Falling Off Black Bear Pass

[@thomasmartinscott]

As a former Jeeper, who's been over every pass in the area... Yankee Boy, Imogene, Black Bear, Cinnamon, Red Mountain, and on roads that are barely roads and without names, that was a HORRIBLE sight to see! ONE SECOND of distraction can cost you, and maybe others, your Lives! I remember when 6 teenagers went off Yankee Boy. None of them survived. One day, I was coming back to Ouray from Silverton and saw two women pointing down the drop-off where there was no guardrail. I stopped to see why. One of them told me, "That's my car down there." A good 600 ft down was a sedan on it's roof. She said, "I was trapped in there for 3 days, before a trucker noticed tire tracks, and stopped. I was still conscious, and waving my arm out the window." I have a DEEP, DEEEEEP respect for these mountains, and the "roads" within them.

[@JH-mt3pp]

We have Jeeped all of these trails too. This is the news story "The local sheriff says it began when the 22-year-old driver of the Jeep Wrangler Sport stepped out of the vehicle, turned off the engine and put on the emergency brake. But moments later, the Jeep started to roll with the passenger still inside." It has inexperience written all over it in my opinion. If it was auto it was not in park. If it was a manual left in gear the transmission should have held it. In either case the E brake did not hold.Thank God this young lady that went down with it has survived !

[@NookBoo]

“As a former Jeeper” lmao Makes me want to snort some vinegar

[@JH-mt3pp]

@bob marley I don't consider Jeep trails to be dumb. There is an element of danger. We hike in the San Juan mountains too and again there is an element of danger. The trip to Ouray is 1200 miles by car for us. I consider that to be more dangerous than Jeeping or hiking.

[@ndusrnm]

@bob Marley, don’t be such a hypocrite, you know if your pot plants were at the top you would risk it!

[@0714will]

@@NookBoo 😆

[@ob1kenob738]

The few seconds of backing up for the turn at 2:04 saved your life.

[@williamwalworth5193]

Three point turns are pretty much a requirement the whole way down, whether you are in a TJ or JKU or whatever. It's one of the most beautiful runs I've ever done and isn't technically hard, but if you aren't letting your gearing do the work instead of the brake as you go down, you are playing with fire.

[@josephbyrnhopf2481]

The second backup saved your life.

[@jessjohnson8576]

@@davidlong5066 nice troll post

[@cynthiawilliams959]

You think he could have stopped that Jeep? More like he would have gone down with it.

[@skeetermcswagger0U812]

@@davidlong5066 try harder

[@bergeracvandamme]

I was so glad to read that the woman injured in this accident is making good progress and is slowly regaining the ability to walk again, having been in a wheelchair at first.

[@dukx3986]

Thank you for the update. Awesome news!!

[@thereisnocarolinHR]

Thanks that is really great news to hear. Whole thing makes me sick

[@joannbaumann4028]

thank you for update, I will send a prayer for a complete recovery for the dear one.

[@bashkillszombies]

Who cares about her she CHOSE to be in that position, I'm more worried about the animals trapped inside the car because of her!

[@sirrobyn0]

@@bashkillszombies Quote from the description, "Both dogs were eventually found and are in good health." But I certainly understand what you are saying!

[@maxenielsen]

I spent a summer surveying mining claims in southeast Utah. To get around required a 4WD vehicle. After getting out of one place after another where I had gotten in a jam, my interest in 4-wheeling had completely gone away. It’s one thing to go to tough spots when you really need to. To me, I can’t see any fun in it. This video confirms and strengthens that feeling. Yes, the mountains of Colorado are spectacular and breathtaking. I’ve hiked and camped in them.

[@awboat]

I inspected construction projects for many years, including pipelines. I also don't understand the allure.

[@Lando62]

I don't have the urge any more either. I'm happy for those that do. To me its just an uncomfortable ride.

[@seanl764]

@@Lando62 Is it really that surprising? Mental illness is more common than you think. It manifests in different ways for different people. Hell, some people enjoy torture... Some enjoy having their spines being compressed in offroad vehicles.

[@melted_cheetah]

It's something new to these people is my guess. If you live and work where you have to have 4x4 its common place just to get around, the novelty is just a way of life. But to be essentially in a traffic jam behind or with a bunch of other vehicles out slowly traversing roads like this with no end goal doesnt really seem appealing.

[@billlynn8256]

$60k vehicle you are still making payments on headed downhill

[@BallisticBBQ]

So glad you had to do some adjustments at that 180º turn earlier!

[@ibustanut]

@Jesus has given you all. Repent or die. Hail satan and shut up

[@AssMcBlast]

@Jesus has given you all. Repent or die. If it's something positive "god good" But that lady in the Jeep? "God works in mysterious ways lol"

[@zonzillamagnus5902]

@Jesus has given you all. Repent or die. lol

[@CANControlGRAFFITI]

@Jesus has given you all. Repent or die. stfu!! No sign of that guy around here.

[@Homme_Pur]

@Jesus has given you all. Repent or die. It's morbin time

[@wayneg2139]

Black Bear pass road has improved a lot. When i was a kid 10 or 11 years old my Dad took me up and over it. We went up from the Telluride side (very dangerous). Today you can only go down it. The only vehicle in the world that could make the corners back then, was a 40's or 50's WWII style Jeep. I vividly remember my Dad having to backup (down hill) on ever corner until the rear wheels where on the edge of the cliff. As a kid, It scared the SH%T out of me. From the top to the bottom is a sheer cliff a THOUSAND feet high with a tiny little road etched into its surface. Through the decades the road has been closed (to dangerous) for years at a time, it has killed a lot of people. Driving off the road is Not the only danger, Large falling rocks and landslides are very common. It is one of the most dangerous roads in the world.

[@lloydchristmas1086]

Yall couldnt build a better road up ther yonder? Fkn Yankees...

[@Lando62]

When I was a kid the 1942 army Jeep we had could barely make the turns. Jeeps, etc. are too big today. I guess a UTV could make the turns. Never tried that. Didn't exist in those days.

[@chrislynch8914]

Gee, thanks dad!

[@RoomygotAutumn]

Your dad was taking you on a long trip to a short fall.

