Yes this is part 5... NOT 4 part 4 was flagged today and is under review... if it passes review, part 4 will be posted tomorrow (Tuesday September 7, 2020) - FYI part 4 will appear to have been posted today (will show roughly 24 hours since 1st posted)... the “timer” has started technically since I tried uploading today 🤦♂️ Love you all!!
I'm a truck driver and I just found you a few days ago. Now I'm addicted! Your stories help me stay up on my long journey. I promise I'm not a serial killer trucker.
@Shereese Everett Dats Good!! Most people complain that they're addicted to his channel, like it's a bad thing or somehow okay to keep pretending it's the dude's fault. Why can't they all just be happy addicts like you or me? Lol
Damn, that photo of Chris at the end really hit me hard. To be so weak and beaten down, yet have the mental fortitude to take that one last dignified photo, with such a nice smile, and a note saying he lived a happy life, in spite of the fact that he just desperately wanted to be rescued.. So sad. What a soul.
I grew up in Alaska back in the 1970s, the schools had mandatory training for all students on winter survival, trapping, signaling, everything needed to survive in the wild if you were stranded. We made our own survival kits with everything needed to survive in the wild and it fit in a tennis ball tin. We learned what could be eaten, how to set snares and traps, how to fish, everything and we were graded on it. If you failed these classes you were kept back until you could pass them. Not sure if they do that anymore but it was a great experience, and if you know the land and you know the rules you can survive indefinitely out in the wild.
Honestly it's kind of an eye opener because in my family we sort of do the same thing not to the same extreme because I hate to say Texas just isn't as wild as Alaska but it's still a terrifying thought
From the 3rd story; it was so exceptionally nice for Jim offering to BUY Chris some equipment just out of sheer concern for his well-being. Now that’s a human being. That was very awesome of you, Jim to offer such great help. Respect ✊🏽
Such a great man! Feel sorry for him once the story about what happened to Chris came out. But what can you do? Lock every stupid guy up? well... yes you can, but its not advisable. :D
@@AnnelieKarlssonMASSIVELY GIRTHY KOK SEEN POKING THROUGH A TOWEL AT THE COMMUNITY POOL. THE KOK LOOKS LIKE AN ENORMOUS SNAKE WRIGGLING AROUND IN THE AMAZON JUNGLE. SPECTACULARLY HUGE GIRTHY VEINY ERECT KOK
@toddzillasimon876 Peenuses dangling down like a rain forest. Hundreds of dangling peenuses. Monkey runs and jumps off a cliff and grabs a peenus! The monkey swings and jumps from peenus to peenus and goes across the whole forest off flaccid peenuses
That picture of Regina is so disturbing, sad, and just downright creepy. As someone with two stepdaughters in their 20s, it really terrifies me. I bought them pepper spray, they know how to shoot. But ultimately they know the stat, don't go to a second location, you fight right because nothing good happens if you go with them.
It's uncommon for a woman to be able to beat up a man...but it is common (about 70%, in fact) for a woman to fight off a man long enough to escape. Good for you for teaching your daughters how best to survive.
my dad bought me my own gun, and pepper spray and a taser. when i go on the trail near my house for walks, i always bring my pepper spray. even tho where i live, nothing happens, it’s still the thought.
I know there was no possibility that he would survive but even if he got to Tokyo were the plane was headed, what exactly what his plan from there? It’s just really odd. Plus the fact that this kid would know how airplanes work and that as soon as they took off he would just fall out of the plane facade or the chances of surviving this long trip with essentially no food and being in the cold should’ve been warning enough. Maybe the kid did it on purpose. As sad as it is maybe he wanted to be free.
Regina wasn't wearing the black dress or the heels when she was picked up by Rhoades. That was an outfit he had made her don. He also trimmed her hair.
I can never look at Regina Kay Walters picture without getting shivers down my spine. That look of fear and what would come next is so horrifying to think about.
@@freyashipley6556 I believe that almost anyone who is willing to commit these acts is either mentally deranged or have conditioned themselves to be able to commit evil acts. In a lot of the stories if you find out about the person's back story you see they start small and get big or watch a lot of disturbing videos to desensitize.
@@DizzleMCSTANG88 I would say we all have a choice though. Some people are just messed up. You can’t blame a bad childhood people can get better from shit like that and become exceptional human beings obviously this guy the truck killer just enjoyed what he did and sadistically he didn’t want to be stopped. Good for the officer who caught him though.
My husband teaches a survival course every year to cadets. Glad to know that you were able to take that course. Sadly, it seems this young man had a fantasy regarding living in the wild, and off the land. Knowing his clothes were inadequate was clue #1. So sad.
@@cherylfleming5791 Pravda silenced truth and decent. Much like the Nazi programs machine, much like social media today. Speech isn't free if speech has consequences. I made the comment because TH-cam deleted comments made by people in this thread. Not at all unlike the Nazis and Pravda. Also not unlike Pravda and the Nazis, social media also claims it censored speech and discourse for the protection of the people. I find it extremely comical when I hear people mention how awful Hitler, etc was and claim they can not comprehend how an entire nation fell pray to such atrocities and claim to desire to never repeat such atrocities all while they champion the same tactics implemented by these people. It is no sin to say someone's own wilful ignorance resulted in their very own demise. By speaking truthfully we educate and prevent further mistakes. A fool learns from their mistakes. A wise man learns from viewing the mistakes of others. With that being said, I've noticed not all comments were removed. Which stands to show it isn't always what is said but how it is said. Which is even more infuriating. Especially considering the US Supreme Court ruled in 1943 if there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, public or private. can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein. If someone chooses to speak in a particular manner of express an opinion in a particular manner it is their right to do so. For it is the listener whom attributes emotion onto words. Not the speaker; not the writer. As Eleanor Roosevelt said, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent". If someone is reading something which they are not emotionally or mentally equipped to hear, then by all means, stop going to so much trouble to be offended. Simply stop reading or turn the channel. People have that right. If it was about preserving feelings they would equally prefer to change the channel than stomp on someone else's rights. Lol, I bet you're sorry you asked.
The picture of the poor girl from the 2nd story shows the face of what terror and dread combined look like. The poor torture that she endured over those years are just without words to describe.
You definitely don't wanna see a picture that puts you through the eyes of the murderer. Even more of an experience proving to us that the victim deserved so much better, which none of us would ever deny in the first place. Her life is more than this insult of terror being her final moment. As if it weren't bad enough that her life was stolen, it is now harder to remember her true spirit through such unjust dread.
I love the bonus footage. 💜 what a beautiful baby. The way Mr Ballen gives him those big loving kisses is very heart warming. Thank you for sharing that with us Mr Ballen.
He is absolutely adorable… he stole the show and love seeing the bonus footage on these clips… kinda like a marvel ending. ❤️ love the content btw!! I have a sedentary job so long hours due to shortages makes the time go by more pleasantly. Thanks!!!
Coming out of high school we read one more book as seniors in English class. It was Into the Wild, a book detailing Chris McCandless's journey and ultimately his death through his journal entries and accounts from people who had seen him. I think it was important for us as soon-to-be-grads to see that we aren't invincible and that we can't just go out and do anything without the proper training and knowledge. Chris was able to take down a moose but failed to cure the meat, so he lost his opportunity on feeding himself potentially for weeks. His inexperience and stubbornness lead him to his unfortunate death.
@@360.Tapestry no not really...i took the movie as.. a lost kid just wanting to silence he noise in his head Of influencers pushing him to live the expectations of his parents... he seen how flawed his parents life was, and wanted to just live....no rule, no law..no one. Just to essentially kill his ego and be free.
By the way, (if you ever need to know in a survival situation) there are several ways to cure meat, but most methods require devices specialized in safely curing meat that most people won't have on them. The two most accessible ways are: 1.) If you have a LOOOT of salt, enough to completely coat and bury your meat, do that and then leave it in the salt pile for a full day. But obviously Chris wouldn't have thought to do this, since he just seemed woefully unprepared on all fronts for his trip. I'll bet he didn't bring any spices at all, much less the amount of salt required to cure a whole ass moose. 2.) The most accessible way to cure your meat is by smoking it, which is a primitive technique and can be done out in the wild as long as there's wood thats dry enough to be burned. Strip your meat down into thin strips, and then hang them 6 feet above a fire for 6 hours. You can build a structure or use a tree or a clothesline, whatever you have on you. Additionally if it's the summer and pretty hot, some will also leave the meat out for 2-3 days to completely dry out the moisture in the meat such that it inhibits bacterial growth. Speaking of harmful stuff in meat, you should also throw your meat directly on your fire before curing it, as curing alone won't get rid of worms and stuff. Depending on the thickness of your meat, leave it on for maybe 2-7 minutes at a time before flipping it over. Remember that you're not cooking the meat during any of these steps, so don't leave the meat on the fire too long or on the smoker for too long if you're using that method. Stay safe!
