He Spent 38 Years Digging A Tunnel By Hand

[@thefez-cat]

"Thought to save time", then spends 38 years digging a tunnel. Absolutely relatable.

[@dannielledoerr4085]

Yep, he is definitely left with an effort reminder.

[@matthewadkins7973]

I don't mean to be that guy but it's sought

[@Qwerty-ff1cr]

In modern times we would call him a coder...

[@jenniferlynn3537]

@@Qwerty-ff1cr Project becomes outdated or obsolete prior to completion???

[@codyramos3200]

​@@ANONM60Dwrong story

[@thereallyrealplayer]

This man wanted the adrenaline of playing Minecraft, before it came out.

[@beam3819]

Maybe he is a trans rabbit?

[@user-xh2jz6jc4q]

He was from the Future and was playing Dig Dug in real life 🤔👊

[@archcunningham5579]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@byphil6370]

I wonder how many times he repaired his pickaxe?

[@Ambidexrious]

@@beam3819 WTF 😂

[@gizmetdoralopez6806]

He deserved a medal for determination. He was not going to let a mere 38 years of digging deter him! Hats off to Mr. Schmidt, a man who was tougher than granite!

[@chillwire-i4x]

such insperational words!

[@kushprince8001]

Men are so emotional 😂

[@ladzhandle]

A medal for determination? He wasted half his life digging a tunnel with literally non purpose. I'll admit it took some serious dedication, but all he ultimately achieved was putting a hole through some rock. It is quit the achievement but would that relentless dedication not have have been better used in other ways? Serving ones community for the good of your fellow man?

[@elbabaganush5017]

@@ladzhandle Well, some just want to leave their mark. I can't blame the fellow.

[@mikelomez9313]

​@@elbabaganush5017We're still here talking about the guy. Most people cannot say anyone will remember them

[@adelaideofeibea2847]

There’s always light at the end of the tunnel..! Great job man!!!

[@kaveribiswas73]

Hats off

[@edtheminecraftian]

*Digs tunnel for 38 years* *Refuses to elaborate* *Leaves*

[@Brunoki22]

Yeah, pretty much. Lol

[@kakhatsikaradze4772]

🗿

[@casualfoodenjoyer7951]

minecraft

[@echo-hotel]

@@casualfoodenjoyer7951only 15 years of Minecraft so far. But I’ll be digging until I die.

[@casualfoodenjoyer7951]

@@echo-hotel godspeed soldier

[@ProdigyAutomotive]

Can you imagine the feeling he got when he finally broke through and saw daylight after 38 years of mining? That must've been surreal.

[@Sanslikescookies]

He did some then left then came the next day. He did see sunlight

[@mattrice3993]

​@@Sanslikescookies Not the point doofus. Its the fact he finally finished it.

[@ST4RZ-wp5qn]

-he saw daylight what are you talking about he could just come out of the tunnel that he spent 38…years digging-

[@Madquette]

​@@ST4RZ-wp5qnEither you just made a really bad joke, or you're really dumb.

[@CiaoBello21]

Lmao I understood the sarcasm 😂

[@thesaurusrex7919]

A man who finishes what he starts. I respect it

[@stevennu4384]

Me 2

[@jetter2-andy-539]

This is the by far the best answer😂😂

[@Frostbearproductions355]

Ts

[@Planet820Claire]

Now the animals have their own safe by-pass ! And, Schmitt is no quitter !

[@RiyaWani-dg4mt]

He must be respected by all for his Herculian task.Such persons really are pathfinders for the society,whole mankind.In today's world these kinds of selfless dedicated people is rarest possibility.

[@peteranastasia1808]

Digging through hard granite is very good occupational therapy. It keeps you fit and in strong athletic condition which probably prolonged his life by at least 10 years. Hard work is good for the Soul and it gives one’s life purpose and meaning. This tunnel was the accomplishment and lasting legacy for a single individual. Perseverance and self disciple pays off! 👏🏽

[@Hobby_trails_family]

He had probably got pulmonary fibrosis from dust inhalation during digging and that shortened his life by 20-25years. Not every story has a happy ending... 😢

[@YoCroky]

the dust probably reduced his life by about 20 years mate

[@peteranastasia1808]

@@YoCroky No doubt!

