Into the ‘Well of Hell’: cavers get to the bottom of Yemen’s Well of Barhout
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For centuries, the “Well of Hell” has been a mystery for many locals in Yemen. Folklore says the giant hole in the Al-Mahra desert is a place where demons live. But no one has ever explored the hole in depth to learn about this little-understood natural wonder. On September 15, 2021, a group of cavers decided to reach the bottom of the hole, where they found snakes, dead animals and cave pearls formed by dripping water.
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Finally, someone dared to go down and explore this mysterious deep well.
Looks like the prison Bane put Batman in.
more like nosy humans gonna destroy nature again.
@@JohnnyjohnJ I would call this exploring but yes after we explore we have habit to destroy it
Hello I'm drone could have done the job a lot better with a very powerful radio transmitter either lowered into the bottom or on the top surface and send another one that's back up that's what f****** drones are for
@@joejose8433 EXACTLY with today t3chnogoly of hi tech drones this could also have been easily done
What a brave man..
Finally someone answered our curiosity..
I hope no one damage its natural shape
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The place is lost, once they demystified the place, others will follow and contaminate the place with human trash, destroy the natural formations and so on
AGH69
Oh Yemen, you are either one of the or the most beautiful country I have ever seen , with people as sweet as honey and places that you only get to see in your dreams. Even though your country is in war and poverty, you still have beauty in you . I hope Allah gives you a long lasting and peace and prosperity. Ameen
شكرا لك
Very nice words Muhammed! Peace!
@@Mark-pp7jy peace to you too thanks mark !
*Quit with the historic histrionics.*
May Allah continue to bless and keep you and the continuance of Peace Live Within you ✨️ 💛 🙏
Amazing that water is dripping in the middle of a dry desert.
@Abhinandan Zambare and what do you think about being killed by hindu ppl just because of eating some beef?
@Abhinandan Zambare Don’t make me laugh. U r telling me to see history when u said the israelis k*lled prophet Muhammad. Check ur info bro before making yourself look silly.
@Abhinandan Zambare
Another Indian boy doesn’t know anything about how Israel treats Arab Palestinians Christians, and he thinks the problem is between Islam and Judaism.
Go ask them they are everywhere.
Anyway, you made me laugh when you said it was written in the Quran that Jews killed Mohammed :)
@Abhinandan Zambare
Where in the Koran is that?!!!
@Abhinandan Zambare bro whether u believe it or not nobody gives a f*ck. We know Quran more than u do so please zip it. If u wanna call us terrorists then go ahead nothing stops ya.
The bgm was really really soothing and relaxing.
Can we just appreciate for a moment how great scmp's music choice is for these daily clips
Agree, I already saw the clips from other news agency but SCMP just making it much more epic with the music
yeah. others use arabian music over it lol.
Seriously 🙏🏽
the music reminds me of made in abyss
can i know the title of this music?
This is a heaven for the plants and animals that lives inside of it.
Is there any live animals in there
@@gothicgolem2947 Without any doubt, there is thousands of living creatures inside of it 😂.
@@Respectcrazyfunny why do u say that admitted that it is very likely but they said there was snakes didnt say wether they were alive and all the others they said were dead
No animal can survive their they will die without food.
Plants cant live without sunlight.. what are you thinking?
It looked like it was heavenly. The man standing there alone being splattered by the water and taking in the beauty and glory of being the first person ever known to accomplish this feared descent. Awesome beauty!
You fools... These "pearls" *are the demons* 🤦👍
@@aquamastertheonlyone Plus, snakes and dead animals? Already suspicious.
@@aquamastertheonlyone Not its not the original one this is fake the original barhut one is a cave and inside the cave is the well its in hadromut not here wrong place worng well wrong city 🤦♂️ this is sink hole not a cave the real one is a cave
It smells terrible in and around the cave
This looks like a natural sinkhole, caused by a collapse of the ceiling of an underground river cavern many many years ago. You can find similar formations in the Yucatan area of Mexico. I'm sure if they do some ground-radar analysis they may find an underground cave or cave river system...
