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[@coreyrobinson9010]

I caught altitude sickeness heading up Mt st Helens. Made it to the top, passed out, woke up to find most everyone gone. Started losing my mind and panicking and literally ran the entire length to the forest where I started feeling better till I realized I was alone. Altitude sickness is no joke!

[@sprayartist8459]

Bro what? I wanna hear how this story ends

[@user-ph4vk9lx9o]

That’s a scary experience

[@coreyrobinson9010]

@@sprayartist8459 I got lucky and blindly followed the path while it got dark. It was very disorienting and scary but eventually I made it to the prep area. I then konked out in a truck bed after eating a bunch of oranges.

[@thomascrabtree]

@@sprayartist8459 It’s really common, happened to me many times when I rushed mountain hikes… My friend didn’t want to leave the peak and forgot who his entire friend group even was (not like Alzheimer’s forgot - but like mind-wipe we never existed forgot). He lay in the snow making snow angels for two hours until we convinced him we were mountain rescue and a snow storm was coming and he’d been reported in danger. 6 hours later at sea level he was back to normal and remembered everything.

[@ghostrgp01]

I don't understand how there's people that would abandon someone who have passed out on the top of a mountain

[@bigmike9947]

This is legitimately the first time in a solid 5 years of watching you guys that I've ever heard "Lafreniere" pronounced

[@NoNameAtAll2]

what does that mean?

[@iangabriel5536]

@@NoNameAtAll2 Luke's Surname

[@thomasa5619]

I think I’ve heard it a few times and I haven’t been around long I assume it’s French Canadian though so it just sounds like gibberish to an Australian.

[@B1u35ky]

La fren yayr

[@ThunderfallFilms]

@@iangabriel5536 last name, not surname

[@rafaelgarcia1392]

Can’t wait for the follow up vid where Linus tries to break his own record by climbing Mt Everest

[@collin7776]

Yeah huge difference between Mount Elbert and Everest. Maybe he could break it, or anyone for that matter by bringing a couple laptops to Mount Whitney

[@anonymoususer2634]

Yeah..... That isn't even comparable...

[@cybervoid8442]

Lots of people have been to Everest. The locals are mad that tourists have pooped all over a mountain which they worship

[@anonymoususer2634]

@KingInTheNorth It's objectively bad.

[@anonymoususer2634]

@KingInTheNorth I don't follow them for their opinion on commedy.

[@sleepyartsstudent874]

TL;DR: it's Tek Syndicate. When addressing Logan and Pistol's alleged misappropriation of funds in 2016, Linus said, "I haven't worked with anyone over there since HighLANder." It's in this older WAN show with Taran and Sevadus: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmLZaHtmg6-qe9k. I don't know the one individual who they're specifically referring to who treated the whole thing like a competition, but the one who ran off on Luke is Jimmy, Tek Syndicate's old editor. They mention that in the LTT HighLANder video.

[@Dorumin]

Based

[@PopcornLover200]

Ope

[@TheLukemcdaniel]

They've since collabbed with Wendel, but he's no longer associated with tek syndicate.

[@kirkula]

Yeah I forgot who did the lan party, so I googled it. The second I read "Tek Syndicate" I was like "yup, that's gotta be who it was"

[@Grimmdus]

Dude is pompous, i can see it.

[@Reeces_Pieces]

LINUS LEAVES EMPLOYEE STRANDED ON MOUNTAIN now there's a title that would get clicks

[@t94xr]

Yeah but change that to LINUS LEAVES LUKE STRANDED ON MOUNTAIN and you'd get ppl saying "oh yeah, I'd understand that" 😆

[@CatatonicImperfect]

too descriptive. needs more bait. LINUS LEFT HIM TO DIE. HE DIDN'T MIND.

[@jjunture]

That last bit at the end, about how every relationship is work: So true. I have literally only had one relationship in my life where it didn’t require work ever, and it was just because we were such similar people.

[@Leroys_Stuff]

Mn here

[@e21big]

same, I has some people I like and considered a lot of them a friend but there's just one person that I trust and would have sticked together with or without work opportunity

[@hedgeearthridge6807]

Even with my closest friend in the world, who i talk to every day, it took and does take a lot of work, and there's been ups and downs. Even just becoming her friend took a lot of work to prove i can be trusted. And it was the greatest thing ive ever done. Friendships take work but they are absolutely WORTH IT.

[@frenchpressme]

If you don't work for it, it isn't that important to you. And when that other person, at some point acknowledges even a little of the work you put in, their respect and love for you deepens. And it works both ways.

