Morgan Bailey Survival Story

[@pamelag2223]

Glad to see your releasing content again Nikita, keep it up, your videos are really compelling. Thank you!

[@WNCBlueRidgeBlondie1]

What a miracle. He will be good working with the homeless. I bet he will save someone's life in the future! I learned to be more prepared for more the unexpected. Good interview. Thank you.

[@rollielemke2212]

I'm the father of one of your friends. No need to give his name, but he has spoken well of you for a while now. After watching your story I know why he calls you a friend. You seem to be a very impressive man, and I'm glad that he has you in his life.

[@tomspanks423]

Thanks Rollie! Just looked you up and am honored to be friends with your boy...

[@tomspanks423]

@rat and cat Thank you again so much for your dedication to this subject and especially for mentioning how easy it is for us to armchair quarterback coulda/shoulda/wouldas about strangers on the internet...tbh one of my primary motivating factors when I was out there was to not be “That Guy” aka the dumbass tourist you hear about on the news who gets lost and dies in the woods...I will never have that attitude again...

[@RatandCat]

Thanks for being begging brave enough to share your story, Morgan. We all learn from each other's experiences. And, like I've said before, even the most prepared people run into trouble sometimes. Some people feel like they know all there is to know want to given subject, but I know I'm constantly learning new stuff. I hope like you, my viewers are too.

[@bonnieoberst4879]

Thank you Morgan and Nokia. I appreciated the information and the interesting conversation.

[@anaacevedo6747]

Thank you im 66 but learning everyday because you never know if we will be in the same situation blessings both of you and your families and love ones. Wao

[@mariahwesley4673]

Glad your safe...such. a learning experience, just goes to show oneself how precious life is and Breathe appreciation of gratitude for another day on this beautiful earth... blessings always!!!!

[@ExploreOhioWilderness]

Excellent interview, thank you for posting💌

[@tomspanks423]

I visited @empty plenty’s channel and he has declined my invitation to show us how to do this series of trails in two hours because it’s too far away and he’s too busy being a badass...but I do give him props for overcoming addiction even though it seems like his recovery journey isn’t quite finished since he’s projecting his drug&alcohol issues onto strangers on the interwebs...

[@steveclark4291]

Thank you for a very interesting and informative video about can happen and what you could or should do to possibly prevent it from happening to you ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next !

[@RatandCat]

Thanks. In plan on doing some catching up on the monthly search and recovery videos next - Jan. to present.

[@dkl2282]

Dude, great video

[@tomspanks423]

@@emptyplenty4730 I’m new to the page but can you please elaborate on exactly how it’s “cancel culterish?” ...also I’m still waiting for you to take me up on my request to show us all what a badass you are on the Gorton/Wyeth Trail...

[@austinstone9388]

@@emptyplenty4730 What type of comment even is this? First, where did the original comment ask? Second, what evidence do you even have of this from a nature survival channel?

[@RatandCat]

Thanks DLK. So grateful to Morgan for sharing his story with us. It's a brave thing to do.

[@thinlineofsanity1035]

Love survival stories!! I love to hike, but always easy stuff. So i dont think id ever find myself in a scary situation, but ya never know. I just like to listen, and imagine what i would've done. For example: I found it interesting that when his shivering got out of control, hallucinations started, thats when he decided to find a place to lay down and rest. I would've provided forced myself to exert myself more in an attempt to warm up. In my head that sounds like the right choice, but in reality It seems his choice was best - he found a rock he could kinda lay under in like a fetal position, all tucked in, conserving what heat he could get his body to make. Im a nurse, and hearing what his temp was at the hospital, which means he was even lower out where they found him - blew my mind. Hes very, very lucky to have survived. A lot of ppl dont realize you can die from hypothermia even if temps are above freezing. Ppl have died of hypothermia in 50 and 60 degree weather. My elderly neighbor (i live in the country so this was a few miles away) locked herself out of her house and she was found deceased. Died of hypothermia. I wish she had just broken a window to get in, but ppl dont realize that Temps in the 50s and 60s can be just as deadly, and ppl dont usually understand just how quickly cognitive functions are lost and then your incapable of making good decisions. 😔 Im glad he had a happy ending!!

[@anenzephalie]

Where do you live?

[@RatandCat]

So true! Excellent info!

[@meinthewild]

People always think it’s easy to break a window pane. Based on the experience of 2 different instances, it is not. In both instances, I had a hammer and not just a rock other improvised tool. The first time, I was locked out of a house I was house sitting and no one had a spare key. It took 15 full body blows with a heavy hammer before the 15” x 10” glass pane broke. The second time, I was locked out of my own home and I gave up after about 20 blows. The glass crazed but did not break. In the end, I jimmied the back door.

