That's one of the things we even do in the Australian Defence Force when looking for areas to set up temporary training camps, and hiking routes, we communicate with locals in the area. A map can tell you a lot, however there may a river on the map that is known by locals to only be there part of the year. If you get low on water, and were planning to refill at that river, well you will be shocked to find its dry. That's why local guidance is a valuable resource.
Oh she's resting in pieces here and there. I'm certain that the bear pushed her out a few days later. He probably had a few pieces of her still between his teeth.
Her friends: “No, we swear. She’s REALLY good at camping!” The Ranger: “You mean sleeping outside? Okie dokie then.” Permission to have your head chewed off granted!
I've read the other day about the climbers that they have this issue with their sympathetic nervous so they don't feel fear. I guess hikers are the same. No sane ppl would just camp in the middle of a bear territory... I guess...
This is why I always try to listen to them. My general rule is that whoever put the sign up knows more than I do, even if it may seem completely safe, there could always be something that I don't know/haven't realised.
I always thought the characters were willfully ignorant to keep the audience on edge but then I realized people in real life are willfully ignorant but they aren't acting
@@emilylarsen2370That reminds of the woman that got sucked down the Lake Berryessa Spillway. There were signs warning to stay away from it, plus some sort of roping to separate the area from the rest of the lake. So what does she do? Ignore the signs, pass the rope and go over to the Spillway. It didn't end well.
@@caelnichols5317 Need understanding: you are so unhappy about profanity used for emphasis, yet you watch clips of how humans are brutally killed--and make no comment and/or choose to continue being entertained?
This guy is a living legend. I've NEVER been soo into a chanel as I am with his. Stories are so detailed and very well told!! Respect to you Mr.Ballen!!
Lazy Masquerade, Corpse Husband, and Nuke's Top 5 are very good channels you might like. They tell similar stories to Ballen, except Nuke. Nuke's a whole dif animal! Mainly possible (very realistic) paranormal evidence.
As a Canadian from British Columbia, who grew up camping around grizzly bears, I was shocked by the levels of irresponsibility when I visited Yellowstone park. Since then, I've never been surprised when I've read about hubris killing a tourist in Yellowstone park.
I didn’t grow up in grizzly territory but I’m in Canada where there are black bears. Many tourists are careless with their food, food waste and garbage. Especially new campers. Best place to see bears isn’t in the backcountry, it’s actually in car camping/family camping areas, or along the road near these campgrounds. Food/garbage management would solve this problem. If people are as reckless in grizzly territory it’s terrifying.
@@JesusismyRock773 the point I was making, is that no matter how confident or knowledgeable you are, nature is unpredictable, and animal instinct is powerful.
It goes together like him saying "high tide, low tide, and slack tide." There is only high tide and low tide. When the tide is coming in and reaches its zenith then the tide becomes slack and then goes out until it hits low tide. At which point it becomes slack until the tide turns again. That means it's safe only during the time between the tides changing direction. The frequency and duration of this slack time is constantly changing and are never the same from day to day. Thankfully it can be easily predicted. Love the show!
AND to always check under your bed and closet after returning to your home, and before you go to bed at night. (Even if you left to just get your mail at the end of the drive)
@@AmosLaRue also put thermal cameras in every room and cameras in every house. Build a doomsday bunker and enough weapons in there to topple your local county. And 3k flashlights....
Finding his channel helped bolster my confidence about not caring if someone thinks Im a bitch for being safe. Better safe than sorry is something I live by.
This man described everything in the last story so incredibly well… literally detailed which side of her sleeping pad each item was located in. The level in which you submerge yourself in these stories is amazing. Top tier content.
how can camping on this little piece of grass be SOO much better than the one with an equally beautiful view in a safer valley or hilltop. Deep down taking those chances is risky, suicidal behavior.
@@lccsd2392 on top of that, why would anyone "NEED" to be alone? If she wanted to pull out her vibrator and have fun under the moonlight, she could've ventured a short distance from her party while they slept.
Literally had to stop watching that really broke me. Don’t understand why the firefighters couldn’t have given the other option a chance before trying their own bc that really could’ve saved his life
@@lacountess Yeah. That was a heavy story. Another that bothered me was the mom and two daughters who were raped and drowned off the coast of Florida. Messed up.
@@07foxmulder Yes, I remember that one. OMG! His first three parter video I watched involved three stories about people who went to places they shouldn't have and it disturbed me so much I quit the channel for almost a month. One of them was about a guy who got trapped in a ship engine and was cooked alive when the ship started sailing.
From the accounts I've heard on survivors shock is instant especially when they get your neck and paralyze you, and we basically "detach" from our bodies to make it less traumatic. It's some crazy natural defense against these horrific events.
Read up on what happened to Timothy Treadwell, aka Grizzly Man, back in 2003 when the nutjob got himself and his girlfriend eaten alive by a grizzly while their camera was recording the audio. It's neither quick nor painless.
Liv Miles, go ahead and try a scuba dive...in a pool. I did that, more years ago than I care to admit, and the experience of breathing underwater is truly amazing. There's no way I'd want to dive in the wild, though.
My cousin was sleeping in his bed when a sinkhole opened up under his bedroom and swallowed him alive. They were never able to recover his body. It made national news and was even featured in an episode of Nova. Weird seeing your family members on CNN He had just switched bedroom with his 3 year old niece like a month before. That switch took his live but saved his niece❤ R.I.P Jeff Bush. It was in Seffner, Florida
In the late 60’s and early 70’s, our family spent 4 weeks each summer camping and fly fishing in Yellowstone National Park. My first (and hopefully last) close up encounter with grizzlies occurred during a day hike to Pelican Creek when I was about 10 years old. The trail meandered through meadow and forest and my mom was in the lead with me close behind. Suddenly she froze, turned to the rest of the group and said one word. BEAR! We all stepped off trail and froze with our backs to trees as a mother and her two cubs came crashing through the woods and passed 20 feet away from us. Shaken but safe, we continued hiking and I landed my first 18” trout. Thanks for reviving this memory from 50 years ago!
Thats what i was thinking too. Had that happened here in America, they wouldn't have done crap. Water company here would have lawyered up and freed themselves of any liability and done nothing for the victims families.
Always bring bear spray. It works on bears, coyotes, humans, and any living being. But for an "experience" camper, she made a lot of mistakes and was even learning how to camp on the go. People need to know their limits and how to not only be honest with others but mostly with themselves.
This right here. Bear spray is actually considered more effective than a gun at deterring bears, because an injured bear is more likely to fight believing it has no other choice rather than run away, whereas a bear that gets a faceful of bear spray is going to have its senses temporarily disabled so it retreats rather than possibly get more injured. Still better to have a gun than nothing, but either way, always bring bear spray.
She was probably an experienced camper in Switzerland, Germany etc. We don't have bears, mountain lions, coyotes here though and only recently wolves have returned and they are very unlikely to attack you.
@@phangirlable We do have bears in the Alps. Just a few months ago a young man in Italy was killed by a bear. And some years ago a bear was shot in Bavaria. But they are brown bears, I think, definitely not grizzly bears. Hikers have even been killed by cows. So don't underestimate domesticated animals.
That got my attention, too. One of the first things you learn as a camper is to get the food way up and out of reach. Poor girl probably didn't realize how freaking tall a grizzly is when it stands on its hind legs. In all fairness, I don't know whether having other campers with her would have saved her. Grizzly might have had an even bigger smorgasboad of idiot meat.