[@MidnightWarrior1976]

That was child abuse.

[@amberose77]

I can not believe you have this on footage. I’m a telluride local, born and raised. This is insane. So glad you were not a few seconds earlier to that spot

[@notsure9079]

that slow 3 point turn may have just saved your life ! it's wheeling, so no need to be in a hurry :)

[@zgdafzgdaf4264]

@george I have been to boulder, don’t think I’ve made it to telluride. Parents are from Texas and ancestors came to North America before USA was founded. Bfd.. hope this helps.

[@calculator1841]

@MysteriousOklahoma ... stay off your sister.

[@KrK007]

@@calculator1841 lol

[@mycatisromeo]

Millionaire?

[@frisk151]

Pretty sure I already commented on this video soon after it was put out... I've done BBP a number of times but when I think back on it, with all the fun with friends, I cannot help but always also recall this video... The driver of the black Jeep, and possibly a passenger as well (I have no audio right now) had / have World Class situational awareness! We always paid attention on trail to the possibility of falling rocks... Never thought a careening Jeep could have very easily taken my friend or I out, but wow.. Thanks again for this video!

[@lacrymal1]

Knowing that the young lady in this jeep is now paralyzed, hit me hard. My heart hurts for you, Suzie.

[@BUKWulfSh0t]

Do u know if the dogs made it save?

[@leslie9572]

@@BUKWulfSh0t I had to read a few articles but found this: Rescuers flew the injured woman to a hospital for treatment, but the dog could not be found and was thought to have been killed. But a few days later, another couple on the trail heard barking and howling. They used a high-powered spotting scope to locate the stranded pup in steep terrain. Rescuers were called in and Decker was rescued, and incredibly, the pup had no significant injuries.

[@BUKWulfSh0t]

@@leslie9572 nice! Thank you for replying

[@codyantrim8700]

I Pray to Jesus she is healed and living her life 🙏 Amen.

[@kevinhuguet9675]

I pray somehow someway. She is healed completely.

[@BruceWayne-pj3ed]

The lady survived but is now in a wheelchair, my dads company fixed up her bathroom to make it wheelchair accessible

[@MikeWhitten]

That's awesome, Bruce.

[@misguidedangel6550]

I feel so bad for this girl, Suzy, think of her often. Was she riding with her husband?

[@someguy8811]

They stopped to take pictures or take a leak. The Ebrake failed.

[@clarkgriswold4057]

@@someguy8811 jeep and the word failed go hand in hand

[@fukuyoutubecucks6376]

@@someguy8811 you mean it was never set

[@CarveyKeitel]

Grandpa always said- “It’s better to be lucky, than good. You can get good, but you can’t always get lucky.”

[@nevadaboy9769]

My Grandpa said there is no such thing as luck! He said good things can happen when preperation meets opportunity no luck involved, but in this case id call it good timing!

[@lorenfritzjr.8384]

@@nevadaboy9769 My grand father said the same to me.

[@gergnotsloh]

Agree with your grandpa. Luck is a construction for people that like to use excuses for failure or success.@@nevadaboy9769

[@finderskeepers6684]

Honestly, the most insane part about this entire video is that you took a pause to look at the scenery on that sharp hairpin. I think you doing that, prevented that red jeep from crashing into you and knocking you off the trail...insane, I hope everyone recovers quickly and fully!

[@jannalam6861]

He never paused, he was turning

[@MrMcWizz]

@@jannalam6861 paused , turned who cares... the timing was perfect

[@electrictroy2010]

AVALANCHE could have been triggered by the jeep. He’s lucky that didn’t happen either .

[@marcobarrueta3409]

@@electrictroy2010 an avalanche are you fr rn bro

[@NoName-fo7mz]

@@MrMcWizz nope

[@petecartwright5211]

I was raised in the area, and we never made it over Black Bear without backing up for the hairpins. Some were HAIRY. My dad would get a kick out of scaring my mom by looking up the hill and pointing as we drove over. My mom would freak, my dad would laugh, and I would pee a little in my pants. We used my grandfather's old International Scout with the bench seat up front and me bouncing around in the back. Great memories.

[@CloudySunflowerfield]

😂your story made me think of when I was little my dad had a ford bronco and every time we went up north in Michigan to visit my grandparents my dad always went down some 2 tracks and went 4 wheeling on these scary sand dunes, I would scream and cry to let me out and my parents and brother would laugh at me, I was seriously not enjoying these activities and to this day don't. I actually think it gave me ptsd about certain road conditions. 😂 but my family sure loved it and got the extra thrill out of my reaction.

[@robertkrump2015]

It's amazing how people take chances with their lives, I hope there was no one killed

[@uncommonsense5876]

Spent so many years, decades, 4wheelin trails and mountains. Been all over from Swiss Alps to Rocky Mountains, and continents in between. Danger is everywhere for sure. Manage it best we can. Safety first. Prayers 🙏 daily. Live love enjoy life while we are here. Life is short. God bless. Stay safe. Btw, there is NOTHING like the beautiful world standing on top of a mountain where you can see the amazing earth we love on. LOVE the mountains LOVE LOVE LOVE ❤️

[@larryphillips7349]

@tenaci-et-rip-eam huh

[@puppetmaster7479]

I stand on mountains of dollars and look at myself oin the mirror beauty is in the eye of the beholder u 🤡

[@larryphillips7349]

Beauty is in the One who created it all and the love thats in His living word. Christ Jesus

[@PaDutchRunner]

@@larryphillips7349Amen and Amen!!!

[@TakeMeToYourLida]

You were seconds from death and still helped these folks out. Truly good on you ❤

[@drillsergeant623]

Just the obvious thing to do.

[@whatthe6532]

Yeah like they were just going to drive on with their day.

[@trevorjameson3213]

Back in the late '80's a family of three fell off the Pike's Peak road. Their jeep was found about a mile down the mountain. All three people were ejected and did not survive. You got to be careful on those types of roads.

[@jamiehart6318]

You got to be careful on ALL types of roads. Driving is dangerous period.

