Death In All Directions On Mountain Cliff Face | S5 E5 | Full Episode | I Shouldn't Be Alive

[@calij586]

As an avid hiker, backpacker and rock scrambler, I can't even fathom attemrping to rock scramble with heavy packs on! Also, just because it is summer, always need warm clothes in the high mountains. But the best part of the story that brought tears to my eyes, was her sister not giving up and the wonderful pilot who flew her around. How incredible! The Heart is so powerful❤

[@bargeld09]

When you go mountain climbing do you plan to spend the night? Also guessing from your comment about the heavy backpack there is a much lighter design. 🎒The ones that they have looked like they are from the 70s.

[@calij586]

@@bargeld09 this was not mountain climbing. This was a backpack trip that was supposed to follow an already established trail. Rather than just admit it was a wash and turn around, she decided to rock scramble with a newbie and heavy packs. There is no way I am going rock scrambling with my backpack that is filled with 5 days worth of supplies. Yes Zpacks makes a great backpack that is very ligbt

[@Black_and_Grey_Ink]

Marni Sheppard of New Zealand just died in those same mountains not to long ago. Check out the article on Google !!

[@llddau]

I don’t do any of those kind of activities but even I spend most of these shows yelling at the screen, “Why tf didn’t you bring any food/water/medicines/first aid? And where is your equipment, not even a proper shoe? Don’t go down there! You can’t swim why are you there? Are you serious you’ve not told anyone where you’re going? Why are you alone? You went somewhere that’s famous for how few people ever come back? You’ve never done this before? DONT LEAVE THE CAR FFS! I would have eaten him too, you had to save yourself”…

[@truthseeker8615]

Made cry! Such a miracle ❤

[@ResearchNational]

I enjoy these shows from the comfort of my couch.

[@JoesCaribbeanVanLife]

I used to watch them while out camping. They hit different when you're in the middle of a forrest at night.

[@Stevie-Joe]

Oohh I bet. Gonna have to do that!!!!!

[@Geez704]

With a lil weed....lol...best feeling.

[@rainbows9060]

​@@Geez704a few mushies with that too please😂

[@MsAmique]

@rainbows9060 Gummies? Mushies is a cute name for them.

[@ronhansen4786]

Always beware of who you follow and what their motive are my friend and I had a desire to sky dive,we went to a local small airport and met a guy who was charging 150 dollars a jump using his parachutes and jumping instructions, we were chutted up waiting for the plane to take us aloft as a jump master happened by and demanded to see the condition of the parachutes.Our instructor was forced to unroll the chutes and to our bewilderment they 50 to 100 hand sewn patches on them plus advanced stage of dry rot and with little effort he put his hand right through the canopy material saying these chutes haven't been used in years, the jump master quipped I need not have to tell you what would've happened.A few years later I heard the same guy sent a man and woman pummeling to they're deaths. Remember fools rush in where wise men fear to tread.

[@bugsea54]

well yeah what about the guy that took people down in his make shift submarine. Crazy dumb people out there, with risky behaviors

[@JellyBeansMystreyMachine]

Sounds like you owe that jump master a nice steak dinner. 😂😂

[@Gmoz79]

Taking on a hike like that when you know a storm is coming. The insanity of some people

[@bobabooey4537]

Its called, adventure.

[@daisytaylor3630]

@@bobabooey4537 what Is?!

[@Darknessevolves]

@@bobabooey4537no it’s called stupidity

[@HAPPY-CATTY]

@@bobabooey4537It’s called Hybris..

[@sheilaboston7051]

@@bobabooey4537 It's called stupidity. This landscape in NZ is renowned for the inclemency of its weather.

[@Gtbie_]

With a friend like that you can’t afford enemies

[@bsrkoacar8414]

I don't understand the ego of some people. I can understand taking risks yourself but never understand why they drag other people into bad situations

[@DrikkiVyvi]

I know right

[@Black_and_Grey_Ink]

Marni Sheppard of New Zealand just died in those same mountains not to long ago. Check out the article on Google !!

[@Stevie-Joe]

Tacos are pretty cool.

[@jen-a-purr]

With a friend like that you don’t need to worry about enemies

[@tracyrey8327]

The acting and make up in these is pretty impressive. Not at all overdone or annoying like so many channels. Fantastic narration as well.

[@RachelDoesntknow]

Omg I agree. Very well done reenactment.

[@johnnyDs82]

Imagine how many stories like this remain untold, and how many would have been told but weren’t because, just before getting rescued 😢

[@lpnelson6584]

That's the most shocking part of this series, almost all these programs end with a last-ditch effort by a family member, or just the most random of luck.

[@AngelinaParker1]

On this show I've come to there's a false rescue if a rescue comes at about 30 minutes.

[@claydemelo7562]

As a life long outdoorsman, and mountaineer, this sad story reeks of inexperience and ego.

[@TinMan445]

Marni died about a year ago on a solo hike… so yea, Marni Sheppeard, you can google her disappearance and finding of remains.

[@jenniferl6553]

@@TinMan445 thank you for that, i just googled it. so the events in this doc were in 2003 and she left for the mountains in november 2020 and never seen again. goodness, did she have a death wish? very sad.