Ikr... Don't worry I'm an expert, I've got a survival book in my backpack, wear headphones in the middle of the wilderness while I'm by myself and don't carry a gun into grizzly country.
John Ballen is the most accomplished and addictive raconteur on the internet, in my opinion! Fantastic narration -- always! It's easy to listen to his channel for hours. Even if I occasionally know about a story, I still like to listen to John's version, and I always learn from him. Of course, there are many stories which are unbeknownst to me. John's subscriber base is astounding, with its mind-boggling number, and yet, John is as real and sincere as one can be, in my opinion. It's obvious to me that John thoroughly enjoys narrating for us, so this is a mutually beneficial situation, and they are one of my favorite things in life! 😊
I think a big deal is when they form under roads or other similarly hard material so can look like solid ground until something passes over them. I drove past a truck halfway in a sinkhole in the oncoming lane on a major highway once. It was in the process of being rescued so I didn't get involved.
@@chaos.corner I think a few months ago a sinkhole opened under a pool somewhere in the US (the property owners knew they weren't allowed to dig there but did anyway). Everyone else survived because they were on floats and climbed out in time, but one man was never seen again
Total pro. Doesn't string up her food high enough and listens to music on headphones so as to not hear anything around her. Brigitta apparently is foreign for "bear food"
Surprisingly, bears can climb faster than they can run. I stg I wouldn't believe the statement had I not seen a video of a spooked bear running 20ft up a tree in within a couple seconds. Or maybe bear just tall lol.
@@yoshitheonly Yeah, they're excellent climbers AND they get more aggressive/bold when they're climbing up a tree. That doesn't really help them get to food that is properly strung up. You don't tie it directly to a tree trunk after all. It's basically mid-air, and bears aren't smart enough to deal with ropes etc.
I got addicted to this guy a week ago, watched EVERY video and now I get upset because I have to wait for videos. Those of you that are new will be happy at this guys upload frequency though, it’s incredible how fast he pumps out content!
Imagine the ones that's been here since the beginning and didn't get to binge...like me lol. It's been a cool journey for him. This is the most positive channel and the comment section is full of awesome subscribers. Welcome to the strange, dark and mysterious. We're all addicts here for MrBallens storytelling. 😁
Here in Japan, there's a town named after the famous whirlpools that form with the tides: Naruto. Initially I went there because I was a fan of the anime of the same name, but I was surprised to find out that you can actually take a boat ride on these whirlpools. I watched from near the bridge as a couple of boats kept entering and riding the whirlpool currents. I was quite content to just watch with my feet firmly on the land.
Park rangers: you shouldn't camp there alone. It's very dangerous Her friends: don't worry she's a pro Her friends the next day: can you help us find her? We're worried Park rangers: don't worry she's a pro
I recommended your channel to my best buddy and he said “dude... you know I go hiking all the time by myself” and I said “I hope I don’t hear your story one day from MrBallen...”
Why the fuck would one even be listening to music at night while camping out all alone in a dangerous area is beyond me. I mean for FUCK sake, you have one job, stay alive. She even hung the cooler for fear of a bear trying to get to it yet she still decided to sleep with HEAD PHONES ON!?!??@@? Fuck me man, god damn it
I took a scuba safety course once on a tour at the great barrier reef and it was about 15 minutes long and we never went in the water. I decided against going for that reason. A friend went and then accidentally lost the mouth piece and started panicking and the tour guide had to bring them back up out of the water. Things go from 0 to 100 real quick under deep water and u cant account for all of it.
I went through a similar experience. I had never been scuba diving and a guy I was dating at the time signed us up for a beginner-level scuba tour in the Outer Great Barrier Reef. I went through the quick safety brief and then we all went down after being cleared, but I was feeling a lot of anxiety with breathing through the tanks and no matter what I did, my sinuses were not equalizing properly. So my gut told me to not proceed. I told the scuba tour guide I wanted to go up right before they were about to start. I decided to snorkel instead. When the group came back, one of the girls had gotten tired and the guide had to carry her while completing the tour. Every now and then, part of me wonders if I should've just pushed through my anxiety since it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but my gut instincts told me I was not ready that day. So ultimately, I don't regret it.
Omg. I had no idea they let inexperienced people dive. I went to a weeks long course to become dive certified before I ever considered going for a real recreational dive, even a touristy one.
@@bucketofsunshine6366 I actually went scuba diving in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Tenerife two summers ago. I had zero experience scuba diving, there was only a short instruction beforehand. Luckily, I had a great time and nothing went wrong, and we even went quite deep for a first dive (I don't remember the depth). After this great experience, I later heard that in my home country (the Netherlands), you could only scuba dive in open water after taking extensive courses... 😅
I live a few hours from the french pass And it's just as terrifying in real life as Mr Ballen has described. It's like holes just appear in the water and you cannot escape them
The first story where it’s titled “In hot water”, my immediate thought went straight to one of the stories of how people have tried swimming in the Yellowstone geyser pools and were essentially boiled alive 😱
@@SJT81 I mean don’t get me wrong, oh my god getting boiled alive in the pipes?? A;lskdjf; an jsd;f oh my f’ing OUCH 💀 sink holes are a huge nightmare.
Can we all just agree that if the rangers, who are professionals and know the area the best, say its a bad idea... that we listen and follow their advice!
If a Ranger says something I follow it to a fucking TEE. I once asked about swimming in the river at a campsite and they said "No that's a really bad idea, In theory you could sit by the shore but the currents can sweep you away and we can't do anything about it" And I never even got close to the river my whole stay.
@@basedchad534 Unless its an old one that is too slow to hunt and therefor really hungry. Those tend to murder you slowly because human meat is better than no meat at all.
One thing I’ve learned watching MrBallen for awhile it doesn’t matter where you go or what you do, death is lurking in the shadows relentlessly hunting you!💀
Bears are terrifying. There’s a case where a girl was attacked by a bear and called her mother as the bear was eating her. I just couldn’t imagine the horror for both sides of that call. 1 getting eaten alive is obviously horrible but I think having to hear your child be eaten over the phone knowing there’s nothing you can do must be a whole different horror in itself.
I’d probably kill myself after. I have two kids & know I wouldn’t be able to live if I were that mother. Or I’d sink into such a depression, it would consume me. That is the most horrific thing. 😢
True with that irrational fear business. And ever since I've been binge watching this channel and other true crime type channels it's really affecting me. You truly are what you consume.
I watched a 10-year-old kid and his mom almost die in a whirlpool on the American River in 2010. It was one of the most terrifying things I'd ever witnessed. Luckily they were okay just really shaken up
My sister and I almost drowned in the sandy river in Oregon. We were walking into the river and there was a drop off we didn't know about. I was able to throw her back on to the edge of it but I fell in. A guy watched the whole thing unfold and he managed to grab me before I fell deeper in. Never went back into that river.
I grew up, literally on the American River. One house backed up to the levee and another one just down the bluffs. My mom forbade me from swimming in that river. I'm probably still alive to this day because of her.
I've been binge watching these videos for the past few days and as a New Zealander I can't believe NZ made it to the strange, dark and mysterious told in story format!
How the convo should have went: Park Rangers: “Show us where you’ll be camping.” Birgitta: “Why?” Park Rangers: “So we know where to find your body tomorrow.” Birgitta: “ On second thought…”
Love this channel simply because he tells a story in a concise and straightforward way. No messing about all the interesting bits told in a way that keeps you really interested right until the end. A lot of channels could learn from this approach. And the stories are really interesting too with a lot I have never even heard about.