[@73challenger86]

The fact that lady survived is both a miracle and a blessing. One thing to consider for wheelers in steep country like this is ALWAYS eyes on the road DRIVE the vehicle first and go SLOW as it is better to have to speed up rather than have to slow down. Would doubt a newer vehicle like that would have suffered mechanical failure to cause that disaster. But again hope she makes a full recovery.

[@SergeantExtreme]

It wasn't a mechanical failure. The driver had stepped out to help an inexperienced driver take a difficult turn. This exact situation is why inexperienced drivers have no business on trails like these.

[@Bankerguy]

Good to watch these every now and then as cold reminder to not push your luck. Glad she is recovering!

[@dexterplant778]

A fine enough example of why no one will ever be able to talk me into going off road with them.

[@matt.squarebody5427]

Shoot depends if your insane or not. I “off road” but I ain’t going on no fucking Prius width trail down a mountain, on a 4 wheeler sure not in a truck tho, or a keep for that matter. My trucks get muddy and love the dirt, just not mountain passes.

[@WINTER2024CALIFORNIA]

YOU'RE SMART😉👍🏻

[@xr6lad]

@@matt.squarebody5427 100%. Im an experienced 4x4 but there are certain lines in the sand I won’t cross and this would be one of them. I have no need to prove myself to others by risking things on a trail that has not 1 inch margin of error. Nor do I want to risk friends. Egos and decision making never go together.

[@Xhoven]

Just stay away from the sides of cliffs.

[@totenfurwotan4478]

This is one of the most gnarly “off reading trails” in the US

[@diegoochoa572]

this just makes me appreciate the drivers from those deadliest roads documentaries even more. even without modern car accommodations, theyre still better drivers

[@quantumuniversetvinc.6117]

At least they're doing a job! Some people just wanna gamble their lives away

[@skwissgaar_skwigelf_kdz3251]

@@quantumuniversetvinc.6117 no, some people just wanna make the most of the short time we are here. and thats why after 2 years your reply has 0 likes

[@charlesbronson7618]

I was there aboutva week later. Glad to hear she is recovering.

[@ltdees2362]

I cannot imagine the terror this must have been seeing this happen, and to think if you had been a few seconds sooner...one gets chills thinking the outcome...Even for someone skilled in this type terrain, negotiating these roads would be unbearably tense! I would never have the balls to do it. I'm strictly a coastal Georgia "flatlander." This young lady is extremely fortunate to be alive and I pray for her recovery...peace 💖

[@johnpence8529]

I went over it one time and that was enough for me! Hope all have a full recovery.

[@TheSympathize]

Horrifying to see this. I remember as a child being absolutely terrified as my dad drove our family up this mountain pass. It literally felt like the tires were right on the edge of the precipice, and I was so terrified that my weight might cause the ground below the wheels to crumble that I moved to sit on the opposite side away from the dizzying view of the fall that potentially awaited us… I’m glad this woman was able to recover from her injuries. Watching this makes you realize that shit like this can happen to you; you are not special, you are not protected from calamity visiting you. Always be vigilant, be aware, and be safe y’all.

[@supremecai5857]

She's paralyzed apparently but that's some sort of recovery I guess yea.

[@if5566]

@blahdeteyblah poop

[@leon81061]

@@itsAmeOFP Laughed so hard, spilled coffee all over my keyboard and monitors 🤣🤣

[@haley666G59]

@blahdeteyblah who is “you people”? What exactly do you do with your life? Sit behind a computer to bash people for decisions that do not affect you or your life whatsoever?

[@haley666G59]

Everything the original post says is so relatable to me. My dad use to drive crazy sometimes in the jeep he had and he would drive around with the doors off of it and the top off so it felt like a frame with seats, it didn’t feel safe at all. I too have felt the same demise in my childhood. Lol.

[@Shogun459]

I've lived near this 4-wheel drive one-way road most of my life, I'm 61. There is a vehicle that loses it about every few years with usually fatal results. One vehicle was pounded into a rough cube, there is a photo of it floating around. When the picture was taken nobody knew one of the occupants was still inside the very, very small compact cube. This is an experts only road that takes everything you let it. I used to drive the 4x4 roads all around it but never wanted to drive this one. There is NO room for a mistake. The road is carved out of the mountain and is actually steeper than it looks. If you aren't a stone cold driver that never needs to use reverse you can have it. The rest of you should take the drive with one of the professional 4x4 drivers before even thinking of driving it. I learned to drive in these mountains in the worst blizzards you have ever seen. The mountain roads here often drop hundreds of feet straight down and those are the Highways. People die every year driving off the paved roads. If you're a 'flat lander', hire a driver. Don't play with yours or anyone else's lives, this isn't a game and pride has no place in you decision making here.

[@banginbadger75]

Okay but why the fuck would anybody willingly want to drive on that terrifying road? You're just asking to fall off a mountain at that point. Natural selection.

[@cellphone7223]

@@banginbadger75 Agreed. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[@terryknutson3202]

Thank you for showing this. "thank God for saving you from that Jeep. Amen." i am so sad that things like this happen. There are so many people that go out into dangerous, dangerous country and do not even realize what can happen in 1 second. Take care...

[@juniadventures]

Your life was also spared that day! Prayers for their recovery and thank god for this near miss!

[@StevelsCamping]

I've driven down Black Bear, you definitely cannot let your guard down at all. God Bless.

[@tubadude905]

The paved and dirt roads around here (I'm in Ouray) can be very dangerous in an instant. I've seen rolled vehicles on virtually all the off road trails around here, but Black Bear is particularly notorious. Several years ago we were coming back from nordic skiing in Ironton in a light snow storm headed north on 550, and just after I went through a van went off the edge just passed the Engineer Pass turnout. I think they fell about 400 feet, and all 7 passengers walked away from the crash site. You guys were very, very lucky.

[@godbless1187]

Rolled or fell 400 ft 😐

[@VirallVariety]

Getting paralysed is worth it for these thrill seeking junkies to partake in these sort of activities.

[@joseromero344]

Dude this is so fd up. I hope she makes a full recovery. Stay safe people

[@OKFrax-ys2op]

We drove up Black Bear pass to the one way only part turned around and parked a few switchback down than hiked up to the upper tails. While hiking I noticed some small parts of a Vehicle such as plastic taillights than checking the news later after the trip, a lady with a new Ford Bronco went over while going around a switchback, my wife probably wouldn’t have gone up knowing that. Life can change very fast and that’s why I thank the Lord when arriving home safely!