[@scottieapplseed]

Their ability to just be realistic and reflect back on things and growing together and learning from them is honestly inspirational; I wish more people did this. ❤️

[@Nemesis-pe7mw]

Really? I do not really see anyone taking responsibility for anything! Just referencing a unnamed person. It seems to be something Linus organized and organized so badly lives were endangered, luckily no one died. Nowhere in the video does he take any responsibility for ALL the balls he dropped! He mentions that not anyone went in with the same expectations and glosses over the fact that he seemingly didn't inform anyone of what needed to be done and was expected of them.

[@La_sagne]

@@Nemesis-pe7mw that last paragraph sounds a lot like admitting he made mistakes

[@theglowcloud2215]

gay

[@Nemesis-pe7mw]

@@La_sagne No it doesn't! Identification of a problem and taking responebiliy are two different things. He clearly blames the one who should not be named. Which means he is most defenitly not seeing himself as the root cause thus hasn't taken said responsebility! Further he ends with how could I have known. Using ignorance as a defense.

[@SplishSplashdash]

This isn't realistic, there's a power dynamic here.

[@theodorechiou2886]

my fav thing is that , they're just such good friends at the end of the day

[@jdalzell3354]

Notice how luke said "working together" and not "working for" thats the key difference. Also we all know it was shady ass Tek Syndicate lol

[@slooshpup]

It was 100% Syndicate. Good Lord, I forgot that dude existed.

[@hatiroth7919]

F tek syndicate

[@MiGujack3]

Can anyone explain?

[@Ephoros]

Apparantly they are still going! Barely... But damn i'm glad Wendell split from them, althought it's sad how little reckognition lvl1techs get.

[@XxXnonameAsDXxX]

What's the deal with them? I didn't catch from the video.

[@anepicotter4595]

Luke walking down a mountain channeling the spirit of Doom Guy Such a realistic discussion. It made me appreciate how my friends and I deal with each other all the time. I usually just take our butting heads one day and rubbing shoulders the next for granted but this kind of reminded me that it’s only that way because of our mutual conscious decision to be patient with one another.

[@CybershamanX]

It's always nice to hear grown men admit to crying because of something that was apparently a heartfelt emotional HR issue. I already felt that you all at LMG had heart and soul, but hearing that was the capstone/cherry on top. I wish I could have worked for a company like LMG back in my younger days. I wish more companies were like this. Especially when considering what is about to come down the pike, it sounds like such an adventurous journey. It's nice to be reminded that the company behind the videos I enjoy isn't a soulless and heartless entity. You guys rock. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to take a trip down memory lane. And this time, the lane goes back up a really tall mountain. 😉

[@adfaklsdjf]

What's about to come down the pike?

[@CybershamanX]

@@adfaklsdjf The LMG Labs testing/rating project. It could shake up how many consumers decide what to buy if it turns out like they envisioned it. Check back not too long ago for a video of Linus walking through the new lab space and talking about finally pulling the trigger on his huge idea. Seriously, it's going to be major.

[@Puppy_Puppington]

@@CybershamanX wtf

[@CybershamanX]

@@Puppy_Puppington You'll need to be a little more specific... 😉 🤪

[@sarowie]

Interesting that with hindsight, Luke accepts Linus as a leader and Linus himself as naive. Great relationship, teamwork and story.

[@AnimeSunglasses]

As a moderately experienced hiker... I want very much to personally throw hands at the people who thought that the hike should automatically be a competition. I might break their keyboards too.

[@jamescanjuggle]

yeah in tough terrain that attitude only gets ya in trouble

[@AnimeSunglasses]

@@jamescanjuggle and high altitude counts as tough terrain even if it's flatter than Kansas.

[@jamescanjuggle]

@@AnimeSunglasses too true

[@bluebaconjake405]

@@AnimeSunglasses flatter than kansas lmfao

[@letsjustgetjaked]

I think the only time is when you are hiking with people you have hiked with dozens and dozens of times and you all know each others limits and even then the "competition" is surface level and bottom line you look out for each other make sure everyone is safe. Hiking in the middle of nowhere is no joke.

[@ganjabobby]

This needs to be a series.. all LTT staff can give their piece!

[@mrking7342]

This thumbnail is golden. We need Luke's angry face on more things.

[@shmee2571]

He looks even more out of shape and tired now.

[@shivsankermondal]

if they make merch using that photo it will be noice

[@La_sagne]

@@shmee2571 do you get younger?

[@DuyNguyen-yx2vd]

Young Luke is like a blurry Chris Hemsworth

[@arcuz7862]

@@La_sagne Age has nothing to do with physical fitness especially when we're talking below age 60.