[@marthaceciliaestupinanvill8267]

​@@TinMan445Martin solo hike

[@ruthd7274]

yes. My thoughts too.

[@DesignRhythm]

As a fellow life long outdoorsman, this story sounds severely embellished.. They didn't sleep for 10 days? Not possible. They just sat there freezing & wet with no food or water on a ledge and managed to climb out? Nonsense. Bullocks.

[@apoorvgupta8213]

humble request to producers start this show again ❤❤ love from India watched all episodes it was fantastic ❤

[@GamalElbanna-b4f]

Indians commenters always say da da da da from India ,as if it's a magical place.

[@Errcyco]

It’s so much harder to make now.. it’s like a different world from 2012 now. You know what would be cool? Am I Shouldn’t Be Alive but with stories with India/Pakistan and here you’re at. My grandfather spent more time in India than he did in California.. he loved it. Some of the stories he told me though.. amazing. They love a much harder life out there. You all have the Himalaya in your back yard.. Desert to the south.. I believe literal rainforest.. I mean an amazing place. Tigers in villages using the same food source as tigers. India is fascinating as far as survival stories go.

[@sunnystormy4973]

-awesome !-

[@lynnkesh254]

There are similar shows like 'wonder'....also may be u would be interested in 'banged up abroad' or 'locked up abroad'

[@ArthurQuinn]

​@lynnkesh254 YUP, Wonder and I Survived are both great.

[@effkay3691]

Why why why leave a trail? They are in the mountains, beauty everywhere. So take another trail on another day. It’s ok to go back. What I’ve noticed with these adventurers is that it’s not about the hike, the views, nature. It’s all about the “completion obsession”. There is no other explanation.

[@LuxInfinity-ul5hw]

Exactly! I used to be a mountaineer and a climber myself and going back is considered a failure unless it rains. Had the rain started earlier they wouldn't have got into so much trouble.

[@snowleopard0412]

Yes extreme version is known as " summit fever " ....opposite mindset is famous American mountaineer Ed Viesturs who turned back from ( eg ) just below Annapurna`s summit in the Nepal Himalaya at least 3 or 4 times because it didnt feel right ....( he was attempting all the 14 big 8000 ers ) ....myself though only being a trekker imitated his ultra caution , non - gung ho Rambo mindset during ( a very few ) sketchy moments I had on those trails in Nepal and Ladakh ...what would he have done i thought as i gazed down at a huge drop and a gap of 3 feet or so on the eroded trail that i knew i had to jump !!!! Think ...think ...think ...is the motto ...i handed my pack to my porter who had mountain goat style already blithely got across ...steadied my two poles to dig in after my jump ....and jumped :)

[@smiles9187]

Wow, going off the hiking trail and doing a free solo rock climb with an inexperienced friend...so many bad decisions that could easily been avoided. Stubbornness can be your own worst enemy.

[@bannedagain1483]

Likely mental illness. Bipolar or manic depressive types will engage in behaviors like this.

[@angelbogart539]

Turns out Marni was far more dangerous & reckless than even this video shows. Idid a little research on her & She went missing again in this same area & was found dead in those mountains

[@andreal.1981]

I think she went off to die on purpose. She was very troubled.

[@janjbowman]

Some people have things they want to prove but forget these mountains don’t care about our egos .

[@angelbogart539]

@@andreal.1981 ah, I should have been more sensitive. Hope she found the peace she was hoping for❤️

[@ggurks]

That was most likely a suicide. She had fallen on hard times and was even homeless, I think she had enough.

[@brownbabydoll7912]

I believe she enjoyed what happened with her and her friend stuck on the mountain I think she got a strange kick out of all of this.

[@ITALIA_94]

Marnie would have NEVER gotten me up that mountain side. I have no real hiking or rock climbing experience but I watch and read a lot about it. As someone terrified of heights, I would have insisted on turning back. The most important thing about venturing into the wilderness is to KNOW YOUR LIMITS. Never count on someone to know it for you. I'm happy these women made it out alive. I've been looking for this episode!

[@Black_and_Grey_Ink]

Marni ended up going back out into those same mountains and losing her life. Mental health I m guessing played a huge role !!

[@curtispandachuk9323]

I’m the same as you mate I’m scared shitless of heights

[@victorialumi]

Exactly! I've been in some less pleasant situations in the wilderness (lapland/very northern finland), during winter) and I hike alone. Though, luckily I know not to take chance - so I stopped and turned around before it went from "unpleasant and a bit risky" to being "down right dangerous and reckless". I would never risk my life - and most certainly not someone else's life like this! I would never forgive myself if someone I brought got severely hurt or lost their life because of me/my poor decisions 😢

[@noorkulinso5799]

When she said that’s my sister I cannot hold my tears 😭. Bless their heart

[@cyndifoore7743]

Most of these people get in trouble because they don’t prepare for unforeseen events. Marne being the experienced hiker should never have taken Sonja on such a difficult climb. If I was Sonja I would never speak to her again once I was safe. So very foolish.

[@snoopeastwoodODB]

marnie might be a good mountain climber however she's also a crappy friend and terrible leader

[@TinMan445]

Marni died over a year ago on a solo hike… unfortunately she wasn’t a great mountaineer who didn’t learn from her mistake.

