Top 3 Hiker Photos with DISTURBING Backstories…

[@HeidiSue60]

The story of the hiker being rescued by the hobbyist who figures out locations by studying photos is probably the best missing persons story out there

[@SeanKula]

I know that's truly amazing. Now, with GPT 4 and better and better AI, imagine just showing an AI a picture and having it determine where it is. More and more lives can be saved

[@teresayates8274]

Agreed!!! Thank God that man saw the post!

[@jjeanrobert5800]

They should hire him!

[@richardmoore609]

Probably a geo guesser fanatic. Some of those people are freaky good at finding places using just an image.

[@DoBetter.g]

Kinda BS he gets arrested for it. Just adds insult to injury. I think he learned his lesson? Lol

[@ezura4760]

That second story should be a good reminder to those stubborn folks who insist upon completing hikes when conditions deteriorate. It’s all well and good to put yourself at risk but by doing so you’re also endangering others. People have to go out in those conditions to try to rescue you. You can always hike it another day ffs!

[@jasonarthurs3885]

These exact sentiments!

[@rebecculousrk]

I don't understand how a person could be arrested and jailed for "wandering into a closed area of the park" when they were LOST!?!? That is insane on a Kafkaesque level.

[@genogallaher837]

Deep state govment, not trying to hide ANYTHING, THERE ...

[@juliadesoto7374]

​​@@genogallaher837oah! You almost dropped your tinfoil hat there, buddy! Go back to the "history" channel where you belong!

[@keyogen]

It's California.

[@ileolai]

@@keyogen breaking a law unknowingly is still considered criminal in every US state and pretty much everywhere else.

[@jamesordwayultralightpilot]

​@incrediblejessen yes and barely escaping death should be a good enough lesson. If they didn't have the resources to search, they shouldn't have.

[@gregtaylor3432]

I would encourage anyone who hikes (even day hikes!) to carry a "SPOT device" (or similar) and a emergency foil blanket. The weight is negligible and the peace of mind is enormous!

[@jeffreycarman2185]

At the very least bring the ten essentials!

[@scottgust9709]

also bring Starlink

[@jeffreycarman2185]

While a SPOT device might be helpful in a lot of cases, satellite-based devices operate on a line-of-site way and are not infallible. Some people also say that these devices give novices, or under-skilled people an inflated sense of what they are able to do, or will make people use the devices as a crutch and cause people to put their lives on the line for minor situations, that might be resolved without a costly and dangerous rescue.

[@myrtlebeachcopwatch8051]

And a firearm

[@aliceinwonderland8314]

A bothy is really good for day hikes in damp/windy conditions and makes a great temporary shelter for lunch. They're on the bulkier side, but for the climate in the UK at the very least they're really handy. It's a bright orange almost tent, that works like that thing you an do with kids parachute where you all sit on the edge. They block out pretty much all the wind and rain, and get toasty quite fast.

[@Skelath]

There's a photo that "Beast Runners" recently took in his recent search and rescue mission, he spent a day searching for a missing person on a mountain and got some footage with his drone, later that night he used software to detect the colour Cyan in which the hiker was wearing, and in one of the photos it picked up the colour behind a rock and the hiker was sadly found deseased by search and rescue in that exact location.

[@aazhie]

How sad they couldn't have saved the lost person, but still good for any family to have closure :(

[@reanbowlerd5988]

Wow that sounds like an incredible method

[@likemeordont5951]

Sadly, the hiker could not be saved. Thankfully, the family was spared a lifetime of anguish stuck in the land of unknown.

[@resmarted]

Wow I had't even considered that drones could be used to great effect in a situation like this. Hopefully they can be used to find someone alive if they become more common. Imagine a grid search but with drones powered by AI.

[@ryanhulse3791]

Imagine sending a random picture when lost that a random man out there would end up analysing, finding your exact location and basically saving your life! What a legend, I couldn’t imagine the debt I’d feel to that guy.

[@AIPTutorials]

Search & Rescue? Fire Fighters? Park Rangers? Police? Volunteers? No... the real heroes are the Geo-Guessers! haha

[@margaretstrobach6863]

It's a miracle

[@Jaidritz9285]

Incredible story of a man being saved, by someone who has a hobby studying photos and there location. This man is a silent genius in the finding of the man, who was on his last legs. Never think people who have strange hobbies are meaningless.

[@2ndhandSue]

And never think that the "last" selfie you took is actually going to be the last!

[@SirManfly]

and studying a picture to see if you can find the location of it is hardly a "weird hobby", it can actually be fun and challenging ! I have done it before just to see if I can do it. Sometimes I succeed sometimes I don't.