And yet Dudael matches its description
I felt uneasy watching it ended without telling how deep the well actually is.
Along with other things you may not hear about 'til next year. 🙄
I think it's probably just about a mile deep
anoyher short pieace of this on WION think put at 112metres deep
The most important information was not told😑
Tell you what, as long as this place doesn't inspire some over the top, mindless pop/punk band to name itself after it, I'm fine.
Just goes to show that something feared can actually be something very beautiful ❤
True
Like my wifey
Till a gin gets you😭😂
@@1jazzyphae 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
there is water 😱
Hoping for more images and video footages inside the hole instead of drone surveillance on the surface.
yeah, I got slightly disappointed
To much protest, just enjoy the video
Yea I was hoping to see way more
Why don't you come inside to take videos for yourself 😂
Its possible the group that did this trip took a lot more video, still shots, and a few mineral and plant samples. And they will be edited into a short documentary. Makes sense they only released teaser footage to the press for now.
Just in case someone who's wanna search the music, it's called
Eclipse Of The Sun (ft. John Mills, Joe Davies & Lydia Lowndes-Northcott) - Available in Audio Network
Thanks 💕 cause I got anger issues for days and this is sooooo calming. Fitting for such beautiful footage and discoveries they found too 🙏🏽
Fitting title too now that I think of it
Thank you sooo much
thank you ❤❤
Thank you so much🖤
The drone footage made it look like a big dark abyss that you can’t see the bottom off but in the videos at the bottom there was plenty of light to see. I’m surprised no one could make out what was done there by looking over the edge.
It's because the outside where you're in is quite bright, so your eyes adjust to the brightness. While you can see what's in the bright side, you can't easily see what is in the dark area.
This effect is even more pronounced for video & photo cameras, as they have a lower lighting range than the human eye.
This is beautiful. The music, the footage, the sounds of the drops. Wow.
Everybody gangsta till the curse of the abyss hits someone
Was waiting for this comment.
finallyyy hahaha
Eyyy!
Or there might he a 10000 year old cultivator sealed in one of those rocks.
Cue Rumble of scientific triumph 🔥
1:25 "How he stands there proudly saying to himself "yes I did it" plus the background music makes this video so amazing and emotional at the same time!
Agree 100%
Thats a beautiful scene
Omani cave explorer have done a fantastic job
And that picture would’ve been amazing if taken!
Read that the cave is 30 meters wide and 110 meters deep. 110 meters is not deep at all which you can even see the bottom on a bright sunny day since the width is wide is enough for lots of sunlight to enter.
I was thinking the same thing, that it did't seem very deep because of the light.
They could've easily used drone
It's not that deep. People just make big deal out of simple things.
@@haemmj806 they did, that's how they got those shots. But in the end, researchers will want to go in themselves.
@Am Ruth Daan Delanto it takes simple common sense to understand that the snakes must have fallen into the pit. Fishes weren't mentioned in the video.
10 secs of filming inside, 2+mins of drone footage of a hole... neat.
, Now THAT'S reporting! Thanks so much! You just saved me half an hour from watching "Universe Inside You" to see pics that turned out to be yours anyway! 👍👍 Love SCMP!🙏🙂
Real life Made In Abyss movie is looking great
Man of culture
I see you are a man of culture as well
Its one of my fav anime. This anime also completely changed my perspective on life itself
Thr manga was disturbing
Now those cavers are some brave souls... To explore the unknown is a privilege. It's stunning.
Now the U.K and U.S have stopped their most recent holocaust against the people of Yemen the people can start appreciating their country again.
Not its not the original one this is fake the original barhut one is a cave and inside the cave is the well its in hadromut not here wrong place worng well wrong city 🤦♂️ this is sink hole not a cave the real one is a cave
This is not real
When I saw video of the caves I had hoped someone would try to explore it finally we got to see the insides
Yemen Locals: Hey, are you sure you'll explore that pit?