[@washburnb1]

You did a pause that refreshes and may have saved your life. I am glad she survived that terrible wreck.

[@rallymedik]

There was also a dog in the jeep while it rolled down, they searched for the animal but couldn't find a trace. Remarkably and fortunately the animal was found ALIVE. Edit: 2 dogs found ALIVE. Check desc for confirmation.

[@-D-W]

According to the GoFundMe page, there was only one dog - 'Decker'.

[@rallymedik]

@@-D-W Really?

[@christygatto]

Terrifying! Donation sent, so happy to read she's been able to stand and take her first steps. Amazing woman! Incredible that the dog was able to walk away without injury and is now her service dog!❤️

[@humus124]

im glad that everyone survived

[@johnconner1495]

The idiot in the red jeep almost killed two dogs and an innocent person

[@nonethelessfirst8519]

They gotcha profitting off of injury is as scummy as anything. The insurance paid well enough to cover it. And if there was no insurance they shouldnt be dumb but im sure there was insurance

[@slipjones2]

@@nonethelessfirst8519 insurance will not cover everything. Huge deductibles that reset every year. Large monthly payments for insurance if your not working. Yes some safety nets are in place but based on timing, when last worked, how much money made last year and so on.

[@brendanwood1540]

@@nonethelessfirst8519 Insurance is a scam that favors a few people so the rest are short changed. They like to draw our attention to the few who got big payouts so we don't notice the thousands who got nothing. That stated I agree to some extent because I was hurt working on a job site and it was our supervisor who failed to see the power line. Because of someone else's lack of training we were all hurt and my friend was killed. I broke both shoulders and have 13 screws holding my arm together. We all suffered worse than 3rd degree burns from the inside out. I barely got compensated and my lawyer took half the money. I'm talking $2500 for two broken shoulders and severe whiplash with PTSD. They say I'm 10% impaired so that's that apparently. If it is so hard for people not making bad choices but doing dangerous jobs to get compensation then people who are choosing to do dangerous things should get the least compensation and have to justify why every other person paying for insurance should compensate them. Simply put healthcare is not sustainable and the cost of healthcare for most boomers is more money than they earned in their entire lifetime. So that cost is downloaded onto future generations. People driving fossil fuel vehicles with extreme healthcare cost are having fun at the expense of the future generations. Every vehicle ruined, and every gallon of gas, is one less thing the future generations can enjoy. If we don't do more to preserve things in a somewhat sacred balance. Personally I think you should assume 100% liability and risk if you want to go off the engineered roadway and into the wilderness. Unless you encounter toxic chemical pollution that someone dumped there illegally and it hurts you. Be aware, and be careful. Animals don't have ambulances and insurance. They die or they don't. Be free and realize freedom isn't free. Just be safe.

[@dannymenefee4306]

Thank God she survived, having owned three Jeeps in my lifetime, and driven on mountain roads in Arizona , in various 4X4's , I know the danger, I pray she walks again

[@ruthlewis6678]

Long ago. Black Bear, Cinnamon, and Engineer Passes. Chevy Blazer. Husband was an excellent but fearless driver. All the adrenalin rush I needed for a lifetime. God, how I miss those days.

[@MarkTurner-vs7uc]

Love those Blazers from 78 to 95. I had two. They wore out and there is nothing to replace them with that's as good

[@sonnydean3187]

My god dude! The time it took you to complete the switch back maneuver may have saved your life!

[@electrictroy2010]

AVALANCHE could have been triggered by the jeep. He’s lucky that didn’t happen either .

[@richardc7721]

I've driven this trail several times over many years and I'm still here. 1 funny story though I took a girl I was dating at the time, 1990, who was from the Flatlands, Over this in a CJ7. It was early summer and there was still places that had ice due to limited sun hitting in those areas. The worst one was just around a sharp curve high above the valley below on a narrow section of the trail, therefore backing or turning around was not an option. The lady friend of course had the drop-off side out her door and was turning white. Feeling for her state of mind, I stopped and asked if she wanted to move to the rear and sit behind me. She did one better, she climbed out the back, then jumped back in, made her up to me, and said " Give me your wallet so I can get a room tonight" I handed it to her, she climbed out again, waiting to start her long walk out. Thanks for caring Babe I had to take a higher track which put the driver side tires on the ice and higher up the side of the mountain because the trail had washed away about a 3rd of the drivable part. With a little slipping and 1 small side towards the washout, I made it through. She gingerly walked the section and climbed back aboard, handed my wallet back and said nothing until that night. I returned in mid-August of that summer to run the trail again but this time I took a girl who enjoyed a little danger in her life. I grew up in the 4Corners area and worked for one of the best Jeep Tour operators in Silverton as a driver. After moving to Arizona I would return every summer at least 1 to 2 times a year. When my girls were in their pre teen to early teens I would take them there and run the trails with them. They all have 4x4 trucks to this day. My youngest is in her 30s now, and I moved back to the 4Corners area.

[@skwissgaar_skwigelf_kdz3251]

flatlanders will never get it

[@Washman-jw3hl]

😯 that footage is insane! If she had been inside the jeep for that entire fall, I don't think there's a chance she could have survived. Hopefully she has a fast recovery.

[@mhoroky]

UM... she's paralyzed.

[@albertmendez2262]

@@mhorokyAnd she would’ve been worse than paralyzed had she not been thrown off

[@asilnaitivad5162]

Holy Lord- in those split seconds while her and the 2 dogs got thrown holy crap- 2 dogs are ok - one had to be found and the young lady has had surgeries on her spine already-- healing to her and her companion in the jeep-- wow

[@eldridgederring9325]

Thank you for providing a comment w actual information.

[@NatHarward]

Hot damn. Good thing you took that turn with a few points or else you might be collateral damage. Prayers for everyone’s recovery.

[@ethanbredemeier5424]

I was there exactly one week earlier in my Jeep. Absolutely terrifying watching that and feeling lucky myself missing that by a week. Can’t imagine how you’re feeling missing that by seconds. Wishing the couple a speedy recovery!