[@roughrosa]

This is what is called Geodetectives. They geolocate where the photo is taken based off clues in the photos such as the direction of shadow, vegetation, endemic plants, buildings, topography, type of rocks etc. The knowledge has to be wildly vast over different type of fields and accessing time periods to be able to make correct guesses leading to narrowing the search and lastly finding the coordinate. Apparently there is a community for this hobby harnessing their skill to help people out there who wants to know where old pictures of loved ones being taken, missing persons, etc.

[@Truckngirl]

The reason Stairway to Heaven is illegal is because of all the social media type tourists from the mainland that wrecked havoc in the quiet residential neighborhood at the foot of the stairs. Dropping garbage, urinating and defecating in people's front yards is just the beginning. They were talking about controlled access, taking reservations and having a shuttle (so the neighborhood isn't crammed full of tourist's rental cars) but the City and County of Honolulu is tired of it, and they're arranging the cost for it to be dismantled. Tourists are why we can't have nice things here on Oahu.

[@FYMASMD]

Yeah meth head locals make Oahu a tropical paradise.🙄

[@FigaroHey]

Wreak havoc. Havoc is already wrecked. Not much you can do to wreck something that by definition is not in any kind of working order.

[@jamie_marie_]

Dixie just did a video yesterday showing how she can at least survive one night with the supplies she brings in her day hiking pack. Everyone who dayhikes needs to watch that and get ideas for what to bring with them. Hiking can be unpredictable so carrying an extra pound or so on a day hike can save your life. Those silver emergency blankets are so so light and so cheap and can save your life.

[@BreeStraussPhoto3]

I’m super curious about this video. My kids and I always carry a day pack with an emergency blanket. I’d love to hear her voice on this issue. Just in case

[@memathews]

Yes, Dixie's video demonstration on a night out was excellent. She bases her day pack contents on the Ten Essentials, which she covers in other videos. Another excellent video source for this is The Hungry Hiker, based in the PNW, and she just released another Ten Essentials video where she covers each item she packs.

[@israelizzyyarrashamiaak766]

@@memathewsDixie? Any more of a channel description

[@jamie_marie_]

@@israelizzyyarrashamiaak766 Sorry, her channel is Homemade Wanderlust. I should have added that!

[@nicoleandjoshbaldwin4228]

Saw that one yesterday. It was actually quite realistic because she had trouble with her tarp shelter.

[@zakkmiller8242]

Another thing that blows my mind about people going up those illegal stairs is this. THERE ARE SO MANY beautiful places to go hike and see. I was only there for 10 days and didnt even scratch the surface of the places we could have went and we were traveling around that island non stop. I think some folks jave this uncontrollable urge to do any and all things illegal. I commit my fair share of illegal activities but none that risk tf out of my life lmao

[@NickyBlue99]

What kind of illegal activities?

[@stephanielloyd4053]

He was a young kid, who lived on the island! He'd probably done most of the 'normal' activities. It's not his fault some crazy psyco was waiting in the shadows!

[@arguchik]

@@NickyBlue99 Hiking the stairs is illegal.

[@jlt131]

and the fact that it's not just your life you're risking, but also the lives of the searchers that come after you when you go missing - as shown in the second story.

[@l.u.c.a.s.]

I mean - it's a flight of stairs. If anything it sounds safer than a regular hike. It's only dangerous cause it's illegal

[@mikeinkalaoa]

The person in Daelynn Pua’s photo was ID’d as a UH student. Can’t remember where I saw that but I have a heavy interest in the case being a HI resident that enjoys hiking. I’ve done haiku stairs 3 times, from the illegal side. That photo isn’t from the staircase side of the mountain. There’s a paved road that leads to the staircase or you can cut through a bamboo patch. The road loops around the bamboo patch and leads to a Hawaiian school so it’s impossible to get lost in, you just pop out the other side. That photo isn’t on a paved road and the freeway or pylons aren’t visible. It’s definitely not in the bamboo patch or the staircase itself. You need to cross under an elevated freeway to access the stairs. It’s in a heavily populated area and you have a nearly 200’ reference point at all times. Impossible to get lost on that side. That photo has to be from Moanalua Valley side. I’ve never hiked that trail so I can’t say much but I’m certain the Kaneohe side doesn’t look anything like this. It’s much steeper, different vegetation, and almost impossible to crop out any signs of urban life.

[@ifell3]

This is actually a game that people play, geoguessr. Absolutely crazy how close people can get in the world within a few seconds!

[@jamie_marie_]

Yes! Reddit has an active sub of people doing this!

[@Word187]

Was looking for this comment. There are Geoguessr channels who try to locate photo's sent in by their subscribers. It's amazing how accurate they can be with a still photo

[@molmer2380]

That's cool. Like seeing the moon phase in a hiker vlog and figuring out the date of the recording!

[@Av_dti-skibiti]

Super creepy. Stalker paradise.