[@sebastianwhalin743]

Shes also none of that because shes dead

[@jen-a-purr]

@@sebastianwhalin743you’re right. That’s her legacy. That’s how she’ll always be known. An ego climber.

[@dawn8542]

​@@TinMan445it's been said several times in the comments, it was a possible suicide.

[@bradpanter6559]

I’m amazed at just how naive some people are and the fact that they have survived this many years

[@rosamariann]

Yes, it is Marnie’s strength that got you through it but it was also her recklessness that got you into that life-threatening situation.

[@Errcyco]

She ended up posting a bunch of crazy political shit in 2021 then going up in these exact same mountains.. presumably to commit suicide. She’s never been found.

[@Errcyco]

It doesn’t take much aside from a set of eyes to know the New Zealand mountains are gonna be hard. She was trying to help a friend get through a hard personal issue the way SHE knew how.. you fight a mountain and win and everything else feels insignificant for a while and sue wanted her buddy to feel that. Her intentions were pure and kind. Another point though.. Marni should have brought them crampons and harnesses and rope just in case. And if Sonja had no harness experience they shoulda done a different hike. But, that’s all semantics. Bottom line, she risked her life to give her friend an experience. You don’t get it til you’ve climbed like this.. it really is pretty magical. Just looks scary and dumb though if you’re not into mountaineering and I can see that.

[@sunnystormy4973]

-marni-

[@rosamariann]

@@Errcyco well she wasn’t prepared, but that was understandable (the bad weather wasn’t expected so soon), but what I found particularly bad was once they came across that icy mountain and realized they couldn’t surmount, that was the beginning of the end. Everytime they came up against a snag, she kept coming up with a more perilous way to go around. Her friend was not experienced and it was definitely the wrong move to make. They were off the beaten trail, not having the proper equipment or food supplies with dangerous weather on the horizon. Her intentions may have been good but they were definitely not smart and could’ve been the death of them.

[@MrW781]

Yes! So reckless! She wasn't familiar enough with the mountain to make that climb and still refused to head back. It's annoying that she keeps blaming the other lady's poor climbing ability--but knew from the start that she wouldn't be able to handle anything difficult. Marni didn't even bring gear. Ridiculous.

[@danny-li6io]

There is absolutely nothing about Marni’s decision making that would suggest she is an “experienced climber”.

[@massimiliano2017]

She died in a solo hiking 2 years ago

[@danny-li6io]

@@massimiliano2017 yeah I read that. It didn’t really surprise me to hear that.

[@lindashaw3796]

And with no form of survival gear whatsoever?! Just thankful that they got home

[@Deborah-kt8yw]

Stupidity at its best

[@TinMan445]

@@massimiliano2017if that’s not a joke it’s pretty wild. How do you not learn from that mistake and always pack some basic survival gear…

[@Bunnykisses1000]

Pretty irresponsible and selfish to take someone with no experience on a “hike” like that!

[@HobbyOrganist]

and 30 MILES at that!

[@erichardy7550]

This is what lesbians do when trying to act like a man.

[@reaux3921]

She came along….

[@msx3]

"I never was on hiking". Next thing you know you are on "I shouldn't be alive" 😅😂

[@bethyosassytriplet]

Or dead💀

[@Protogorius]

You will die even if your mailbox is 100 meters in woods😂😂😂😂😂

[@jennypappa5643]

😅😂​@@bethyosassytriplet

[@xskrym]

How Marni thought of just picking up a person and just go climb cliffs is beyond me.

[@sunkillsmoon]

Women ☕

[@dawn8542]

​@@sunkillsmoonand 75% of these shows are about men. That's why they should change the name to, WHY WOMEN LIVE LONGER IN MEN.

[@sunkillsmoon]

@@dawn8542 yes because men like to have fun and are more adventurous ... Very few of the men in the show make decisions as bad as this chick did

[@dondamon4669]

​@@dawn8542just think every invention is from men

[@jenniferl6553]

@@sunkillsmoon Not true. The vast majority of these shows are about men and their bad decisions.

[@ztkrx]

rock climbing is hard as hell even in a persons peak condition. 10 days without sleep and their feet being in the stage that they were in, there was no way they were climbing out of there.

[@miapdx503]

They worked their way into an impossible situation. Frightening

[@LuxInfinity-ul5hw]

Exactly what I thought!

[@DesignRhythm]

This story is obviously embellished - they didn't sleep for 10 days? Not possible. They just sat there freezing & wet with no food or water and managed to climb out? Nonsense. Bullocks.

[@makeitstop9344]

As an experienced climber, it’s important to understand that the closer to a summit, the less stable rock becomes as it’s exposed to increasingly more weather erosion. This was ALL Marnis errors. I’ve often abandoned a climb that my less experienced climbing partners are not skilled for. This was all on Marni.

[@505fastlife6]

Unfortunately Marnie went missing again recently in the same area and her body has been found. It amazes how most mountaineers end up dead.

[@maureenseel118]

I think all people that enjoy extreme sports...have some degree of suicidal ideation.