[@420xwaytoomanyx420]

Piece of shit-hole jeep

[@DaveHarris75]

Of course you were.

[@ryanw724]

Imagine imagining

[@MAGaBAMA_84]

This lady must be tough as a bucket of nails! Just the fear factor of tumbling down that cliff face. I use to be a Jeeper, but in the Appalachians. Now I'm a 4runner-er. Lol People say J.e.e.p. just emptied every pocket, but get a 3rd genny yota... nowhere close! That 4runner is essentially a "Land Cruiser" now. But when they're done right, their unbeatable. We climb waterfalls over here!

[@mrwest2474]

A well built jeep will walk over any Toyota 4 runner in crawling

[@auntiegyrl]

That's definitely not easy to watch as a fellow jeeper. Praying for recovery.

[@louisbaez9456]

Saw the news now, the WOMAN AND HIS DOG , ARE ALIVE, OF RED JEEP THANKS GOD.

[@rockdog3672]

thats JEEPSTER

[@itsahzthing3433]

Not easy to watch....period! Horrific

[@jimwantsjustice3465]

🤣 loved seeing this!

[@Brabant076]

@@louisbaez9456 The woman and HIS dog? Yeeeeet

[@nocoolname32]

i've said it once, i'll say it again, a lot of us are alive ONLY due to luck.

[@mattgaming8717]

Facts

[@shellyfahren1936]

Understatement of the year! WOW! If he would have been moving any faster, she would have wiped him right off the mountain too!

[@mpaz-cz8iz]

Luck??? Some Earn The Darwin Award.

[@nocoolname32]

@@mpaz-cz8iz no arguing that.

[@AStanton1966]

As Robert Shaw said as the captain character in Jaws, " Sometimes the shark swims away and sometimes he don't."

[@RevengeAvenger]

I remember getting stuck for half a day on the trail from a freak hail/ rain storm. It caused massive rock blocks on the trails and a lot of headaches. Black Bear is fun and exciting but please listen to the radio for warnings. The only Jeeps/ Samurais on the trail that day had Texas plates on them.

[@rockymountainjazzfan1822]

I've been 4-wheeling for nearly a half-century. I've driven Black Bear (officially known as Ingram Pass) numerous times. It is an absolutely unforgiving trail if one makes a mistake. Unfortunately, it has become a magnet for drivers inexperienced or inadequately experienced in driving a treacherous 4WD trail, those often driving it in rented 4WD vehicles with which they have no familiarity or experience. As an old-time 4 wheeler told me years ago, "Black Bear is a road waiting to kill you if you let it." I've known LE and medics from that area from years back who had to pick up the remains of people who misjudged this road. The lady was lucky to have survived.

[@BlueKitty6]

My father and I did a rental out of ouray and they specifically said stay off black bear pass so we listened. Imogene was amazing, I have no urge to go down black bear. To much risk for no more reward than some of the easier trails

[@bradsmith7219]

I've been going to the Silverton/Ouray region for quite some time, gone over tons of trails in tons of rigs. Blackbear and Poughkeepsie I have no interest in. They're not essential routes and I love Imogene anyways. But those damn rentals, and especially side by sides, are getting crazy out of hand up there.

[@kvnmojo452]

Was this right after 3rd turn dropping down the switchbacks? We came down about 2 hrs later and saw the mangled roof rack and center console.

[@theaverageredneck8426]

Yes

[@theaverageredneck8426]

Almost 100% sure

[@calculator1841]

@kvn mojo No you didn't.

[@kvnmojo452]

@@calculator1841 huh?

[@percyfaith11]

@@kvnmojo452 You know what he means.

[@katieleereid2628]

i gotta agree with the others..the time you took to make the turn and your patience definitely saved you. wishing the best for the woman that was injured in the accident. this video is a good reminder how you really need to be patient and careful when offroading.

[@maaz322]

equally possible is that taking the extra seconds could've made the difference of him being an obstacle to the tumbling car, it would've been rotten luck to have been hit. Say there was 99 places his car could've been and the 1 position would've led to a collision, it would've been a freak accident if he ended up on the dead zone. Dodging the rolling car was a 99% possibility and just cuz it tumbled right in front of him, doesn't make it a more likely chance that it could've hit him, all 99 positions that avoid the crash are equal probabilities.

[@ryanw724]

Bla bla bla

[@rriley4331]

Back when I was 23 I lost one of my best friends to the guy she was dating Jeep slipping off the edge of a cliff. She had just been in my wedding 2 weeks before. It made me sick to my stomach. 35 yrs later I still own a 4x4 truck, live in the mountains but haven’t gone 4 wheeling since that awful Friday night, 35 yrs ago.

[@j.b.9581]

I am trying to commiserate, what a sudden and terrifying shock that must have been. I have no other better words than to say that death is so doggoned final. I know that you honor your friend in your heart every day. May heaven bless you.

[@212days]

If I was a passenger in the car that was filming after seeing that happen I would be saying "Can I just get out and walk behind you on the rest of the way down?"

[@FishrmannCO]

I was in the area in 2004 when a Jeep rolled off of Black Bear. They were from back east, I believe a brand new Jeep. There were deaths. Glad to see you barely missed that one...

[@SteakBoss1]

She’s able to walk with a frame for assistance, she is incredibly lucky and so is the doggo

[@funnyyylock]

Glad she made it

[@rude6371]

@@TheITSBETTEROUTDOORS Not sure how a passenger can drive a parked car off a cliff...

[@Versosurma]

lucky?? paralyzed is not lucky its living hell where you are trapped inside your body in fucking agony and cant do anything. Cant move your hands legs even sometimes cant move anything you are just there with your eyes unable to say please let me go.. Thats not living or lucky

[@cd9343]

@@Versosurma he just said she can walk with a frame for assistance? Certainly not ideal but far from completely paralyzed, unable to move their hands and legs. Hoping and praying she can make a further recovery

[@sugershakify]

@@Versosurma I think dead people might disagree with you.... if they could....

[@manuelfriend4060]

I'm beginning to see why the sheriff was calling these people "ass clowns" on social media. When you're specifically told not to drive a car up a path, and you then drive a car up said path, you can hardly be surprised when it goes t*ts up. Unfortunate that this happened, but... seriously?