I just watched this and then started reading comments, and was like, what baby? What are you talking about?? took me a minute to realise I had paused the video right before the little bundle of joy appeared. Thank you! Glad I got to see the little sweetie!
I've watched several channels covering the case of Chris McCandless. It's amazing how Mr Ballen's storytelling choice by narrating it from the perspective of the men who found his SOS note and Chris' diary recording his early and final days living inside the bus gives out a new fresh feel to revisit the story.
I’ve read extensively on Chris McCandless and could assure you of two things. First, he did not have a death wish. Second, he was absolutely no idiot. He simply had a very rough childhood and was on a very personal rite of passage. The saddest part is that he did ‘find himself’ and tried to leave the wild, but had no idea that the river would have melted away and be raging by that point. He actually was a very avid outdoorsman, but he knew the Southwest, and not Alaskan country! He kaiaked across the border into Mexico and back again, he lived off the land in both California and Las Vegas, and was climbing since childhood. He just thought that he was more qualified to fulfill his lifelong dream of Alaska than he actually was. Considering what he had to deal with growing up, I’m certain anywhere is a much better place. His father was a real bastard and his mother was just complicit in his actions. He had great siblings, but he felt that he had to “cut the cord” with his parents and “falling off the map” was the way to do it, and he did shortly after graduating college. The electrician, BTW, could sense his intelligence as Chris would have went on to law school if it wasn’t for this, however with all his experience, nothing could have prepared him for Alaska. 😢
@@jayrose6312 lol, I like how he’s become some sort of hippy hero. Idiot went out into the wilderness unprepared. He should’ve prepped better. That’s all there is to it.
"into the wild" was a pretty good read. However, it showed how under prepared and inexperienced for everything that kid did in life. He was lucky to live as long and get as far as he did.
I didn't like that book. I had to read the book my junior year of high school and the movie. School makes students read books that are kind of sad. I prefer romance books fantasy books like Harry Potter, and mythology books and mystery books.
As an Alaskan, I've seen the bus several times, as it was left where it was. I do believe recently the town it is closest to (Healy, I think) has gotten rid of it...either via sale or via wrecker. It happens more often than you might think...people come up here for adventures with not enough information on how truly wild this place is. In Alaska, the moment you step out of your door, you are no longer at the top of the food chain.
I was just thinking I saw them move it or something not to long ago and was saying how it got there as well, I wish I lived in Alaska. Maybe one day, until then it’s roll tide country
Man invented equipment to allow him to be at the top of the chain all over. The key is to bring that equipment and resources. This kid was some kind of dreamer or something to bring nothing to the wild, it's beyond idiotic. So perplexingly stupid he had to be suicidal. Or at least test the boundaries of suicide. Nobody is so dumb as to bring nothing.
So much respect for serving your country and being a great father too. With all the chaos in today's media your content is an exit. An addictive therapy if such a thing exists.
6:40 She looks just like a terrified version of Winona Ryder with cropped hair. I cannot imagine what that poor girl went through. I remember this guy..what an absolute MONSTER.
@@catmeifyoucan4649 absolutely nothing. Tell your kids the truth about life and keep them alive. She made the choices which lead to her death. She walked right into his hands. I have zero pity for stupidity. Keeps the gene pool clean.
@@phillipstroll7385 aside from unfortunately coming from a broken home that propelled her to run away at 14 and naively hitchhiking (not alone), would you now truly like to explain how she "deserved it"?.. She certainly wasn't hanging her ass out on some corner somewhere, ya know, asking for it. Seems like she didn't have that structure & caring growing up..she just happened to run across a psychopath. Boy, I'm so relieved you live a perfect life to pass judgement like that, not on the murderer, but on the murdered. You must've never made mistakes, especially when young..am I right? Sure I am lol
Man, the picture of the young guy falling out of the plane, to his death, is a trip! I want to say, "What a reckless dummy!" But my heart also goes out to his family.
think about what he was thinking as he fell like in the photo its blurry bit he has his hands on his head so i assume hes paniking but also aware he cant do anything
I was totally caught off guard seeing the baby rocket. So cute catching that video of the family. Priceless. I have been binge watching the last 50 videos and let this play on because I normally just listen to Mr Ballen’s story as I would a pod cast. You need to get rocket child a little brother or sister...
I'm glad you shared some of the more gritty details of the Chris McCandless story. I think that unfortunately, the movie really over-romanticized the story (or at least, that's how a large percentage of viewers seemingly interpreted it). I remember several people in high school and college staying they wanted to "break away from society" or "live in nature" like Chris. I have no doubt Chris was a great kid, so this is not said as a negative remark against his character, but he was deeply irresponsible in his lack of proper preparation. No one should want to emulate his experience, and we most definitely should not romanticize a death that could have easily been prevented.
I didnt have that feeling watching the movie. I felt like it depicted his state of mind pretty correctly. It was his trail towards madness, which's cover slowly got brushed away for everyone to see the more the story progressed. They did leave out a lot of things that wouldnt have made for a good picture, but the substantial things were kept. People romanticize a lot as the day goes on, not thinking about the consequences. I think it's more the people who are stuck dreaming of how awesome it is to live in nature, because all they know is the city. Cause after all, all the Movie did was frame the book about his story.
The bonus video: warmed my heart so much. Recently lost my mother. And it shows me a glimpse into how much she loved me as a baby. I made her life rough. But i always knew she loved me. Shes no longer in pain. And im no longer making her life more painful. This gave me so hope i needed.
I’m sorry for your loss. Honour her memory by living life to the best of your ability. As a mother I guarantee this would make her the happiest she could ever be.
Yeah, that really was a great film. I still have mixed opinions about him. On the one hand, I think he lived an amazing life and got to experience more in his short lifetime than most people who get to live into their senior years get to. On the other hand, I think he was a bit foolish in his endeavors and if he would've just been even slightly more rational and taken the advice of many of the people he met he would've actually been able to go on and live a much longer life himself and experience even more before his passing.
Alligator 🐊 Boy was absolutely beautiful!!! Momma has a great since of humor putting Alligator 🐊 boy’s face directly in the lens !! You have a beautiful family !! You are a Very blessed Man !!! You mentioned in a past video a military event that saved your life .I’m very sorry for the loss of your friend !! Your friend was a HERO!! He sacrifice was not in vain look at your beautiful son . Absolutely a huge fan of all of your hard work !! Always look forward to your work :)
Awww, alligator boy is cute! I've said it before, and I'll say it again: this guy provides details to these backstories that other channels miss. About the Truck Stop Killer: I had seen the last black and white photo of Regina K. Walters before, but MrBallen is the only channel that revealed what happened leading up to the killer's capture and beyond.
Thank you so much for these stories, my dad had bladder cancer surgery yesterday and we have been listening to you the last few days due to being home and I ve been helping him, your baby is beautiful.. congrats 🎉 thank you so much.
Yes Chris's story is so sad. To find out about your parents. Knowing he died alone. Thinking that if he could have lived 2 weeks later he would be alive. I cried myself.
Lots of ifs. If he would have went in even a little prepared. 1. his life would have been much more comfortable and 2. he would have easily survived. REALLY makes me wonder about his mental fitness, This isn't a walk in some 200 acre nature reserve I really can't imagine people not realizing the dangers of this area. I do appreciate the draw to live on your own and off the land for a bit, I'm sure it was a beautiful place. I bet he knew the berries were poisonous, its hard (not impossible) to believe starving in the summer time after surviving being snowed in.
The Alaskan wilderness is no joke, it’s not something you just stroll into after a hitchhiker drops you off as a _”hey, what’s over there?”_ curiosity. I mean, ffs, the man gave him BOOTS. What, was he going to walk into there barefoot?? Christ. I fail to see how Chris was so admired and idolized. Anyone who has even the _slightest_ inkling of awareness at how unmercifully brutal the Alaskan Outback is would consider this kid’s actions to be severely mentally challenged. What he did was mind-bogglingly imprudent. Either he was suicidal, or he was a complete imbecile. Ultimately, Mother Nature cared not for such a distinction.
Christopher McCandless was an idiot going so unprepared into the Alaskan wilderness, I don’t understand why people idolise him when in reality he was a spastic. He basically committed suicide because he was too proud or stupid to get a map of the area.
I don’t get why he would choose the Alaskan wilderness of all places for the first time spending that long in the wild. At least choose a place with a more temperate environment to give yourself a fighting chance... But considering he didn’t even appear to appreciate the basics of what it would take to survive, or have an exit plan, he just seems to have been a little bit logically challenged.