[@onelittlelamb4030]

This lady is a real piece of work, you give someone the slightest little bit of ego in knowledge, and suddenly they’re trekking you up the side of a cliff face… Well, we can’t get through here because of the ice shelf, let’s just trek this cliff face… The most I go out in the woods is I park my car and I walk around in a circle and come back to my car, I don’t go too far off the beaten path…

[@soniagreer9690]

Ok😅

[@cjane_world]

Yes, I think so, too. Even though she admits that she made a mistake, I can't believe that she actually did that.

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

Oh I hear you Sister 👌🏼

[@bargeld09]

I don't go to the wilderness.

[@maribeldeleon5323]

Are you all GOD too judge?

[@NASCARacer2]

Marni unfortunately lost her life in 2021here in New Zealand while mountaineering. If you google search her name you can read the news article, its a sad end to her story.

[@Errcyco]

Another person who’s light-switch got flicked off with Covid and the odd politics of 2021 My cousin almost lost it.. went completely crazy reading conspiracy theories online for a year. I tried spending money on him snapping him out of it.. nothing worked. He ended up moving for a job that’s like 12 hours a day and that helped. Marni was tough. Even if you’ve gone crazy and decide to end it.. how many people have the stones to free solo a vertical mountain then swan dive 5,000 feet. I don’t advocate that stuff but it is almost poetic an end. She died where she lived.. the mountains.

[@vboz9271979]

That’s unfortunate I read she gone missing then they found her remains

[@onelittlelamb4030]

Yep, the story is 100% true. I would be dishonest if I didn’t say that brought me a little bit of joy. She’s a reckless individual that makes incredibly stupid decisions and places other people in those conditions. But I feel bad about feeling that way because she seemed to be an incredibly brilliant individual who was able to obtain a doctoral degree and a PhD, so it appears a case of someone who is exceptionally brilliant yet sometimes the simplest of decisions can be the most difficult, like hey maybe we should turn around just don’t go any further… Some people are just too smart for their own good…

[@cjane_world]

It doesn't give me any type of joy. It only makes me angry. It's tragic that Marni was such a reckless person. Her death shows me that taking Sonia with her was not just a "mistake", but her usual way...

[@volusize]

Wow no way mate 😢

[@jimmckenna7007]

I'm sorry for those who have died in this show and so thankful to those who survived...this show has taught me alot...and I would give my life to find a younger siblings thought deceased body the same way she did...hell yea boss mode way to be ur sisters keeper

[@christopherfritz3840]

It's incredible how every one of these stories involving backpackers they never plan for emergencies. No special phones, flares or backup messages to people left behind. I'm really unsympathetic..

[@sheilaboston7051]

Even on an easy day hike in Tasmania _in the summer_ I used to take a thick jumper, jacket and poncho. For a 3-dayer one should at least take a space blanket and PLB, notify people of your exact route, sign in everywhere you can and don't make stupid decisions. And yes, believe the weather forecasts, because in Tas and NZ it can change within 15 mins and the temp can plummet by 20C very quickly.

[@HristinaNicole]

Hiking is stupid idk why people do it

[@will.green.]

@@HristinaNicole its fun if you arent 400 lbs

[@HristinaNicole]

@@will.green. I'm 123 lbs and it's not fun for me

[@doberbrat17]

Geez - I was a nervous wreck just watching the reenactment of their climb, I can’t even imagine the amount of terror they both must’ve felt, mainly Sue! There is no way in h*ll that climb should’ve been tempted without the proper climbing gear, especially with a novice climber by your side. That being said, I completely understand the reasoning behind it. I’m just glad they both made it out alive!

[@doberbrat17]

I meant to say Sonja, not Sue!

[@K9River]

I find it hard to believe that they couldn't figure out a way to drink rainwater in a torrential downpour.

[@Jsauss]

The wind factor.

[@funkygenesis]

Stronk woman syndrome

[@rainbows9060]

​@@Jsaussif your thirsty enough, I'm sure one would find a way..

[@SirVerdown]

Doesn't stop you from gathering water in a sweater. People get sufficient water to survive from mosses in a desert. They can manage. They looked far less beat up in the actual footage than they were portrayed as being by the actors.

[@dawn8542]

Why pee in the sleeping bags?

[@foxxycleopatra615]

The scene of her sister finding her made me tear up 😢. I can imagine if me and my sister were separated like that we would never stop looking for each other. I’m so glad her sister found them! ❤

[@MsAmique]

You’re blessed. I have a half sister and lost her on purpose (decided to cut her out of my life, very toxic person, unfortunately. 😢)

[@LuxInfinity-ul5hw]

When I was much younger, I did a mountain climbing course at a local Italian Alpine Club (Clup Alpino Italiano). The first things that you learn are how to be safe all the time with ropes, gears, climbing vests and so on. I was one of the very few girls who climbed and thoroughly enjoyed it. Three boys about my age, Marco, Massimo and Stefano, used to climb with me and though Marco was totally reckless, he never did that when we were climbing together. Massimo and Stefano were older than Marco and I and always very careful about our safety. All of them used to study the climbing route before actually climbing it and always had extra tools with them in case of need. However, Marco, the strongest and youngest climber, was often showing off his skills and once he went to do a Dolomite route with an inexperienced climber who fell while crossing a traverse (horizontal climbing route, the most dangerous) damaged his spine and ended up on a wheelchair. At the same time, Massimo's wife got pregnant and gradually we all lost our interest in climbing mountains. I often found myself in points that scared the shit out of me. Once I stayed frozen in a passage that involved a very technically difficult passage in a horizontal area, a crossing, for almost 45 minutes. Luckily, I managed to get out of that area skillfully though fear makes your muscles trembles and loose their strenght. Despite everything, my friends never took me to routes beyond my capacity that's why I believe that Marnie probably climbed a lot by herself but was in no way an expert climber! 💖😁😘

[@LuxInfinity-ul5hw]

The inexperienced climber ended up on a wheelchair while Marco got traumatized by the experience and felt responsible.