[@ifell3]

@@Av_dti-skibiti 3 letter agencies love this sort of stuff!

[@anafavero1451]

I read a book years ago that foretold social media and specifically hundreds of thousands of people coming together online to figure out locations and information from pics and videos. I know social media can be toxic but what a thrill it is to live in our “future”. For enough people to see the last post and to have someone pinpoint a location based on almost zero info is astonishing.

[@susanharris9383]

It is pretty wild, huh?!

[@michaelosgood9876]

The photo of the man walking away, although eerie, is magnificent!

[@anikajain571]

I have 2 bags packed for any & EVERY time I leave home. A "fanny pack" & a backpack, both have everything I can think of that I might need in case of every "what if" scenario I can imagine. 1st aid supplies, torches, tools, water, snacks, a jacket, emergency blanket, mirror, lighters etc. My kids & friends often tell me I'm being ridiculous UNTIL they get hungry, thirsty or a blister.. I grew up watching survivalist TV series & I'm an Aussie, I was taught to be prepared. I'm ok with that 👍

[@Whippy99]

@anikajain517 I take a backpack, ‘bum bag’ and emergency wet weather poncho every time I hike in the Alps! I’m going again in July and can’t wait. I’m British and typically extra cautious as I’m also asthmatic.

[@KunKosh]

You're doing it right

[@anikajain571]

@@Whippy99 I just do this bcuz my life has been difficult enough, you're Brittish- I'll forgive you 😉, I don't hike in the alps- just every day stuff in Oz.. what's your latest adventure?

[@meganallday]

I do the same. I’ve trimmed it to be much lighter weight, but I refuse to go without certain first aid items. I use contact lens cases to put antibiotic ointment that I mix with lidocaine. In the other lens spot I put some zinc ointment (has many purposes: stop chaffing, sunscreen, antimicrobial). I take leukotape. Medications. Sharp tweezers. Benedryl, gravol, anti inflammatory. The Leuko tape prevents blisters when you feel a friction spot, protects them from rubbing more, can be used as a sling, sports tape, stop a bleed, and probably more I’m not thinking of. I will never go back to bandaids. I’ve used leuko tape when I’ve been dirty & sweaty, then gone swimming, and it’s never come off on it’s own. I had a bad blister during a heat wave one year and it stayed in place for 4 days (I had to remove it myself). Fantastic stuff. None of this adds more weight than the value I get from it, and I’ll be happy to have it should a more dire situation ever present itself.

[@bradentheman1373]

I ALSO do the same lol, I have a small backpack with a LOT of stuff, and take it EVERYWHERE, even if I’m going to the store for a couple minutes. My parents and siblings always tell me I take to much but it’s always come in handy, from stuff like pens to hand sanitizers. And I also have a first aid kit too, I’m always prepared for ANYTHING and ANYTIME

[@zakkmiller8242]

Dude imagine finding a dead body out in the woods. My mind would probably immediately go to worst case scenario and think that this person was murdered and the murderer is still out there and about to kill me next lmfao

[@littledrummergirl_19]

I just can’t imagine the toll it would take mentally on the person finding the body… like if that’s not your job you’re not used to finding people, that’s got to be traumatic

[@memathews]

​@@littledrummergirl_19 Yes, it's bad enough when you're actually looking for someone. SAR has a difficult job, especially the high school groups. Must be a huge shock to random hikers to just walk up to a deceased person.

[@sventer198]

Same!

[@lonesparrow]

After 5 months it would probably be mostly skeletonized

[@thefisherking78]

Saw a comment on an early MrBallen Missing 411 video, "you're not afraid of being alone in the woods, you're afraid of not being alone in the woods" and I can never unread it 😭

[@Jennifermcintyre]

I’ve done the Kalalau trail back when that psycho guy was there…2008 I believe. We didn’t know there was some nefarious person out there but there were A TON of people living out there full time and long term. There was always encouragement for the visitors to supply the full timers with food, drink and supplies. Glad I didn’t have a bad experience.

[@jenandpip]

what psycho guy are you referring to? i am unfamiliar with the history of the trail

[@tombohlen4804]

I once spent a day with a man that I met in hostel in Athens who claimed to have lived there like this for over year. Not speaking, never looking into anything like a mirror, with no possessions living in the woods...he was a silent but weirdly intense person, who tried to convince me that in order to be truely be travelling, I should burn my passport, cards and cellphone on the spot.

[@carrieanncancino5118]

@@jenandpip rewatch this video of you missed it the first time. This channel uploader spoke about it and showed pics of what was talked about it.

[@robinmcinarnay7827]

@@tombohlen4804 yeah, so they’ve no way to identify you once he murders you! Also told you there’s freedom in burning off your fingertips, symbolically releasing you from big gov/big tech’s clutches? *Don’t* do it😜lol!!