[@whatthefarrukh]

As an avid hiker in Vancouver, i totally get where luke is coming from. Down hill is a pain

[@loloioi]

I agree. Downhills can really destroy your knees. It's also very dangerous; it's possible to trip and literally tumble to your death. It aint a joke if it's all rocks. Laceration death.

[@Artificial-Cognition]

@@loloioi sled

[@Lodinn]

Haven't climbed anything rocky for a loooong time but on basically any steep surface downhill is scarier and harder, uphill you basically just fall and that's it, downhill both sliding and tumbling can destroy you to a varying degree. Where I'm from people are threading on a veeery safe side though, and any competitiveness gets shunned down by pretty much anyone past their teens at least. It is impudent to brag, the nature will have its due. And it is completely unacceptable to leave others behind and not offer help, that bystander ethics is questionable in cities but is outright a big no-no when hiking...

[@whatthefarrukh]

@@Lodinn pretty much agree with all of that. The only one I’ve done that people do competitively is something called the grouse grind and that’s only because the whole point is setting a time. But even then people are always so supportive. I was pretty much dying on this intense hike i was doing and everyone passing by said “you can do it” “its not that much more” etc. hiking culture should fundamentally be a supportive

[@Messenger67]

I climbed Kilimanjaro, I could go uphill all day. Any downhill? Kill me. Please.

[@Lorestel]

It's funny how I watch this, hear all of the bad things that happened during the event, and yet am none-the-less jealous of what Luke and Linus did and can't help but want to have been there for that world record lan party.

[@Kevin-jv7mz]

I had to watch this again. That death stare is priceless.

[@Beastintheomlet]

At the end of the day Linus and Luke’s relationship is a beacon of respect.

[@BigBoyLies]

thats bromance

[@chrisakaschulbus4903]

@@BigBoyLies i thought the medical term was "broship"

[@Puppy_Puppington]

@@chrisakaschulbus4903 no it’s def bromance

[@ethangarretgunnels]

I love the real ness of this whole company and these two people. I love who y’all are not afraid to be human and to say y’all mad a mistake. Linus and Luke are two very respectable humans who are able to long at there misdoings and I respect that because I’m not able to do that yet

[@DavidB-fy8oj]

That was the maddest Canadian I've ever seen.

[@Morbius2271]

I feel like I’m starting to say it on every one of your videos, but I love how open you guys are. Too many people don’t open up about the hard parts of life, which can cause people to get deluded about how life works. What I saw here was true friendship and mutual professional respect.

[@puzzlepuzzlepuzzle760]

This was incredibly refreshing and you seem to have a great bond together

[@odessacubbage5234]

"That person who didn't intend for everyone to make it" sounds exactly like Albert or Logan

[@XIII1987]

Logan or qain would be my guess aswell

[@odessacubbage5234]

@@XIII1987 not qain. He's a very kind, helpful and knowledgeable dude, has gotten along with Wendell a heck of a lot more than Logan, and iirc has expressed workplace mistreatment led to stint of depression while working at his first tech gig as a spam bot admin.

[@odessacubbage5234]

@@XIII1987 if you go back and look at Teks video on the hike, Albert's attitude about Brandon was really off-putting, and I don't imagine Logan calling him out for it, considering Albert and Logan go back to TigerTV days

[@adfaklsdjf]

Okay, was Albert Tek Syndicate? They credit him as "Freelance Badass" in their video. He comes off as a real piece of schitt. 4:28 and 9:50 on kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYG8p3aanL-gncU

[@odessacubbage5234]

@@adfaklsdjf He wasn't officially part of Tek Syndicate but was Logans personal friend and appeared on Tek occasionally and attended events and conventions with the cast. Albert was previously Logans replacement host at TigerTV pre 2011

[@rfitzgerald2004]

I really respect how well you treat your team and how open you are about the inner workings of the company, it's really interesting to hear stories like this where you've struggled at times and how you've overcome or worked past those issues. What I really notice is that staff at LMG for the most part tend to stick around, so many of the original team still remain and that speaks volumes about you and how you run the place. Kudos!

[@sleepingsnake2097]

The definition of "things didn't at all go as I planned" lol.

[@Nemesis-pe7mw]

It seems things weren't planned. Which where most problems originated!

[@CED99]

@@Nemesis-pe7mw no it seems that someone's plans were "not everyone should make it" and those plans worked. Also naivety on behalf of (Linus') planning. If Linus thought Brandon was overloaded and carrying too much junk it should have been sorted earlier rather than just telling him and letting him go on regardless.

[@Nemesis-pe7mw]

@@CED99 Exactly, commitment is an important part of planning. If there is no commitment then the planning is mute! In an event where this much heavy stuff needs to go up that far. HOW that stuff goes up to the mountain is part of planning and preparation.