[@jeffrutledge1789]

He already spent so much time on it. He had to finish it.

[@spacecruisers]

Sunk cost fallacy

[@gonelucid]

Absolutely

[@kayleighgroenendal8473]

​@@spacecruisers THANK YOU I came to ask what the fallacy was called that's related to this, I knew about it but there's like a million fallacies 😂😂

[@1nvisible1]

*I feel that way about my frame-up 1992 Corolla restoration.*

[@Channel-23s]

@@spacecruisersthat or he felt a half finished tunnel is worst then a finished one could also be he found a fondness to making that tunnel

[@carto4028]

The masculine urge to defy that big rock blocking your way

[@Killbayne]

the masculine urge to defy near physical impossibilities by simply saying "nah I could do that"

[@abridgingpanda7372]

Syzyfowe prace

[@Sindoku]

That’s called ambition. It’s the same reason the clock was invented. All other scientists in Russia gave up on it, but one guy didn’t because no one told him it was impossible.

[@borisnachev1358]

The masculine urge to try to put yourself into a higher position of thought by placing pseudo-intellectual comments on KZbin.

[@buttsniffa7469]

​@@borisnachev1358the jealous urge to put others down because they made a comment you wish you thought up

[@lennychorn147]

Well it has a use. It immortalized him in history.

[@ThePablo1911]

So true 👍

[@liminal_spaces_on_earth]

Can make for a good tourism attraction bringing in money to the descendants of his community

[@othgmark1]

I grew up near there. It is a tourist attraction for the offroaders that visit the area. Pretty damn impressive.

[@thewonderfulwizardoftheweb1053]

@@othgmark1 Rhett and link have been in that tunnel, they’ve also been into off roading as a hobby, at least in the past. Thanks for connecting those dots for me.

[@Beckasarus230]

As a guy who spent 40 years digging a tunnel just to move away and never use it? Great legacy 😂

[@pixieedust777]

Hats off to this legend who stayed consistent for 38 freaking years and finished off his work. I can't even stay consistent to my studies. We all should learn from him 😞☝🏻

[@Conorscorner]

This mans work will be seen for 10,000 years

[@makteko]

A single earthquake can seal it forever instantly.

[@IIISPQRIII.]

💣

[@ExcitedBirdBath-mh5wx]

That is so true I never comment..I hate when people try make funny jokes just for likes this is a very good and true comment and doesn't have many..

[@makteko]

@@ExcitedBirdBath-mh5wx I am confused as I don't see a joke in this comment section. Also why are you here instead of going around liking the so called 'good' comments?

[@tizianocolombero2657]

This Is completely true! How many of us can say the same? None.

[@musclecactus5183]

"Well dammit I'm already halfway through" *clink*⛏️*clink*⛏️*clink*⛏️ - William Henry Schmidt

[@steveschmitt6933]

Yessir

[@Melior_Traiano]

He is like Santiago from "The Old Man and the Sea".

[@douglasmemmo9288]

His last name is burroughshmidt 💀 safe to say burrowing runs in his bloodline?? 👁👄👁

[@fct6701.]

😂😂

[@klaschel]

Aber wer hat ihn bezahlt ? Er musste doch von etwas leben. Wie lang war der Kanal ?

[@jackmiddleton7944]

"Shortly after he finished, he moved away" The epitome of being alive, living life, and moving on. I hope he lived his life to his fullest. Amen

[@MONKMIKE]

Well said my friend. 👍🏻👍🏻 AMEN. 💙

[@yogevtmax4816]

i bet he built Digged another Tunnel in the new place

[@Jason-rq1gw]

Had to find another mountain to tunnel through, dinne?

[@OMNIPOTENT_EU]

That's why Men is very interesting creature.

[@Eyezick-l5z]

Think he got too much tunnel vision for that

[@alwayzzzl]

The man set out to complete a goal he set and he did it. Cheers to following through sir.