[@runningwater7873]

The lesson in this video leave location on when going hiking. Sometimes I shut mine off because of tracking. I am so happy that the man received help and was air lifted out. Great content..

[@a.ramosakadrumgrl6677]

Hiking Mt. Baldy is no joke, they recently found bodies there.

[@tessaducek5601]

My son hikes a lot in Idaho. I constantly tell him. Tell your wife where you are going, be prepared and don't go off trail. I find if people want to be stupid then stupid stuff will happen. Yes. Even my son. Don't take on mother nature. Chances are you will lose. If its illegal to access there is a reason .

[@KirkBeaulieu]

My x husband hunts and I always made him write down the ridges name where he would he be hunting. That way when I had to call the Sheriff they would know where to start looking. Also make sure his wife knows his license plate number.

[@alankilmer108]

Waterman is my favorite summer hike, I do it about once a month (the ridge loop starting from Three Corners). When I saw the pic my first thought was he was on Twin Peaks, it's a seriously difficult hike that I've seen many unexperienced hikers attempt. People underestimate the effect the higher elevation has and get exhausted and disoriented easily.

[@Ljgaming826]

You can tell that complacency was the problem with all these people if ur going on a hike u always pack food , water and emergency survival kit and if you are smart u also bring a solar charger they are relatively cheap (50 bucks or so) and always tell someone where ur going and when u will be back …… these are common and standard rules when hiking especially alone which I also don’t recommend …… risk vs reward I pray for those who didn’t make it off the mountain ….. god bless the souls of them all

[@coldbloodC]

I've been watching this channel grow, so happy for you. Great stuff Kyle!

[@LTJC70]

It just breaks my heart to hear about these people that go missing then are found deceased.... Sometimes it's an innocent wrong or missed turn yet something so trivial can cause the worst outcome... Please be safe out there folks!! Carry a locator beacon and a compass...

[@BanjaraHillbillies]

As a 4th generation Southern Californian... and a frequent hiker in the San Gabriel Mountains... I can tell you that Mt. Baldy is not to be tripled with. It's a killer!! ☠️

[@barbarapaine8054]

It’s my goal to hike it in the summer, in the morning, before any afternoon thunderstorms set in. However, I’m doing a lot of training, research, and preparation. The Hiking Guy has what seems like a good video on the best route, and training hikes to prepare. However, I might end up hiking Cucamonga Peak or Baden Powell instead. Some of the photos of narrow trails next to thousand foot scree slopes on Baldy are pretty scary.

[@BanjaraHillbillies]

@@barbarapaine8054 Baden-Powell is a nice training hike. Mucho switchbacks but a great view from the top... and the 1500 year old limber pines are way cool!

[@ghostofreality1222]

Lived on Mt Baldy when younger. That mountain was my playground. I miss those times. so beautiful, I would Hike it and just go up and sit and watch everything around me.

[@athenathegreatandpowerful6365]

Yeah, they still haven't found Julian sands

[@qmnnvrdyz8965]

​@@athenathegreatandpowerful6365 That's awful! I stopped checking for updates on him, cos, unfortunately, he can't possibly be alive.

[@gedrooney9305]

Another example of why Geeks and our hobbies are so important 😉👍

[@fiedelmina]

I went to Hawai'i in 2018 and did some short hikes on my own (I visited a friend who lives there and she was working on some days and not with me all the time). Hawai'i has rain forests and the trails are extremely slippery and it's not always very clear what the trail is exactly. A year later there was the famous event of the lady who went off track in Hawaii, got lost and broke her leg and was only found after about a week. Imagine being in pain and panicked for DAYS and know that it's quite realistic that you might NOT be found and DIE there. I'll never hike alone again.

[@bayoujd]

I’m LOVING these videos! You remind me of a young Mr Ballen. Great storytelling skills! Please keep content like this coming if possible. Thank you ❤

[@jrnelson6846]

I Love Mr. Ballen!

[@MamaMadeUSA]

I used to really enjoy listening to Mr. Ballen but he takes too long to get through the story and there are just too many tiny details I start to tune out. I like this channel. He includes necessary details and gets straight to the point. 😊

[@carolynjiminez1247]

I think Kyle and Ballen need to do a camping/hiking collab!

[@your_uncle_barry_6700]

Your videos are so well done bro. You're an incredibly good storyteller

[@thefisherking78]

I stayed in a house right by the Haiku Stairs in 2005 and I was never once tempted to climb. I spent most of my childhood in HI, we did lots of hiking, and I have great respect for how treacherous those mountains can be. Even when not on a rusty old staircase, there's crumbly volcanic dirt and lots of sketchy spots where a fall can kill you. Don't take the chance.