Oman Explorer: Yeah, men! 😉
Yemen Locals: Oh, man! 😰
This is funny 😄
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bwiset!😂
Gomen
We heard so many terrifying stories we was afraid
As an arabic reader, I can tell you that there is 3 places that people said it is the well of Berhut, one of them is a hole in Hadramut, second one of them is a hole in Mahrah, and last one is a volcano near the sea.
1:27 This is such a cool shot, and coupled with the music it feels cinematic
So beautiful! There should be more places out of reach for humans. It’s better that way
well, we only know like 20% of our Earth's ocean.. Theres a vast space of unknown lingering there
@@RazzySensei That’s right, but our trash unfortunately reaches much further than we do.
Even space isn’t safe from our trash.
... agreed...
As long as we can respect our surroundings, then it's fine to visit. Unfortunately though, most of humanity doesn't realize that.
@@RazzySensei Why is this clichéd saying still around. The reason the number is so low is cause there's literally just tons and tons of water with nothing in it and not worth exploring. We only explore the parts with something to explore.
Idk looks like there was an ocean over there and now it’s dried up
Had the same thought
Yep
I too feel the same, if we know at which place it is then there should be some clue. but it's all dried up now, as they say Millions and Millions of years ago.
Yeah yemen also have a long coastline
That looks like the prison well where Bane kept his prisoners in Dark Knight Rises 😲
Yes!
Now i want to watch that movie again...
that was in india
@@AYUSHSHARMA-sb9wl true The pit in the Dark Knight Rises is located is near the fort of Mahendragarh in India. It's located near Thar Desert in the Rajasthan state.
🤔😯😯😯 so batman and bane are from india? 😅😁
We need to have a follow up story on the people that went to the cave and see how they are living their lives after being in the cave of “demons”
Why? 😂 it’s not going to have an crazy impact on their lives and are suddenly now in a bad state
They're not living life. The demons got to them.
they are no where to be found
Wth Instead we better help yemen ppl by helping them end the war. Rather than busting supernaural thing
Not its not the original one this is fake the original barhut one is a cave and inside the cave is the well its in hadromut not here wrong place worng well wrong city 🤦♂️ this is sink hole not a cave the real one is a cave
the music feels similar to made in abyss... wait
Is it?
Wait.... Yeahh...
i asked my friend who actually watched the anime. I guess only the genre is similar. it has no kevin penkin signature whatsoever
@@andywuhu6720 it's called Eclipse of the Sun by Tom Quick. Hope you enjoy it ☺️
This is fantastic and, despite it being an obviously very dangerous place, it is quite beautiful. Now the local people Know what is in the hole so they don't have to worry about bad spirits but still need to stay away from it so as to not fall in.
I hope the cavers show the locals video footage as well as photos of the bottom if the "well" to reassure them.
What a wonderful and exciting opportunity this was for the caving team.
Scary tales are usually created by old people to make mischievous kids stay away from something and usually for the children's well-being. Falling from that height won't bode well to anyone.
...you never know...spirits do exist....just respect the place...and coexist...
@@Jay-cm9tr just like the coronavirus was made to scare everybody. It exists only in the mind.
@@aassaasslamas4932 You probably should just keep that stupidity to yourself.
We can't see demons but they can see us
Lots of respect for this brave man from Oman. O man from Oman we salute you 😊
Assalamualaikum
@@mogambokhushhua6204 Walaikum Assalam Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh
This was what we did as youngsters in our early 20's. Similar experiences although we didn't have proper climbing gear, Just ordinary ropes and our depth was just 30 meters with sometimes only a 1m opening widened as we go down. It was in the old Eastern Transvaal Baberton South Africa area
As you watch this beautiful nature creation please don't forget to pray fo the Yemeni people whose are under war and siege by KSA
Imagine mythical creatures living in A Beautiful city .
Ur a soldier so I mma like ya comment LMAOS
But it's nothing! Just nothing!! People feared for nothingness
@@eyeofthepyramid2596 To be fair, People who feared it never knew there was nothing in that hole. I would be cautious too if I see a "bottomless" massive hole in the middle of nowhere.
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@Duckychan Duckychan China is more likely to invade and eat mythical creatures
It looks so mechanically made, like a giant civilisation drilled a hole.
