I Had To Abandon My Son In The Middle Of The Alaskan Wilderness | Fight To Survive

Father-son adventurers trek deep into the adventurous Alaska wilds following the rugged trail of the white-coated Dall sheep. Before the hunt is over one man witnesses his son windmilling helplessly through the air from a cliff. That man will learn the outer limits of strength, endurance and commitment.
Fight to Survive tells the inspiring true stories of outdoorsmen who have faced down death in the wilderness and lived to tell their story. Adventurer, author and survivor Craig DeMartino kicks off the series with his own story.
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[@vanessaboman8143]

Total respect for the rescue services, those guys are amazing. Dad and son are fortunate that others are willing to risk their lives to save others. Thank you rescue teams world wide.

[@Doreana48501]

What an amazing dad you are. God Bless.

[@coolgirlfrozenfeet]

PAMC is the place to go. My son and I have both been saved there.

[@HELLRZR-nm3vv]

I so feel this one, Dad. And I'm thankful all is well with your boy. And that our ordeal was closer to home ground and help. I had to hike up and drive out to meet Search & Rescue and the Sheriff to get them back to our location when my 11 year old was hiking with his brother and cousin, and was pitched off a 35 foot cliff when the ground shifted. All the boys were within arms reach of each other, back from the edge admiring the river view, and only one went over the edge (thank God). The boys dug him out of the rocks, and we had to bring him 3/4 of a mile uphill to transport him, as the cliff face was too unstable for the percussion of a helicopter extraction. And the drop off to the bottom and possible RR track access was all double dog dare you incline. After he was stabilized and being prepped to move, I had to take off 45 mins ahead of the carriers and emt team, to be able to be in the ambulance when they left. They don't wait. I'd been down to, up from, and down to him again already. The last 'up' was brutal on a skinny arse, autoimmune Mom. Whew. I hugged bushes, I crawled, I butt scooted up, I was so glad no one could see much of that seemingly pitiful uphill effort when my boy was going through so much, but I finally made it. Blessed minutes ahead of them. Long, long, stressful day on a Mom, too. *I don't remember reading any of this kinda stuff on the Mom/Dad sign up sheet..L♡L.

[@tjburr1968]

I love my son so much, I would never dream of putting him in such a perilous situation.

[@tonysalamone5458]

Bro they live in Alaska and Love doing those things that's what people do out there...and not just there but everywhere if ur an outdoors man....Ur clearly not always u would understand they BOTH LOVE DOING THAT kinda stuff he loves his son too what a foolish thing to say lol smh

[@blackvelvet1350]

Aren't you just the most perfect parent ever...🤦‍♀️. It takes very little effort to be kind. This Man didn't set out to harm his son, he was spending time with him, teaching and encouraging him to learn something on his own...I sincerely hope you're going to teach your sons and daughters how to deal with hard and stressful situations....

[@deborahpeterson9771]

@@blackvelvet1350 Nature is not forgiving ,I doubt that you have ever been in any environment that remote.

[@annemariemyburgh7252]

I guess it was a father and son bonding times, ...maybe something they did for years, and I understand the point you made, but doubt the father wanted his son to get hurt

[@jalphonso1515]

The background music is so deafening!

[@tanyalamont3705]

Well done

[@wezhira4107]

Why do people eat veggies and disturb the eco system. We all should just breathe oxygen and drink water so that we can be human again 😬😬

[@sand2sea]

wrangell??? nice im moving there i believe if all works out

[@FeliciaRenee143]

Definitely felt more sad for the innocent sheep minding his business. The the person who shot the sheep got a taste of karma. He lives tho but sheep didn't 😫😢💔

[@yigarok]

I feel sorry for all the oxygen wasted on someone like you who doesn’t value human life

[@ilnezija]

What's so outstanding ? Father went for help for his son ? I'm sorry for the country where such an action is praised, i believe it's sort of norm.

[@Joelswinger34]

I turn it off as soon as I find out they are killing for fun. Plus, they know they are going into treacherous terrain. This is their fault.

[@marcellaresendiz5141]

What a stupid thing to say.

[@1finnigin]

i agree on the hunting, it seems morally wrong to go around shooting helpless rams, and I really wish people would stop doing it. as far as the terrain, they didn't have any ropes or harness or nothing, why climb onto a cliff ledge if your not even roped in? I do in turn feel bad for the kid tho, and he probably did learn from it and doesn't do that shit anymore.

[@Julzsavedandsetapart]

Trophy meat! Damn

[@nordicpandi]

Agreed. They weren't murdering in order to feed themselves, it was to keep the head as a trophy.

[@debbiexoxoxo6628]

Thank you for the upload but it doesn't sound right and is hard for me to listen to. Sorry.

[@christinekobzeff]

Yeah I bet the sheep didn’t enjoy the fall either, especially after getting shot while he was just out mountain climbing with his friends on a beautiful day.

[@hannahswheelieawesome]

what a stupid thing to say

[@Animal-Reaction-Clips]

Went to waste too

[@keithhutchins8803]

@@hannahswheelieawesome I agree your comment was stupid

[@nordicpandi]

Yes, and they don't kill adult male sheep for meat either (the meat is disgusting), it's so they can mount their head on the wall. Just don't get it.

[@jalphonso1515]

Poor sheep.

[@rosendocastro8777]

That's what you call karma that's what he gets for killing an innocent animal

[@dragonden9227]

These poor animals also have family shoo how it feels when our own something happens that's karma never kill any animal unless you are really hungry

[@gayatri786gaytri9]

So true youleave ur house to come through this way to kill some sheep who didn't for this..The boy fell just like theram he just shoot!!!