Camping, alone, Yellowstone, I knew from the start she was gonna meet a bear. It's a really rare occurrence, but people sleeping alone in griz country is also pretty rare. They're opportunistic.. if they're hungry and they find a nice singular human still in the packaging, they're probably gonna at least check the flavor of it
I don’t understand how a person can look at the entire vast ocean and think to themselves “I’ll go diving in this one little area that has a good chance of killing me”
I really can appreciate the amount of research this man puts in to draw a more colourful picture and make it so much more entertaining for us the viewers. As a student at university I can serve as witness to how difficult it is to do proper research and find all the little hidden details scattered through dozens of different articles.
Getting trapped in water is terrifying. I learned this first hand when I was younger (maybe around 10) when I was swimming in Lake Michigan. It wasn't a bad day and there was quite a few people around but I still got stuck in a rip current. It wasn't a strong rip current in general (but I was young and weak) nor was I out too deep and was in a spot where I could just touch the bottom but I could not move forward at all nor did I know how to get out of a rip current. Even with so many people around I was struggling and failing to try to get out of it for a minute or two. Luckily my sister (who brought me to the beach) got me out of it. Without her seeing me, I'm not sure what would have happened. Please people, if you are at the beach be observant! Even if its a nice day and you don't feel any current that doesn't mean there isn't one just a few feet from you that someone may be struggling with.
I live near the Delaware river near the tristate area. Almost every summer at least one person drowns because of the string currents underneath that are not visible. It looks calm on the top but it is quite deceiving. It's usually people not from the area that it happens to.
Folks always seem to underestimate the Great Lakes. My friend almost drowned one day after my senior year of high school. Luckily, he was able to get back to land.
I remember traveling to Panama with my family when I was a kid, the beach we went to was known for having large waves during a storm and for some reason we decided to visit the beach during the night and it wasn’t storming too bad but the waves were terribly rough and big. So my mom grabbed me and my brother and decided to go in for a bit and as soon as we got in we were all fine swimming and keeping our head up but I was quite small at the time, I’m 21 and 4’11 so I can’t imagine how small at that time.. but all I knew was that I was getting dragged all around, the waves kept taking me away from my mom and brother and dragging me under, I would be underneath the water caught in a wave for what felt like a minute, I just remember not being able to get out of this vicious cycle and just accepting that I was going to drown that day. I managed to cry out that I was struggling but my mom brushed it off and told me to swim back… which I did after nearly drowning
When you said once and awhile you come across a disturbing story that sticks with you I thought to myself you mean most of mr ballen stories Seriously the stories I've heard om your channel have been some of the most disturbing stories I've ever heard. Love your channel I'm hooked
I used to work for a police department with a dive team. The one thing I learned from them was: Diving is cool. But, when things go wrong they go suddenly, hideously, and fatally wrong. When I would ask them if I could go out on the boats with them they would say: "Are you crazy!? Get back to your desk where you belong, you nutjob!" Sound advice.
You're a great storyteller. I don't normally like videos where people are just explaining what happened in a situation, but you're very engaging! Well done!
Mr. Ballen, idk how you do it, but you’re the best storyteller that I’ve come across on TH-cam, and somehow have watched almost all of your videos; I started watching in mid September. Love the videos so much that I listen to them on auto play while playing games. I have genuinely gotten spooked by a few stories.
Things this channel has taught me: Always pay attention to warning signs when scuba diving or spelunking Always follow the recommendations of park attendants NEVER visit Yellowstone
Everytime mr. Ballen tells a story, I feel like I am there and in agony with everyone else...that is how amazing he explains in short detail the most detailed excrucial parts .
@@carolynrog3rogers339 told the wrong person to shut up on accident. Was meant for the guy down there who said he's only famous because he milked being a seal but ok
For about four years I have had a gift certificate to get fully scuba certified. I have always been scared to go scuba diving because I have a slight fear of deep water and fish larger than me but this channel has showed me those are the LEAST of what I would need to worry about. I think it’s safe to say I won’t be getting certified anytime soon.
I live in Idaho and there are grizzly, brown, and black bears along with mountain lions and wolves. We still go camping but in groups, use an empty cooler for trash, and never go hiking alone.
@@shivareeherbert838 It's basically just a joke about how TH-camrs all say "SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON", except he takes it to as many extremes as he can, lol
What I’ve learned from binge watching these videos is that I, not good in outdoorsy, claustrophobic areas, or “panic “ inducing situations, should stay inside and continue watching these videos and not doing exciting yet deadly things hahah 😅
This guy is a Lengend man I’m always looking forward to watching your videos mr.ballen you should have millions of views and a million subscribers man one of the best you tubers on you tube with out a doubt
The most horrific thing about Grizzly Bear attacks is that they almost always go for the eyes and face first, but not to kill the person, only to maim them and prevent escape or attack. They’re not the only animal to do this, but because of their strength they’re usually the most brutal. It also reminds me of my cat playing with a mouse before eating it (which it actually doesn’t do for fun, but to test to see if it can hurt the cat before eating it).
I think you might mean arrogant. Ignorant is just simply lacking the knowledge or being uneducated on something. Arrogant is more like being uneducated but believing that youre still as smart as a doctor... or in this case... a park ranger
@@joetroy2904 Hubris is basically pride or ego - overestimating your abilities; naïveté is being less than fully aware of a situation or how likely a situation is to occur. OP is speculating that the camper did not choose to camp there to intentionally take their life (via bear attack) or even want to die, but a combination of underestimating the danger and its likelihood, and overestimating their ability, resulted in her taking a risk she might not have had she realised the reality of the situation. It clearly resulted in her death.
I mean it seemed like she did know what she was doing like stringing up the food and stuff but I mean wearing headphones to sleep?? And I mean carry a gun or at least some bear mace or something, even if your with multiple people
12:58 oh there’s Waldo I think on the bottom of the bag
Good eye Tania!!!!!!!
Nice
@@MrBallen 12:58 oh there’s waldo i think on the botton of the bag
Nice job 👏
If I typed it 30 seconds quicker lol
When the locals tell you “that’s not a good idea” you should probably listen to them...RIP
That's one of the things we even do in the Australian Defence Force when looking for areas to set up temporary training camps, and hiking routes, we communicate with locals in the area. A map can tell you a lot, however there may a river on the map that is known by locals to only be there part of the year. If you get low on water, and were planning to refill at that river, well you will be shocked to find its dry. That's why local guidance is a valuable resource.
Oh she's resting in pieces here and there. I'm certain that the bear pushed her out a few days later. He probably had a few pieces of her still between his teeth.
You better be more than a pro, because the locals are pros in that area…. you better be Chuck Norris himself.
If you’re humble and wise you will always try to learn and be patient to achieve your goals. 😝 like Chuck Norris would!!
@@MsTemptation Now, why do you have to make me laugh so hard. Now, i feel bad and probably go to hell.
words that mean nothing to me anymore:
- avid outdoorsman
- certified and experienced divers
- acomplished hunter
- fairly athletic guy
- pro camper
“Fairly athletic guy” 😂😂
pro cave explorer
True, when I hear the words "Expert" or "Certified", I thing yeah but you can't fix stupid.
Her friends: “No, we swear. She’s REALLY good at camping!”
The Ranger: “You mean sleeping outside? Okie dokie then.”