For you: 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄x1000
@@qingming4748 for your mom: 😳× 10¹⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰
@@gslayer69 w
Landing gear for flying saucer! 🤭
0:50 that rock of sword on it will be cool
This reminds me of that part of a game called, "The Forest"!
Where we sometimes drop stuffs as offering lol
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@@mnkpop5858 no
I had a time with my friend just messing around on that hole like making a house on top of the hole, making a rappel from 1 side of the hole to the other side, man, that was fun.
Sinbad was lost in the Yemeni desert. Dying of thirst when he stumbled upon a strange deep hole. Hearing drops of water he went down.
One night he woke up and saw a beautiful Arabic lady sitting on his bed. She said, "you drank my water so I follow you home and will stay with you forever".
Since then, the locals made up stories to keep people away.
Bruh
Can I get the location of that deep hole for research purposes?
I don't think this was in The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night.
In hadramout yemen (well of barhot) u will find it on google maps
@@interestingmusic280
Thanks to that brave gentleman
Human: After millions of years, we still don't know what's at the bottom of this well.
Animals: We are well in the well. Keep believing in your superstition.
This TH-cam channel is sponsored by the Imperium of Man.
except all the animals were dead.
@@oriraykai3610 You got a point I guess
yes pass judgement on poverty stricken people kept low by monarchs and curropt oligarchs. make fun of their ignorance in a country where only the elite have access to modern education, insult their superstition that is their only hope and comfort in this world....
@@oriraykai3610 This world is full of mystery if we explore every inch of it we could be wiped out by a species or virus that we never came across before it's scary maybe the locals have a point.
I think I read somewhere that sunlight doesn't reach the bottom of this hole. That's why no one dared to go in. How come around 0.54 sec you can see the light pass through and illuminate the bottom. And it also doesn't look that deep. But when you see the aerial shots it looks like it's a really deep hole.
Probably around noon sunlight reaches the bottom
Remimds me of a smaller version of the anime made in abyss
let me steal your comment
on second thought, I feel guilty. feel free to use this, "wow, the netflix adaptation is starting production, huh?"
@@bmo3778 no no feel free to steal it I'm fine I laughed so hard at you comment 🤣and totally forgot they are doing a live action made in the abyss I don't know if I should hate you or not for re reminding me
Yeah
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It's great they explored it, but I'm also curious if they were any trails in the cave, also post exploration mindset, how do they feel after a couple of weeks, months etc as the Yemenis believe in genies but it's not like it happens instantly. They believe something along the lines of, it would probably follow you home
I won't mind if a beautiful genie follow me home. The best thing about it is my wife won't know.
Actually all Muslim believe, or at least required to believe in genies. 🧞♂️
Djinn tend to be bad spirits.
Bad spirits tend to be what humans interpreted as sickness or misfortune.
They mentioned the cave smelled bad, probably from a combination of sulfate (brimstone) rich water and decomposing animals that fell in and died.
Adding that this place is were demons dwell.
Well, there was a guy named Gautam who died a mysterious death after doing these kinds of demon explorations. He used to work for Mtv girls night out.
Yeah maybe ppl in there feel uncomfortable in there.
I remember watching videos about this well as a kid. I thought it was so mysterious, and because I didn't know better, I thought all the mumbo jumbo TH-cam was telling me about its supernatural lore was true. Seeing it years later, it's not actually that deep or ominous. Rather, very beautiful and peaceful
You fools... These "pearls" *are the demons* 🤦👍
@@aquamastertheonlyonelol
I have waited for this moment!!! Finally, I can sleep well tonight 😌 Been wanting to know what's in this mysterious hole. No demons but just an amazing terrain 👍🏻
Me too! Have you watched a video from this channel from earlier this year? It's that video that made me curious about what lies in there.
Not its not the original one this is fake the original barhut one is a cave and inside the cave is the well its in hadromut not here wrong place worng well wrong city 🤦♂️
Can someone explain the science how the well looks brighter when they're inside but dark when they're outside?