[@petalgirl9960]

This story was infuriating. Marnie’s ego was too big! How dare she endanger another persons life! A person who trusted her! Marnie made bad decision after bad decision right from the start! She should never have embarked on such a difficult hike when the weather was going to turn bad in a day or 2 when they were going on a 3 day hike!!!

[@TinMan445]

It’s suspected Marni was trying to “pick her up”, and made all these bad decisions because she was trying to impress. A year ago she returned to these mountains and was found dead months later

[@LuxInfinity-ul5hw]

How judgemental you all are, it,s clear that you've never been hiking or mountaineering yourselves. It's very easy to make bad decions when you are there. The same is for people sailing the ocean. They should have just turned back at the sight of the glaciers but NONE of them wanted to go back! 💝🤗😁

[@jen-a-purr]

@@LuxInfinity-ul5hwyou’d be the marnie of any group

[@victorialumi]

​@@LuxInfinity-ul5hw I hike a lot ... and also in arctic winter, in Lapland, climbing fells. I have never been afraid to say "this isn't safe, I'll head back and try again another time". I also like to push myself, but never to the point of "this is not just dangerous, but thoughtless and reckless". I learned one thing doing hiking and having been riding horses for 24 years; know your limits, and don't have such a big ego, that you're unable to turn back if things start to go wrong or become unsafe. If I over estimate myself in -25°C to -33°C or a whiteout in the fells, then I'm dead ...

[@victorialumi]

​@@TinMan445 Where did it say that she's a lesbian?

[@Sephora7670]

Please keep uploading this incredible survival stories!! I love watching them!❤

[@Errcyco]

The one thing you’ll notice in these stories is.. there’s always TWO people at least. Meaning, don’t explore alone. Even if your partner can’t climb.. the company can s invaluable in a survival scenario.

[@sunnystormy4973]

-ikr !-

[@JasonHeath-b9k]

Ive seen so many of these and so many of them have had me in buckets of tears please lets have more of them.❤❤❤

[@Geronimo2Fly]

Extremely bad judgment on Marni's part to take a beginner on a climb like that. Heavy packs that throw of your center of balance, no safety gear, and a climb almost straight up a rock wall. On top of that, she knew there was a storm coming. She came very close to killing both of them. I wouldn't trust her to babysit my hamster.

[@rainbows9060]

She definitely had a death wish,hence why she was found dead up the same mountain 2years ago,that's fine if so,but to drag that other woman along was selfish beyond belief.

[@DrikkiVyvi]

With them physically fighting like that its a wonder one of them didnt accidentally knock the other off the ledge.

[@deborahgibson1609]

Pretty outrageous huh?

[@asuraphreak]

This show truly made realize why no one likes go out in the wild with me. My brain doesn't panic when it should. Mind you, I don't really leave the rockies.

[@cubsfan5734]

Lesson learned never leave the trail under any circumstances

[@LuxInfinity-ul5hw]

Unkess...

[@fussypeg8561]

I managed to fall into a riverbed when hiking in the south island. Getting back or rather limping back into civilization took me 2 weeks, as I had to take it easy. Nonetheless I enjoyed the stupendous landscape and the unique adventure of it. My leg needed an operation but I was very happy getting another 2 months extension on my visa. Now I'm watching others risking their skin and bones. Take good care.

[@TG-fq6vy]

I do not believe they did not sleep at all in 10 days

[@janger2407]

Same here. They were definitely sleeping through the day.

[@Stevie-Joe]

I’m sleepy right now.

[@jen-a-purr]

I’d be afraid to bc I’d roll off lol

[@daisytaylor3630]

awww you reckon they tell porkies on these shows ?

[@diggascryptoawarenessdownu7246]

Not possible with a wheelbarrow load of amphetamines 😂

[@Darren-ob6uh]

With friends like Marnie who needs enemies

[@I_am_Savage]

What an amazing story. Thank you Marni and Sonia for sharing your unbelievable story. Life is worth living after all❤

[@JoesCaribbeanVanLife]

Marni died while hiking in 21. Stupid B. didn't learn $#!+

[@MsAmique]

Yeah, except according to these comments, Marnie subsequently died on the same mountain.

[@HolisticClips]

an entire episode where first and last 10min are actually included yay

[@petalgirl9960]

I’m confused. The narrator said it was going to be 3 long days of hiking. Then Marnie said a huge storm front was coming in in a day or so so they thought they’d beat it? That makes no sense.

[@TheBobbymcd]

someone said in the comments above that Marnie died 2 yrs later on a solo hike!

[@lizettenovelo1]

​@@TheBobbymcdshe lacked common sense.