Permission to have your head chewed off granted!
huge search party was launched :)
Brigeta: I’m a very experienced hiker.
Bear: Same.
Damn Brigeta... You wanted that ultimate, camping experience.. Once in a lifetime...You got it.
Sadly.., that's funny. I'm a little ashamed of myself for laughing, but it's funny because it's true. 😀
Imagine throwing on headphones with music playing while camping in grizzly bear territory 😫😫🤦🏽♂️
@@mikemarc92 RIGHT
I've read the other day about the climbers that they have this issue with their sympathetic nervous so they don't feel fear. I guess hikers are the same. No sane ppl would just camp in the middle of a bear territory... I guess...
after hearing how people ignore warning signs, now I realise how realistic characters in horror movies are.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 yeeoooo foreal!! Now I know it's realistic that pple do this
Nobody pays any attention to signs. Fact.
@@madquest8 As a former traffic manager, I can confirm
This is why I always try to listen to them. My general rule is that whoever put the sign up knows more than I do, even if it may seem completely safe, there could always be something that I don't know/haven't realised.
I always thought the characters were willfully ignorant to keep the audience on edge but then I realized people in real life are willfully ignorant but they aren't acting
What you take away from these vids:
- Don’t go diving
- Don’t go cave exploring
- And definitely don’t go cave diving
You forgot...Don't go camping where grizzly bears live
Lol man I feel the same way! The scuba diving in caves freak me out 😳
And don't feed the bears.
@@jennifercarr9111 Or if you do, go with someone slower and preferably meatier just in case.
@@307wyopride2 ...and don’t feed any bears you may find in a cave while diving.
One thing I've learned from almost a year of MrBallen: Never go scuba diving!!!
Or caves
or go hiking alone in any one of the national parks
I loved scuba diving but can't afford it anymore. Open water in safe areas is fine.
Or caving
Or outside
I'VE LEARNED ONE THING FROM MR.BALLEN.
DON'T DO ANYTHING.
DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
AVOID PEOPLE.
lol
@@justincooper1884 cringe bum clown poop man
@@jjj-bl8yf what
@@smoove_ poop man bum clown, good man Kanye? What favorite Kanye song?
Yeah, just stay in your house.
i love how the victims literally see like 20+ warning signs, and just walk in like it's nobody's business
Crazy, right???
“I wonder who they’re for”
It’s that human ego. “Oh it doesn’t mean me”
@@emilylarsen2370That reminds of the woman that got sucked down the Lake Berryessa Spillway. There were signs warning to stay away from it, plus some sort of roping to separate the area from the rest of the lake. So what does she do? Ignore the signs, pass the rope and go over to the Spillway. It didn't end well.
'It's fine, these signs are for regular people'
Why is it that the most fucked up places are “Jacob’s SOMETHING”?
Jacob’s Well
Jacob’s Ladder
Jacob’s Hole
....what’s going on with Jacob? Is he okay?
😂😂😂😂😂
I was thinking the exact same thing
Fuckin Jacob 😒😒
I even thought the jacob's hole is connected with jacob's well
Apparently Jacob is someone we want to stay away from lol.
This guy is so fucking good. I don't know how he keeps making me binge-watch 20 min videos for hours.
I think he said he was a navy seal
@@caelnichols5317 who the fuck are you to tell this guy what to do ? Lmao
@@caelnichols5317 Need understanding: you are so unhappy about profanity used for emphasis, yet you watch clips of how humans are brutally killed--and make no comment and/or choose to continue being entertained?
@@caelnichols5317 shut the hell up karen
@@linnaweinbaum6757 this channel is an ONI psyop, lol.
This guy is a living legend. I've NEVER been soo into a chanel as I am with his. Stories are so detailed and very well told!!
Respect to you Mr.Ballen!!
Thank you!!!
Same I look everyday for a new upload
Lazy Masquerade, Corpse Husband, and Nuke's Top 5 are very good channels you might like. They tell similar stories to Ballen, except Nuke. Nuke's a whole dif animal! Mainly possible (very realistic) paranormal evidence.
100000 TRUE!
Absolutely agree.
As a Canadian from British Columbia, who grew up camping around grizzly bears, I was shocked by the levels of irresponsibility when I visited Yellowstone park. Since then, I've never been surprised when I've read about hubris killing a tourist in Yellowstone park.
Can you elaborate?
I didn’t grow up in grizzly territory but I’m in Canada where there are black bears. Many tourists are careless with their food, food waste and garbage. Especially new campers. Best place to see bears isn’t in the backcountry, it’s actually in car camping/family camping areas, or along the road near these campgrounds. Food/garbage management would solve this problem. If people are as reckless in grizzly territory it’s terrifying.
I'm sure Brigitta felt just as confident 😂
@@sarahmanzo4761 If you find what happened to Brigitta funny, then you need a psychiatrist right away.
@@JesusismyRock773 the point I was making, is that no matter how confident or knowledgeable you are, nature is unpredictable, and animal instinct is powerful.
“Scuba” and “whirlpool” are two words that should never go together
What about Skeebow and Turlbroon
So true mate. Experienced one ☝️ I gather you know which one m8 ??
@@Billyboz1690 sadly a Skeebow.. very distressing
Scuba whirlpool
It goes together like him saying "high tide, low tide, and slack tide." There is only high tide and low tide. When the tide is coming in and reaches its zenith then the tide becomes slack and then goes out until it hits low tide. At which point it becomes slack until the tide turns again. That means it's safe only during the time between the tides changing direction. The frequency and duration of this slack time is constantly changing and are never the same from day to day. Thankfully it can be easily predicted. Love the show!
He actually taught us how not to be hard headed when being told something is dangerous
AND to always check under your bed and closet after returning to your home, and before you go to bed at night. (Even if you left to just get your mail at the end of the drive)
Legit. If someone with more experience than me says, "your idea is terrible." I think up a better idea lol
@@AmosLaRue also put thermal cameras in every room and cameras in every house. Build a doomsday bunker and enough weapons in there to topple your local county. And 3k flashlights....
Finding his channel helped bolster my confidence about not caring if someone thinks Im a bitch for being safe. Better safe than sorry is something I live by.
Maybe you. Me I have common sense
Sea captain, 1827: Dont go sailing in the French Pass. It’s dangerous.
Scuba instructor, 2000: I think we should do scuba lessons in the French Pass.
You shall not pass
"None shall pass" The Black Knight
@@cynthiakeller5954 hahaha hahaha
@@cynthiakeller5954 your leg's off....!
@@RemoWilliams1227 Lol!
"I'm fine on my own, I know what I'm doing."
- most famous last words when it comes to hiking/camping/caving/diving.
What I’ve learned from MrBallen
Friends: “Want to go scuba diving?”
Me: “Oh no no no no”
No way I’d go scuba diving or caving. Claustrophobic.
Imagine copying the second best comment XD
I like to be able to breathe endless amounts of O2 also. That’s just not for me.
Hell to the nah, to the nah nah nah.
I want to learn but after watching all of Mr. Ballen's videos I've decided I'll stick to reefs and be damned if I go anywhere near a cave.
This man described everything in the last story so incredibly well… literally detailed which side of her sleeping pad each item was located in. The level in which you submerge yourself in these stories is amazing.
Top tier content.
Sounds like suicide. Camp in grizzly country all by yourself, then put headphones on.
how can camping on this little piece of grass be SOO much better than the one with an equally beautiful view in a safer valley or hilltop. Deep down taking those chances is risky, suicidal behavior.