[@sk8thundr]

He literally used rage at Linus to save his own life. 🤣

[@JoshsTechWorkshop]

To be fair, fear, especially when lighting strikes near, can release a LOT of adrenaline that can make someone temporarily forget that they’re exhausted. However, if they weren’t even MORE exhausted after the adrenaline wore off, that is sus.

[@chrisakaschulbus4903]

Adrenaline and other neurotransmitters can definitely push your body to never before experienced limits. And being "wired", "charged" or whatever you wanna call it can take some time to wear off. You don't just run a minute from a threat and sit down to relax, i don't think that's how the survival instict works ^^

[@PsicosisYT]

Schulbus is right, that kinda shock takes hours. Nearly died after some asshole sliced my arm with a knife (Used to be in a LOVELY town!) , and I didnt feel jack SHIT for over ten hours. I straight up just passed on any pain medication because by the time I was actually _feeling pain_ I could only have OTC shit.

[@nefariousyawn]

When lightning struck the house antenna while I was in the front yard, I instantly adrenaline fear sprinted like a cartoon with spinning legs into the house. If only I had that much motivation during good weather.

[@Tsukiumy]

@@chrisakaschulbus4903 can relate, on my last accident where i broke my left collarbone, i took off my jacket and helmet before the adrenaline wore off, after that i could barely move my arm because the pain

[@person906]

Tek syndicate wanted to flex about their mountain hike since they can't flex about their 5k views per vid lmao

[@sleepyartsstudent874]

I was about to comment something about it being Tek Syndicate. They all were and are so pretentious.

[@Ephoros]

@@sleepyartsstudent874 i'm surprised they are still even trying! Used to watch them years ago, but got a feeling something is wrong when Wendell blinked S.O.S. in morse code on livestream. 🤣

[@ScootyMcBooti]

@@Ephoros he did? Man i followed them when levelone got started and watched a few PGP livestreams. Can you link please?

[@VeyronBD]

@@ScootyMcBooti Its in one of the final news podcasts they did before the split. If i remember right logan wasnt there

[@Ephoros]

@@ScootyMcBooti that will require some serious google-fu, but i'll try later.

[@delphipascal]

Tek Syndicate being shady since forever

[@JustMakeItWorkComp]

I was just gonna comment that they are the only ones I have not seen them colab with 🤣

[@nevoyu]

@@requiredusername5731 yes

[@Danielkaratezoio]

@@nevoyu What happened?

[@dailybantam]

@@Danielkaratezoio they fell off

[@outerheaven1000]

i recall that episode and tech syndicate was the only channel I remember being with them

[@darryljack6612]

In Luke's Defense if a close friend left me on the top of a mountain where lighting strikes at night, to get a signature... ID BE PRETTY PISSED TO

[@SIGSEGV1337]

I still remember HighLANder that thing was a highlight of my teenage years

[@adfaklsdjf]

Did you go? or just watching? xD

[@SIGSEGV1337]

@@adfaklsdjf just watching lol

[@pgplaysvidya]

The Stunning Conclusion & More Fun - HighLANder Vlog Part 2

[@chromab7713]

Bro, Luke had every emotional reason to be absolutely livid at Linus and maybe break his nose, but he wasn't, and he didn't because he did not have a logical reason to, plus he didn't have yet all the information of the events that occurred...Man, that is so level headed, I want a friend like Luke.

[@chrinarai]

Lol I would hope the vast majority of adults would behave in that way..

[@jjyy8289]

@@chrinarai you know damn well they don't. Lmao

[@littlejackalo5326]

He had zero reason you "mAyBe bReaK HiS nOsE." Linus had no idea how he was feeling, no idea he needed to be babysat, and was doing something important. Waaaaaa.

[@christianhildalgo]

Wow your bar is set really, really low

[@jumpinghellmaster]

it occurs that if Luke was any more laid back, he'd probably fall over.

[@kennethyu215]

I still come back to this story. Thanks for the story telling.

[@TheRogueWolf]

If I saw Luke coming at me with that expression, I'd shit myself into low Earth orbit just to escape him.

[@banana_havok]

There was death in Luke's eyes, and it wasn't his own. Lol. Honestly, after things went down with the people involved, I'm not surprised.

[@thetalesofdaneandco]

Linus isn't wrong. As someone closer to Luke's bodytype and my best friend being damn close to identical to Linus's , the times I've been mad have been an apparently scary experience. It's something I have to keep hold of at my work because a normal annoyed look from anyone else looks like death approaching from me.