[@a.mie.533]

The third story is so wild! How on earth was this guy able to figure out the exact coordinates just on base of that photo!? That's incredible!😃

[@keymaster7323]

Incidentally, Mt. Baldy is where actor Julian Sands passed away in January (2023).

[@jericox2980]

I enjoy your podcast. It breaks my heart to hear every year of hikers going off by themselves, ill prepared and getting hurt or worse. I feel for their loved ones. A little common sense preparation could save so many

[@wildflowersadventures]

Loving these videos! Nice spin off from your hiking videos. Thanks!

[@kathleensullivan4547]

I've hiked the Angeles All my life..love the Gold mines, that said I have never hiked alone.. I always have dogs with me. Hiking is dangerous and one time I was stalked by a mountain lion whew! Never been so scared hearing footsteps above my head on a cliff ledge 😮. Frozen for a second when I remembered that cats are startled easily and I can whistle loud enough to temporarily deafen anyone near including myself.. that did it, two of the loudest lung filled whistles I ever made and I heard one thump and several steps further and further away. I ran like a banshee 3miles back to where I started. Monrovia canyon Park 🏞️...never hiked up there again 😔

[@arh1234]

😮

[@musingwithreba9667]

I remember seeing that last one on social media when they were searching for him and how they found him. Thats a crazy hobby, and super sluething skills to be able to figure out where that photo was taken! 😮

[@Neighbor618]

Thousands of miles backpacking under my belt and I've still gotten "lost" several times. Fortunately able to figure it out after a lot of additional miles but pay attention. Too easy to zone out.

[@whatkjsaw4461]

Wow going for 200k already 🔥🔥🔥congratulations Kyle!

[@knutelindstrom3716]

I like how the last one was more of a “happy ending”! LOL

[@GruntProof]

This channel has become a big 2a ad. Outstanding

[@memathews]

Lol. FUD sells!

[@cjspeak]

Woah surprised to hear about Mt Baldy on this! A lot of people actually died doing this mountain this winter. It being so close to Los Angeles makes for a lot of inexperienced people going up and attempting to hike it. It's not very difficult of a mountain (4,000ft of climbing), but so many people do it unprepared (even in the non winter months). You'd be amazed by the sheer arrogance of people on trail. I was descending in the winter and some guy in just road runners and a t shirt and shorts asked me if it was good to go up. Mind you, it was already the afternoon and I was already over halfway down the mountain. I have so many stories of oblivious hikers in the LA mountains, and not just higher altitude hikes but also simple city hikes like the Hollywood Sign. It's something relatively unique to LA from what I've experienced.

[@cjspeak]

The route in this video, Bear Canyon, is a more difficult and less traveled route (6,000 ft of climbing), so it's even more dangerous to do in the winter as there are likely no other people on trail with you and if there had been a recent snowfall, there's a good chance you'd be breaking trail. Where the guys body found is odd though. It is very far off trail and past all of the usual dangerous spots of the trail. It's quite likely no one had broken trail yet.

[@israelizzyyarrashamiaak766]

After seeing a story similar to this I became so afraid of climbing into weather I’m not expecting. Now my bag always has bear mace a whistle bear bangers flares flint / steel knife and a tarp with hand warmers rolled up in it as well as a mu coat/ hats/gloves. The bag is ridiculous but watching these videos can really make one super freaking cautious!!!! I have a Doppler radar app on my phone but ya never know what weather will decide to do especially at higher altitudes

[@vashspecter]

Those Geo guessers are one of the few amazing things that have come out of the Internet in the past decade or so. I’ve seen some of these guys look at family photos. People have from 30 or 40 years ago and based off of the foliage and everything in that photo accurately guess the exact location where the photo was taken. And sometimes these photos aren’t even taken anywhere in the United States or the UK some of these guys are locating these places over in Thailand, South Korea, the Philippines, there to the deuce where people are based on the photo is truly a mindset that is unique to these people.I hope they can use their scales to help more people in the future.

[@BreeStraussPhoto3]

Great video! Great advice learning from others. Love seeing your channel grow 🙌

[@rogersun6184]

I am not convinced that is a man in the photo in the first story. I think it might just be an optical trick caused by a mix of foliage, light and shadow. Like seeing a face in the patterns of a marble floor.

[@adkeric]

That was my thought at first too but then i looked again at how the whole picture is composed. It isn't a normal "check out this view" photo. He's shooting down at basically a sea of green and then this 'man' is in the middle of the picture. Made me think more in line with it being a person.

There’s a face in the floor 😳

[@rogersun6184]

@@adkeric And I thought that, too :) However, let's not assume what was in his mind when he took the photo and let's not assume we are looking at what he was looking at. Perhaps there was an animal we haven't noticed, or that moved into hiding before the shutter went click. Also, if we are tricked by the illusion, maybe he was too. He may have taken a picture of the man who wasn't there. Question - where is the man's neck. Any hint of shoulder? Anything other than face and hairline? The brain looks for patterns, for recognition. I am not buying it.