Your eyes adapt to the ambient brightness, and everything that's darker looks dark to you so does the camera. Like when you're at home in the evening with the lights on and you look out of the window, it seems darker than if you are actually outside.
Basically its the above but also dark objects in a bright environment can look really bright in a dark environment. For example the moon looks bright in the night sky but its really the color of coal. It just looks that bright bc the night sky is black.
Bcos it dark inside and bright outside😏
When light enters but is unable to escape, that place looks dark. In holes like these where light strikes the ground deep down but is reflected back only on the walls of the well inside. So from outside, it looks dark as the light is not reflected back to us. But when you go inside, the light that couldn't escape, is reflecting and illuminating the surfaces of the walls inside. So you can see the walls of the well when in, and you can see the light source too. Optics is a fascinating subject to be honest. This phenomena is the same for Black Holes. Its the same for small rat-holes. Whenever light is 'lost' in a hole, this happens.
It's hilarious how the locals talked about this hole as something that can never be explored because of the myths, and yet here we are.
Explorer proved there's no place for myth/superstitions in this world.
Imagine they get visited.
@@thisnthat7760 just imagine
Can demons and humans see with each other ?
@@Kendndnd yes if u have eye specialty my friends can see ghost but I can’t
The drop of the violin is so epic… really love the music
Snakes be like: "We got guests guys!" 🐍😁
Why didn't just use a drone instead?
If i remember correctly, drones that are sent down there weakens the signal, drone pilots probably dont want to lose control of their drone.
no signals
Poor signal
Shivalinga and water ...
@@cyanx14 Electrical cable, rope and a frame to house the camera. I dont want to know about another disease outbreak.
The music adds the "Made in Abyss" vibes....
Anyone else has a Phobia of being scared of Big Large Abnormal Things? Like this huge hole in the ground and it looks bottomless?
I didnt know I did before this video lol. I got chills when they showed the drone footage of it from above. Imagine standing on the edge and looking down into that abyss.💀
Call 911 if you're in an emergency
@hehe yes
No we are normal only you have it.
no, as long as it's not underwater
Thank you so much to the crew of guys. Beautiful work we appreciate so much. Very interesting.
The video was forged and the man who wanted to go down he was screaming loudly in the midst of the astonishment of the audience and was taken out unconscious, and the picture of the man standing in the middle is not a picture taken from the well, but taken from a video and another place
Was expecting to see more once they reached the bottom, hopefully in another video. Great expedition team 👍👏
I found it a little underwhelming.
This brings some "Made in Abyss" hype
The bottom of this pit may be one of the most beautiful oasis on Earth.
Look forward to the full extended feature 👍🏾
I came here to see the hole but didn't get enough to hear that soothing bgm ❤️❤️❤️
Beautiful shots! Where's the water dripping from? It looks like they're in the middle of a desert.
I wish I could join you'l.. really love these types of work..
Impressive place 💛💛
i respect the man that went down there he is gonna get bad luck for the rest of his life
انا من اليمن من سكان هاذه المنطقه لقد كانت تخيفنا جدا هاذا المكان وبعد اكتشافها أصبحت مكان للسياح جميلا جدا فأهلا بكم جميعا من يحب أن يزور اليمن فوق العين والراس
made in abyss fans: and then they realise it has many layers and will be cursed whenever they try to go up...
Of course, you’d found nothing except the nature preserved from human destructive hands.
Looks like an old sink hole
*Made in the Abyss. They going to find Reg there. That is only just the first layer.*
Actually felt shivers as I watched the vid. Felt like.. the sickness is gonna hit anyone's trying to come out of the hole
This isn't the real well of Barhout. The real well of Barhout inside a cave my dear friend. People can't go near it because there isn't enough oxygen. They lose consciousness when they reach certain depth inside the cave before reaching the well itself. A foreign expedition reach the well inside the cave but they decided to go back. They real well of Barhout in city call Hadramout.
Where is the location of the true well? Can I search it through google maps?
Back ground music is lovely
I don’t like how no one explained where the WATER was coming from!!!???