I suffer from chronic depression and after watching, “Into The Wild” in the beginning of 2021. I felt so empty, lonely and utterly sad. Especially when I thought of Chris’ last encounter with the old guy. My heart aches for that man and his failed hopes of ever spending time with Chris again. After watching this episode, I remembered how through my tears, I had jotted down a thought I had, in a random notebook; I was able to find it after all this time. “All these lonely people in the world… yet, we just can’t seem to find one another.”
I say some people are alone by choice because even after Chris found the old guy he chose to just walk away to be alone again. The old guy loved Chris cared for Chris kept him company tried to give Chris advice even offered to adopt him yet Chris was so caught up in his own stubborn thinking he doesn't want to end up like his parents he wanted to be free from rules and living a caged life where society controls you Chris just wanted to be free and in the end he figured out life is only happy when shared with someone which is why his parents were still together they had their ups and downs but they were together..ijs
I know of Chris MCandless’ story well- it’s such a shame , he seemed like he had a brilliant spirit , and that last photo saddens me so much every time I see it .
@Daniel Hertzler One of my English teachers idolized the kid. Had us devote 2 full weeks to the book: Into the Wild. I thought the kid was thoughtless for not sending his family a card now and then so they wouldn't be worried sick.
Loved the bonus footage! What a cute kid! Honestly, Ballen, you seem like the best guy! Funny that you deal in the subject matter that you do - but don't change a lick! I love your channel, and I am ultra happy that I discovered it. Best to you and your family!
Chris' death, as are so many of these tragic deaths in the wilderness, was preventable😔 Even today with smartphones with GPS etc, I still take a paper map and a real compass. Many people overestimate their abilities and underestimate the wilderness. That last picture with the sign was heartbreaking 💔😢
If you want the real tear jerker from this story watch the movie. I can literally only bear to watch it once especially because of that one scene. If you’ve seen the movie you know what I mean
@Lauren Iversen Yes, that it what struck me most too when first reading about it. While tragic, it was so very preventable had he shown/had a little more respect for the wilderness and planned a bit more for his endeavour. I got the impression that he was caught in his own naivety and eagerness to get away from modern life (he even burned his money before setting off into the woods). As is pointed out here too - even just a map and compass would have helped him. Sad ending.
Thanks Mr B for sharing your bonus footage of your young lad with us. He is so precious. Your videos are pretty good too! Thumbs up for every single video! X
@@prettywhitney17 there’s a book too with the same title “Into The Wild”... It seemed like some family issues (to me at least). Was a good kid academically.
I think “beautiful blue berries” was to inform everyone how he went out so nobody had to wonder. Instead of starving or freezing to death he decided he’d eat some beautiful blue berries and go to sleep.
Unfortunately this is not true:( I wish he had a peaceful go out but in fact, he found large amount of wild potato root for which in large quantities is very dangerous. It completely weakens the human body causing the digestive tract to basically stop all together. Because if this, he starved to death and when he was found, only weighed 67 pounds. It’s a very very pain staking and slow way to die.
Maybe the others complained about stealing their ideas? Not saying it's true anyone has the right to talk about things that interest other people right.
More than likely is because he is X Navy SEAL. You know how SCREW LUBE hates the Military, Patriots, and America. If his channel showed videos about killing cops or raping women or doing drugs set to rap music, hey no problem at all.
Dean Gibbons Some people are fascinated but not in a glorifying way; the types who become criminologists. It’s the psychotics who become fascinated in another way that scare me.
Have you ever heard of the saying “flirting with danger”? People want to live on the edge, but they don’t want to go over that edge. Well, majority of people don’t. I can understand fascination, but not glorification. These people have an impulse that they need to satisfy and see no other way out of it, they are literal addicts. Do people glorify drug addicts? No, no one glorifies addicts. We know there are alternatives and things you can do to recover. Serial killers don’t make any effort for recovery, some say they do, but realistically they do what any addict who doesn’t truly want to recover does, white knuckle it and hide. There are a lot of people with dark almost insane desires and what do they do? They enroll in consensual bdsm, and they take it to the extreme with consent. You can live out any fantasy with very advanced realistic role play, and I mean a whole group of people will spend months building scenes and going over performances before doing it. without ever actually killing someone, or doing something that is beyond another persons consent. I just don’t understand when there are so many options nowadays to get help or to live out fantasies consensually and very realistic, why the physical need to kill is there. If you need to kill, kill yourself, you’ll never have the urge to do it again 😉
I get it when someone is criminalist or psychologist. But why is some people fascinated by them... I saw people with shirts with photo of murderer or even tattoo of some serial killer. Are they psychopath or mentaly sick to do this? If I were the tattoo artist I would never make a tattoo like this. Or how could somebody sell clothes or items with photos of murderers. It's disguisting! it's funny when you have somebody famous (actor or scientist,...) on Tshirt but it's not sarcastic or funny to wear photo of a murderer. It's like making fun from his victims. Criminals are not heroes, they are the worst of humans, unhuman and total waste of air!
@@nakiasimone Me? I’m absolutely wonderful. Especially since I clicked that time stamp(cuz I kinda forgot about this comment thread) and got to see the cute baby again. SO CUTE!!!!
Mr. Ballen, I agree with the many who have praised you and your work. I found it especially heartwarming that you shared your love for your family and little one. I wish you all the very best. 💝
OH MY GOSSHHHHH somehow have been binging all the episodes and this is one of my last ones left to watch and the bonus content baby ballen at the end was the best surprise everrr. Happy late birthday little guy!
I remember seeing the picture of Keith falling from that plane, I was so sad for him. And horrified after hearing he would have died anyway. I was 11 then.
Mr Ballen, hello from England! I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful tales. Some I already had heard of, but your way of telling them makes them different. ❤
I read "Into the wild." Chris had a book on edible plants,but accidentally mistook seeds that made his digestive system shut down, instead of nourish him. That's how he died. If I'm wrong please correct me. Thank you.
I’m currently re-reading it, and no he didn’t. Somewhere in the book it said he froze/starved to death due to the harsh Alaskan winter．which is really sad...
To this day, there is still debate. Ultimately, that detail doesn't matter in the grand scheme of his life and the 1,000 decisions that took him there. He had a restless soul and at least left behind a legacy carried on by his sister and others who loved him who do charitable work.
I remember hearing Chris’ story when I was in middle school/high school. We watched Into The Wild in school, and I could stifle my tears. And hearing it all over again, 10 years later, the pain is still there.
I always feel at least a little bad for anyone who has died, including the men who succumb to their own hubris (there's a LOT of them featured on this channel, but I draw the line when they get others killed horribly as well). That being said, Chris smiling warmly at the end with gratitude, even when he was no doubt scared and lonely and sad, all disheveled and ready to go... And salvation was just a mile away.. The poor guy.
Awwwwwe. The end with your baby and wife is so sweet. She's such a major part of this channel also.. cool way to show fans the behind scenes support team!
Omg that was so precious!! I was in eerie mode and that Mr. Ballen jr moment just softened everything 🥺 so cute!!!! Stick around till the end guys!!!!!
He was raised a left wing democrat, he had several participation trophies and thought unicorns and fairies would care for him...ashame...seemed nice Enough
Not really. He was quite skilled; he very well could have survived even going back waiting for the river’s rough currents to subside. He likely died from eating wild potato seed pods.. before his death there wasn’t extensive research done on them to indicate they could kill anyone so eating them was perfectly reasonable according to the botany book he was reading. Only after his death did Jon Krakauer send the wild potato pods to a lab to be studied further and thus discovered the effects they actually have.
the last one always makes me sad, he was so close to that cabin and never knew it and died alone after not seeing another human for months. Its such a lonely thing to think about.
I love how he makes it interesting and doesn’t sound upset and things. I love this channel! I also love how he names what each one is named with time stamps also! 💖
My niece went to Emory with Chris Mcandless. I remember her telling me about this really cool, handsome kid who liked to eat his lunch sitting in a tree. I am sure he is wandering the world now having a grand old time. Sending peace to his family. This angel really wasn't meant to be Earth bound!
the MCcandles story really angers me . i feel sorry for him but at the same time his arrogance is just too much. for someone who was so into nature i find it painfully ironic his lack of respect her
Some people, especially some young people, believe they are invincible. I have learned never to trust the judgement of those who describe themselves as fearless.