[@musa4539]

man i have a legitimate fear of lightning (even indoors). I would have gone full flight mode if i were in Luke's shoes

[@sagichdirdochnicht4653]

Not if you got a nice form of altitude Sickness. If you had it, it could be as little as a bit of a Headache and Stomache issues, which aren't those bad. In more severe Caes tough, well.... Severe Stomache sickness, vomiting, migrane, passing out can be common. And many are very, very confused, confused in a way you'd think they have taken a nice Blend of 10 of the finest Drugs you could get your Hands around. Those People wouldn't enter flight Mode. Either because they simply aren't able to understand their Situtation proper, or because they are so fucked, that they are barely able to move anyway. Can't run, if you can't even walk.

[@ocoolwow]

Why out of everything is it lightning you are afraid of?

[@crt5866]

I live in the mountains so I’ve never had to deal with altitude sickness, but from what I’ve heard it’s rough

[@KK-xz4rk]

For us "seaside slickers" 3000m+ is really tough at first. Must rest every couple of steps even when walking on flat ground. Its like every bit of willpower and strength is sucked out of you + massive headache.

[@tdata545]

If this is accurate, and not sugarcoated, seems like Linus is legitimately a good boss. That's refreshing to hear. I mean we kind of get a peak at that when he goes to his employees' houses to do the Intel Make-over videos and sees all the stuff they "borrow/buy" from the office.

[@the_undead]

I would say the best evidence that Linus is a good boss would be the fact that we almost never see anyone leaving the company, I think they said somewhere they have a turnover rate of about 12%. So seeing is there currently at over 100 staff members, that means 12 people quitting or getting fired every year, which is quite low. It's usually somewhere in the 20 to 40% range with 30% or less being considered healthy.

[@jonnydent825]

I'm shocked to hear that experience was not fun considering who was involved! Shocked I tell you!

[@deoxal7947]

Who, who was it

[@HearMeLearn]

@@deoxal7947 THIS. We want answers people

[@C1elTMC]

@@deoxal7947 Tek Syndicate

[@cbygelightbulb]

@@HearMeLearn the KZbin channel that folded because everyone involved started to hate each other

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@cbygelightbulb It's a cracked shell of its former self, but it still exist. Most of the problems of that channel came from Logan, and Pistol misusing company funds for personal stuff, and then not owning up to it thus leading to distrust, along with accusing others of not doing work, when they were not getting paid.

[@roberto8650]

Luke, if it makes you feel better, that genuinely is one of the effects of adrenaline. They weren't taking you for a ride.

[@spud13y]

Did that moment go something like this: *Linus reaches his hand over the desk* You're hired.

[@HikingFeral]

I would genuinely love to work at LMG, even if I was just testing basic components before a video. I would happily live on site in a cardboard box.

[@ImARichard]

That was a look a pure fucking disdain. If looks could kill we would have just witnessed a murder.

[@ericepperson8409]

Climbing 14k+ foot mountains is no joke. It takes forever, you have to leave super early, and there is no guarantee of who will be affected by altitude sickness. And downhill is hell on your knees and calves. I highly recommend a trekking pole if you're carrying a load downhill. It's a testament to Luke and Linus's friendship that they can speak so well of the many conflicts they must have had working together for over a decade. I've seen the tightest friendships break bc from going into a business together.

[@kazzar831]

"What's your worse LTT experience" - "Well, there was that time I almost died on a mountain"

[@EyesOfByes]

8:24 The most angry I've ever seen a calm Canadian

[@johnnyc5655]

Linus seems like such a reasonable boss. It’s so fucking hard to get a boss like him.

[@zoolouthescrub5187]

I have had altitude sickness once during a trek in Colorado. I never had it in any of my treks before that even during other high altitude treks. It sucked and took about 24 hours for me to acclimate properly.

[@kylewitter2806]

Yeah Colorado does things like that to you. BTW this LAN party they’re talking about was in Colorado

[@babygorilla4233]

Luke and Linus being such good friends Luke just accepts that he gets thrown under the buss from time to time.

[@t94xr]

well to be honest, ignoring he does own a major share of LMS, Linus has looked after Luke more than most close friends even I know would look after anyone I know or even myself

[@babygorilla4233]

@@t94xr oh ya its from time to time that Linus isn't there to catch him when he falls. But it's so rare that Luke is just like ya its fine.