[@manfredseidler1531]

Just scratched that activity off of my bucket list which saved my life and a ton of money. No matter how careful we are, stuff happens... hope they recover and continue to live their dreams.

[@kebertxela941]

If not removed at least moved to the end of the list.

[@manfredseidler1531]

@@kebertxela941 👍💖✔

[@kristinhammit9058]

Hysterical and, also, SAME

[@manfredseidler1531]

@@kristinhammit9058 We may not be adventure junkies but the world needs folks like us to keep populating the world,

[@Internutt2023]

You aren't kidding about " a ton of money", as building an off road vehicle, just makes it so it can get stuck or broken in places that are harder and harder to get out of, so, I went back to fishing as a main hobby and couldn't be happier 😀Off road driving is NOT relaxing either, especially on "white knuckle" pass roads such as Black Bear. It's main benefit is you get to see some truly amazing scenery you will not see from a paved road view.

[@james66872]

Even after a year, my heart was still pounding while watching this clip I do hope that you made a full recovery and are healthy as can be

[@WaganTech]

Glad to hear everyone was ok! Praying for her recovery-

[@tarzaan2603]

They lived?!..😨

[@roderickclerk5904]

@@tarzaan2603 yes

[@megclifton6692]

Obviously not ok SMH....you make no sense lol

[@WaganTech]

they lived and were fine. Obviously OK@@megclifton6692

[@scottprather5645]

Timing is everything another few seconds you would have been in the path of that vehicle. It's amazing that lady survived.

[@kevinh4631]

holy crap, I was expecting to see that black jeep roll somehow, not see something FLY across the road on the screen, WOW, total carneage!

[@mccoybyz1099]

Lol same!

[@av3169]

Did you not see the thumbnail?

[@recked_redneck]

Me to

[@eugeneprohl4071]

Back in 2008 we drove our TJ up to the upper level of the Mary Murphy up from Saint Elmo. My wife and daughter refused to stay in the Jeep so they walked up the road while me and my daughters boyfriend drove on up. We all drove down with no problems. In St Elmo I was talking to the store owner and he told me a guy tried to turn around on that road the year before and his wife and kids got out of the vehicle. He went over the edge and didn't make it. I didn't tell my wife that story. I hope and pray that gal has recovered.

[@graham2631]

I feel bad for the guy driving that got out. He has a lifetime of what if's to live through. I hope he has good friends he's gona need them.

[@REDMAN298]

He has learned to keep the park brake in working order. He`d set the brake but it didn`t hold. A simple adjustment was needed.

[@pookysdad4884]

Anybody can have an accident. Doesn't make him a bad person. If he had been drinking, though.... But yeah, I'd feel really bad for getting my passenger hurt too. Real friends (or relatives) will support them both.

[@Will-jb7dd]

@@pookysdad4884 who the fuck cares if he was drinking? makes no difference

[@TheBeingReal]

Needed good insurance

[@starmanrush]

I was in a roll over off of Gold Camp Road in 1984 similar to that. This video gave me major flashbacks. Four of us were all thrown out also. Two of us had major injuries one of which was pretty bad. The other two somehow had minor injuries if you count a broken arm as minor. But we all survived amazingly. I wish her well!

[@kenrinard4595]

I also had a major flashback. I took my 83 CJ5 up in the Altamonte / California that night didn't end well as I was coming off the mountain, I saw one last Hill to challenge. Without seeing the top do the headlights. I throttled up in second gear

[@kenrinard4595]

Low range lots of power when I made it to the top I flee straight up in the air is a balance point of a wheelie, front wheels were over back in one foot from top. When I came down I was still in a wheelie position throttled up motor died looking at the moon I heard my springs crinkle oh my god will get over. I'm so thankful that I didn't hurt any of my friends, I was on seat belted that I rode her to the bottom crashing metal broken glass I remember lying on the ground see you in the Jeep tethering I'm coming on to me she went to her Wheels thank God. you should come back the other way I would have been crushed. I tried to get up and fell on my face I fractured my pelvic. With three flat tires I told my friend to fire the Jeep up we drove it off the mountain

[@starmanrush]

Scary shit for sure. It's no game. The mountains don't care. Be safe out there!

[@jerimahjohnson8698]

Almost bought a house on gold camp near the big road washout I ended up in florissant at about 9 thousand feet

[@kenrinard4595]

@@jerimahjohnson8698 that's still on that same red Jeep CJ5 was in the shop for over a year. After I got out of the hospital I went down there with a walker I was sick when I saw my Jeep. I advise the owner that there will be no Bondo on this Jeep replace things that need to be replaced windshield front fenders Hood gold bar. The owner didn't like me very much but I got what I wanted got my Jeep back the way I wanted it. Every time I drive my Jeep today I get crowded people around it it just amazed how beautiful CJ's really are love those Jeeps never stop driving them have fun.

[@joyleenpoortier7496]

That is just unbelievable. The Red Jeep and all the rocks etc nearly took out the Jeep doing the filming OMG. It was realy scary.

[@jamesmanx6075]

I lived for a short time in Lake City, so I have been over this pass as well as many others, but in a 4-seat side-by-side ATV. I cannot even imagine, nor would I want to experience, going down the pass in a full size vehicle like a Jeep Wrangler or other SUV. Those mountains are steeeeeep!

[@oxygen635]

Did it in a Durango, isnt about the truck its about knowledge

[@banginbadger75]

​@@oxygen635 Whoa watch out guys we got a bad mf over here.

[@oxygen635]

@@banginbadger75 naw just careful

[@Ram1rez601]

There's a video of a dude doing this pass on a Ford excursion.

[@bsandoval19]

Theres a dude from PA that did it on a Dodge Ram TRX

[@blacksheeptx214]

That's just terrifying to think how close you were from the impact. Positive vibes for the young woman. Hope she makes a full recovery. Stay safe out there people because you never know when it's your turn.

[@Complex_King]

I was expecting to see a jeep rolling down but I was to focused on the scenery and the jeep caught me off guard.

