures? Especially if you can't see 👀, I feel that is reckless.
"Happy gut = happy butt"
~ Kyle
😂😂😂😂
noooo you weren't supposed to quote him on that!
@jlt131 🤭
No disrespect, but crystal did add risk by using the dang camera. It makes more sense to wear a camera harness and add your face when in solid position. Not film self while walking.
I'm having the anxiety despite the warning😱
Hi Kyle I use to hike but I lost my hiking buddy and I refuse to hike alone it’s just not safe but I really do miss it your doing a great job BTW
That first couple should have hunkered down and *waited* for dawn. Stumbling around in the dark was a terrible choice 🤦♀️ Conserving energy and the batteries on their phones and reassessing the terrain when they could actually SEE 😪
I was disappointed in the first story in how it was presented and that there was no 'lessons learned' as usual at the end. Yes, we want to be respectful of those in the situation, especially since one of them died, but despite repeated protestations in the narration otherwise, these two did 'have a choice'. They 'had a choice' at every juncture, including the moment they realized they were stuck in the forest without proper light, to shelter in place. At worst, they could instead have used their phone lights to gather and pile up branches to keep themselves off the ground overnight and waited until they had enough light to see again to try and get back to their cars. Yes, it would have been a miserable night, but it still would have been less miserable than what happened while they wandered around in the dark trying to find a trail they couldn't see.
The lessons learned: i) always tell a responsible person who is not on the hike where you are going and when you'll be home, yes even for a day hike. If you don't return on time that person can call for help. Since no search parties were sent in this case, I'm guessing this pair didn't do that. ii) always have the 10 essentials with you, yes even for a day hike. iii) if you are lost or caught in the dark like that (especially if you are without lights/headlamps) then shelter in place. Either wait until it grows light enough to see the trail or until rescuers come and find you, depending on the situation, and depending on whether you let anyone know about your plans before heading out...
Definitely! To help other people avoid this situation happening to them... emphasizing >>shelter in place
Always packed for 3 days.. if anything happens you have 3 days of water if anything happens you have 3 days of food and batteries etc this is the difference between life and death 3 days you will be hopefully reported missing by your loved ones and have a better chance of being found alive not dead
The commercials are rediculous
Brendan was a son to make his parents proud! He gave his life for his friend, Saylor.
She, in a similar vein, was as brave as they come, to persevere in the face of terrible pain. What a courageous young woman she is!
I would think night hiking on uneven ground is definitely Not a good idea!
I send love and light to Crystal's family. Im at least glad that she passed doing something that made her so happy. ❤
Them finding Sailor didn't turn their hike in to a nightmare, but if they hadn't seen her until the guy saw her in the photo that night, or even the next day, THAT would have. Because by then it would have been too late.
kyle you are an amazing story teller
There was several "death by GPS" in the same place here in nsw Australia
Like others are saying, if you get lost and / or injured, STAY PUT, TOGETHER. Next 1, she probably fell because she was looking at the camera, and not the terrain. Very sad.
So glad for a happy ending though. That was a relief!!!
30:30 as a GenX I grew up drinking hot dirty hose water. I’m well-trained for survival.
I won’t even drive up Azusa canyon.
My question for the first story is always been the same whenever I've heard it before. Why did she not call out to the hikers who were so close to her? Was she unconscious?
Hiking in the dark while making a video? That is just a little too dangerous for me!
Been to death valley.... It was 128 degrees.... Hot doesn't describe it.
Ignorance can be deadly ❤😮💨
You deserve 1 mil so bad man! You are one of my favorite listens and its so easy for me to follow allong with your storytelling 😁
Was lead astray by a gps in Saginaw mi while trying to find the hospital; taken to a dead end street and pretty sure I witnessed an illicit deal involving a small paper bag hand off… I have had serious mistrust for all gps since then.
Those women going further and further into the desert... I can remember the last time I've been almost sick with dread listening to a story.
Maybe not a good idea to be hiking in the dark while taking a video using a selfie stick. Pay attention to what you're doing, folks!
