Exploring Colorado’s Legendary WW2 Alpine Training Base

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@stan4now 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for giving a tour of where Camp Hale was so we'll remember "Freedom Isn't Free." The Tenth Mtn. Div. lost over a third of its troops on Riva Ridge, Italy, more than any other.

@kendalllooper8519 6 ай бұрын

Excellent historical video

@user-dg7sy8cz3b 5 ай бұрын

When I learned to ski at Cooper Hill in the early 1970’s, a bunch of the 10th guys still had a reunion and skied down the mountain in their old gear in-unison. Later, I met many of them that were involved in establishing the Ski industry in the state. They’re all hero’s to me. Visit their memorial at the top of Tennessee Pass at the entrance to Cooper. The names of those fallen are there to be remembered for their fight against the same evil we face today. Never forget, freedom isn’t free. Don’t let their sacrifice be forgotten or erased from Americas history.

@richardross7219 6 ай бұрын

They didn't know about air-entrainment in concrete in those days. Now we add tiny air bubbles into the concrete to help it better resist the freeze-thaw damage. I think that there is a hiking trail that goes thru there past the old ammo storage bunkers. Good Luck, Rick

@Mikeinthetrees1 6 ай бұрын

Fascinating about the concrete! Thank you.

@MarkWaters-m4q 4 ай бұрын

Very true I worked on a job expanding a water filtration plant with 105,000 cubic yards of concrete. Every cubic yard received admixtures for air entrainment. I remember filling the “air pot” and performing the test to determine the percent of entrained air. The tiny air bubbles help stop the migration of water into the concrete.

@backachershomestead 5 ай бұрын

Excellent informative video!

@rickybobby8224 5 ай бұрын

Camp Hale was completed in 7 months. Can you imagine us trying to do that today? The war would be over and the roads wouldn't even be done yet...

@davidmussack4529 5 ай бұрын

Very cool video.

@dtaylor10chuckufarle 6 ай бұрын

Some badasses trained there: The Greatest Generation. We stand on the shoulders of giants.

@Mikeinthetrees1 6 ай бұрын

That’s the truth brother.

@dtaylor10chuckufarle 6 ай бұрын

@@Mikeinthetrees1 Thanks for showing us.

@ToddMuehleip 6 ай бұрын

My dad was stationed there before going to Italy he was in artillery talk was all about skis but in reality was more packing everything on mules.10th mountain was all volunteer solders with a interesting story

@mskinetik 6 ай бұрын

New subscriber! What a beautiful and interesting video. I grew up in CO and never knew! (respectfully, corps, is pronounced core. The word is of French origin and it means body, but in this case of course it means military body of troops. The p and s are silent in French. For example, Marine Corps is pronounced Marine Core.) Looking forward to more of your videos :)

@bobclifton8021 6 ай бұрын

My dad helped build that post back in the early 40's.

@retirednavy8720 6 ай бұрын

I grew up just down the road in Minturn. Used to be a really nice area of CO. Sad the state got ruined by invaders from CA.

@TomCrosman 5 ай бұрын

My father and grandfather were carpenters on the building of Camp Hale.

@fordhipo1493 4 ай бұрын

One of my final exercises with 10th Gp was at Camp Hale. To say it was "cold as hell" doesn't do it justice.

@aeromodeller1 6 ай бұрын

There are companies that reclaim concrete. They grind it into a fine powder and recycle the steel rebar.

@diggingthewest7981 5 ай бұрын

Used to metal detect camp Hale and 10th mtn camp sites back in the 90's. They also had German pows from the Afrikka corp at Hale.

@Mikeinthetrees1 5 ай бұрын

Find anything?

@diggingthewest7981 5 ай бұрын

@@Mikeinthetrees1 Used to find loads of stuff. Insignia, coins, dummy training anti tank mines, US marked ski parts, US folding knives hatchets, mess utensils, personalized bracelets, coke bottles, buttons, artillery etc. Found one dogtag and had it sent to the soldier's surviving family. Also helped the CNG map areas of artillery sites I located in the woods near ski Cooper.

@frankhage1734 5 ай бұрын

In the 1950's, Camp Hale was used by the CIA to train Tibetan terrorists/resistance fighters to undermine the Chinese government. I asked a Chinese immigrant to the US why the Communist Chinese hated the Dalai Lama and her answer absolutely changed my world view. The Nazi's touted the theocracy of Tibet (advocating master races). The US actively supported the Tibetan resistance with secret military training at Camp Hale. My wife's grandfather was a trainer at Camp Hale during WW2. The history of Camp Hale is very worthy of research.

@carlosramirez-vh3zo 6 ай бұрын

Love love love Love the videos but you need to do something about the weird 4 square camera thing

@Mikeinthetrees1 5 ай бұрын

Drop a time stamp so I can see what you mean.

@KARLMARX56 6 ай бұрын

👍✌️🍀

@zenith_gg 5 ай бұрын

How do you scout these spots? (This one and the ancient hunting site from the previous video) This sounds like it would make some great day trip/hikes, with some fun exploration.

@Mikeinthetrees1 5 ай бұрын

It’s a great time! Many places I love to visit just happen to be historically significant. Archaeological records and lists of historic sites disclose tons of information regarding little known spots. Stay tuned for the next one! Thanks.

@salsanchez2114 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. Excellent photography. With great respect, would a better title be: "Camp Hale: A Legendary Training Base for US Mountain Troops" (?) No one familiar with the 10th Mountain Division's role in WW II would consider Camp Hale to be an: "Infamous WW 2 Operation."

@Mikeinthetrees1 5 ай бұрын

Let’s try it!