[@thecuriousvida]

Just wow. Wishing her a successful recovery 🙏

[@jrojano1007me]

Wow. Thanks for the mentioning and well being of the people and pets. I hope everyone recovered .

[@rustbeltrobclassic2512]

I am incredibly amazed how well the roll cage held up as it rolled down that really big hill.. never have I been so unable to express the sadness to the folks in that red jeep..

[@sherryhall2293]

I could not watch this whole video because I am walking around on a below the knee prosthesis from such a rollover in a Jeep CJ7 many years ago! We were on a road that we shouldn't have been on, although not as dangerous looking as the one in the video. We rolled 8 times down a cinder hill into a crater before the Jeep stopped. I was torn up pretty bed, leg was dangling, my forehead was bleeding from hitting the windshield, cinders were embedded in my a, face & other leg, ribs were crushed, etc. My partner, who was driving, got a cut that took 3-4 stiches on his forehead. Jeeps are fun but you shouldn't take dangerous chances. I recovered, obviously but wonder how my life would have been different if I still had two good legs!!!

[@Bandrik]

Thanks for sharing your story. I'm new to jeeping but I take many precautions, yet it's still good for me to hear just how serious things can get. I'm saddened by the loss of part of your legs, but I am thankful that you lived through that traumatic event.

[@Crazson34]

My wifes cousin lost his left leg in a Jeep rollover. I hope you're doing good and hanging in there.

[@jackagain8346]

Don't Jeep's have 3 point seat belts?

[@Bandrik]

@EV oh yeah, fully agreed. I take my time, use spotters, and think every step of the way.

[@byuftbl]

😟 How scary.

[@toddr1124]

The ignorance and arrogant "expertise" that things like this bring to the surface in the comments section is enough to make you want to turn comments off on a video. But hopefully having them will point some compassionate folks toward www.gofundme.com/f/helping-suzie-heal and lending a helping hand to someone in need. Zoe, there are some real pieces of work on here, and your brother doesn't deserve their judgement. Nobody's perfect, and sometimes things just go wrong. Props to you for not getting into the mire and instead keeping things pointed to recovery. Best of luck and rapid healing to everyone involved!

[@MrKoclint]

Things like this can be prevented. Use your head buddy, nobody should have to risk theirs lives recovering someone that is careless.

[@katz6582]

Honestly I would have been too scared to drive my Jeep down the mountain after seeing that. Prayers for this young ladies recovery - it's a miracle she is alive (her life must have been saved for a great purpose!). Be safe out there Jeepers.

[@scrateshooter]

Hopefully she gets saved.

[@ronaldjensen8614]

A lot of trails I want to run with my cj2a before I ever get down there.

[@keithqueen3554]

After multiple close calls with deer then hitting one on my Harley your exactly right.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

@@scrateshooter - Saved from what?

[@scrateshooter]

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH Mark 9:43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: 9:44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

[@DavosSeaworth]

I suspect more people will be seeing this video after the tragic news of 3 people losing their lives while driving a Jeep in Colorado’s San Juan mountains. What a terrifying ordeal. I pray for those lost and affected by this tragedy. 🙏🏻

[@nj7541]

I just watched that then watched this.

[@DAS-Videos]

That's why I am watching.

[@SammyMaggio]

I cannot believe that both the passenger and the dog survived. Miracles do happen.

[@nickc3856]

both dogs too! they found the other one later that day, totally fine.

[@JeepTJWheelin]

God bless them 🕆

[@Boojyman]

@@nickc3856 but if they died it would be tragedy... god only gets credit for good deeds i guess

[@nickc3856]

@@Boojyman reddit-tier take but ok

[@Boojyman]

@@nickc3856 sorry i dont speak hipster

[@DeanJohnson67]

wow! part of me believes being ejected may have also saved her life in this very specific case! had she still be in the Jeep when it got to where you were she would have been crushed for sure! and of course thankfully you weren't collateral damage! will for sure donate!

[@AddictedToJeepsCom]

Hope the woman passenger recovers. Amazing that you weren’t hit as well! Wow!

[@jessethacker7631]

I went down two days after this happened. Didn't even know about it until a week later and went and looked at my GoPro footage and I noticed the soft top laying on the side of the trail in the video. Glad they are doing okay now.

[@harrothepilot]

My goodness me, the people in the camera car were the lucky ones also. So glad there was no one in the red vehicle. The horror would be unimaginable if you were trapped in it. Whoever experiences that road, appears to be rewarded with some absolutely stunning nature and scenery. Goes without saying, stay safe out there.

[@survivallife7401]

Man, that’s real... I broke my back in three places, crushed all the vertebrae’s and pulled all the ligaments and smashed all the disc in my neck on a dirt bike. I wasn’t paralyzed but I’ve had so much back, leg, shoulder and neck pain to make me miserable since I was 28 and I’m 53 now. But I still rode my Harley up until I felt it was too dangerous for me and others.... I miss those days when I thought I was invincible.

[@cometrailwithus]

This is definitely heartbreaking and not easy to watch as a fellow Jeeper who has kids in the backseat! Prays to everyone involved. Please be safe out there!

[@MsVanorak]

you deliberately take your children unto danger?

[@kaw628]

Not all trails are this dangerous, I'd imagine they take that into consideration when the kids are on board. Also, you have to take risks to really live, of course they should be calculated risks especially when your decisions directly effect others. We should assume they heir on the side of better judgement though unless we have evidence otherwise. There are plenty of perfectly safe trails where the biggest threat is getting lost.

[@MsVanorak]

@@ButterfatFarms no 😑. obviously their time could be better spent 'heiring' their better judgment!

[@kimmytuna5180]

The time to think about being safe was in the parking lot!!

[@LScott-vn4ux]

That is a miracle and a blessing she survived.

[@frizz1327]

I have a 4 wheel drive truck but I must say that going on roads like this is insane. I'm guessing that after watching this that there will be less people willing to get on this road. Very happy to hear that Suzie survived this terrible incident. Praying for your full recovery. 🙏🙏🙏

[@oxxnarrdflame8865]

I recommend everyone carry tire chocks and use them. I’ve carried them in my rigs since day one (50 years), even my street cars. Parking on steep hills or changing tires, and yes I’ve forgotten to take them out, but you figure it out soon enough.