@@rogersun6184 🐉 Now it’s on the Comments section. Please stop summoning these things.

[@stephanielloyd4053]

Its called Paradolia I believe.

[@AbAziz4432]

Moral for the first story : follow your grandmother advice!

[@littledrummergirl_19]

Facts

[@TheTinydancer9000]

Yes there is also a boy 15 missing on the ridge over in waianae and im pretty sure his gma also told him not to go alone. Richard Vierra Jr.

[@fleur8100]

10:08 Adding a map is great. I would like all kind of points marked, like: where the group split, where he was headed to, where the trail was and where he was found. Ty. 😉👍🏽

[@h.nicolejorgensen2077]

Thanks for making these. Well done. 😊

[@rrichardson53]

Great stories! I like that they were fairly recent and I had not heard about them.

[@michaelwright3830]

I just noticed that you have hit and surpassed your goal of 200k subscribers. CONGRATULATIONS!

[@optimizer6488]

Kyle, these are always such amazing stories. Hats off to you for all the work you do to put the pieces together however they fit. Flip side: they also expose people as stupid, ignorant, spaced out, or just in some realm where they think they're invincible - or maybe don't care anymore (I wonder how many of these folks are already desperate or hurting when they head out unprepared). What Tom Hanks said a while back about a lack of collective common sense during COVID seems to apply here. That many of these folks died, disappeared and/or caused others to sacrifice their time and effort screams of selfishness - or possibly, a lack of even caring about their own survival. Sad times indeed.

[@ThomasJeffersonWolfcall-kn3bx]

A "cry for help" in this context, is a loud, high sound that a person makes when in distress and in need of assistance. 👌🏿

[@patriciaplayford7421]

Just found your content , never thought I’d watch something like this,I don’t hike etc , to old , but iv subscribed and liked your good and very informative , thanks

[@luciemarinov129]

Thank u Kyle for the excellent video s u are making of lost hikers, some of whom were miraculously rescued! You present the facts and evidence and leave us to arrive at our own conclusions of what transpired. Really appreciate the pictures of the wilderness as well. I recently discovered your channel and find it very intriguing , even though I’m not a hiker. Of course I’m a subscriber now and am confident you will soon reach your goal of a million subscribers. In appreciation, from Southern California.❤

[@MsTygame]

I wish I could talk to the person described as having a “bizarre” hobby. I don’t think it’s bizarre in the least, it sounds very cool to me!

[@doilysimpkin6972]

Just wanted to let you know that i followed your PCT journey at the time and am re-watching it because i enjoyed it so much. Other than the intro music, the first sound in episode 1 is Flossy doing a fart. That was me hooked. 😂 Also, i'm loving the hiking true crime/mystery related content. Other than hiking it's one of my favourite topics, and judging by the subscriber numbers, you've clearly hit on a winner with this niche. 👍 😊

[@wanderlustandsparkle4395]

Tips: Pack packs, pack extra layers plus 10 essentials, and turn your location on when venturing outdoors. I've been told oh it's okay, it's only a day hike. I just need my phone 🤦‍♀️

[@MisatoBestWoman]

*I subbed, not because I am a hiker, I doubt I'd even do it, I subbed because of you're entertaining content*

[@TURNERNATOR82]

Great video as always 👍🏻

[@joycevaldes4548]

🎉keep up the good work I've learned so much in the few weeks I've been watching.. kudos 😮😮😮❤

[@glorygloryholeallelujah]

I would absolutely LOVE to know what the guy’s process was, for figuring out the location of the lost hiker! Very fascinating stuff!❤

[@2ndhandSue]

I wonder if he uses satellite maps? You'd be able to see that gorge under the hiker's dancling feet, and probably also that rock that seems to have a split in it. I don't know for sure but whatever he does, it's a lifesaver and I hope this case prompted search and rescue groups to learn how he does it.

[@ZombieSazza]

“… a random man was somehow able to just analyse the photo and come up with the exact coordinates” So whilst that guys hobby is figuring out where photos are taken, I’m an amateur historian who’s niche focus areas (all Scottish history) are Neolithic structures and art (brochs, cairns, cists, standing stones, stone circles, souterrains), Pictish sites and art (former religious Picto-Pagan sites that were built over by Picto-Christians, forts, small man made islands to build crannogs, caves), and Gaelic structures and art (old churches, castles, fortifications, Gaelic graves), which means I’m in the unique position to be able to recognise stones based on the art/markings, the rough time period it was produced, and for some sites like Recumbent Stone Circles the rough area in Scotland due to them being location specific (for anyone wondering, Aberdeenshire). Why is this helpful? Because I also recognise the landscapes these structures are part of, learning to recognise the stones nearby as areas that were quarried in ancient times, so I totally get the guy being able to figure out locations and finding that a fun challenge, because I’m the type of person who can do the same sorta thing for my niche area. It’s VERY handy in situations like this, like there’s areas of the NW Highlands geologists can identify from photos within 1km because of the types of stone, the sorts of geological faults, unique stones and patterns, and these types of folk are super handy for having a rough area and asking if they can recognise stones and give an estimated location within 1 square kilometre.