@@lccsd2392 on top of that, why would anyone "NEED" to be alone? If she wanted to pull out her vibrator and have fun under the moonlight, she could've ventured a short distance from her party while they slept.
@@Kewlzter and not only that, alone in a notoriously dangerous place as well.
It really is asking for death...
@@Kewlzter she's not gay how do u know
@@OneHunnitNoCapStannitOnBidnisz what are you talking about?
Respect to MrB for using the metric system and still giving the exact length in feet. What a nice guy.
Ikr? It makes everything so easy for all his listeners!
I don't even wear headphones while I'm walking alone down the street, let alone in the MIDDLE of bear country wtf
So dumb on her part for being out there alone in the first place
Wuss
I don't even wear headphones at the gym lmao I like knowing and hearing whats happening around me
I won't even put headphones on if I'm home alone like I'm on high alert and I have a guard dog
@@marshmallowchild4890 exactly! Some ppl walk through like too naively
If Mrballen posts, you know it’s gonna be a good day.
Is it weird I don’t need the Visual with Mr Ballen?? He tells the story so well that I turn it up on Bose speakers an do stuff around the house
"It's gonna be a good day tater" - Ron White
Always makes my day!
“A good day” he says 😔
Sadly the people he's discussing didn't have a good day 😯
There’s only ONE story I’ve heard so far that’s really stuck with me and that was the poor 6y old that got stuck and died in the well.
Literally had to stop watching that really broke me. Don’t understand why the firefighters couldn’t have given the other option a chance before trying their own bc that really could’ve saved his life
That was the one 😳
Mine was the poor elderly couple buried alive. Holy hell that was sad.
@@lacountess Yeah. That was a heavy story. Another that bothered me was the mom and two daughters who were raped and drowned off the coast of Florida. Messed up.
@@07foxmulder Yes, I remember that one. OMG!
His first three parter video I watched involved three stories about people who went to places they shouldn't have and it disturbed me so much I quit the channel for almost a month. One of them was about a guy who got trapped in a ship engine and was cooked alive when the ship started sailing.
A grizzly bear attack is just unfathomable. Unbelievably horrific. Hopefully the body goes into shock fast...
From the accounts I've heard on survivors shock is instant especially when they get your neck and paralyze you, and we basically "detach" from our bodies to make it less traumatic. It's some crazy natural defense against these horrific events.
I really hope that's the case bc being conscious for something like this is literally unfathomable 🤯🤯😵😵😵😨😨😨😨😨😨😨
@SirSir-TheSird wow I didn't know that! I hope that's the case
Read up on what happened to Timothy Treadwell, aka Grizzly Man, back in 2003 when the nutjob got himself and his girlfriend eaten alive by a grizzly while their camera was recording the audio. It's neither quick nor painless.
Take a weapon with you.
Time for another fine episode of “Why I’m Never Scuba Diving.”
And another episode of don't by dumb
Lmao
Time for another episode of "People being stupid and refuse to listen to others"
Liv Miles, go ahead and try a scuba dive...in a pool. I did that, more years ago than I care to admit, and the experience of breathing underwater is truly amazing. There's no way I'd want to dive in the wild, though.
Soo true
My cousin was sleeping in his bed when a sinkhole opened up under his bedroom and swallowed him alive. They were never able to recover his body. It made national news and was even featured in an episode of Nova. Weird seeing your family members on CNN
He had just switched bedroom with his 3 year old niece like a month before. That switch took his live but saved his niece❤ R.I.P Jeff Bush. It was in Seffner, Florida
I remember that. I'm so sorry.
Rest in peace Jeff Bush. 💔
That's very sad. Thank God his niece is okay. So sorry for you and your family's loss. 🤍💫
I remeber that story and feeling bad for him and his family such a sad thing
Actually, he covered that story. Tragic.
I remember hearing about that a number of years ago. So sorry.
In the late 60’s and early 70’s, our family spent 4 weeks each summer camping and fly fishing in Yellowstone National Park. My first (and hopefully last) close up encounter with grizzlies occurred during a day hike to Pelican Creek when I was about 10 years old. The trail meandered through meadow and forest and my mom was in the lead with me close behind. Suddenly she froze, turned to the rest of the group and said one word. BEAR! We all stepped off trail and froze with our backs to trees as a mother and her two cubs came crashing through the woods and passed 20 feet away from us. Shaken but safe, we continued hiking and I landed my first 18” trout. Thanks for reviving this memory from 50 years ago!
Wow!!
“Cave”, “hole”, “abyss” = no divey.
If I lived by those rules I would still be a virgin 😂😂
No likey
Add whirlpool to that list
"Water", "Ocean", "Neglectful person" =no divey
@@rhinodonkey7339
Funny! 🤭
Yeah, I guess you could say I’m a fan of the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format
S ame
Whenever I talk about him I say that!! He started something! I need to check if he has a shirt that says that!
I’m a fan of your mama
@@monsterinparis9568
Me too
Her hatchet wound is full of maggots and smells of rotten milk and garbage...
Also it's all puss-y
SAME!!!
1st story:
I love how the water company just decided that they want to help the families on their own. So honorable.
In Soviet Russia, you don’t sue for damages. Damages sue you!
The head of the company is a good person, a rarity these days.
Thats what i was thinking too. Had that happened here in America, they wouldn't have done crap. Water company here would have lawyered up and freed themselves of any liability and done nothing for the victims families.
…they were responsible for the deaths, it wasn’t compassionate it was to deflect away from negligence
@@bostonrailfan2427 Except they were found not responsible by law so no.
Always bring bear spray. It works on bears, coyotes, humans, and any living being.
But for an "experience" camper, she made a lot of mistakes and was even learning how to camp on the go. People need to know their limits and how to not only be honest with others but mostly with themselves.
This right here. Bear spray is actually considered more effective than a gun at deterring bears, because an injured bear is more likely to fight believing it has no other choice rather than run away, whereas a bear that gets a faceful of bear spray is going to have its senses temporarily disabled so it retreats rather than possibly get more injured. Still better to have a gun than nothing, but either way, always bring bear spray.
She was probably an experienced camper in Switzerland, Germany etc. We don't have bears, mountain lions, coyotes here though and only recently wolves have returned and they are very unlikely to attack you.
@@phangirlable We do have bears in the Alps. Just a few months ago a young man in Italy was killed by a bear. And some years ago a bear was shot in Bavaria.
But they are brown bears, I think, definitely not grizzly bears.
Hikers have even been killed by cows. So don't underestimate domesticated animals.
I’m going to need mr Ballen to start uploading 3, 4 even 5 times a DAY
My favorite comment!!
Lol I hear ya
Me too!
LOVE THAT TIFFANY! LOL!! I agree!
Yes 💃💃💃😀😀😀
The bear tore open the tent and before he clamped down on her head he said "do you know how to get to Bells Canyon?"
🤣🤣
LMAO!!!!
That's hilarious!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂🤣
🤣😂
Yep she sure knew what she was doing.... reading a how to camp book... while camping. Experienced for sure.
That got my attention, too. One of the first things you learn as a camper is to get the food way up and out of reach. Poor girl probably didn't realize how freaking tall a grizzly is when it stands on its hind legs. In all fairness, I don't know whether having other campers with her would have saved her. Grizzly might have had an even bigger smorgasboad of idiot meat.
Ikr... Don't worry I'm an expert, I've got a survival book in my backpack, wear headphones in the middle of the wilderness while I'm by myself and don't carry a gun into grizzly country.