[@idehenebenezer]

Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. HEY THERE 🤗 JESUS IS CALLING YOU TODAY. Turn away from your sins, confess, forsake them and live the victorious life. God bless. Revelation 22:12-14 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

[@pawn6]

@@idehenebenezerbro has stage 5 brain eating amoeba

[@Hayden81810]

I went to burro shmit before, 4 times actually. It’s really cool. There is an old mining card in one of the paths in there. I tripped on the tracks

[@cymro6537]

Imagine how he felt when he chipped away as he had done for almost 2O years - and then suddenly - saw daylight. He'd reached the other side. Job done. William, We salute you .....

[@aviv1002]

it was 38 years

[@lubomirkubasdQw4w9WgXcQ]

same

[@lubomirkubasdQw4w9WgXcQ]

it was 38 years

[@cymro6537]

@@aviv1002 My bad.

[@govelasco]

What a waste of life. He was his own prisoner, likely due to mental health issues.

[@visno]

brent, i think you know what you need to do. bring a wheelbarrow of ore to one side and push it through by hand so that the tunnel can finally fulfill its intended purpose.

[@j.sargent9172]

Get this to the top!

[@spacecruisers]

Yes yes yes!

[@henryscarhead6119]

When Mayor Brent do bring a silver gold lead ores from one side to another then bring back pure ingots/nuggets and some money, let me tell you that tunnel will collapse after it's intended purpose is fulfilled.

[@Jennifermcintyre]

That would be epic!

[@madman694294]

That's how you unlock the Easter egg on that level.

[@sistertracy-thechurchofroc6574]

This is a testament to humankind's resilience and refusal to give up just because everyone says you should. He was proving something to himself. It would be nice to know where he went and what he did afterwards. He sounds like an interesting man. I hope the rest of his life was good.

[@milkiiiteaa]

bro is the 0.01% of gamblers

[@TaylorYorgason]

Every man secretly yearns to do two things. One is to have a secret door that leads to a secret room in his house, and the other is to dig an awesome tunnel. Don't question the man.

[@restezlameme]

That is both so weird and so wholesome.

[@MikkaSingh]

That man is married 😂

[@ArchimedesPie]

Confirmed. -Man

[@mobilegamereviewer.1936]

As a young man that's very relatable.

[@foxx9555]

Bruce Wayne basically and his secret entrance from manor to batcave. haha

[@doctorjpn]

Talk about dedication! He’s the kind of guy who’d bring a spoon to a sword fight and still believe he’s winning. A true legend of persistence, one shovel at a time!

[@Samandrewsisthegreatest]

Nah. He’d bring a spoon to a f*cking gunfight

[@PoisoNob]

Bro thats delusion ;-;

[@BBMoney007]

This dude would do some serious damage with a spoon

[@Bjnightmare2]

Learn from John Wick

[@mothaclysm]

not "believe he's winning", he WOULD be winning

[@satellite-s3v]

I think he was a proud man who always finished what he started

[@dollyrama1132]

Not any men left like him.

[@amadnomad93]

There is something called the sunk cost fallacy. You should read it up

[@420YOUKNOWHO]

Or he was extremely autistic 😂

[@windows95_de]

@@amadnomad93 sometimes its more about mental health to finish what you start then about efficency

[@Taima]

@@windows95_de Ironically wasting decades of your life on a pointless tunnel can do far worse for you than learning when to quit

[@lidmc796]

He's like me when I'm searching for diamonds on Mincraft and I don't find any for half a mile. Got to love the commitment. Even without the reward. Straightforward no matter what.

[@anthonygregory6797]

I respect the man for finishing what he started. Instead of just giving up. People could learn from this in modern times.

[@smelly1060]

Jesus christ you lot are deranged💀

[@LazierByTheDay]

What tf u talking about? Man wasted 38 years on nothing.

[@bishopp14]

I get it... I don't know why but I totally and completely understand this man's motivation.

[@ExcitedBirdBath-mh5wx]

Good for u lol

[@danielroberts2800]

Yeah fuck that mountain

[@jolio81]

You might want to get that checked out 🤣. Seriously though, I kinda get it too, but I hope my life never comes to that lol.