[@BatCaveOz]

Cool story, bro.

[@dawnmoriarty9347]

Always impressive. I know someone who's an expert fieldwalker (kinda a visual surveyor). He can walk casually across a piece of land that's already been thoroughly inspected and find several Neolithic arrowheads etc.

[@X3r0.]

14:40 geo guessers are a gem 💎

[@serfranklin6022]

Not sure if this channel is strictly about hiking or if mountain climbing is included in that, but speaking of last chilling mountain related photos, you should Google the name Toni Kurz, and find out what happened to him when he climbed the north face of the Eiger in Europe

[@lisaperry5999]

That photo and story is definitely horrible

[@5ve1e79]

Love your channel bro I live in the Rockies and I live in the outdoors!

[@tracymonroe6001]

Ha'iku stairs are closed and dangerous. Please don't come to O'ahu to hike them. You can hike up from the other side via Moanalua (Kamananui valley) and get to the top for the view, but don't go up the windward side. People get too comfortable in Hawai'i and think it's all a cruise but the reality is, the mountains and valleys are easy to get lost in or fall. The ground is not solid granite like the continent, rather, it's crumbling volcanic rock and slippery red dirt. Pig paths carve detours across trails. And most sadly, we have homeless encampments of druggies who sometimes generate trouble.

[@PlanwithJohn]

Keep up the grind Kyle. Thanks for videos! Algo bump 🤙🏼

[@workingmothercatlover6699]

1. Never go hiking alone. 2. Always let someone know where you're hiking. 3. Never break these rules after threatening to kill yourself to bring the family together. My husband has a cousin who broke these rules. About a year he vanished, his body was found at the base of a cliff with a broken back. His pack had all the standard survival stuff in it, food, water, sunscreen and the likes. There was no note indicating suicide, but his immediate family are convinced he killed himself, though looking at the evidence, he got too close to the edge and either it crumbled, or he slipped. Be smart and careful when hiking, people, or you might join these two men, as well as Cousin Like, in finding out first hand if there's an afterlife or not.

[@elizabethmcglothlin5406]

Hiking can be dangerous. Unfortunately, in the US, so can going to the store, a nightclub, and even to church.

[@scowler7200]

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Beats the alternatives.

[@pattibrown1809]

Your own home can be dangerous, so might as well go hiking and at least have some beautiful scenery!!

[@fay8687]

Going to school is dangerous too 😢

[@rogersun6184]

A lot less people to face hiking a forest trail than going to the local mall.

[@maureen4856]

Mostly not. I'm alive.

[@bbgal688]

Just stumbled on to ur channel, loving it!

[@Guava-been]

The haiku stairs are finally being demolished, which I find very sad: they could have spent the money to make them safe again to climb + maintenance, but people kept misusing them, leaving trash around, and being nuisances in the Kaneohe neighborhood at the base. Really disappointing for locals. 😢

[@CaptainMarci104]

5:30 this can be anything. A sense a lot of fantasy in this story.

[@jenniferbreaux7385]

It's really sad that a poor decision can cost not only your life, but a rescuer as well.

[@grumpyoldlady_rants]

I lived on Oahu for a few years in the early ‘00s. It seems like there were people being caught trying to climb the Haiku stairs every week.

[@ActualRacerX]

Was it Trevor Rainbolt that found the last/missing hiker in the last video? It’s well known he can find anywhere, even if it’s being airborne.

[@nclhngr]

CONGRATS ON 200K! :))

[@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling]

I always send my route to my wife with a description of what I'm wearing and a time to call me in missing. And I'm only hiking 2,000ft ones in the UK.

[@modestadventurers]

I’m loving the content Kyle, but you know what else I love? Crotch pot cooked chicken and I’m hungry Kyle. Really really hungry 😋

[@corywebb5537]

I like how the last one got out. I don't like how authorities try to threaten people with huge fines and even prison time in a situation that they almost died from getting lost. But that's how this country's government is

[@adietransom2752]

Always such interesting and well presented videos, love watching them, and I'm not even a hiker!!. Just subscribed.