[@markzapata4784]

This all came down to good decision making sense. Turn back and stay on the trail back down alittle common sense could keep you alive.😂😢😮😅

[@DesignRhythm]

LoL, they also claimed they didn't sleep for 10 days 😂

[@maudbrewster9413]

Why are none of these hikers never have emergency blankets with them? It would keep them dry, warmer, more visible, can be used to catch water, scare of predators etc. and they weigh next to nothing. Climbing in these hiking shoes is mad too, not sure if it’s they actually wore these but these are not shoes to go up steep cliffs, ever.

[@mohdabduhng1871]

Emergency blanket : extremely cheap stuff n very light weight hence cannot understand at all a so call experience hiker exclude it from her backpack

[@sheilaboston7051]

Well, they weren't planning on going climbing, until they met that ice-fall and decided to go up instead of back, so the hiking shoes were good. Totally agree with you about the space blanket. They can also be used to reflect the sun back to a helicopter, so you can be seen. The most sensible thing to take would be a PLB (personal locator beacon).

[@curtispandachuk9323]

It’s gotta be one hell of an emotional trip going to say goodbye and then five minutes later finding them alive

[@dawn8542]

I'm sure she wasn't convinced yet.

[@sarahgeorget89]

I wouldn’t say marni is an experienced hiker at all, even on well marked trails in touristic mountains i take much more survival gear

[@Earlbein]

What a way to have to spend Christmas! I´m sure that on every holiday since then, they´ve always remembered, THIS Christmas!

[@kween410]

I’ve never climbed in my life. And the idea of climbing with those heavy ass backpacks sounds plain stupid. These are educated people. Crazy

[@curtispandachuk9323]

Probably one of the few logical things I’ve actually seen in the responses ❤

[@schizophrenicbaby111]

Like Kat Williams said ant nothing more scary than a smart dumb mf !! He was right 👍

[@PATMCKEON007]

I am watching this great episode, from my Warm Cosy Queen size bed in NY, with my pups beside me 💙 Hats off to these 2 strong women, 10 days without sleep?? I'm pretty sure, I would have given in, to that sweet call of sleep 🛌

[@miapdx503]

Yes, I don't know why but I enjoy binging on these disasters, mountaineering, shipwrecks, cave diving, etc. from the comfort of my bed, with my pups...

[@Black_and_Grey_Ink]

Marni Sheppard of New Zealand just died in those same mountains not to long ago. Check out the article on Google !!

[@fuexiong88]

8 days of being stuck on a mountain cliff and their head lamp is still working. What brand is that?

[@andrewf0784]

As an experienced mountaineer and climber she should have known better than to have her friend climb a cliff that steep and that tall without any equipment. Not to mention the weather risk. Just bad decision after bad decision.

[@JoesCaribbeanVanLife]

As someone who has never climbed a mountain, i have nothing of worth to add.

[@bunnylover2164]

I agree, it was crazy and I was surprised to hear that Marnie went the same place again in 2019 and her body was found afterwards.

[@HristinaNicole]

Hiking and climbing is stupid I don't get it yes you might enjoy it but you gain nothing from it other than unnecessary danger

[@sudhakhristmukti1930]

God bless the heli pilot who took Marni's sis around the mountains. So easy to presume people 'dead' without really knowing. Kudos to the 2 women who braved sleeplessness for 10 days,in those horrendous conditions. Thank God for prompting the heli pilot,and for God bringing them to the place where they could be spotted. Kudos to Marni's loving sis to scan for them in that bewildering vastness!

[@HobbyOrganist]

Same god is the very one who tortured them with 10 days of RAIN and snow!

[@MsAmique]

It was Sonja’s sister.

[@claudiabarber4779]

I lived in NZ for 20 years. Absolutely beautiful country and loved the outdoors hiking/camping. I am shocked by the more experienced lady did not turn back. There could still have enjoyed their trip even if they did not climb that crazy cliff . NZ one of the few places where there are no predators but the terrain kills more people when they are out there in the wilderness

[@brittbrat4977]

What is the point of checking the weather forecast if you're going to ignore it? 🙄 Then, for that lady to say she's an "experienced climber", but chooses to not bring proper gear, even ropes, there's gotta be something not right in her head🤯

[@Errcyco]

I’m not her but I think I know what she was thinking. I sucked at climbing and hiking til one bad stretch on the AT. I was 13 and had no choice but to hike through a blizzard to shelter. I was convinced I was dead.. at some point, I realized this and it pissed me off. All the things that were impossible, were now possible. I climbed and fought and was pissed off and I made it. Had it been a nice sunny day I’d have left that trip with no memory of it. I’d have learned nothing about myself. So I see the logic, but Marni missed a key point. That’s a choice YOU make personally.. that’s not a choice you make for a friend having a hard time. She needed a friend to listen, not get her killed. Still, the intention was kind. Just done poorly.

[@sunnystormy4973]

-ikr !-

[@JamesStreet-tp1vb]

I'm not totally defending her decision because it wasn't the smartest decision she could have made, but, a bit in her defense, I don't think she was counting on having to do the degree of climbing they had to do. The huge ice formation in summer surprised her, and they were climbing their way around it. The ice wasn't expected to be there. Honestly, they should have just scrapped their plans and went somewhere else

[@brittbrat4977]

@@JamesStreet-tp1vb but that's my whole point...ppl who are experts in anything, know that you prepare for the worst and hope for the best

[@raerae6422]

​@@JamesStreet-tp1vbice block or not, she shouldnt have taken an inexperienced hiker on a 60 km 3 day hike in the mountains. The ignored storm forecast was extra stupid icing on the cake.