The groundwater probably seeped out of the walls
rain
Its satan toilet i am not sure
It gets cooler the further you go down, condensation I would say. And seepage from the water level below the rocks... But I'm just an armchair scientist who specialises in Google 🤓
There are aquifers that leak water. It's quite unusual really.
So in the middle of a desert, where did the water come from?
Underground river or steam water beside the hole is so deep you can see it from top to bottom
The cave looks like an attempt to drill, like one of the movies of going to the center of the Earth, but it didn't get very far. I can't think much of what naturally could have made it. Lava tube comes to mind but it is straight up and down, and there wasn't a mention of any volcanos or activity in the region. Then there is the idea of water could have done it, but even that is sketchy.
There was probably a lot of water back then. Its millions of years old, not a strange idea if there was an ocean back there. I mean, they once found dead sea stars on top of a Mountain. The world is always changing...
It was almost certainly a sinkhole.
Before this turns into an Ancient Aliens thread or something.
@@mrsgamer9218 yup going back to thousands of years Yemen was known as Heaven. It was green everywhere and full of wells and rivers at some point so you’re not wrong
But this isn’t the actual Bahrot well the actual one is in a different city
This video is so calming to watch idk why
Amazing and fasciinating, thank you so much for sharing!
Now this will become the top spot for world cavers. Everyone will try it..
So beautiful. I believe places like this has a spirit guardians. Imagine how ecosystem work to give lives there and thats a desert.
Base on that appearance that hoke is not made by nature. It formed by advance equipment
There's no such things
Seems to be a sinkhole from when an aquifer dried up.
The amount of water still in there considering the surrounding area seems to confirm that.
Ground water levels must have been much higher at one point.
Yemen never ceases to amaze you
Beautiful, hope it remains preserved.
Finally they are doing it. I can't wait to see what they find there.
Great piece, I just wish there was a little more about it's geology and formation!
Lookup the movie tremors.
I imagine a huge water vortex in the ocean that caved that hole. Waiting for others imagination about what was the wortex origin 🤔😁
@@StevenHanoverlook up Dudael from the book of Enoch as well
So this is the hole, Bane's prison that Batman escaped from and had to make "the jump"
Bruce Wayne.😅 your cave is exposed.
Thanks to the Omani team that descended there , first time ever , no one have been inside before because of the reputation and myths surrounding the place .
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing, showing.
what was the foul smelling aspect of the hole? the dead animals?
Name of song? It suits with the video so well! Cheers to the editor
Sounds like one of the OST from Made in Abyss, perhaps "Tomorrow" by Kevin Penkin.
Eclipse of the Sun by Tom Quick. Hope you enjoy it ☺️
@@umeshsankhalpara1361 yay tqvm
be careful ascending, I heard the curse of the abyss makes you nauseous, puke blood and bleed from your eyes
I heard Daft Punk has built a town in it
Awesome, I learned about this cave thanks to youtube a few months back, finally I get to see what’s in the bottom. I even considered visiting on my own lol
It's answers my question..thank you...👍😊
What was under there, were some of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
I hope the locals now don't refer to the hole as misfortune/bad luck, and really start to appreciate the beauty of the well, and treasure it.
This reminds me of the Masterpiece Anime... " *Made in Abyss* "
I hope we(human) will not ever find that place, we surely will destroy that beautiful place.
@MHA Hanzo if does its getting nuked
Even the music was hauntingly familiar to MIA 🥲
What lies inside might be like that previously reported sinkhole jungle in Yunnan
I liked this video, thank you for sharing it.
Crazy in that desert and it's always raining there imagine what type of snakes where changed from being stuck in there for who knows how long
Must be a astonishing feeling to arrive at this small beautiful animal oasis maybe as first, it swaps trough the screen
*"Trust me you are the first one"*
underrated 😂😂😂😂
lol 💀
🤣🤣🤣
It reminds me the story of Ra's al Ghul's child, who was born and raised in the prison before escaping
Imagine without the music, this video would be too ordinary.
I saw this on TikTok and it just sparked curiosity, I was thinking someone has had to go down there and here is the video. Thank you to all involved. Superstition turned into a oasis.