[@benyoumans9072]

Karma. Sometimes those that kill animals for fun have to pay the price.

[@marcellaresendiz5141]

What a stupid comment. We are on the top of the food chain and are hunters by nature. The rules in Alaska are that the meat must be used for human consumption, as they clearly said. 😒

[@veronicasanacion]

@@marcellaresendiz5141 Do you always use the word stupid when you disagree with another view?

[@marcellaresendiz5141]

@@veronicasanacion yup sure do when the stupid comments are saying they killed for fun and insinuating someone deserved that to happen to them, although the documentary clearly states it’s for food. Seems like a clearly stupid comment to me 🤷‍♀️

[@veronicasanacion]

@@marcellaresendiz5141 I understand. I don´t think a hunter deserves to be killed and the comment may be wrong. And I don´t think calling people stupid is right either, wether you like other views or not.

[@ilnezija]

Hunters are dirt

[@lanieaguisanda6221]

Why people hunt wild, , they also live in gods grace, , , why not labor for food

[@Julzsavedandsetapart]

They are filling the fridge with sheep? They are laboring for food?

[@annemariemyburgh7252]

I think even in the history books, they taught us how people hunted for food ,and what they used the animal's fat and skin for..... ,unfortunately they haven't invented meat seeds yet

[@tinkiebenadie3770]

Jesus turns a disaster into a blessing... 👐💕 You look like an amazing son 💖

[@deborahpeterson9771]

hahaha

[@kaykeelan3765]

What big men! Going out to shoot defenceless sheep!

[@catnewman4565]

No sympathy for those who are truly evil and ignorant. How can you praise yourself for standing at a safe distance and shooting an innocent creature. Pathetic.

[@nataliavinaconcetta7112]

This is called KARMA! This time the mother nature let you stay alive. But in another time maybe its not! Just be a human, not an evil.

[@scottthoma5817]

Its called karma Killing just to kill.

[@hannahswheelieawesome]

Actually he nearly died trying to retrieve the meat so that he could eat it. So he wasn't just killing to kill.

[@Julzsavedandsetapart]

How freaking stupid! Hunters eat the meat!

[@Grindtoddtv]

Moral of the story. Only shoot sheep in self defense.

[@sarahrice9494]

What happened to the sheep he shot. What a waste that's some good eaten

[@gamtngirl3655]

Serves you right for what you did to that sheep. I can’t watch this.

[@bathsheba41]

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son whosoever believe in Him shall not perish have eternal life. Repent of your sins and surrender your life to Jesus Christ. He is the way the truth and life.

[@bellarees3817]

Sorry, don't feel sorry for hunters. Don't understand people like this

[@dragonden9227]

You killed he animal but didn't grab it the kill was wasted

[@veronicasanacion]

I don´t support hunting when you have food in the fridge. Hunting generally means killing for pleasure. If not an urgent need, why do it?f

[@froglaps40]

How did that food get in the fridge?

[@froglaps40]

@Eric Rerrud11 Veronica seems to think the food in the fridge ( meat) just magically appears without some animal dying.. most likely from a massive corporate farm, where the animals are subjected to profits over animal "humane" treatment.

[@brianhawk1854]

If u eat grass ure killing it

[@marcellaresendiz5141]

What a laughable and ignorant comment 😅

[@1finnigin]

sortve have to agree lol. they call it hunting but we do still see ram heads going on walls and that's not hunting at all. that's trophy killing.

[@josephthever2238]

It's a punishment , of killing and innocent animals ........

[@nicolegonzalezmarrero629]

Only vegans attack others for their eating habits. Everybody else minds their own business! Not to mention , this is a story of survival, not your food preference.

[@markhenry9648]

Everything to a vegan is about food preference.

[@benyoumans9072]

This hunt has absolutely nothing to do with hunting for food. It is about having fun killing animals

[@nicolegonzalezmarrero629]

@@benyoumans9072 that’s great, except this wasn’t a story about hunting and why. It is about a young man that fell off of a cliff face a lived to tell the tale. You want to discuss hunting, why veganism, food preferences you are on the wrong forum.

[@marcellaresendiz5141]

@@benyoumans9072 how do you even know this?? Just spewing ignorance - they clearly said the meat would be for human consumption at the start of the video

[@TexasNewsOwL]

Thats where your wrong. I see vegans getting made fun of all the time.

[@JandeGreeff]

The ultimate revenge of the sheep😁

[@froglaps40]

A lot of vegan people on here.

[@anitaevans5361]

U sure respond alot in here, who r u defending?! It's OK 4 others 2 have ideas & thots beyond ur own.

[@pumpkinseeds768]

Hunters! 😝 No sympathy whatsoever. I'm not even going to watch this. 👎

[@pumpkinseeds768]

@Eric Rerrud11 Yes, I am. Since I was around 9. I'm now 63.

[@nicolegonzalezmarrero629]

You hunt plants and kill it. Then, make it taste like meat!

[@hannahswheelieawesome]

and yet here you are in the comments section being an ass.

[@marcellaresendiz5141]

Then your comment was completely useless.

[@soothjack979]

@@marcellaresendiz5141 true

[@anitaevans5361]

Alaska does attract serial killers & trophy hunters, synonymous & creepy af...Wasilla attracts the worse of the worst, some got this John Wayne attitude...karma is impressive when it works in Mother Earth's favor. I have zero pity 4 these Gung ho male 'Sarah Palin's', they got the biggest toys, matching the smallest tools, alot of yammer but no stammer.