[@tamisullivan8548]

TOTAL MIRACLE YOU GUYS GOT SAVED

[@Grejegando]

1) Marni wasn't normal, she clearly had issues and possibly was suicidal and depressed. Her recklessness throughout the trip and callous attitude towards her inexperienced, frightened friend was too difficult to watch. 2) Sonja giving credit to Marni, who was the reason this ordeal took place, and not to her sister, was the final nail in the coffin to me. Both these women weren't normal and I can only feel sad for her sister who's the only reason she's alive today. 3) Don't give me any BS about not sleeping for 10 days. This is 100% a lie, not to mention finishing half a bottle of wine each yet staying awake. They were surely napping and drifting in and out of consciousness. I say this from a personal experience and from the comfort of my home with access to food, water, coffee, internet, games,... and on the 4th day I began hallucinating and experiencing dangerous physical and mental symptoms. Those women were extremely exhausted, frustrated, malnourished, dehydrated, hungry, scared, hopeless, wet, traumatized,... sleep makes a perfect, temporary escape from all of that and a chance for the body to regulate itself and fix what can be fixed and detox. There is no way they were able to prevent the mind from taking over in those circumstances. I've seen sleep-deprived people, and those rescue pictures did not convince me. I call BS.

[@DesignRhythm]

1000%. Even 24hrs without sleep, u start to get loopy. Supposedly they didn't have water or food for most of the 10 days either? Utter nonsense/ bullocks. I call BS too.

[@homeworshipwithmartyandamy7754]

Thank you for sharing this miraculous story of survival.

[@wtyeager]

Marni just wanted to summit sonja's peak and explore around her rock walls 😂

[@enslaved1]

You couldn't get me on a rock wall with climbing gear. This was crazy! Absolutely know when to call your friend's ego/dumb idea

[@beg11221978]

No way should Sonia have agreed to follow her up that path😅

[@sunnystormy4973]

-sonja-

[@jennypappa5643]

And also he should rest for a while and then continue climbing.

[@Michelle-u2r]

Question... how do director reenact their story sooo belivable to me? Amazing footage

[@skynetonrise624]

All thanks to the amazing soul! The pilot

[@Miitosemanu]

It is raining all the time, and you have bowls, even the wine wrapper and still can't collect water. That's just wow!

[@theningbuna]

Fast forward to 2021, Marni dies in the same mountain. 😢

[@DrikkiVyvi]

Never learnt the first time 🤦

[@ggurks]

@@DrikkiVyvi it was most likely suicide

[@Porch.monkey.slayer]

Or someone pushed her 😂😂

[@Longjhonny0]

She’s a total retard

[@Tobez]

@@ggurks Why do you say that?

[@bonnieanderson1029]

Why on earth eould a so called climber attemp this with no emergency equipment????

[@joannegibson-lucas3791]

Who in their right mind attempts such insanity?

[@HobbyOrganist]

Someone who died in a climb just 2 years later... at least Sonia learned the lesson and never climbed again

[@Farvadude]

marni

[@jenniferl6553]

@@HobbyOrganist it was 7/8 years later. the events in this doc took place in 2003 and marni left for a solo hike in november 2020 and her remains were found in 2021. i literally think she had a death wish. so sad.

[@HristinaNicole]

Suicidal people maybe? I'm suicidal but I wouldn't do these I don't wanna die terrifying death

[@karrieball2903]

This is giving me a panic attack. This is INSANE. No way in hell would I do that.

[@sailwme]

14:53 watch the slightest sneer on Marni’s face. She was delighted to put Sonja through that horrible death defying climb.

[@starlite0784]

agree totally! She did have a kind of laughing about it....thoroughly nasty piece of work....

[@cloverconnections]

Even at 57 years old, I was susceptible to peer pressure like this. Did something I knew in my gut I should turn back from.

[@tonykartracer8032]

Wanna take a hit? Come on....

[@JoesCaribbeanVanLife]

Wow. Be stronger in the future.

[@JoesCaribbeanVanLife]

Wow. Be stronger in the future. Try to repay/rerpair the harm ypu caused.

[@rainbows9060]

​@@tonykartracer8032you scoring? I'm in.

[@vandinh1707]

It seems that these series were the results of bad judgement then worse judgement which led to troubles

[@realbudgiesmugglertwohatsb2611]

That was fantastic absolutely incredible viewing fully engaged every emotion and l came out of it alive....

[@godfreydavid6996]

Choose who to be your friend wisely 😢

[@KakuengMet]

Dangerous climb. The actual rescue footage was not shown. I would be fascinated to observe the method used to lift them into the helicopter. You're very strong ladies.

[@sirajbrown]

How could you possibly not figure out how to collect water with multiple containers?

[@MsAmique]

The wind was blowing it away. They didn’t have any space to work with. Totally plausible.