[@RobHickman]

Beyond the mountains, more mountains.

[@Titanium_Cranium]

We're men, we like digging holes & tunnels etc.even if there's no practical purpose because there's always satisfaction to be gained from a job completed. No further explanation necessary. For this man to just move away and not look back shortly after completing his project that took him 38 years to finish was a such a boss move. Salute from Scotland, good sir. RIP.

[@bbryant2485]

well said.

[@Titanium_Cranium]

@@bbryant2485 Cheers pal, all the best.

[@3melonpops]

I'm a boy I never enjoyed that stuff

[@Carmela07]

​​@@3melonpops yea that's y u r boy not a man

[@Nexo-9920]

Cause ur boy​@@3melonpops

[@afrozbusiness389]

This is what we call true determination.❤ Salute to you man!

[@markhammer9975]

He has accomplished something more lasting than most of us ever will.

[@Jan34279]

And he wasted more of his life than most of us ever will.

[@Blox117]

@@Jan34279 millions spend their time playing games that involve collecting resources. often by digging tunnels.

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

​@@Jan34279 It was not a waste if he held God as #1 in his life.

[@unvaxxeddoomerlife6788]

@@Jan34279 Not a waste if he really liked digging.

[@Kroooza]

​@@themonsterunderyourbed9408nothing about this has anything to do with god. come on man....

[@djurius]

the term ''tunnel vision'' gets a whole new meaning here

[@piterbzymas6462]

😂😂😂

[@fenderstrat609]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@simondalzell5635]

I just wrote that. Wish I hadn't now

[@Collector123k]

"Who said that" - said drill sergeant *calmly*

[@jbeckley6849]

Proof autism is not a recent thing.

[@philipliethen519]

I do not think it is autism, rather if indeed a pathology, more likely obsessive-compulsive disorder. But so what? It was his “thing” & he did not harm anyone.

[@theboujieproletariat]

​@@philipliethen519definitely autism :) and it's a good thing. This has nothing similar with OCD

[@Laylam14]

And look what they can accomplish!

[@Steve.._.]

​@@JearbearDCwow you are slow lmao.

[@MarketingStrategies28]

​@@philipliethen519😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣

[@serab2616]

Heart goes with such hardworking fellow. ❤ Huge respect

[@stephenmiller5023]

I have been out to his Tunnel & old cabin / homestead DECADES ago , when Toni Seger was still alive and she delighted in telling his story to anyone who wanted to hear about him. Unfortunately since her passing the “ Estate” has dramatically fallen to victim of people’s short sightedness and just general stupidity and it’s been looted / trashed / and made mayhem of it compared to what it once was . I remember meeting Robert ( the old caretaker) up at your Town Brent , and am still Damn Glad You are as involved as you have been to see Cerro Gordo survive & hopefully prosper into something great again. Make Mike ( Patterson) & Jody ( Stewart) proud of you . Looking great so far from what I’ve seen you posting these last 4-1/2 years since I found your KZbin channel . 😎👍

[@Azazel2024]

Sad to hear

[@rez9981]

where is this?

[@scottprather5645]

Visited the tunnel in 1985 The old lady was still living on the property. The story I heard was that he was following seams of Gold ore And eeked out a meager living

[@jakewillits4678]

He wasted his life on a tunnel that didnt matter that he made terribly inefficiently. I dount he found any gold in there man its a half mile of solid granite

[@jakedecero7511]

I met her in the mid 90's. She said she was a French spy! Who knows? Been through the tunnel a couple of times. Fun and spooky.

[@scottprather5645]

@@jakedecero7511 a French spy?? Probably starting to go a little senile.

[@ericankney5957]

You don't go in a straight line for half a mile to follow a seam. In every shot, that tunnel is just about as straight as one guy digging alone can get it, and you can see the shot with the light at the end, it's pretty darn straight for a long way.... No indication of a turn or rise anywhere.... He actually did a pretty good job given the limitations (one guy, no heavy machines, etc).