@@svoeller99 that and the original as it’s pretty clear that he was an avid outdoorsman and that hubris was definitely not an issue for Chris. The thing is, after reading a full-length book or two, it’s far easier to digest Chris’ actions and understand who he was as a person. It actually bothers me when people say that his demise was fueled by arrogance when it was clearly a rite of passage gone wrong. If it wasn’t for the one particular seed he ate, he would have very well walked out of there alive, but the only reason this was even documented was as a result of Chris’ death.
Yea they need some sort of long term barbaric torture for these type of people who do such terrible things to others. The electric chair isn't nearly enough... punishment should fit the crime.
The craziest thing is that you would THINK he would have been calmer after doing that so many times...? How did he get away with it for so long, without someone noticing? Sounds like he had used that line before, and it had actually WORKED...? "Pay no mind to the women chained in the back...She burned my dinner 3 day's in a row...?" WTH?
I hope you learned that he was a foolish, unprepared kid who thought he knew more than he actually did. His overconfidence ended up killing him in an area he had no business trying to survive in. When you think you know it all just remember, you don’t; and never will.
@@silentp9933 Well no shit he was dumb to go out there, but I read the book, and I enjoyed the information about him. And don’t try to say that someone is “never prepared” because some people really are prepared most of the time
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Yes this is part 5... NOT 4
part 4 was flagged today and is under review...
if it passes review, part 4 will be posted tomorrow (Tuesday September 7, 2020) - FYI part 4 will appear to have been posted today (will show roughly 24 hours since 1st posted)... the “timer” has started technically since I tried uploading today 🤦♂️
Love you all!!
I saw 4 before there were issues apparently 😁😁
That means 2 in 1 day for me!!! Jackpot!!!!!
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No worries
Thanks for updating us!!
I'm a truck driver and I just found you a few days ago. Now I'm addicted! Your stories help me stay up on my long journey. I promise I'm not a serial killer trucker.
Ok but don't watch the scary ones on the road.
Stay safe out there, ma'am! please always move your feet for blood circulation! :)
@@bellacruz6763 thank you
Thanks for driving! Be safe!
@Shereese Everett Dats Good!! Most people complain that they're addicted to his channel,
like it's a bad thing or somehow okay to keep pretending it's the dude's fault.
Why can't they all just be happy addicts like you or me? Lol
Damn, that photo of Chris at the end really hit me hard. To be so weak and beaten down, yet have the mental fortitude to take that one last dignified photo, with such a nice smile, and a note saying he lived a happy life, in spite of the fact that he just desperately wanted to be rescued.. So sad. What a soul.
I grew up in Alaska back in the 1970s, the schools had mandatory training for all students on winter survival, trapping, signaling, everything needed to survive in the wild if you were stranded. We made our own survival kits with everything needed to survive in the wild and it fit in a tennis ball tin. We learned what could be eaten, how to set snares and traps, how to fish, everything and we were graded on it. If you failed these classes you were kept back until you could pass them. Not sure if they do that anymore but it was a great experience, and if you know the land and you know the rules you can survive indefinitely out in the wild.
Honestly it's kind of an eye opener because in my family we sort of do the same thing not to the same extreme because I hate to say Texas just isn't as wild as Alaska but it's still a terrifying thought
There's a movie about that guy. I forgot the title, but it was really good.
ccg 2301 “Into the Wild,” directed by Sean Penn. Based on the book by Jon Krakauer.
It’s a movie u can watch and see the whole thing
From the 3rd story; it was so exceptionally nice for Jim offering to BUY Chris some equipment just out of sheer concern for his well-being. Now that’s a human being. That was very awesome of you, Jim to offer such great help. Respect ✊🏽
Such a great man! Feel sorry for him once the story about what happened to Chris came out. But what can you do? Lock every stupid guy up? well... yes you can, but its not advisable. :D
@@AnnelieKarlsson lmao I agree. It’s in advisable but doable 🤷🏻♂️ 🤦🏻♂️ 😂
VEINY BLACK KOK PHOTOGRAPHED WITH BEADS OF SWEAT DRIPPING DOWN THE SHAFT!
@@AnnelieKarlssonMASSIVELY GIRTHY KOK SEEN POKING THROUGH A TOWEL AT THE COMMUNITY POOL. THE KOK LOOKS LIKE AN ENORMOUS SNAKE WRIGGLING AROUND IN THE AMAZON JUNGLE. SPECTACULARLY HUGE GIRTHY VEINY ERECT KOK
@toddzillasimon876 Peenuses dangling down like a rain forest. Hundreds of dangling peenuses. Monkey runs and jumps off a cliff and grabs a peenus! The monkey swings and jumps from peenus to peenus and goes across the whole forest off flaccid peenuses
That picture of Regina is so disturbing, sad, and just downright creepy. As someone with two stepdaughters in their 20s, it really terrifies me. I bought them pepper spray, they know how to shoot. But ultimately they know the stat, don't go to a second location, you fight right because nothing good happens if you go with them.
It's uncommon for a woman to be able to beat up a man...but it is common (about 70%, in fact) for a woman to fight off a man long enough to escape. Good for you for teaching your daughters how best to survive.
my dad bought me my own gun, and pepper spray and a taser. when i go on the trail near my house for walks, i always bring my pepper spray. even tho where i live, nothing happens, it’s still the thought.
I couldn't even imagine being the parent in the first story. To have a picture of the last terrifying moment of my child's life would drive me mad.
As a parent I couldn’t agree more
Even worse knowing he died in a ridiculously moronic way.
@@RandomMan7491Yep, he definitely earned his Darwin award.
I know there was no possibility that he would survive but even if he got to Tokyo were the plane was headed, what exactly what his plan from there? It’s just really odd. Plus the fact that this kid would know how airplanes work and that as soon as they took off he would just fall out of the plane facade or the chances of surviving this long trip with essentially no food and being in the cold should’ve been warning enough. Maybe the kid did it on purpose. As sad as it is maybe he wanted to be free.
Regina wasn't wearing the black dress or the heels when she was picked up by Rhoades. That was an outfit he had made her don. He also trimmed her hair.
How do you know it ?
@@anujmore7547 I read the story about it and a some news articles. She normally dressed in a hippy kind of fashion and had long hair.
@@Del-Canada okay 👍🏻👍🏻
@@Del-Canada I seen the same on a true crime show.
He has covered her story in another one
I couldn’t think of watching anyone else’s stories you don’t over do the creepiness and ur not completely dull i think it’s a perfect balance
Funny, but that's the way I feel. Even if I watch people reacting to stories I get bored in a few seconds. MrBallen has set the standard.
I agree 100% !
I wholeheartedly agree
Mr. Creeps is pretty good but they are all fictional stories. Mr. Ballen does real stories.
I so agree with Mr. Foley’s assessment! What higher praise, I ask you, than “ur not completely dull?!” ; )
I can never look at Regina Kay Walters picture without getting shivers down my spine. That look of fear and what would come next is so horrifying to think about.
Same. I’ve seen that photo a few times before, very haunting. I actually had to skip the story in this video because I didn’t want to see it again.
@@freyashipley6556 I believe that almost anyone who is willing to commit these acts is either mentally deranged or have conditioned themselves to be able to commit evil acts. In a lot of the stories if you find out about the person's back story you see they start small and get big or watch a lot of disturbing videos to desensitize.
@@DizzleMCSTANG88 I would say we all have a choice though. Some people are just messed up. You can’t blame a bad childhood people can get better from shit like that and become exceptional human beings obviously this guy the truck killer just enjoyed what he did and sadistically he didn’t want to be stopped. Good for the officer who caught him though.
That picture is horrifying. Btw, I just clicked 300th like, was so satisfying to get over that 299 point.
REGINA pronounced Rehjīna Ragina NOT Regeena
I remember in Cadets when we were learning about survival Chris's story was an example of what not to do. So very sad
My husband teaches a survival course every year to cadets. Glad to know that you were able to take that course. Sadly, it seems this young man had a fantasy regarding living in the wild, and off the land. Knowing his clothes were inadequate was clue #1. So sad.
I assume many cadets passed simply by doing the exact opposite of ANYTHING chris did.
Apparently Pravda doesn't like honesty. Chris got what was coming to him.
@@phillipstroll7385
How so ?