[@the_undead]

​@@babygorilla4233from what I know about the situation they are describing in the video Linus handled that the absolute best way he could have because then the anger was only short lived, had Linus not ran ahead then that entire thing would have been for nothing and Luke probably would have been far more mad once he learned that entire ordeal was a complete waste of time. And I'm fairly confident Luke understands this, which is why he isn't too bothered now by the events that transpired

[@demonicmaleficentviciously140]

I remember doing a crazy hike with a friend once (he was a bit overweight) and he was doing good until we had to go back to the car. It was raining so i was like we have to try and get to the car before lightning hits and he just wasnt having it lol We've been friends since middle school but man was he mad at me. He was like "man you know im fat why would you make me do this?" lol Once in the car he apoligized and thanked me for taking him and he never thought hed be able to do a hike like that. Years later he still brings it up, sometimes the worst memories are the best ones bc you survived something so crazy and its even better when you share them with people you care about. LinusXLuke

[@Fityfo54]

Adversity is the best character development. And when you have a single example of how you’ve grown as a person, it makes an amazing story. Hiking/backpacking/portages are strong candidates for these kinds of experiences.

[@TheOmegaAlfa]

Left for Dead: Canada. At least Linus got signature. ;) I sympathize because once I was dragged out on semi climbing route by awkward programmer and his girlfriend. The weather started to get worse and guy said he’ll slowly start going down and wait for us. Almost an hour later helping her down in awful downpour and repeating same answer about where her friend I walked around an edge and stopped dead in tracks because I saw the guy few hundred meters down - running - and not having a single look behind. She was suddenly happy “do you see him?”, I could only say “yes”, she came around and stopped, and simply said “oh”. And that was it. Guy later tried to explain his stupidly “intelligent” way of reasoning that the sooner we all got down the sooner we’d be safer and he didn’t think for a moment that I also wouldn’t run down leaving his girl behind. You meet such people once in life and if you’re lucky - you live through to tell the tale.

[@crazy_human2653]

yup which is why name shaming for something like that is a very good idea because of how likely one is to not be able to tell the tale

[@anasvar3319]

travelling and money, reveal people for who they truly are. you don't realy know your friend unless you've had some dealings with him in at least one of those aspects.

[@ethzero]

Luke: I was not impressed by the magical healing of nearby lightning. Thor: Am I a joke to you? (11:00)

[@brmifi]

I love that Linus' beard happened to part in a teardrop shape; If we've already convinced him to keep the beard, let's make him keep this as a part of it

[@magnus33john]

Any relationship worth having is one worth working on. None are ever perfect because none of us are and that's ok. In the end it makes things stronger for having worked on it.

[@zainalabdly2457]

Nearby lighting and adrenaline This is the healing powers of adrenaline fight or flight response. This is actually very real and very powerful

[@pgplaysvidya]

HighLANder - The Highest Mountaintop LAN Party EVER - LTT Official Video

[@DaxSudo]

I love these little Canada moments. Extremely angry Linus, “Excuse me, Pardon?”

[@the_undead]

I think the maddest I've seen Linus on this show would be when he was discussing Nintendo's relatively recent crackdown on smash Bros tournaments, whether or not it was intentional, he did not hit the bleep button That was probably the first time in a long time. I've heard Linus actually said the f word instead of it being bleeped out

[@GamingHelp]

Having done above tree line hikes at both 130 pounds as well as 250 pounds, I can confirm, being heavy at altitude SUUUUUUUUUCKS. Like, all the way, no joke, as sucky as sucky gets sucks. Doing it at 130 pounds though, just a hop and a skip to the summit. Lol.

[@rmisionero]

I'm glad you guys can laugh about it now. That sounded really rough. The real test was forgiving and letting it go.

[@gigglesgames1]

Luke has so much more patience than me. 😂

[@austinfarley4971]

Linus just went all Bob Kelso at the end there. That one where he says "Nothing in this world that's worth having comes easy."

[@juzzadood4419]

That's the one quote from the show that stuck with me growing up

[@venompaintball8519]

yalls positively about negative situations always make my day

[@JR-uy2nd]

Wait, that is the worst bad professional experience in 10 years of LTT employment for him?! Linus, can I go work with you?

[@thetalesofdaneandco]

The title seems to forget that Luke never actually came up with his actual worst experience. He was in the middle of thinking out loud and then he and Linus kinda just ran with one of the examples he had thought of.

[@hollenfeuer1]

I work in a prison. If not for moral reasons, I'd have dipped awhile ago. I miss working in a place that cares about people.

[@the_undead]

​@@thetalesofdaneandcoLuke didn't come up with a real answer cuz he didn't have a real answer if he had any. Actually bad professional experiences. I highly doubt Luke would have forgotten about them, but that's the only thing that really came to his mind. So they just went on a rant about it because Linus has admitted to having ADHD and I would be extremely confident in saying Luke at least has a minor case of ADHD, so when the rant starts, it does not stop

[@EmoChipmonkVOD]

Luke looked like he was going to take the Linus out of LTT. If i saw THAT walking at me i would run a different direction no matter how good of friends we are.