[@BarvGwydh]

@@ericankney5957 maybe it's a combination of both. maybe on a few occasions he happened to find a small amount of gold and told himself that it's a benefit of mining the tunnel. if not, it's hard to believe he was able to mine the tunnel. even if hellbent on mining it, it's hard to believe it was doable while sustaining his life.

[@jus10lewissr]

I hope his story is never forgotten and that people continue to go see the tunnel for themselves. On a side note: there's no way in hell he thought people would still be talking about him or his achievement a quarter of the way into the 21st century. That's more of an accomplishment than the actual tunnel, in my opinion.

[@desertshadow72]

It was an absolute waste of a life and its disgusting to call it anything good

[@DIRTY530BMXRACING]

@@desertshadow72what have you done that’s notable, or has contributed to society in any meaningful way? What is a “waste of life?”

[@ashugill4275]

@@desertshadow72 Lol what do you think after 200 years how many people talk about you… or you are just a waste🤡

[@scottinnh88]

@@DIRTY530BMXRACINGprobably made a couple spoiled brats who will do nothing also

[@misanthropicphilanthropy]

This was simply, a very determined man, that also couldn't just leave a job he undertook and toiled at for 20 years, UNFINISHED... I admire that about him.👍

[@llVIU]

it's amazing what a single man can do without a nagging wife or government taxes and regulations

[@_artorical_]

Enough of this brainwashed, ‘individulism’ bullcrap. Levon Arakelyan’s potato cave is much cooler than this and was done as a labor of love for his wife.

[@pzsn5075]

for real

[@StylishPen]

😂

[@alexandrailubs2945]

😂

[@alexandrailubs2945]

Your comment is underrated

[@larryhoward-pl1pe]

Truly inspirational, no matter what you see in front of you keep digging, there's light at the end of the tunnel.

[@yointhebedroom83]

I love this comment! 🙌🏽

[@dethkon]

@@yointhebedroom83Unless that “light” turns out to be an oncoming train… 🚂

[@Ethixx_]

unless you start digging down diagonally and don’t realise, there’s also that.

[@asdadas30]

but you can simply turn around and save 38 years

[@melaniejackson8187]

Wow... How True. Literally 😊

[@TommyT777]

He was thinking of others and wanted to help them save time, not his own. He was obviously the kind of guy who finished what he starts. He probably also took pride in basically fighting the mountain and winning.

[@sparky6086]

Probably the German in him. Germans have a tendency to follow through with plans, even though the plans have been proven no longer valid.

[@firstname-qq3xp]

And he was probably told by many folk he couldn't

[@david19226]

Like John Wick, This guy is a man of focus, commitment and sheer will. I would have given up on it after 15 minutes.

[@StopTheDamnTape]

As someone who has done a lot of hard AF digging in my life as a drainlayer, my hat goes off to this guy. That’s peak masculinity right there, a different type of tough. All those lame influencer kids with the “if you can’t bench…” type videos need to try this kind of shit as a reality check.

[@007stopjockin]

Hell yeah Bro! I had a job as a kid working in basements breaking concrete floors with a sledge hammer, and then re-cementing the floors and walls. Had to carry out the pieces in a wheelbarrow walking up a narrow plank, and then shovel fresh concrete into a wheelbarrow and bring it back in 1 wheelbarrow at a time Hard AF work for $3.50 per hour back in those days. 007

[@rightwingnucleararmedaussi1544]

That's peak stupidity in my books 😂

[@EngenheirUber]

@@rightwingnucleararmedaussi1544 thats hard work mate

[@Nathan-sc3mp]

@@rightwingnucleararmedaussi1544which one

[@franksuppa742]

Seriously these kids today will never have the drive to spend the prime of there lives digging hats off too you and your shovel sir your a real man

[@MONKMIKE]

He didn't give up, shear determination n will power !! 👍🏻👍🏻 Godspeed to you William, on your Journey. 💙

[@Cave-a-lier]

Et stupidité.