That's right a true pro woulda you tubed that shit.
#300#
#900
John Ballen is the most accomplished and addictive raconteur on the internet, in my opinion! Fantastic narration -- always! It's easy to listen to his channel for hours. Even if I occasionally know about a story, I still like to listen to John's version, and I always learn from him. Of course, there are many stories which are unbeknownst to me. John's subscriber base is astounding, with its mind-boggling number, and yet, John is as real and sincere as one can be, in my opinion. It's obvious to me that John thoroughly enjoys narrating for us, so this is a mutually beneficial situation, and they are one of my favorite things in life! 😊
John b allen
Really appreciate you mentioning that most sink holes form slowly as to reduce the sheer terror we all now have associated with them 😆
I think a big deal is when they form under roads or other similarly hard material so can look like solid ground until something passes over them. I drove past a truck halfway in a sinkhole in the oncoming lane on a major highway once. It was in the process of being rescued so I didn't get involved.
@@chaos.corner I think a few months ago a sinkhole opened under a pool somewhere in the US (the property owners knew they weren't allowed to dig there but did anyway). Everyone else survived because they were on floats and climbed out in time, but one man was never seen again
Total pro. Doesn't string up her food high enough and listens to music on headphones so as to not hear anything around her. Brigitta apparently is foreign for "bear food"
Would a total pro also not a survival guide to instruct them on how to string up their food?
Surprisingly, bears can climb faster than they can run. I stg I wouldn't believe the statement had I not seen a video of a spooked bear running 20ft up a tree in within a couple seconds. Or maybe bear just tall lol.
@@yoshitheonly Yeah, they're excellent climbers AND they get more aggressive/bold when they're climbing up a tree.
That doesn't really help them get to food that is properly strung up. You don't tie it directly to a tree trunk after all. It's basically mid-air, and bears aren't smart enough to deal with ropes etc.
lol im just picturing Briggitta stringing up the pack high enough she can reach it herself and thinking yeah a 6ft bear wont get to that
@@captainclutch8463 The equivalent of putting your hands over your eyes. "If I can't see you, you can't see me!"
I got addicted to this guy a week ago, watched EVERY video and now I get upset because I have to wait for videos. Those of you that are new will be happy at this guys upload frequency though, it’s incredible how fast he pumps out content!
Imagine the ones that's been here since the beginning and didn't get to binge...like me lol. It's been a cool journey for him. This is the most positive channel and the comment section is full of awesome subscribers. Welcome to the strange, dark and mysterious. We're all addicts here for MrBallens storytelling. 😁
It only took you a week? Dang. I haven’t seen all cos I’m not into the ghost stories but this series is my favorite
Wait a week (I know, difficult) .. Then watch 1 a day while he is producing more content, you will always have something to watch, hehe
It took you 2 weeks to watch all of them? I just discovered this channel, gonna be busy!
Here in Japan, there's a town named after the famous whirlpools that form with the tides: Naruto. Initially I went there because I was a fan of the anime of the same name, but I was surprised to find out that you can actually take a boat ride on these whirlpools. I watched from near the bridge as a couple of boats kept entering and riding the whirlpool currents. I was quite content to just watch with my feet firmly on the land.
Hella!
Park rangers: you shouldn't camp there alone. It's very dangerous
Her friends: don't worry she's a pro
Her friends the next day: can you help us find her? We're worried
Park rangers: don't worry she's a pro
She was such a pro, she had to bring a book along instructing her how to tie food up in a tree.
Yep.
She was such a pro, but the grizzly was pro-er
Bear - mhm I love to eat pros
@@danw5996 Right
I recommended your channel to my best buddy and he said “dude... you know I go hiking all the time by myself” and I said “I hope I don’t hear your story one day from MrBallen...”
Hope your friend dont be hard headed and end up like the chick who went to Pelican Valley
you're a natural comedian that's a impressive joke
Nothing about this was a joke or supposed to be funny...
@@redpriest9160 dark humor babes.
I hope your buddy doesn’t go hiking alone anymore!
What goes through someone's head when they decide a night camping alone in a well know dangerous spot is a good idea?
And then decides to go to sleep with headphones on....
@@bambinaria makes zero sense right!
I'm surel she was telling herself what a brave and independent woman she was while listening to some soothing music to hell her fall asleep.
Why the fuck would one even be listening to music at night while camping out all alone in a dangerous area is beyond me. I mean for FUCK sake, you have one job, stay alive. She even hung the cooler for fear of a bear trying to get to it yet she still decided to sleep with HEAD PHONES ON!?!??@@? Fuck me man, god damn it
Here we find the grizzly bears natural prey a “strong independent woman” with noise canceling headphones and a strong distaste for the 2nd amendment
I took a scuba safety course once on a tour at the great barrier reef and it was about 15 minutes long and we never went in the water. I decided against going for that reason. A friend went and then accidentally lost the mouth piece and started panicking and the tour guide had to bring them back up out of the water. Things go from 0 to 100 real quick under deep water and u cant account for all of it.
I went through a similar experience. I had never been scuba diving and a guy I was dating at the time signed us up for a beginner-level scuba tour in the Outer Great Barrier Reef. I went through the quick safety brief and then we all went down after being cleared, but I was feeling a lot of anxiety with breathing through the tanks and no matter what I did, my sinuses were not equalizing properly. So my gut told me to not proceed. I told the scuba tour guide I wanted to go up right before they were about to start. I decided to snorkel instead. When the group came back, one of the girls had gotten tired and the guide had to carry her while completing the tour. Every now and then, part of me wonders if I should've just pushed through my anxiety since it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but my gut instincts told me I was not ready that day. So ultimately, I don't regret it.
@@karishmadesai1408 always trust your instincts, they exist for a reason
Omg. I had no idea they let inexperienced people dive. I went to a weeks long course to become dive certified before I ever considered going for a real recreational dive, even a touristy one.
@@bucketofsunshine6366 I actually went scuba diving in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Tenerife two summers ago. I had zero experience scuba diving, there was only a short instruction beforehand. Luckily, I had a great time and nothing went wrong, and we even went quite deep for a first dive (I don't remember the depth). After this great experience, I later heard that in my home country (the Netherlands), you could only scuba dive in open water after taking extensive courses... 😅
You're smart.. scuba diving isn't the least bit interesting to me
I live a few hours from the french pass And it's just as terrifying in real life as Mr Ballen has described. It's like holes just appear in the water and you cannot escape them
The first story where it’s titled “In hot water”, my immediate thought went straight to one of the stories of how people have tried swimming in the Yellowstone geyser pools and were essentially boiled alive 😱
That’s more like: “Acid Bath”
Deathpool
@@user-hl8wz4gk9s 1 tiny mistake and u got a big copyright strike heading your way
I was right there with you
@@SJT81 I mean don’t get me wrong, oh my god getting boiled alive in the pipes?? A;lskdjf; an jsd;f oh my f’ing OUCH 💀 sink holes are a huge nightmare.
This should be called “the worst ways to die”
So tragic! But great story telling!
I don’t think you can drop the horrible “d” word in a TH-cam video title without being demonetized by the advanced computer algorithm
Makes me miss the 1000 ways to die show on tv years ago. It was stupid but enjoyable in how stupid the deaths were.
Yeah it could be, there's certainly some horrible ways to die in today's video...I definitely agree with you on that one, MrBallen's the best ☺👍☮
Or caving
Can we all just agree that if the rangers, who are professionals and know the area the best, say its a bad idea... that we listen and follow their advice!