[@cacheman]

It's weird, but I've had the "left on a mountain hike" experience Luke describes. Hike harder than initially described, ran out of water, got dehydrated. Ended up getting sick as a dog afterwards too. Good times.

[@chrisakaschulbus4903]

"Ended up getting sick as a dog afterwards too." Well, i guess it's time for your last trip to the vet then... I'm sorry...

[@renegadethesandwing02050]

to be completely Fair to the guy who was hurting [lightning happens] and then he was running, adrenaline is one heck of a drug. seriously it makes you capable of doing stuff you couldn't imagine it's scary at times...

[@josephahles7529]

Luke is the ultimate bard for carrying everything

[@pgplaysvidya]

you ever see that episode of burns and homer getting cabin fever? this is the LTT version of that

[@burresseffects]

Feels so weird to think about how in 2017 I was actually considering moving from the US to Canada to work for LMG. Even weirder imagining they would ever hire me. Oh well...

[@deViant14]

I can't think of anything to say that isn't corny. But it's been nice to see people you can relate to do well for themselves and those around them. You don't see many real good examples these days.

[@TrigTrig]

Canadian helicopter rescue costs less than some urban US ambulance rescues

[@Ghfvhvfg]

That’s the broken us system…..

[@y0y4y0]

Me: I love how good of a leader Linus is. Linus: You save the ship, let Luke fall overboard.

[@Hmminteresting]

Sounds eventful. Tbh this sort of us always happens on treks.

[@surferboyuk84]

Luke getting down the mountain his fuel was KILL LINUS KILL LINUS

[@dougvantilburg9173]

Every professional maverick needs people close to them that can and will call them out when they push to far... They might not be right in the end, but everyone needs that person to create a point of reflection that pushes them on or makes them think twice. Pretty sure, outside Yvonne, Luke is Linus' counter balance. Regardless of title when Luke says, "Dude we gotta talk" Linus respects what comes next regardless of if he agrees. I also get the impression that Linus encourages that self-ownership (past trainee period) throughout LTT so I respect his ability to engender loyalty and commitment. Wish more companies worked like that.

[@renditionworks6318]

This story with the mountain sounds like an ubiquity multi-gigabit antenna sponsor challenge in the future.

[@danifalkjensen]

The person who was carried part way down the Mountain most likely got an adrenaline kick when the lightning struck, explaining why he was suddenly able to run by him self

[@Fattony6666]

or maybe he was a fatty

[@leandrometfan]

8:32 Linus wanted to laugh so much but spent like 10 seconds holding it up. I wish I got that selfcontrol

[@TurtleKwitty]

To be fair though, adrenaline is one hell of a drug

[@FreddyEnergizer]

I love it wen Hiking is a theme :) is there a video about that specific day

[@Catnippy]

theres a playlist of multiple videos! search LTT Highlander

[@goxy287]

you two are absolute titans and nobody can tell me otherwise

[@nathraxx]

Definitely Tek Syndicate as other commenters have mentioned. If you're interested, here's the Tek Syndicate coverage of this same event- about halfway throuhg the video you'll get a sense of how they were viewing HighLANder- very clear they saw it as a competition; 'We'll see who makes it to the top' ... Here's the link, it'll take you to the relevant part of the Tek Syndicate video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYG8p3aanL-gncU

[@TacticalBeard]

Linus “ if he dies he dies “

[@EpicGamerWinXD69]

Tek Syndicate hasn't collaborated with you guys since HighLANder. Not sure why I brought that up.

[@SIGSEGV1337]

I mean Wendell has so evidently it wasn't him, there was also that nasty breakup that Wendell and Logan had so it seems like a specific person is the problem...

[@EpicGamerWinXD69]

@@SIGSEGV1337 gonna be honest, I didn't know about their channel until I just looked them up. So to clarify, if I'm not mistaken they sort of let it slip that there's more than one person who wanted to get to the top without the others. So, I could be wrong about this, but after watching a video I will link below in a separate comment, because otherwise "The Tube" will delete this post entirely. Because reasons. Edit: Just keep in mind at the time this video was made, there was a schism at Tek Syndicate, and they both seem to be there, not sure if they were both present during HighLANder though.

[@EpicGamerWinXD69]

@@SIGSEGV1337 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmLZaHtmg6-qe9k

[@SIGSEGV1337]

@@EpicGamerWinXD69 Yeah I remember the Tek schism, but they still made content with Wendell after so it wasn't him, and they said the people they had a problem with were people they stopped making content with.