[@jeffknott1975]

i wouldn't call 38yrs "godspeed"

[@dglesterhardunkichud4287]

5 percent pleasure

[@trevipp]

@@dglesterhardunkichud4287100% back-pain

[@frostchak2163]

This man will be known as the most practical use of the sunk cost fallacy

[@UserName-qi3kl]

best comment

[@perspectives8203]

Sounds like an epic Minecraft side quest. I know I can’t resist excavating every blocky mountain I stubble across

[@nicholaskearney678]

Doesn’t matter about change around him; he continued, too dig. Blessed.

[@isaacdunn6589]

I've never heard this version of Mr. Schmidt's tunnel before. I live in Ridgecrest and have visited this tunnel a few times. Everyone in Ridgecrest says that Mr. Schmidt was looking for gold. A tunnel to transport ore doesn't add up because of the couple of side passages.

[@TurtleShroom3]

If he was looking for gold, why did he dig a straight line? He'd have followed a vein if he had hit gold or silver.

[@SmellySkidMarks]

Why not both?

[@chrissibersky4617]

​@@TurtleShroom3 I don't think he was a genius.

[@janmajer4662]

Bro did literal Minecraft branch mining irl

[@mohannadali9662]

I heard he dug it because of a sick loved one who died taking the long way round the mountain to reach aid. It makes sense especially given that the tunnel is straight and that he felt a strong urge to finish it. If it was for money, he wouldn't have just left when it was done.

[@christiangibbs8534]

Everyone needs a hobby. I can't believe his persistence and his dedication.

[@jaysparrow6631]

The expression “persistence overcomes resistance” immediately comes to mind! 👌

[@ΦίλιπποςΝίκας-τ3λ]

This guy right here is man of focus, commitment and sheer fucking will. Just pure respect for the guy👏👏👑👑

[@Elic205]

That man was part Russell Terrier and really, really loved to dig.

[@Eg.601]

Similar story to this Builder Levon Arakelyan spent 23 years crafting the incredible 65ft-deep, 3,000-square-foot subterranean space and he died in 2008, aged 67. Two days after finishing the project. He began working on it after his wife, Tosya, asked for a cool space for her potatoes. He got carried away. I even got to meet the wife, and see the tunnel. Extremely cool to see

[@kevinblanchard8886]

You are talking about him today. That’s what I think. It’s amazing.

[@NoName-sb9tp]

One man can spend nearly 4 decades building this and there are still smooth brains claiming aliens built the ancient world. I'm gonna let you guys see how a smoothest brain is working his darnest in my reply section.

[@DavyOneness]

He carved granite with steel, not a copper chissle like we are supose to believe the ancients used on granite!😅😅😅😅😅

[@NoName-sb9tp]

@@DavyOneness the pyramid stone was made of sandstone, not granite.

[@DavyOneness]

@@NoName-sb9tp "The pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure and the royal chamber tomb in the pyramid of Cheope, were externally faced with granite slabs. But not only: also the Djed the interior of the Big Pyramid of Giza was entirely built of heavy granite monoliths. Each monolith weighs nearly hundred tons." AND there is 8,000 tonnes of granite in the great pyramid.. Not to mention all the precise carved detailed granite statues.....

[@staywhite6332]

Funnier yet, they give the credit to feathers, who, never made anything but teepees.

[@TurtleShroom3]

@@staywhite6332 Dude thinks all Indians are Plains Indians.

[@dwade6322]

Man.. The feeling he must of had the moment he actually saw daylight on the other side 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@Ciddiyetle]

He probably did what he enjoyed in life and felt useful, he had a purpose and achieved his goal, maybe he had the hope of finding a gold, whatever it was, the force that pushed him to continue motivated him and continued his work. I appreciate his stability. rest in peace. In the end, he left a permanent mark on the world, think, what are we doing? I know people who only sit on the couch and watch TV all lifetime.

[@RiyaWani-dg4mt]

When one person likes something & feels greatly appealing to his mind he makes it his lifetime goal.He also takes it as God given task as well as service to the god.Such man begins to think no other thing is worthwhile & beautiful than this one which can give him best pleasure & satisfaction of his life than anything else in the world.