[@ggurks]

I wonder in a situation like this, wouldn't it be better to sleep, at least during the day when it's not so cold? Is it really so dangerous to fall asleep?

[@curtispandachuk9323]

I don’t know about the rest of you the longest I’ve ever been physically able to stay awake. It was like a competition between me and a childhood friend. It was somewhere in the neighbourhood of I think 120 hours. And at some point you physically just you can’t do it you just cannot do it like I remember when I close my eyes, it actually physically hurt to close my eyes and then I was out and I literally woke up. I think it was like some 50 hours later, still feeling exhausted I can only imagine what these women went through

[@JoesCaribbeanVanLife]

Im pretty sure they slept.

[@tammyhollandsworth6783]

Omgoodness I’m so glad that these two friends held on to hope. Anger and then keeping each other talking and safe … just thankful everything turned out well. Hopefully no more trips like this together. 😮

[@PumpkinLeaLeas]

Marni died out in the mountains in 2020.

[@m.6343]

This is insane. Even you love something so much you should not kill yourself for it. There are other options to enjoy nature or even heights and views. You always have to consider the safest way to enjoy it.

[@curtispandachuk9323]

Every time I watch this, it’s like it’s beyond reckless. It’s just downright stupid.

[@2kt2000]

11 mins in and I'm beginning to get a bit angry at the experienced climber for exposing the novice to a LIFE threatening experience so nonchalantly...(will check back in)

[@sonjastarr1364]

Spoiler...it doesn't get any better.

[@instapowah]

I'm happy that I always had 'common sense' and said no to these kinds of things back in the days when I was young and inexperienced. I did some stupid/experimental things, of course, but never to a life-challenging degree.

[@Apres8]

I swear there’s never a smart person on this show who genuinely finds themself in an unlucky situation, it’s always some half wit who thinks they’re Bear Grylls and makes an impulsive decision to go off course because their ego won’t let them back down.💀

[@sunkillsmoon]

Not always but definitely alot of mid wits .....but also a couple unlucky heros

[@ericjenkin7461]

Nope, take a few pics of the ice, head back to a hut and relax to an episode of this knowing you made a good decision. I love her sister at the end ❤️

[@daf-k2t]

Why didnt Marni climb up over the ridge and find help for Sonja.

[@adriananery95]

Sadly Marni went missing in the New Zealand mountains in 2020 and her remains were discovered in 2021. RIP Marni 😔

[@sunnystormy4973]

-marni-

[@adriananery95]

My bad, edited now. Thanks for correcting!@@sunnystormy4973

[@avocado1182]

Oh God 🤦‍♀️ she didn't learn the first time not to go back there. For those who are doubting, look it up, it's true

[@bethyosassytriplet]

It’s true😢

[@foxxycleopatra615]

Oh nooo! 😢

[@julesthecat.]

I’ve learned that hiking is just not for me 😂

[@curtispandachuk9323]

So this Marnie decides to put both of their lives risk as a so-called experience climber without climbing gear carrying heavy ass backpacks does that really sound like the brightest idea

[@meggold3422]

It's quite bad when the best decisions made were keeping each other warm through body heat, talking each other's ears off, and beating each other up to stay awake. God took pity on them that day. If people don't listen and empathize with one another more often, we might all end up on a ledge, so to speak. I know the saying "we're all in this together" has been spoken to death, but I really mean it. It's not some silly, meaningless political slogan, but about being human toward one another again, seeing us for who we are, gently but firming instructing people in what ways they may be deficient, encouraging during times of strength and weakness, and Truly Loving one another. Many blessings to you.

[@steveshea7725]

Sleeping conserves your energy. If you're so cold you're going to enter hypothermia your body will wake you uo via shivering as you ever the first stage, unless you're too far gone on the heat exchange equation. In which case you won't be awake pretty soon anyways . Once you're past the first stage there's nothing you can do amyways....not while stick on a mountsinside with no shelter nor supplies nor fire nor external help

[@yankeetherebel]

43:48 "Well, boys, now that the weather has cleared and we can finally see things, let's call off the search!" Useless.

[@Ghostshadows306]

That’s funny I was reading your comment when I realized that was happening. I figured they were going to have to climb down to save themselves and ended up missing how that helicopter was able to find them. Luck I suppose.

[@malaynaschulthies1087]

The Lord is merciful...what a miracle!

[@Alihutchison]

Is there going to be any new episodes or is this channel just going to keep re uploading old ones

[@KenBurrows-p1i]

Marnie actually died later on another hiking trip, she never learned

[@janlamprecht9229]

Same mountain I believe

[@rebelfrog3]

This one really needs to made into a movie

[@JoesCaribbeanVanLife]

Yeah. A comedy starring amy poehler and kristen wiig.

[@DesignRhythm]

Too bad the story is embellished & 90% bullsht.

[@ShadowCatGold2006]

Just...wow! This story is unbelievable! Sonya's worst decision was to trust someone she hardly knew with her life. And Marni's...well, Marni made so many bad and stupid decisions in this that I lost count of them after the first few minutes into the episode.

[@fatimafarah2786]

When drinking rain water you use your palms to collect the water.

[@dacypher22]

It feels like there is some pretty serious shade being thrown with all of the "I completely trusted her judgement" statements in the beginning