@@cherylfleming5791 Pravda silenced truth and decent. Much like the Nazi programs machine, much like social media today. Speech isn't free if speech has consequences. I made the comment because TH-cam deleted comments made by people in this thread. Not at all unlike the Nazis and Pravda. Also not unlike Pravda and the Nazis, social media also claims it censored speech and discourse for the protection of the people. I find it extremely comical when I hear people mention how awful Hitler, etc was and claim they can not comprehend how an entire nation fell pray to such atrocities and claim to desire to never repeat such atrocities all while they champion the same tactics implemented by these people. It is no sin to say someone's own wilful ignorance resulted in their very own demise. By speaking truthfully we educate and prevent further mistakes. A fool learns from their mistakes. A wise man learns from viewing the mistakes of others. With that being said, I've noticed not all comments were removed. Which stands to show it isn't always what is said but how it is said. Which is even more infuriating. Especially considering the US Supreme Court ruled in 1943 if there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, public or private. can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein. If someone chooses to speak in a particular manner of express an opinion in a particular manner it is their right to do so. For it is the listener whom attributes emotion onto words. Not the speaker; not the writer. As Eleanor Roosevelt said, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent". If someone is reading something which they are not emotionally or mentally equipped to hear, then by all means, stop going to so much trouble to be offended. Simply stop reading or turn the channel. People have that right. If it was about preserving feelings they would equally prefer to change the channel than stomp on someone else's rights. Lol, I bet you're sorry you asked.
The picture of the poor girl from the 2nd story shows the face of what terror and dread combined look like. The poor torture that she endured over those years are just without words to describe.
@PenGun12 he's still alive and locked up.
You definitely don't wanna see a picture that puts you through the eyes of the murderer.
Even more of an experience proving to us that the victim deserved so much better, which none of us would ever deny in the first place.
Her life is more than this insult of terror being her final moment. As if it weren't bad enough that her life was stolen, it is now harder to remember her true spirit through such unjust dread.
thank you for saying this. these were my exact thoughts for that poor girl 💔🥺
she looked a lot like young winona ryder
@@alerey4363 i thought the same 😞💔 poor girl.
LOVED seeing your baby at the end, what a great surprise!
yeah, hr's beaitiful, I think you should end them all this way
ME TOO! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Not a surprise anymore
Spoiler alert 👀
@@amandalatourneau36 that’s what we get for reading comments before the video is over 😂
Awe! Congratulations to you and the Mrs Allen! Well done Mrs Allen!! I totally loved seeing the end clip! That made my day!
I really don’t want to see his search history
Yea especially the first video
I'D LOVE TO !! 😃
What are you talking about, he SHOWS you his search history!
Lol
Yeah it would be horrifying
I love the bonus footage. 💜 what a beautiful baby. The way Mr Ballen gives him those big loving kisses is very heart warming. Thank you for sharing that with us Mr Ballen.
the funny part was junior giving us a whole “you’ll think of me more than daddy” look as if he knew folks would remember him more 🤣
He is absolutely adorable… he stole the show and love seeing the bonus footage on these clips… kinda like a marvel ending. ❤️ love the content btw!! I have a sedentary job so long hours due to shortages makes the time go by more pleasantly. Thanks!!!
Coming out of high school we read one more book as seniors in English class. It was Into the Wild, a book detailing Chris McCandless's journey and ultimately his death through his journal entries and accounts from people who had seen him. I think it was important for us as soon-to-be-grads to see that we aren't invincible and that we can't just go out and do anything without the proper training and knowledge. Chris was able to take down a moose but failed to cure the meat, so he lost his opportunity on feeding himself potentially for weeks. His inexperience and stubbornness lead him to his unfortunate death.
the movie tried to make it all look so romantic and poetic, like he actually learned something deep that he could teach people
@@360.Tapestry no not really...i took the movie as.. a lost kid just wanting to silence he noise in his head Of influencers pushing him to live the expectations of his parents... he seen how flawed his parents life was, and wanted to just live....no rule, no law..no one. Just to essentially kill his ego and be free.
I found this story in particularly a tale of sadness, yet unnecessary ignorance.
By the way, (if you ever need to know in a survival situation) there are several ways to cure meat, but most methods require devices specialized in safely curing meat that most people won't have on them. The two most accessible ways are:
1.) If you have a LOOOT of salt, enough to completely coat and bury your meat, do that and then leave it in the salt pile for a full day. But obviously Chris wouldn't have thought to do this, since he just seemed woefully unprepared on all fronts for his trip. I'll bet he didn't bring any spices at all, much less the amount of salt required to cure a whole ass moose.
2.) The most accessible way to cure your meat is by smoking it, which is a primitive technique and can be done out in the wild as long as there's wood thats dry enough to be burned. Strip your meat down into thin strips, and then hang them 6 feet above a fire for 6 hours. You can build a structure or use a tree or a clothesline, whatever you have on you. Additionally if it's the summer and pretty hot, some will also leave the meat out for 2-3 days to completely dry out the moisture in the meat such that it inhibits bacterial growth.
Speaking of harmful stuff in meat, you should also throw your meat directly on your fire before curing it, as curing alone won't get rid of worms and stuff. Depending on the thickness of your meat, leave it on for maybe 2-7 minutes at a time before flipping it over. Remember that you're not cooking the meat during any of these steps, so don't leave the meat on the fire too long or on the smoker for too long if you're using that method. Stay safe!
Story as old as time. Pride goethe before the fall
Poor Regina, she looked so helpless and innocent and she’s been going through that for years
How horrible it must be for the family to see her last moment alive
@@SeidlerDenmark another big question is why the pictures were released to the public
That bonus footage really helped lift my spirits after the last story ❤️
The last footage with your baby was SO ADORABLE 😄😄I know it's been a year, but congratulations for your child.
I just watched this and then started reading comments, and was like, what baby? What are you talking about?? took me a minute to realise I had paused the video right before the little bundle of joy appeared. Thank you! Glad I got to see the little sweetie!
I know!! The baby was so adorable ❤❤ gonna have a great life full of amazing stories
Very lucky to have Mr Ballen as a dad.
I almost never watch until “That’s gonna do it, guys” but did today. Yay, bonus footage!
haha great!! thank you!!
Enjoying all the videos but this bonus footage has been the best so far
Always watch all the way through, you never know when a movie or Ballen has a bonus video.
Well then how do you know that there’s not bonus footage on every video.
Keep up the good work😊
I've watched several channels covering the case of Chris McCandless. It's amazing how Mr Ballen's storytelling choice by narrating it from the perspective of the men who found his SOS note and Chris' diary recording his early and final days living inside the bus gives out a new fresh feel to revisit the story.
The photo of Chris smiling breaks my heart… bless him, I hope he’s in a better place now 🤍
@Bad Pit idiot what
I’ve read extensively on Chris McCandless and could assure you of two things. First, he did not have a death wish. Second, he was absolutely no idiot. He simply had a very rough childhood and was on a very personal rite of passage. The saddest part is that he did ‘find himself’ and tried to leave the wild, but had no idea that the river would have melted away and be raging by that point. He actually was a very avid outdoorsman, but he knew the Southwest, and not Alaskan country! He kaiaked across the border into Mexico and back again, he lived off the land in both California and Las Vegas, and was climbing since childhood. He just thought that he was more qualified to fulfill his lifelong dream of Alaska than he actually was. Considering what he had to deal with growing up, I’m certain anywhere is a much better place. His father was a real bastard and his mother was just complicit in his actions. He had great siblings, but he felt that he had to “cut the cord” with his parents and “falling off the map” was the way to do it, and he did shortly after graduating college. The electrician, BTW, could sense his intelligence as Chris would have went on to law school if it wasn’t for this, however with all his experience, nothing could have prepared him for Alaska. 😢
@@jayrose6312 thank u for the insight on the subject...
@@jayrose6312 lol, I like how he’s become some sort of hippy hero. Idiot went out into the wilderness unprepared. He should’ve prepped better. That’s all there is to it.
how the hell did he keep his teeth SO white, my goodness. his smile in that picture is blinding lol
Damn, that girl was so lucky. That cop had some great intuition.
I’m wondering why she didn’t make any noise. Was she drugged or passed out?
@@unopdr her mouth was tape.
"into the wild" was a pretty good read. However, it showed how under prepared and inexperienced for everything that kid did in life. He was lucky to live as long and get as far as he did.
Really good film too. Shows that his best moments were with other people. People he was trying to get away from and into the wild.
If he had taken the kind man's advice it would have been so different. Most good people are just trying to look out for the foolhardy.
I didn't like that book. I had to read the book my junior year of high school and the movie. School makes students read books that are kind of sad. I prefer romance books fantasy books like Harry Potter, and mythology books and mystery books.
@@theblackswordsman9951 I didn't like it.
@@embojitsu8740 agreed
Man Im almost addicted to losing sleep watching your stories 😂 "more I need more", love your story modes my guy
As an Alaskan, I've seen the bus several times, as it was left where it was. I do believe recently the town it is closest to (Healy, I think) has gotten rid of it...either via sale or via wrecker.
It happens more often than you might think...people come up here for adventures with not enough information on how truly wild this place is. In Alaska, the moment you step out of your door, you are no longer at the top of the food chain.