[@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305]

I tell that to people as well.. especially when jacking your jeep up. I dont car how flat the surfsce is or how secure you think it is. Ince you start yanking on a lug nut or bolt or whatever. It can pull your jeep back and forth even with the parking pin engaged there is always some play for the vehicle to move. Specially in older Jeeps with parking brakes that dont work very well like my 89 grand wagoneer or 98 grand cherokee.

[@AndrewGistKlaxMaster]

Same way I always say 'use a jack stand, don't rely on the jack!' Just a few years ago, an older gent in my apt complex was trapped under his car all night and ended up passing away in the ice with his lungs collapsed because his hydraulic jack slowly failed. Just fast enough to not be able to leave, slow enough to not instantly crush him. Awful.

[@FuZe.]

@@AndrewGistKlaxMaster That sounds like torture, that's so fucking sad. From similar situations where cars have almost fell on me, I use the jack stands, jack itself with the handle cranked really tight, and a couple spares under the rear wheels, I don't care if I'm "doing too much," I'm not trying to die over something that could've been prevented.

[@AndrewGistKlaxMaster]

@@FuZe. never too much. That's why we are still here. Changing breaks? Oil change? Whatever, I'm using stands, and yes, spares. Stay safe brothers and sisters who work on cars

[@FuZe.]

@@AndrewGistKlaxMaster Shocks, when I changed my wheels and tires, testing my 4x4, basically anything that involves having to lift the truck up in the air. Always stay safe because one day your life and everyone else's could be changed forever.

[@doublediamonds8906]

I have been on those roads ever since I was a little girl. I have family in ouray so we go jeeping up there almost every single year. When my dad told me about what happened, to the jeep and that they were on black bear pass, I was so glad that they managed to make it out and also the dog. But those roads are kinda tricky and very rocky kinda.

[@theotherguy3083]

This is the kind of things you never wish on anyone. Hope she is recovering well

[@bc_usa]

Everything in life is about timing.

[@jayg.2453]

I so agree with you

[@davidconroy8547]

I'm a christian. And one thing I'll say is. God doesn't always perform miracles etc. But he is a God of timing. He's timing is of pure essence.

[@useryggfdcc]

@@davidconroy8547 100% agree having witnessed that myself a few times.

[@neburg6685]

@@davidconroy8547 god either exists or doesn't exist

[@motorhomeman1949]

"...You don't have to be crazy to drive this road, but it helps..."

[@diegodomenech4637]

What a crazy accident. The only thing that could have saved this is if Susie had moved over to the driver seat while the guy helped the gladiator. Glad they found the pup that was still missing when We went by on Monday. Hoping she recovers fully and that they get back on the trails. I definitely have learned from this to never leave a passenger in a precarious situation even if you trust the rig.

[@MikeWhitten]

Suzie is a nice young woman and I'm told she's also a fighter. Here's hoping for the best as well.

[@erasedfromgenepool.4845]

So sad but I am glad she retained her life god bless you suzie.....

[@whywidehide]

I am praying for her recovery, and for the Male driver, He will probably never do the trails again, that image will be with him forever. I know, me and the wife fell off Engineer trail 10 yrs ago, we were ok but spent 5 hrs dangling over Bear creek, I have not been able to do the trails since. The Jeep driver who got the film, God was riding with you, Be sure to give thanks. All you 4x4 folks, remember this is a very dangerous method of entertainment, it only takes one minor mistake or bit of bad luck.

[@JeepTJWheelin]

Amen!

[@dafrasier1]

magic words to a magic guy in the sky is stupid. Evolution has been proven true. mcg-truth blogspot praying = magic words, make believe, out dated superstitions.

[@JeepTJWheelin]

@@dafrasier1 Another sad lost soul.

[@dafrasier1]

@@JeepTJWheelin Reality is not a sad thing. a life of Delusional thinking, pretending is some kind of Crazy. mcg-truth @goodUglyTruth Times have changed. Evolution proven true, magic guy in sky did not do it. No going back. No hanging onto the past.

[@JeepTJWheelin]

@@dafrasier1 Show me an atheist and I will show you a person who can't handle life's ups and downs. If God seems far away, guess who moved?

[@DSToNe19and83]

Is this that pass in Colorado that everyone gets pissed that people try to go down and up to create a complete mess with the locals?

[@TheMinecraftCookie]

Yep! I cannot even tell you how many people have gotten stuck on this closed, unmaintained road.

[@zakkrick]

He’s was 5 seconds early, would’ve taken him out too. 3:19

[@off_mah_lawn2074]

Yup, if he had made that turn at the beginning, he would be dead rn

[@PaulJacob-o3v]

Excellent video coverage and super lucky for you. I've driven Black Bear a few times back in the 80's. There are some dicey spots!

[@WildDigger]

WOW! Saw the post on fb the day this happened. Hopefully everyone that was hurt makes a full recovery.

[@sillybirdy1994]

Apparently, the girl that was thrown from the Jeep is now paralyzed. Absolutely horrible

[@Clapxiomatic]

This is EXACTLY why you dont play games when it comes to your parking brake. I have owned many cars and most of them had barely working parking brakes. Especially if the car is mostly from a flat area. People will drive around with it engaged and just ruin it to the point that it is worthless. On both of my old 2nd gen explorers I had to rebuild the entire thing....

[@ElDiablo223]

WOW! you were 3 seconds away from getting hit and pushed down yourself, you must have one awesome guardian angel watching over you. Good luck and stay safe.

[@Praytri0t]

sending prayers for this lady and her pets

[@noblevictory2200]

I'm in Loveland, I've been on that pass a long time ago. This is insane. Seriously praying for that woman. My goodness. So glad you're okay though.

[@louisianaguy2661]

WOW! I was driving Imogene Pass this summer and I could see Black Bear. We do not drive it as it just looks too dangerous. Glad nobody was killed.

[@wam7484]

I don't consider Black Bear particularly dangerous. Tight corners need to be negotiated. EZ. And it's one-way (down only) so you don't have the risks of passing. Just use common sense on 3-pointing turns where appropriate. (As done in the video) And mind the weather forecast.