[@spiritdesired]

Wild. I’ve hiked both baldy and waterman and have never heard of either of these situations before

[@ΦΡΑΝΣΟΥΑΖΠΑΝΑΓΙΩΤΙΔΟΥ]

WAOW! First time i hear that someone could identify a location just seeing a random picture🤯🤯🤯 This man is VERY VALUABLE for reconnaissance and divers rescuing teams!!! And again WAOW to this man!!!🎖️🏆🎩🎩

[@sdbh1239]

🤦‍♀️ the sky had a 3 color gradience of black, red and gold 2 nights ago. I swear.

[@Metal_Horror]

5:31 I couldn't see anything specific at first, but if you look closely, you can see that it's a bald man, completely bald in the center and doesn't shave the sides, dark tan (possibly tanned white, probably not) or light brown skin, with a heavy build. You can easily tell from his arms that he's big, and based on the shrubs in front of him, I would guess that he is medium height or short. He is either bearded or wearing a mask covering his mouth; my guess would be the former. His beard and hair are a dark brown. He's wearing a light shirt that appears to be white. He appears to be carrying something with a strap around his neck/shoulder, as if carrying a rifle, but it could be anything, maybe a camera. There seems to be two straps in fact; I doubt they're suapenders, but you never know. If I was an investigator, I would have at least tried to look into this. Often times, the people that end up killing people on trails frequent the area, and the locals may be able to point out someone of his description.

[@JLoveJasminLove]

“Cries for help” is literally that, someone crying for (yelling out, trying to scream help) Idk if you really don’t know that or if that was sarcasm so

[@RobertSmith-bs4hl]

Mr ballen used to make two videos a week, now it's cut down to one and you have fillled in his spot thank you so much!

[@stephanielloyd4053]

Has he really gone down to 1? Wow! I used to watch him all the time, but I just started getting a bit bored! And I never thought I'd say that! People are going to lynch me now!

[@lesliemichael9663]

As a fellow mr ballen watcher, I agree! Still watch his vids and support the mr ballen foundation!

[@mom.left.me.at.michaels9951]

Remember during lockdown when he did one like every other day ? I knew no one could keep up that pace 😂

[@JimD77]

FYI, His name is actually B Allen.

[@SombraPiloto]

@@JimD77 John B Allen

[@sidearmsalpha]

The 2nd story is what I find upsetting about these hiking mishaps. People go and do these treacherous hikes unprepared, not physically capable, or worst of all, going it alone, and end up putting other people in danger when a search has to be done all because people are doing things they shouldn't be doing in the first place. 🙄

[@Tew730]

WAIT 10:07 2 HIKERS FOUND A BODY THAT ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE SEARCHING FOR COULDNT NOT FIND HOW COME WHEN PEOPLE SEARCH FOR SOMEONE THEY CANT FIND THEM AND AFTER SOME TIME HIKERS JUST HAPPEN TO BE HIKING -WHICH MEANS THEY PROBABLY WERE ON A TRAIL AND THEY FIND THEM?THAT DOES NOT JIVE

[@ripvanwinkle1819]

Search and rescue is all glitz and no substance. Same with forest service.

[@donnajess]

185k! You are so close, Kyle!

[@cottonmouth419]

I like your videos. I like the content of them, you put them together very well.

[@nievaconsing3344]

RIP 💐 🙏 Hikers Daylan Kua who got lost in Haiku Stairs area & Mulcapathy in Mt Baldy, CA & rescuer Tim Staples ❤😢🕊 🇵🇭

[@colbornfarms4849]

The “man” in the photo has been ruled out as an illusion from the brush

[@gloriavargas7029]

Isn’t Mt Baldy the same mountain the the actor Julian Sands also got lost on? I know his remains were found much later.

[@lisamolina2949]

Yes

[@metalman_j]

I know I shouldn't be laughing at this video... but the auto captions kept spelling that guy's name "mocha potty" and I just lost it. lol

[@AbuctingTacos]

I never go anywhere without telling everyone I know where I'll be and when and give updates any time I have service. Also I bring my dog because she has gotten me out of a jam many times

[@BanjaraHillbillies]

The coldest night I ever spent camping was at Blue Ridge Campground in the slopes of Mt. Waterman!

[@theresahs5956]

I am so glad I came your channel! You have a new subscriber! 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

[@suncloudrain3741]

Good vid! Photos I have never seen before ;)

[@sacredknight8486]

I immediately thought of rainbolt in the last history, people with those abilites can really help in this type of situation

[@drunkvegangal8089]

3:32 Never, ever quickly disregard your grandmother's warning about anything! Investigate further via research or talking with others whom you trust and respect. Grandma has lived a long time and learned enough in all those years to keep her alive. She may be wrong - but don't ever dismiss her advice 'out of hand'. Same goes for Grandpas. EDIT: and parents.

[@wandering_butnotlost]

I wouldn't doubt that it was our lord and savior Rainbolt coming to the rescue in that last story, bro is wiild

[@cassiemaag]

I was just about to say it was probably Rainbolt.