I was just thinking I saw them move it or something not to long ago and was saying how it got there as well, I wish I lived in Alaska. Maybe one day, until then it’s roll tide country
Man invented equipment to allow him to be at the top of the chain all over. The key is to bring that equipment and resources. This kid was some kind of dreamer or something to bring nothing to the wild, it's beyond idiotic. So perplexingly stupid he had to be suicidal. Or at least test the boundaries of suicide. Nobody is so dumb as to bring nothing.
Your name tho, lol
I believe the bus got moved to the University of Anchorage campus
@@davebunnell1105 How dare you call the kid stupid. He paid the ultimate price for being terribly naive. Leave it at that stupid.
God bless Jim, and anyone who is so kind as to give another person warm boots.
So much respect for serving your country and being a great father too. With all the chaos in today's media your content is an exit. An addictive therapy if such a thing exists.
6:40 She looks just like a terrified version of Winona Ryder with cropped hair. I cannot imagine what that poor girl went through. I remember this guy..what an absolute MONSTER.
I know my heart broke for her. 💔😭
Kinda did it to herself
@@phillipstroll7385 the hell is wrong with you?
@@catmeifyoucan4649 absolutely nothing. Tell your kids the truth about life and keep them alive. She made the choices which lead to her death. She walked right into his hands. I have zero pity for stupidity. Keeps the gene pool clean.
@@phillipstroll7385 aside from unfortunately coming from a broken home that propelled her to run away at 14 and naively hitchhiking (not alone), would you now truly like to explain how she "deserved it"?.. She certainly wasn't hanging her ass out on some corner somewhere, ya know, asking for it. Seems like she didn't have that structure & caring growing up..she just happened to run across a psychopath. Boy, I'm so relieved you live a perfect life to pass judgement like that, not on the murderer, but on the murdered. You must've never made mistakes, especially when young..am I right? Sure I am lol
Man, the picture of the young guy falling out of the plane, to his death, is a trip! I want to say, "What a reckless dummy!" But my heart also goes out to his family.
Swear it’s sad but like really dude
He wasn't a dummy just suicidal 😫😫
@@pamelajordan5948 where did it say he was suicidal? Are we watching the same video?
Darwin Award!
think about what he was thinking as he fell like in the photo its blurry bit he has his hands on his head so i assume hes paniking but also aware he cant do anything
I’m sorry but, his baby being shown at the end was my favorite part next to his storytelling. The baby was so cute 🥺
Agree...the baby part was adorable
And you can tell that precious baby already has disgust for the like button.
I was totally caught off guard seeing the baby rocket. So cute catching that video of the family. Priceless. I have been binge watching the last 50 videos and let this play on because I normally just listen to Mr Ballen’s story as I would a pod cast. You need to get rocket child a little brother or sister...
Wow. Thanks I generally never wait until the end of the video. Thanks to your comment I got to see the cuteeee bonus baby clip.❤❤❤❤
@@Cinnamon1901 underrated comment LOL
Fun fact: Emile Hirsch starred in Into the Wild, a movie about Chris and Midnight in the Switchgrass, a movie about the Truckstop Killer.
🤯!!!
Mr. Ballen Cinematic Universe, let’s gooooo!!!
Awe, you and your wife have such a beautiful baby. Bless his little heart!
He's so cute! All three of their kids are cute
That was the best bonus content I've ever seen!! Seeing your face light up when you were holding little Ballen made my heart melt!!!
What a sweet little baby boy
Congratulations
He’s lucky his dad is the best storyteller ever
Spoilers bro! Now I gotta watch the whole video! 😤
Soo cute!
Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Ballen for allowing us another little glimpse at Henry. Much love to your family.
Its always so sad to see pictures taken moments before someone loses their life
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@@mikecox05799asd its sad
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I'm glad you shared some of the more gritty details of the Chris McCandless story. I think that unfortunately, the movie really over-romanticized the story (or at least, that's how a large percentage of viewers seemingly interpreted it). I remember several people in high school and college staying they wanted to "break away from society" or "live in nature" like Chris. I have no doubt Chris was a great kid, so this is not said as a negative remark against his character, but he was deeply irresponsible in his lack of proper preparation. No one should want to emulate his experience, and we most definitely should not romanticize a death that could have easily been prevented.
Yes.
The movie was pretty generic to me
I didnt have that feeling watching the movie. I felt like it depicted his state of mind pretty correctly.
It was his trail towards madness, which's cover slowly got brushed away for everyone to see the more the story progressed.
They did leave out a lot of things that wouldnt have made for a good picture, but the substantial things were kept.
People romanticize a lot as the day goes on, not thinking about the consequences.
I think it's more the people who are stuck dreaming of how awesome it is to live in nature, because all they know is the city.
Cause after all, all the Movie did was frame the book about his story.
@@Chrisisplays madness? He wasn’t crazy or mentally ill. He was just young, ignorant and naive and wanted to break away.
@@flameron1 Madness as in, he bit off more than he could chew.
The bonus video: warmed my heart so much. Recently lost my mother. And it shows me a glimpse into how much she loved me as a baby. I made her life rough. But i always knew she loved me. Shes no longer in pain. And im no longer making her life more painful. This gave me so hope i needed.
I’m sorry for your loss. Honour her memory by living life to the best of your ability. As a mother I guarantee this would make her the happiest she could ever be.
Thank you for sharing the bonus footage of your baby! He must be two now and giving you a run for your money! They are the funnest at that age ;)
The film Into the wild is Chris's story told from his diaries. It's a brilliant film directed by Sean Penn. Made me cry x
Yeah, that really was a great film. I still have mixed opinions about him. On the one hand, I think he lived an amazing life and got to experience more in his short lifetime than most people who get to live into their senior years get to. On the other hand, I think he was a bit foolish in his endeavors and if he would've just been even slightly more rational and taken the advice of many of the people he met he would've actually been able to go on and live a much longer life himself and experience even more before his passing.
@@QuestionThings123 very well said
Book is better than the film.
@KING TOAD wow that's a good one.
He thought he would be OK. But he wasn't.
Alligator 🐊 Boy was absolutely beautiful!!! Momma has a great since of humor putting Alligator 🐊 boy’s face directly in the lens !! You have a beautiful family !! You are a Very blessed Man !!! You mentioned in a past video a military event that saved your life .I’m very sorry for the loss of your friend !! Your friend was a HERO!! He sacrifice was not in vain look at your beautiful son . Absolutely a huge fan of all of your hard work !! Always look forward to your work :)
Haha thank you so much!!!!
Awww, alligator boy is cute!
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: this guy provides details to these backstories that other channels miss. About the Truck Stop Killer: I had seen the last black and white photo of Regina K. Walters before, but MrBallen is the only channel that revealed what happened leading up to the killer's capture and beyond.
Thank you so much for these stories, my dad had bladder cancer surgery yesterday and we have been listening to you the last few days due to being home and I ve been helping him, your baby is beautiful.. congrats 🎉 thank you so much.
Yes Chris's story is so sad. To find out about your parents. Knowing he died alone. Thinking that if he could have lived 2 weeks later he would be alive. I cried myself.
Lots of ifs. If he would have went in even a little prepared. 1. his life would have been much more comfortable and 2. he would have easily survived. REALLY makes me wonder about his mental fitness, This isn't a walk in some 200 acre nature reserve I really can't imagine people not realizing the dangers of this area. I do appreciate the draw to live on your own and off the land for a bit, I'm sure it was a beautiful place. I bet he knew the berries were poisonous, its hard (not impossible) to believe starving in the summer time after surviving being snowed in.
The Alaskan wilderness is no joke, it’s not something you just stroll into after a hitchhiker drops you off as a _”hey, what’s over there?”_ curiosity. I mean, ffs, the man gave him BOOTS. What, was he going to walk into there barefoot?? Christ.
I fail to see how Chris was so admired and idolized. Anyone who has even the _slightest_ inkling of awareness at how unmercifully brutal the Alaskan Outback is would consider this kid’s actions to be severely mentally challenged. What he did was mind-bogglingly imprudent.
Either he was suicidal, or he was a complete imbecile. Ultimately, Mother Nature cared not for such a distinction.
Christopher McCandless was an idiot going so unprepared into the Alaskan wilderness, I don’t understand why people idolise him when in reality he was a spastic. He basically committed suicide because he was too proud or stupid to get a map of the area.
Chris's story is a prime example of what happens when you decide to hike into the Alaskan wilderness by " winging it".
I don’t get why he would choose the Alaskan wilderness of all places for the first time spending that long in the wild. At least choose a place with a more temperate environment to give yourself a fighting chance...