[@Blinko_on_fire]

Last year, I watch one video about him. He lost his wife because of that mountain and he can't make her to the hospital so he doesn't want other to feel like him that's why he dig that tunnel everyone stop him but he doesn't stop what a legend

[@tigerjr38]

I guarantee when he finally broke through the other side he broke down and cried. So many emotions built up from those 38 years.

[@JanFWeh]

His *immortality* project Can't imagine finally reaching the other side after digging every day for 38 years.

[@preliator8445]

"I'm gonna tunnel through that there mountain." "Are you nuts? You cain't tunnel through a MOUNTAIN!" *whole town starts laughing*

[@jeffdishong4853]

He dug this tunnel for no other reason but personal challenge. He knew he could. Incredible patience. Thats why he didn’t give up. The human condition.

[@rzella8022]

Men.

[@ScottWalker-p8g]

Bless him that's 100% perceverance and total commitment RIP MR SCHMIDTZ

[@danielmeehan6318]

The satisfaction he must of achieved when he saw light ✨️ I bet it was incomparable. I would've said screw it and carved out a home 🏡 aswell.

[@peecee1384]

....must *have achieved 🙄 Why do you think it is "would've" not "would'f"?

[@danielmeehan6318]

@peecee1384 because some people have such a boring life they have to get their satisfaction from correcting grammatical errors, you're welcome.

[@stephenrindos5608]

It may have started for a particular purpose but the journey took on other reasons. The perseverance and absolute determination to see that through is a bit humbling and says volumes of his spirit. I couldn't see a single person of today's weak society make it past the opening without crying or blaming the stone for their failure. I don't even recognize America anymore. I'm grateful my grandparents and great grandparents were spared seeing what has become normality. 😢

[@poethalaw]

i actually went there with during high school in 2019, and the place is amazing if you like rocks and history. there’s also an old minecart with some tracks inside, along with shed and some clothes i think. the tunnel itself is very long, and it’s crazy to think somebody dug it by hand

[@maeryn4200]

This man understood the meaning of "doing something for future generations". He wanted to help people in the future, a very commendable feat. Many people here are too simple-minded to realize this and post comments like "he wasted his time", not thinking that back in his time, this tunnel would've been extremely helpful.

[@Xiaomila]

That guy accompanied this monumental task and beat the mountain. Great man!

[@carrieann1640]

It was the Zen of it.

[@spacecruisers]

Zen and the art of tunnel digging?

[@izzsavialvarez8669]

@@spacecruiserstherapy, and a nice workout for the body/vessle

[@-Jozef]

As a man, this is probably some shit I’d do

[@icecreamjunkie6790]

Ya, me too. Got to be honest.

[@holoholopainen1627]

Work gives Your Kids Better education ?

[@lennoxlewis9513]

no you wouldnt

[@rtyfewa]

You can't say that

[@danieldenlar4209]

I think it had to be a tunnel of LOVE for him to be so dedicated !

[@tommybokelman5565]

Pretty sure Mr Schmidt was on some gold and didn't tell anyone

[@KosherPorky]

Me and my boys in our minecraft server

[@InsaneCelery238]

heyyyy! I've been here many times! I love blasting creeping music while running through here with friends

[@nicknatuzzi2652]

That is the old values of devotion, dedication and tenacity! Most of us can only dream about manifesting this in our lifetimes. Others will be surprised at what someone can accomplish with determination!

[@PsychoC4rnivore]

He is a man of focus, commitment and sheer fucking will

[@supersami7748]

He had a health pro le and outlived I believe 2 doctors. It’s off of Garlock road (between HW 395 and HW 14 very close to Ridgecrest. First trip there was with dad in 1956, probably been there at over 3 dozen times over the next 5 decades. Beautiful area and it’s on the food side of the Sierras, unfortunately it’s still in California.

[@kimt1776]

Nice job William. You're no quitter! ❤

[@PallaviSharma-ug9wp]

I remembered a men from my country (INDIA). named as Dashrath Manjhi. He cut the mountain and made a way connecting his village with town as it used to take 2 hrs to cross that mountain only. When her wife died cause they were not able to reach hospital when she was injured with a child in her belly just cause of that mountain. So he cut the mountain in half after that So proud of him. Their is also a movie dedicated to his life and that road is named after his name ❤

[@johnstuart8511]

Loving the history stories. And you keep finding more. Nothing wrong with finding history.