[@darkkiss7247]

Welcome back.

[@RatandCat]

Thank you,. This video took forever for me to edit.

[@tomspanks423]

@@emptyplenty4730 🤣🤣🤣Gosh where do I even begin with this...First of all I don’t smoke weed...I’ve never thrown a rock at a cop or been on unemployment and have been on several hikes...Have you ever completed one of the most rigorous paramedic programs in the country? I have...

[@tomspanks423]

@@emptyplenty4730 ...and I hope you or someone you love never needs the government’s help for anything because I’m sure you’ll just tell them to screw off and handle it with your bootstraps and superior intellect...

[@lisabodolan2747]

Hello hope you are ok 👌 xxxx

[@RatandCat]

Yes, Lisa. Hope you are too.

[@doofhund3526]

Glad he survived. It seems it’s all the little decisions that add up to things not going well.

[@armyvet8279]

Cool

[@tomspanks423]

*soapbox alert* It’s easy to instinctively judge and attack trolls like @empty plenty but he clearly has unresolved&suppressed addiction and sexuality issues and is every bit as worthy of love and compassion as anyone else...even though his behavior makes it difficult...

[@_nick_d]

Damn one hella of a story

[@sandyc6569]

👍😊👍

[@WNCBlueRidgeBlondie1]

Where is the Go fund me link?

[@tomspanks423]

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[@RatandCat]

@@tomspanks423 thanks for posting that Morgan. I added it to the video description as well.

[@RatandCat]

I added it to the video description.

[@tomspanks423]

@@emptyplenty4730 🤣🤣🤣Again I had a compass on my watch and was oriented just fine, I could see the river and the highway it was a matter of getting from where I was to there...and again, where were you on January 6th?

[@WNCBlueRidgeBlondie1]

@@emptyplenty4730 You have some real anger issues!

[@meinthewild]

Wow really lucky in terms of his overall significant injuries not to mention his luck in being found; one more day and he would have died. It’s amazing to me that he was able to get through the hypothermia stages and knowing to stop and sleep in a dry place. Lots of people in stage 1 don’t even realize what’s happening. I think what happened to Mr. Morgan, happens to a lot of day hikers in terms of assuming all will be well and not bringing equipment and gear for an overnight stay in less than desirable conditions. Most people don’t have this kind of appalling experience and eventually get back on trail or run into others and learn from the bad experience. I don’t think experienced hikers or armchair hikers should be so critical of the decisions of inexperienced hikers; everyone starts somewhere and is a beginner at some point. We ALL make mistakes and generally we’re lucky and get away with it. For me in addition to carrying the 10 essentials plus other survival gear, my biggest thing is keeping friends and family informed of my plans, any changes thereto, a paper map and a compass. Don’t ever rely on a phone GPS, you can download .PDFs on Avenza maps to use offline, but again, if your phone dies, you’re in trouble. I’m glad he survived his ordeal and I hope it hasn’t put him off hiking and camping. I 💕 how he refers to this as a Wilderness Adventure.

[@tomspanks423]

Yeah just checking in on social media from the trailhead could’ve been a game changer, and a portable charger definitely would’ve been, friends have told me about those apps since this happened and I’ll check them out if I ever decide to do any intentional deep woods stuff...but again, I wasn’t trying to be Backwoods Billy and Google maps was doing a decent job of keeping me where the trail was supposed to be for the most part...until my phone died...this definitely hasn’t turned me off of the outdoors and I’m planning to go back with a better pack soon...

[@timstingel9067]

He says don't take more than you need but you should never assume everything is going to go as you planned it likely would have been better for him if he had taken a small tent and a sleeping bag and why didn't he ever light a fire

[@tomspanks423]

I didn’t have the means to start a fire.

[@tomspanks423]

@@emptyplenty4730 I was oriented just fine, it was a matter of getting from where I was to the trail head. Why should I come up with $10k? I was rescued by volunteers and people that are paid by taxes that I contribute plenty to...

[@tomspanks423]

...and even if my lighter worked what was I supposed to burn? It was January on Mt. Hood, everything was wet...

[@tomspanks423]

I actually said “take more than you think you might need...”

[@RatandCat]

@@emptyplenty4730, when was the last time you did this loop? Have you done it this year?

[@tomspanks423]

Ugh...so many “ums,” “likes,” and “Y’knows...” I promise I’m normally much more lucid and communicative...But I’d still like to see that one guy do what I did and keep talking shit...

[@RatandCat]

Almost everyday did that. Normally I try to edit those out, but there wasn't enough footage of the area to cover the edits. You were fine anyhow. You were authentic and that's what's important.

[@juliuscaesar3346]

💚👍