But considering he didn’t even appear to appreciate the basics of what it would take to survive, or have an exit plan, he just seems to have been a little bit logically challenged.
I suffer from chronic depression and after watching, “Into The Wild” in the beginning of 2021. I felt so empty, lonely and utterly sad. Especially when I thought of Chris’ last encounter with the old guy. My heart aches for that man and his failed hopes of ever spending time with Chris again. After watching this episode, I remembered how through my tears, I had jotted down a thought I had, in a random notebook; I was able to find it after all this time.
“All these lonely people in the world…
yet, we just can’t seem to find one another.”
That thought of yours was a really good way of putting it👍🏻
As a person that suffer from chronic depression too, you thought really talk ti to me. I hope you are doing ok and wishes you the best.
I'm with you in this sentiment... and condition...
Me too very unfortunate
I say some people are alone by choice because even after Chris found the old guy he chose to just walk away to be alone again. The old guy loved Chris cared for Chris kept him company tried to give Chris advice even offered to adopt him yet Chris was so caught up in his own stubborn thinking he doesn't want to end up like his parents he wanted to be free from rules and living a caged life where society controls you Chris just wanted to be free and in the end he figured out life is only happy when shared with someone which is why his parents were still together they had their ups and downs but they were together..ijs
I know of Chris MCandless’ story well- it’s such a shame , he seemed like he had a brilliant spirit , and that last photo saddens me so much every time I see it .
there's a movie based on Chris Mcandless story.....movie is called INTO THE WILD. good movie
I actually have an old 1st edition copy of the book Into the Wild. It isn’t worth any money due to condition of it but it’s still cool.
Poor guy looks like a cadaver stood upright by that point.
@Daniel Hertzler One of my English teachers idolized the kid. Had us devote 2 full weeks to the book: Into the Wild. I thought the kid was thoughtless for not sending his family a card now and then so they wouldn't be worried sick.
Its sad and he only realized too late what he had done....to himself. His wanderlust ended up turning into blind arrogance.
No one does it like you Mr. B. Like so many others I found this channel accidentally. Keep up the great work, you and your team.
I appreciate your authenticity. Your storytelling is legit. Don’t change.
The baby is adorable!!!! Froggy legs and all! So sweet! Love that your family is in on this. Keep making great content!
That poor girl in the second story breaks my heart!!! Her holding her hands up for protection that never came 😞❤️
Her face says so much :(
I know, she was absolutely horrified.
As a mom of two daughters, it's one of the most horrific pictures I've ever seen. I would lose my mind. 😢💔
Loved the bonus footage! What a cute kid! Honestly, Ballen, you seem like the best guy! Funny that you deal in the subject matter that you do - but don't change a lick! I love your channel, and I am ultra happy that I discovered it. Best to you and your family!
It should be;
“Order the like button to storm TH-cam HQ and find out what the hell is going on with the flagging.”
It could be the assholes that is downvoting his channel
Hara Isbara
Is that Peluchin still on here? He’s a disgrace and should be in prison.
Hara Isbara
Yeah I knew he was Chilean but you’d think that wouldn’t make any difference. Absolute disgusting excuse for a human being.
Chris' death, as are so many of these tragic deaths in the wilderness, was preventable😔
Even today with smartphones with GPS etc, I still take a paper map and a real compass. Many people overestimate their abilities and underestimate the wilderness. That last picture with the sign was heartbreaking 💔😢
Let's just white people love there are other races do that you're always going places you're not supposed to be going in end up missing or dead
@@Utriedit215 I think I understand what you're saying but I think autocorrect failed you🤔
If you want the real tear jerker from this story watch the movie. I can literally only bear to watch it once especially because of that one scene. If you’ve seen the movie you know what I mean
@@jjonahjameson8934 I really want to watch it but I also have reservations about how sad it will be. Thank you 😊
@Lauren Iversen Yes, that it what struck me most too when first reading about it. While tragic, it was so very preventable had he shown/had a little more respect for the wilderness and planned a bit more for his endeavour. I got the impression that he was caught in his own naivety and eagerness to get away from modern life (he even burned his money before setting off into the woods). As is pointed out here too - even just a map and compass would have helped him. Sad ending.
Thanks Mr B for sharing your bonus footage of your young lad with us. He is so precious.
Your videos are pretty good too! Thumbs up for every single video! X
The Chris McCandless story is so sad!
That last bit with your baby is adorable!
Man what a nice man. Offering to buy equipment, giving him his boots.
This story hits close to home🥺
South Dakotan here
-if you haven’t seen the movie, it’s one of my favorite films ever! “Into the wild”
@@prettywhitney17 has to be one of my favourites too it’s really emotional and actually quite inspiring. I love it!
@@prettywhitney17 there’s a book too with the same title “Into The Wild”...
It seemed like some family issues (to me at least). Was a good kid academically.
Yes, what a wonderful man
What type of brain do you have to have to be so unintelligent to go into the Alaskan wilderness with a bag of rice
Two?! Two in one day?! You've reached an immeasurable level of badassery! Thank you so freaking much!
Awe! Your son is gorgeous! Congratulations!
I think “beautiful blue berries” was to inform everyone how he went out so nobody had to wonder. Instead of starving or freezing to death he decided he’d eat some beautiful blue berries and go to sleep.
That made me tear up😔
Or maybe he didn't mean to kill himself and felt something strange after eating the berries, and writing that down was all he could muster up.
Unfortunately this is not true:( I wish he had a peaceful go out but in fact, he found large amount of wild potato root for which in large quantities is very dangerous. It completely weakens the human body causing the digestive tract to basically stop all together. Because if this, he starved to death and when he was found, only weighed 67 pounds. It’s a very very pain staking and slow way to die.
@@mckennamarkantony3498 jesus. How awful
@@mckennamarkantony3498 That's really sad, I imagine a poor helpless Chris wanting to die, no willpower slowly starving. Very sad.
Aww, the bonus footage at 13:14! I love it! Thanks for including that, @MrBallen!
It’s weird they keep flagging your content when other youtubers discuss the same things without any issues
Yeah, I don't understand why he is getting flagged.
Maybe the others complained about stealing their ideas? Not saying it's true anyone has the right to talk about things that interest other people right.
More than likely is because he is X Navy SEAL. You know how
SCREW LUBE hates the Military, Patriots, and America.
If his channel showed videos about killing cops or raping women or doing drugs set to rap music, hey no problem at all.
@Orville Alexander ????
I seriously can't understand how some people glorify serial killers.
Dean Gibbons
Some people are fascinated but not in a glorifying way; the types who become criminologists. It’s the psychotics who become fascinated in another way that scare me.
keir farnum I find it somewhat interesting but not in a weird way like I watch documentary's and other sorts
Have you ever heard of the saying “flirting with danger”?
People want to live on the edge, but they don’t want to go over that edge. Well, majority of people don’t.
I can understand fascination, but not glorification. These people have an impulse that they need to satisfy and see no other way out of it, they are literal addicts.
Do people glorify drug addicts? No, no one glorifies addicts. We know there are alternatives and things you can do to recover. Serial killers don’t make any effort for recovery, some say they do, but realistically they do what any addict who doesn’t truly want to recover does, white knuckle it and hide.
There are a lot of people with dark almost insane desires and what do they do? They enroll in consensual bdsm, and they take it to the extreme with consent. You can live out any fantasy with very advanced realistic role play, and I mean a whole group of people will spend months building scenes and going over performances before doing it. without ever actually killing someone, or doing something that is beyond another persons consent. I just don’t understand when there are so many options nowadays to get help or to live out fantasies consensually and very realistic, why the physical need to kill is there.
If you need to kill, kill yourself, you’ll never have the urge to do it again 😉
Exactly I don't like people attempting to smash my cereal bowl
I get it when someone is criminalist or psychologist. But why is some people fascinated by them... I saw people with shirts with photo of murderer or even tattoo of some serial killer. Are they psychopath or mentaly sick to do this? If I were the tattoo artist I would never make a tattoo like this. Or how could somebody sell clothes or items with photos of murderers. It's disguisting! it's funny when you have somebody famous (actor or scientist,...) on Tshirt but it's not sarcastic or funny to wear photo of a murderer. It's like making fun from his victims. Criminals are not heroes, they are the worst of humans, unhuman and total waste of air!
13:26!!!!! BABY!!!! Adorable little baby! Adorable squirmy little baby! Look at that baby! LOOK AT HIM!!! What a precious little nugget! BABY!!!!
I love it when people call cute things "nuggets" or "bun" or whatever other cute food item. 😂
@@dearth_punitive7812 literally, its how they get their food.
😂😂 this is adorable
are you ok?