[@landofsaguaros8330]

Hopefully he got a cart full of gold out of all that material he moved

[@lawrencenannes4260]

I cannot but respect him😢😮❤❤

[@NathanielGarr0_96]

Just a man who fought a Granit mountain and he won by sheer willpower. Based

[@1a1u0g9t4s2u]

Never give up, Never surrender. Words paraphrased from various sources including a catchphrase from the movie Galaxy Quest, but U.S. Army Veteran Sgt. Daniel Shegog has always found some truth to it and Wiinston Churchill. Good for Henry "Burro" Schmidt. Thanks for sharing.

[@gary1625]

SISU

[@Caritas0325]

he is so diligent❤❤

[@ExtremeWeatherGroup]

With a last name of burrow this makes a lot of sense

[@jayknight139]

you are the only other person that noticed lol

[@gcr1]

Fate

[@ksoh1oe276]

Continuing to dig that tunnel for 18 years KNOWING that it was of no use is why he is a LEGEND!!

[@Fighting-Spirit7]

Man finished what he started and never give up.

[@dredrotten]

It cost a lot of money to do something like this, never mind the back breaking work involved. He was following a vein of gold bearing quartz I would say.

[@bounderchris]

Exactly! All the stories I’ve heard are of him following gold otherwise how else did he support his household?

[@saner6888]

Some people need to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

[@RanaAjeetPratapSingh.]

Same thing happened in India. But that was out of LOVE for his wife❤. Mountain Man-Dasrath Manjhi's wife fell from the mountain and died while crossing it to see a doctor. The pain of loosing his wife was so strong that he cut through the mountain only with hamer and chisel. It took 22 years to make the path through it. Reducing distance from 55 km to 15 km. Everyone in his village called him mad. But he never stopped and finally got recognition from the government of India. The Road was named after him. And there is postage stamps with his picture. Truly Inspiring. There is a movie on it.

[@unclejesseandtherippers4047]

“And there’s no state of slavery more disgraceful than one which is self-imposed.” Seneca, Letters from a Stoic

[@76rjackson]

A bit tall for a Dwarf but not unheard of. Gandalf has told tales of similar deeds.

[@socalcasedog]

I grew up there in Ridgecrest. Think my 1st visit there was in 85ish......been there many times wether to walk the tunnel, visit other mines nearby or riding dirt bikes.

[@holoholopainen1627]

Where IS this at - Thank You

[@hehe4311]

I think he dug the tunnel because his wife died due to the mountain blocking the way to the hospital.. big respect to this guy.

[@RealNyeTheScienceGuy]

In life, if you stop doing what you’re doing once you get going, you 💀

[@masondegaulle5731]

Ain't this the truth. Men can't retire, gotta fill it in with some kind of hobby with the same energy as working or the clock simply winds down and stops. Gotta keep winding that clock. Seen it many times; the healthiest guys just shrink and break down once they stop working.

[@shiren9976]

Hes been my hero, he dug tunnels threre was no reason to do it but the fact that he did it anyway i respect that. I fw that heavy

[@charly3575]

It may have been a transport tunnel when he started. But it continues as a quest, a dream, desire, motivation, determination and ended up with blissful success. He completed what he began and he proved that he understood what commitment was and finishing what he started. This must have been a man to know. Finished and done. God bless him.

[@thegreatestyapper]

Wow I can't believe he dug so long! He dug for 20 years then dug for 18 years! 20+10=30 and 20+8=28! 30+28-20 is 38 years! How dedicated must one have to dig for 38 years? Very dedicated, as a matter of fact!

[@Truefacts-tz6ql]

i have mad respect for that guy.

[@mydistrust]

A man who finishes what he’s started. Maybe a total waste, but definitely a testament to his determination.

[@kornelia8627]

It was to be near the mountain. It felt so good. What a strong companion 😊

[@mysticurbanlegends-123]

I love the historical context you provide! It really adds depth to the stories! 📚👻