[@EpicGamerWinXD69]

@@SIGSEGV1337 yep, there's no doubt in my mind that Logan was mostly responsible. But there is one time in this clip they mention, perhaps by accident, there were multiple people involved. Was Pistol part of the channel during HighLANder?

[@chrisbent5734]

When I saw Luke's angry face in the thumbnail, I legitemately thought it was Chris Hemsworth.

[@andylein321]

I 100% expect the guy that was not expecting everyone to make it to be Logan from teksyndicate.

[@scilo6947]

Luke deserves shares or a partial partnership , i think Luke is talented enough to start his own media group!!

[@walllable]

I kinda prefer this darker lighting compared to the current, brighter lighting.

[@TheVirusWar]

I always thought Luke looks like he could be brother of Thor. The thumbnail picture confirms this.

[@tdata545]

Okay watched the vlog on it and figured out who it was. EXACTLY who I thought it was, or the YT channel I thought it was. Also, thanks for reminding me who Paul was, couldn't think of his channel name, I liked his stuff and lost my first YT account, tied to my main email (my junk email) that had like 200 channels on it. And he was one of the casualties.

[@spartan7hk]

Is it Paul's hardware?

[@the_undead]

​@@spartan7hkThe problem was tek syndicate, I have not personally watched the video, but according to many other people in this comment section they have subsequently collaborated with literally everyone else in that video except for the tek syndicate people (not including Wendell because at the time he was part of tek syndicate, but soon after left to start up his own thing)

[@Ruin3.14]

I live in the front range and hike all the time. If you are ever hiking on a mountain and feel like you are lost, just head downhill.

[@iamgates7679]

I didn’t realize how much of a unit Luke is until that clip haha I can see why Linus might have been a tad concerned :)

[@flyingpigmonkey1]

Downhill is good until you weigh enough to hurt your joints.

[@screaminjesus]

I love the image of that guy luke was carrying on his shoulder suddenly sprinting down the mountain xD

[@brinanca]

I did an ultramarathon through Kicking Horse Pass (Sinister 7) (you guys should know where that is in Alberta/BC). I ran 2 or 3 of the 7 legs for a total of 3800m up, and 3400m down and 56km (of the total 156km that the race was at that time). couple of things... The down is SO MUCH WORST. Lack of O2 at the top sucks... so... hearing you guys talk about this brought back memories. Only people that have experienced it, understand it.

[@brinanca]

It was a race... but... I remembering coming across someone and literally carrying them the rest of the way... because who cares how you finish, everyone is on the team of humanity

[@Dawnoh506]

Tek Syndicate is the channel Linus would not name.

[@Dawnoh506]

FUN FACT: The idea of HighLANder was thought-up by Tek Syndicate's Logan

[@adfaklsdjf]

My money's on Albert as the worst offender - 4:28 and 9:50 on kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYG8p3aanL-gncU

[@Dawnoh506]

@@adfaklsdjf first clip just sounds like he's concerned that all of these inexperienced nerds are more focused on the technical stuff rather than being prepared for the hike. He was rightfully concerned considering multiple people didn't make it and many of them got destroyed by the hike. Second clip on the other hand is more gray. On one hand it can be seen as overly competitive, and on the other could be seen as ""banter"" between ""rival"" tech channels. Linus described non-teamwork and not caring if others don't make it. In the second clip it seems like they were probably walking on pace next to each other. Linus stopped to film himself, Albert continued ahead a bit then whipped his camera out. It would be different if Linus was struggling and Albert was like "see you at the top slowpoke", but I'm not getting that impression.

[@Dawnoh506]

I will say though, if I'm right that him and Linus were on pace with each other, then that would mean that during the hike they probably talked a lot. Or at least were around each other a lot. So it's very possible that Albert rubbed him the wrong way. Probably all off camera.

[@adfaklsdjf]

@@Dawnoh506 It could have been any of them, and probably all of them were on the same page about what they expected/wanted to happen.. Albert and Qain were just the ones in their video that gave me the most overt "bro flex" vibes. Albert's first clip also didn't come off as 'concern' to me.. it came off to me as "these yokels don't even know what's about to hit them.. but for someone experienced like me it's easy" In the second clip, I wasn't reacting that he "left Linus behind".. it was that, with the "Linus is counting his eggs before they've hatched".. I saw more of this attitude about who will might make it and who might not

[@Equitine]

Luke was an angy in that clip lol.

[@Jamman1403]

I saw this recomended to me. Old wan show seems so much better. Better posture, nicer lighting. Nicer talking