@@nakiasimone Me? I’m absolutely wonderful. Especially since I clicked that time stamp(cuz I kinda forgot about this comment thread) and got to see the cute baby again. SO CUTE!!!!
Mr. Ballen, I agree with the many who have praised you and your work. I found it especially heartwarming that you shared your love for your family and little one. I wish you all the very best. 💝
Hey MrBallen FYI I took the Like button and placed it under one of the legs of my dining room table and now the table doesn't wobble.
Clever!
You just posted on my lunch break THANKSS✨✨✨
Thank you for showing us Jr!! He’s such a cutie, congratulations 🎉
Hell yeah....Mr Ballen is the best. This is the first person I've ever heard that brings up the facts about the tram and cabin/ranger station.
OH MY GOSSHHHHH somehow have been binging all the episodes and this is one of my last ones left to watch and the bonus content baby ballen at the end was the best surprise everrr. Happy late birthday little guy!
Your baby is absolutely adorable. Congrats. You're great at telling stories so he's a lucky little guy.
I remember seeing the picture of Keith falling from that plane, I was so sad for him. And horrified after hearing he would have died anyway. I was 11 then.
Well I am eight soooooooooo
Mr Ballen, hello from England! I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful tales. Some I already had heard of, but your way of telling them makes them different. ❤
Ok I’m definitely convinced this guy only has 4 shirts.
Lol
makes a lot of videos in one day, then releases them over time.
Yeah, pretty much
Lol
He probably just a few that he chooses to wear while filming...
I read "Into the wild." Chris had a book on edible plants,but accidentally mistook seeds that made his digestive system shut down, instead of nourish him. That's how he died. If I'm wrong please correct me. Thank you.
Further examination revealed that this wasn’t true. He simply starved to death.
you are wrong. you're welcome
I’m currently re-reading it, and no he didn’t. Somewhere in the book it said he froze/starved to death due to the harsh Alaskan winter．which is really sad...
To this day, there is still debate. Ultimately, that detail doesn't matter in the grand scheme of his life and the 1,000 decisions that took him there. He had a restless soul and at least left behind a legacy carried on by his sister and others who loved him who do charitable work.
@@erinhaley6560 Yes !!! Very well said.
Good story’s, using real life situations. I’m hooked the moment you start the narrative. Beautiful baby J.
I remember hearing Chris’ story when I was in middle school/high school. We watched Into The Wild in school, and I could stifle my tears. And hearing it all over again, 10 years later, the pain is still there.
I always feel at least a little bad for anyone who has died, including the men who succumb to their own hubris (there's a LOT of them featured on this channel, but I draw the line when they get others killed horribly as well). That being said, Chris smiling warmly at the end with gratitude, even when he was no doubt scared and lonely and sad, all disheveled and ready to go... And salvation was just a mile away.. The poor guy.
It's so sad.
I agree. He was a wonderful sweet person, just not meant to live the way he thought was awesome
I think he has found salvation
Really love this comment.
Gotta be hubris right. Typical male bashing. If a woman dresses provocatively and gets raped, was she being "cheeky" too? Kant.
My favorite part of the day!!
"full send"--- bruh my heart, that baby is so adorable
2 years later and I'm binge watching all your videos!!!! Love your channel and thanks for your service. ☮
Chris's story and photos make me cry Everytime. Happiness is only real when shared. (Chris mccandless)💚
winny and adam all things being what they are, Dick Proenneke appears to have done okay regardless...but he was quite the rare bird.
The best bonus content I’ve seen in my life 😭😍
That Jim who gave his warm boots is a good guy!
Awwwwwe. The end with your baby and wife is so sweet. She's such a major part of this channel also.. cool way to show fans the behind scenes support team!
The fact this guy isn’t at 1M subs yet is insane,
Top tier TH-camr.
He hasn't been on TH-cam that long
He has over a million Tik tok
He's nearly there
He’s at a million subscribers as of this comment, yet he still interacts with us like he has only a couple hundred subs.
@@Docwilson91 yep, as a fellow Vet, I’m extremely proud of this guy succeeding in life after the military.
Omg that was so precious!! I was in eerie mode and that Mr. Ballen jr moment just softened everything 🥺 so cute!!!! Stick around till the end guys!!!!!
I’ve researched Chris’s story a lot over the years. Ultimately, his ignorance and recklessness caused his own death.
He was raised a left wing democrat, he had several participation trophies and thought unicorns and fairies would care for him...ashame...seemed nice Enough
@@johndonahue3509 You are clueless. Just like the malignant narcissist that you worship.
Wasn’t that the movie into the wild?
@@Sumerian_Rays yes.
Not really. He was quite skilled; he very well could have survived even going back waiting for the river’s rough currents to subside. He likely died from eating wild potato seed pods.. before his death there wasn’t extensive research done on them to indicate they could kill anyone so eating them was perfectly reasonable according to the botany book he was reading. Only after his death did Jon Krakauer send the wild potato pods to a lab to be studied further and thus discovered the effects they actually have.
Ok I’ve watched you for yeas but the behind the scenes baby cuddles melted my heart!
the last one always makes me sad, he was so close to that cabin and never knew it and died alone after not seeing another human for months. Its such a lonely thing to think about.
I love how he makes it interesting and doesn’t sound upset and things. I love this channel! I also love how he names what each one is named with time stamps also! 💖
My niece went to Emory with Chris Mcandless. I remember her telling me about this really cool, handsome kid who liked to eat his lunch sitting in a tree. I am sure he is wandering the world now having a grand old time.
Sending peace to his family. This angel really wasn't meant to be Earth bound!
No his brain died & his personality was erased. The guy is no more. He is dead
@@electrictroy2010 😂😂😂
Thank you for the bonus footage! Your family touched my heart.
I'm glad I stayed till the end. That just brightened up my day a bit. Thank you for that.
I really appreciate helpful info you pop in and out, i.e: miles to kilometres conversion its just thoughtful.
the MCcandles story really angers me . i feel sorry for him but at the same time his arrogance is just too much. for someone who was so into nature i find it painfully ironic his lack of respect her
he thought, like a lot of young people, that he would be the special one, the chosen one, the unicorn that defies the odds
Some people, especially some young people, believe they are invincible. I have learned never to trust the judgement of those who describe themselves as fearless.
makes me feel bad for jim who tried. hope he never heard the guy died in the woods. all he did was try to help
You should read his sister’s book to understand the abusive family he came from before judging.
@@svoeller99 that and the original as it’s pretty clear that he was an avid outdoorsman and that hubris was definitely not an issue for Chris. The thing is, after reading a full-length book or two, it’s far easier to digest Chris’ actions and understand who he was as a person. It actually bothers me when people say that his demise was fueled by arrogance when it was clearly a rite of passage gone wrong. If it wasn’t for the one particular seed he ate, he would have very well walked out of there alive, but the only reason this was even documented was as a result of Chris’ death.
I'm so glad I stuck around for the bonus footage. So squishy🥰🥰🥰 My heart just melted.
Kidnapper: "She wants to be there."
Me: "You want to go to prison."
Prison tho? Shit that’s the last place he should be of all the choices we have for this monster
@@PaNDaSNiP3R Agreed. Prison is a 5-star hotel compared to the punishments that are available.
Yea they need some sort of long term barbaric torture for these type of people who do such terrible things to others. The electric chair isn't nearly enough... punishment should fit the crime.
Punishment isn't punishment unless it is cruel and/or unusual.
The craziest thing is that you would THINK he would have been calmer after doing that so many times...? How did he get away with it for so long, without someone noticing? Sounds like he had used that line before, and it had actually WORKED...? "Pay no mind to the women chained in the back...She burned my dinner 3 day's in a row...?" WTH?
the last picture was so sad, he knew he was going to die
They made a movie about it. Think it was called IN THE WILD or INTO THE WILD
@@JP_rez the second one 👍
@Ford Prefect He died a dumb man.
@Ford Prefect Will I? I don't do things I'm unprepared for. And he would have lived a lot longer if he wasn't dumb.
@@JP_rez its based on the book
I remember reading about Chris McCandless in an article a LONG time ago, way before the movie came out. It really stayed with me.
I love Chris McCandless’s story, I hate that he died, but his journeys and explorations are so cool to learn about
Have you seen into the wild?
I hope you learned that he was a foolish, unprepared kid who thought he knew more than he actually did. His overconfidence ended up killing him in an area he had no business trying to survive in. When you think you know it all just remember, you don’t; and never will.
@@silentp9933 I think there was a part of him that knew he was going to die before he went out there.
@@silentp9933 Well no shit he was dumb to go out there, but I read the book, and I enjoyed the information about him. And don’t try to say that someone is “never prepared” because some people really are prepared most of the time