If a Ranger says something I follow it to a fucking TEE. I once asked about swimming in the river at a campsite and they said "No that's a really bad idea, In theory you could sit by the shore but the currents can sweep you away and we can't do anything about it" And I never even got close to the river my whole stay.
She was too cocky.
After listening to several stories about sinkholes, they have become an official phobia of mine.
Stay away from Florida!
@@jasonhaynes2952 thankfully I'm half a world away!
@@jasonhaynes2952 that’s where I live... my anxiety has doubled 😭
And let you wash your dishes in a toilet right???
Hell yeah scares the shit out of me. I lay in bed at night and think I feel shaking or freak out all the time 😭
These videos are so educational. He totally should be a teacher. No one would ever fail.
Except for the like button. The like button always fails.
What not to do 2710 lol
I could picture hin being a great teacher also. He probably would have been that one teacher that actually kept me in school
So true!!!!
What subject you think he’d teach?
My 18 year old son is a gifted writer and he really appreciates your story telling. Much success to you!
We appreciate your dedication getting these stories out to us. It doesn’t matter how bad the weather behind you gets, you just keep going!
i cant be the only person that finds this mans voice very calming
and he's very handsome too!!!! Okayyyyy Mr. Ballen!
What I have learned from these videos:
It’s a good thing I’m a hermit and don’t go anywhere
Just make sure your home is not in an area prone to sink holes.
@@bonniehowell4259 I was just about to comment this!!
Me too! I feel very safe.
DCS-YES!!! Same here!!!
There’s a hermit video too lol
Brigitta's fate is why we camp in our backyard or a local lake, along South Carolina's coast. Grizzlies are no joke. How absolutely horrifying. 💔
It's common to encounter a grizzly up here in the yukon as long as you don't bother it it won't bother you
@@basedchad534
Unless its an old one that is too slow to hunt and therefor really hungry. Those tend to murder you slowly because human meat is better than no meat at all.
That was too neat of a scene for a bear to have taken her. It was likely kidnappers or a cougar
@@jenniferhoyt1306 how did a cougar get the food down that was strung up?
@@neillscott4192 Cougars are cats, they can climb trees.
One thing I’ve learned watching MrBallen for awhile it doesn’t matter where you go or what you do, death is lurking in the shadows relentlessly hunting you!💀
Bears are terrifying. There’s a case where a girl was attacked by a bear and called her mother as the bear was eating her. I just couldn’t imagine the horror for both sides of that call. 1 getting eaten alive is obviously horrible but I think having to hear your child be eaten over the phone knowing there’s nothing you can do must be a whole different horror in itself.
I’d probably kill myself after. I have two kids & know I wouldn’t be able to live if I were that mother.
Or I’d sink into such a depression, it would consume me.
That is the most horrific thing. 😢
New irrational fear unlocked: driving my car and suddenly landing upside down into a 10 foot deep boiling pot of scared Mexican soup 😣😂
Scared Mexican soup is the single best name for boiling water I have ever seen
Claymore mine💥
Men-udo soup
True with that irrational fear business. And ever since I've been binge watching this channel and other true crime type channels it's really affecting me. You truly are what you consume.
Yup I am officially afraid of sink holes, scuba diving, cave diving... what's going to be next
I watched a 10-year-old kid and his mom almost die in a whirlpool on the American River in 2010. It was one of the most terrifying things I'd ever witnessed. Luckily they were okay just really shaken up
My sister and I almost drowned in the sandy river in Oregon. We were walking into the river and there was a drop off we didn't know about. I was able to throw her back on to the edge of it but I fell in. A guy watched the whole thing unfold and he managed to grab me before I fell deeper in. Never went back into that river.
I grew up, literally on the American River. One house backed up to the levee and another one just down the bluffs. My mom forbade me from swimming in that river. I'm probably still alive to this day because of her.
But said they died… HOW ARE THEY OKAY??
Who else just randomly found this guy and now can’t stop watching him
I never knew I would love listening to the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story format
Me, either!
And I always anticipate what creative way Mr. Ballen is suggesting as to how we can sabotage the poor like button.
I like how he talks to you almost like he is talking to you in person when he moves his hands
Thats a really nice touch
I've been binge watching these videos for the past few days and as a New Zealander I can't believe NZ made it to the strange, dark and mysterious told in story format!
This fellow binge-watcher was happy to see New Zealand -- it's on my bucket list! (Which excludes scuba diving!) 🤿
The Second best Story teller in the World My Grandma was NUMBER ONE!!. RIP CUCU!..
I highly appreciate the fact that an American explains the story using the metric system. Kudos to you, Sir!
And always providing alternative systems in subtitles!
How the convo should have went:
Park Rangers: “Show us where you’ll be camping.”
Birgitta: “Why?”
Park Rangers: “So we know where to find your body tomorrow.”
Birgitta: “ On second thought…”
Perfect way to phrase it & scare the idiot who want’s to solo it 😂
@@The_Game_Juggler_ME😂😂😂
Honestly a body search is probably why the park rangers actually asked...
If they actually had said that, they may had scared her and saved her life. Sometimes, having a little bit of "humor" can be life changing!
Love this channel simply because he tells a story in a concise and straightforward way. No messing about all the interesting bits told in a way that keeps you really interested right until the end. A lot of channels could learn from this approach. And the stories are really interesting too with a lot I have never even heard about.
Camping, alone, Yellowstone, I knew from the start she was gonna meet a bear. It's a really rare occurrence, but people sleeping alone in griz country is also pretty rare. They're opportunistic.. if they're hungry and they find a nice singular human still in the packaging, they're probably gonna at least check the flavor of it
May as well sprinkle some cheese on yurself
I don’t understand how a person can look at the entire vast ocean and think to themselves “I’ll go diving in this one little area that has a good chance of killing me”
I really can appreciate the amount of research this man puts in to draw a more colourful picture and make it so much more entertaining for us the viewers. As a student at university I can serve as witness to how difficult it is to do proper research and find all the little hidden details scattered through dozens of different articles.
Getting trapped in water is terrifying. I learned this first hand when I was younger (maybe around 10) when I was swimming in Lake Michigan. It wasn't a bad day and there was quite a few people around but I still got stuck in a rip current. It wasn't a strong rip current in general (but I was young and weak) nor was I out too deep and was in a spot where I could just touch the bottom but I could not move forward at all nor did I know how to get out of a rip current. Even with so many people around I was struggling and failing to try to get out of it for a minute or two. Luckily my sister (who brought me to the beach) got me out of it. Without her seeing me, I'm not sure what would have happened. Please people, if you are at the beach be observant! Even if its a nice day and you don't feel any current that doesn't mean there isn't one just a few feet from you that someone may be struggling with.
I live near the Delaware river near the tristate area. Almost every summer at least one person drowns because of the string currents underneath that are not visible. It looks calm on the top but it is quite deceiving. It's usually people not from the area that it happens to.
I had a similar experience in Lake Michigan as well! Near death experience twinsies
@@terriaki1273 yes - usually male drunk and without life jacket.
Folks always seem to underestimate the Great Lakes. My friend almost drowned one day after my senior year of high school. Luckily, he was able to get back to land.