What, and not have something to stream on Tic Tac or whatever platform they use. They got to have that hey look what I'm doing attention you know.
its nice to hear a happy ending
👍 and thank you
Woah I’ve never been this early, 53 sec! Thanks for the vids Kyle.
53 seconds and there was already 3 or 4 comments before you. Wild.
If Kyle Hates Hiking then I hate watching Kyle Hates Hiking channel!!
A lot of people were killed on Mt Baldy and/or missing that season, when Crystal died. I remember it well. Julian Sands, the actor was one of them. There was one man whose disappearance was completely overshadowed by those two incidents and another immediately following Sands’ disappearance. Sands was since found deceased.
There have been over a hundred missing or needed rescues and at least seven fatalities since 2020. That’s a lot. I’m not even sure if that number has increased since I last checked.
Crazy! Yeah, you can’t go walking around when you can’t see with all those steep drops.
I used to hike in the Santa Monica Mountains in the morning. There’s no way it was gonna be dark, but we did go hiking one time at night. It was moonlight. We didn’t. Well, I think we brought flashlights, but this makes me think we were a couple of idiots, even though we most likely did have flashlights, at least one. But I just remember feeling oblivious, that’s why I say we’re both still idiots. Because I was oblivious to any safety concerns whatsoever. That was a long time ago.
Thanks, Kyle.
Hello Kyle from your subscriber from India.!!
Love the videos you make. Praying you get a million subcribe soon, you certainly deserve it 🙏 good luck to you.
Hi!!!!
Omg. Ty for these interesting stories.
Hi Kyle & 🥾🌄Gang
LOVE UR STORYS BRO !!! I even rewatch the 3+ hour ones :) have blessed day
I once purposely took a late afternoon hike up to a mountain lake thinking that because there would be a full moon I would easily see the trail on my return. I didn’t realize that in a forest the moonlight is blocked by tree branches.
Well that's terrifying that the GPS failed. Once I was in iceland and the GPS literally told me to "go off the road". So I guess i shouldn't be surprised.
Kyle you and Mr Ballen tell the best stories .
cant even trust gps now? dammn
I love the gruns, just wish they didn’t give me mouth sores. So glad you’ve partnered with them.
Thank goodness for that trailor. I wonder who was there before??
Sad for Crystal. I go to Covina, where she is from according to her fb, regularly. I used to work out in Covina. Sad for herself and her fam. Whoa.
Its interesting that people think that Mother Nature is impressed by their "experience" or their fancy and proper survival gear, their Garmins or anything else. In fact, it almost seems like Mother Nature focuses on the people who crave risk, excitement, thrills and danger....and then delivers to them exactly what they sought. 😳😧
I went hiking i check 4 times on everything. My friends im overreacting guess who only one that emergency phone when. One hikers broken there leg.
Be that over preparing person in group. When if things turn south. You bet your bottom dollar they will thank you so much owe you a fancy dinner
I couldn't have said it better
Crystal probably fell bc she was too busy mugging for the camera and not paying attention to her footing.
I have an English degree, so I'm typically a stickler for correct grammar and pronunciation, truly one of "those people" that everyone wants to punch. That being said, Kyle is so bad with pronunciation and so aware of it that I can't even bring myself to correct him! The self-awareness as he stumbles through tough words and names is just too amusing and honestly pretty cute.
Kyle, you share a birthday with my father, my niece and Elvis Presley!!!
And David Bowie, and me, and my cousin, and one of my best friends.
Recently I heard a story about someone camping in Montana. The guy was unfortunate enough to cross paths with a guy who looked just like Captain Spaulding. Not only did this guy look like Captain Spaulding, he was insane like him too.
oh?? whered you here this at would love more info
Hiking friends went on a day hike after a hurricane in upstate NY which I luckily couldn’t make it to. Turns out the hurricane wiped out the trails and they got lost and wound up in the woods at night and made it out around midnight only because there was a full moon that night. After that my friend said he always carries a night light on hikes. I would have freaked out so really glad I wasn’t there. Good advise to always carry one because you never know.