I remember traveling to Panama with my family when I was a kid, the beach we went to was known for having large waves during a storm and for some reason we decided to visit the beach during the night and it wasn’t storming too bad but the waves were terribly rough and big. So my mom grabbed me and my brother and decided to go in for a bit and as soon as we got in we were all fine swimming and keeping our head up but I was quite small at the time, I’m 21 and 4’11 so I can’t imagine how small at that time.. but all I knew was that I was getting dragged all around, the waves kept taking me away from my mom and brother and dragging me under, I would be underneath the water caught in a wave for what felt like a minute, I just remember not being able to get out of this vicious cycle and just accepting that I was going to drown that day. I managed to cry out that I was struggling but my mom brushed it off and told me to swim back… which I did after nearly drowning
When you said once and awhile you come across a disturbing story that sticks with you I thought to myself you mean most of mr ballen stories
Seriously the stories I've heard om your channel have been some of the most disturbing stories I've ever heard. Love your channel I'm hooked
When I watch Mr. Ballen it just brings my sense of immortality to a screeching halt. It's humbling, and frightening.
Agreed!
Jacob: "Stop naming places where people drown after me!"
Naw...
Has a good jingle to it!
@@jonjacobjingleheimerschmid3798 man has Jacob in his name
Or cia clandestine programs i.e. Jacobs ladder lol.
John: Nah we rivals my friend
Karen: I know exactly how you feel.
I read a story about a girl calling her mom and “talking” to her while a grizzly ate her alive. Absolutely terrifying.
WTF
Oh my gosh!! How terrible!
Why would you do that to your mother.
Link?
@@mayaswellbethewifesaccount7625 it's a natural thing to call out for your mother or your father when you're dying, I would or Jesus.
I used to work for a police department with a dive team. The one thing I learned from them was: Diving is cool. But, when things go wrong they go suddenly, hideously, and fatally wrong. When I would ask them if I could go out on the boats with them they would say: "Are you crazy!? Get back to your desk where you belong, you nutjob!" Sound advice.
"Sailing through the pass is certainly hazardous..."
wait no
"...it's nothing compared to the risks of scuba diving through the pass"
OH HELL NO
FRR
You're a great storyteller. I don't normally like videos where people are just explaining what happened in a situation, but you're very engaging! Well done!
Mr. Ballen, idk how you do it, but you’re the best storyteller that I’ve come across on TH-cam, and somehow have watched almost all of your videos; I started watching in mid September. Love the videos so much that I listen to them on auto play while playing games. I have genuinely gotten spooked by a few stories.
Things this channel has taught me:
Always pay attention to warning signs when scuba diving or spelunking
Always follow the recommendations of park attendants
NEVER visit Yellowstone
Everytime mr. Ballen tells a story, I feel like I am there and in agony with everyone else...that is how amazing he explains in short detail the most detailed excrucial parts .
Whoever disliked is not a fan of the dark, strange, and mysterious delivered in story format
...delivered n story format lmao
Told in story format
Only 2 haters in here 😂
You are right who ever don't like his videos are not a true fan
People who aren’t fans of the strange dark and mysterious make me sick
One day this man appears then you binge watch 2 days worth of content, can’t be the only one
Yes!!!! Ha ha hasaa
Me here...🤗
He appeared in my feed yesterday evening.... Its now 2pm the following day and I can't stop watching 😂
Called out lol
So Brigeta was told not to camp by herself and was subsequently hard headed about it and, well the bear tested out just exactly how hard headed.
As a service member, I salute you. Love your content and how down-to-earth you are. You’re a true badass.
Well, this should wake me up!
Shut up
@@issafacelift why did you tell him to shut up? Quit being hateful .
@@carolynrog3rogers339 told the wrong person to shut up on accident. Was meant for the guy down there who said he's only famous because he milked being a seal but ok
I refused to get out of bed until this came out. Lolz it’s 2:30pm. 😂
Mornin!
6:04 loving the very subtle shade of air quotes around "dive master" from this former Navy SEAL
For about four years I have had a gift certificate to get fully scuba certified. I have always been scared to go scuba diving because I have a slight fear of deep water and fish larger than me but this channel has showed me those are the LEAST of what I would need to worry about. I think it’s safe to say I won’t be getting certified anytime soon.
Is there a reason people want to go camping in a place crawling with grizzlies and known for their attacks?
Stupidity!!
I live in Idaho and there are grizzly, brown, and black bears along with mountain lions and wolves. We still go camping but in groups, use an empty cooler for trash, and never go hiking alone.
Death wish
@@korie4198 or just bring a shotgun and some good shells that can blow the bear’s head off.
A casual picnic in grizzly land.... "heck, why not we should fine, I should be fine it's only big fat bears that won't hurt" 🙄
Him and the like button have a complicated relationship 😂
I still don’t understand what the point of the like button comments are
@@Tootsymcison still doesn’t answer my question 🤣
@@shivareeherbert838 It's basically just a joke about how TH-camrs all say "SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON", except he takes it to as many extremes as he can, lol
@@ChrisKola oh okay aha thank you.
Hes def got issues with the like button lol !
What I’ve learned from binge watching these videos is that I, not good in outdoorsy, claustrophobic areas, or “panic “ inducing situations, should stay inside and continue watching these videos and not doing exciting yet deadly things hahah 😅
I’m completely addicted to getting disturbed by theses videos!
Look at Mr. Ballen with his diving knowledge and terms!! Navy seal for life!!!
Finally using my SOLAS knowledge lmao
I wish i had that knowledge! But still i wouldn't scuba dive tho. Its just fascinating.
This guy is a Lengend man I’m always looking forward to watching your videos mr.ballen you should have millions of views and a million subscribers man one of the best you tubers on you tube with out a doubt
Thank you so much!
Agreed
So grateful for you starting/maintaining this channel ❤️ thank you
The most horrific thing about Grizzly Bear attacks is that they almost always go for the eyes and face first, but not to kill the person, only to maim them and prevent escape or attack. They’re not the only animal to do this, but because of their strength they’re usually the most brutal.
It also reminds me of my cat playing with a mouse before eating it (which it actually doesn’t do for fun, but to test to see if it can hurt the cat before eating it).
Why are some people just so prideful and ignorant, that they are literally willing to sign their life away like that... smh
Yo. Lets go scuba diving in one of the most dangerous places in new zealand. What could go wrong?
Darwin awards lol
she knew what she was doing, she saw how to do it on tv and had a little booklet so what can go wrong?
False sense of security because they've never dealt with true hardships before. "It wont happen to me"
I think you might mean arrogant. Ignorant is just simply lacking the knowledge or being uneducated on something. Arrogant is more like being uneducated but believing that youre still as smart as a doctor... or in this case... a park ranger
I always tell my husband women have better eyes for seeing small things in clips , but still not found it !
A lot of people are saying the camper was suicidal, but honestly I think it was a mix of hubris & naïveté.
I haven’t watched the video yet but what does that mean?
@@joetroy2904 Hubris is basically pride or ego - overestimating your abilities; naïveté is being less than fully aware of a situation or how likely a situation is to occur. OP is speculating that the camper did not choose to camp there to intentionally take their life (via bear attack) or even want to die, but a combination of underestimating the danger and its likelihood, and overestimating their ability, resulted in her taking a risk she might not have had she realised the reality of the situation. It clearly resulted in her death.
I mean it seemed like she did know what she was doing like stringing up the food and stuff but I mean wearing headphones to sleep?? And I mean carry a gun or at least some bear mace or something, even if your with multiple people
@My names Jeff they are. they're. Idiot.
Maybe even bofa
I am addicted to your videos. Well done John, you are a legend