The windiest place on planet Earth | Wild Weather with Richard Hammond - BBC One

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On Mt. Washington, USA, one of the windiest places on the planet, Richard braves high winds and temperatures of -50 degrees F when he goes outside.
Wild Weather with Richard Hammond | Episode 1 | BBC One
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[@nev1en]

Apparently this is how my parents went to school

[@DardanellesBy108]

nevien And in both directions, no matter what time of the year!

[@TheBen9623]

And with all their books and supplies

[@cdubbleyoo]

@@martinowens6444 both ways.

[@DreadNawght]

nevien terrific comment, god bless

[@su5065]

@Kendriel Sindoni 😂😂😂

[@ihaveaextremelysmallpenisa4629]

They must have build this at night when the wind was sleeping

[@woofmeowmeowwooffestival4774]

dont do it true

[@denovalxve6404]

The wind never sleeps there

[@pagghr51]

dude.. just stop.. you're embarrassing yourself.. (jk)

[@tonyhamilton7785]

That actually made me laugh 🏅

[@dbondozzz3538]

nah actually in the summer its only on average 10-30 mph each day but in the winter its 60-90. according to google weather, it's 26 rn.

[@danacoyle1826]

My dad worked on top of Mount Washington back in nineteen thirty-eight and thirty-nine and describe the living conditions on the top of the rock pile as it's called he told me that many a day the wind blew over 100 miles an hour making it virtually impossible to go outside because of wind chill a friend of his by the name of uncas was actually blown over the side of the mountain and went down about 300 ft and live to tell about it

[@judymanning2538]

Thanks for this story. I imagine these workers back in the day. They had skills. Not all the modern tools, clothes etc. Hardy people 🤗

[@MizzKillercult]

1930s? You have to be like 90 years old

[@ThrustersX]

That's awesome

[@cuddlemuffin.9545]

@@MizzKillercult his dad

[@highsodium1ntake]

@@K10_Productions you dont have to be a minimum of 30 years old to work? people were working at the age of 9 in the 50s bunch of halfwits in the comment sections nowadays, incapable of simple math

[@teddybetts3254]

The station, the railing, the cement blocks: How did they build all this crap here in the first place?

[@Mike1614b]

in the summer. it's balmy

[@Random-rt5ec]

30 years ago in July I hiked the mountain with my kids wearing just T shirts. It was 95 & calm at the base but quite chilly & windy (around 65 degrees & 40 MPH wind) at the summit

[@Erin-rg3dw]

We do have relatively nice summers

[@arlingtonhynes]

There’s a road to the top, apart from all the five year olds walking up with boxed lunches.

[@teddybetts3254]

Oh... OK. Thanks everyone. 👍

[@denisigrishta5281]

Imagine if a guy from 2008 had their windy mic with them at this place.

[@sxzo4258]

Underrated

[@flowerofash4439]

Ear rape

[@esco5593]

*BBBFRHGGFGDGIOJEKTEHERGJBGFGHBFGFHHGBFGGTGBEREGRHTBFHBHRTGGHBF*

[@alogicalgirloncesaid5140]

It’d sound like a COD lobby

[@this_is_a_robbery9634]

It wouldn't even make noise thats how bad it would be.

[@ricardsminecrafter]

That one russian kids microphone the whole game...

[@divop_]

Chibbily YESSS

[@siler7]

that one kids

[@IntziGG]

fav comment

[@finnvictorsson]

Rush b

[@deejay_hazexxtatic]

😂😂😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[@luigiviehe7280]

My Pops always told a story to me when I was younger about how he and an old friend hiked Mt Washington when a sudden windstorm struck-- blinding snow gusts out of no where. They barely made it down, and by that time my Pop's friend was almost completely snowblind. The combination of intense sunshine with the wild windy weather apparently makes this a truly surreal environment. Always thought Pops was exaggerating, but now I see he was actually underselling the whole thing entirely...

[@zak-a-roo264]

We were chased off the top by snow squalls in August, all of us in shorts,tshirts and fair weather boots and sneakers. It was THE most treacherous decent I've ever dealt with. How none of us broke a bone or got hypothermia is beyond me. No exaggeration neccessary.

[@BMWWolf]

My Washington is a surprisingly dangerous mountain to hike for exactly this reason. The weather can catch you out at any time. Glad it turned out ok!

[@Hotsauce-cj7kj]

Is this referring to Mt. Washington on Vancouver Island?

[@mtadams2009]

@@Hotsauce-cj7kj No, New Hampshire, USA

[@Hotsauce-cj7kj]

@@mtadams2009 thanks man!

[@cunyrocks]

It's quite a remarkable place! I went hiking here back in September, 2006. When you start at the ground, it's like any other place in north east, pretty mild late summer type weather. Hike is about 4 miles and it's just amazing transition between those 4 miles (about 4000 feet elevation gain) from mild summer to extremely cold temperature with very strong wind.

[@thedarksaber]

I'd love to see this for myself! It sounds like a cool experience! No pun intended

[@DAMfoxygrampa]

Yeah that actually sounds really neat

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

That's not always the case. Normally it's just the difference between sea level and 6000 feet. Always cooler with a bit more wind. Did you just hike up the road?

[@imgoingtoresettheuniverse4171]

I hiked it when I was 12 with my mother it was very fun and worth the view the wind was crazy but not as bad as the record sign showed which I think was 60 something mph ???

[@user-ew1pe1io6o]

Bro your like sooo good at writing or telling stories. I felt like I was there for a second. In a small heaven. Edit: maybe it’s the weed but still your comment got me somewhere else and I didn’t expect that

[@ISRAADVISUALS]

2:24 are we just ignoring how that thing went through the camera so smoothly without hitting it..damn

[@gabrielpaldan]

i was looking for this comment

[@bess00]

I was like *bruh* 😂😳😐💀🤡

[@Name-nw9uj]

@@siddunk *Become a gopro. Those things are tough as hell

[@edgarenriqueespana8013]

because it is not a regular "go" but, instead, it is a GoPro B-)

[@iffatmarufiza9034]

bruuuh same

[@sheppard321]

"seemingly rigid structures" shantiest fence i've ever seen in my life

[@bladerj]

learn the difference between rigid and hard, one is what your girlfriend see, the other is what you think

[@corue]

@@bladerj lol

[@thebee9853]

@@bladerj you didn't have to do that to him, man. 😂

[@thebee9853]

@Bank Head English is nowhere near the most complicated language. Maybe amongst European languages, but not languages in general. A word having multiple meanings is common amongst languages. This isn't English exclusive. For example, the mandarin word 'Ma' has *four* different meanings depending on the tone in which you say it.

[@martinwest4980]

@@bladerj lame...just like the rest of the dipshits that commented.

[@dimaua1830]

When I was in Iceland in September the winds were so strong that people had to crawl on the ground. Walking was almost impossible.

[@Fu3R4]

Fun note. The old original building there has massive ships chains over the roof chaining it to the ground. IT is now a gift shop.

[@gokuspicy]

Can’t wait to see that one random guy with a Tank top sayin “this ain’t nothing”

[@IronClique]

"It needs to be at least -100 for me to even consider putting on a long sleeve shirt."

[@enjoyer2227]

@@valorkaizen Lol, look closer, that's clearly a quote.

[@valorkaizen]

@@enjoyer2227 oh yeah sorry lmao

[@enjoyer2227]

No worries.

[@nates386]

Probably a hiker.

[@sbeve779]

I'd bring a pair of wings and see where my luck takes me.

[@_s_9920]

most likely a fatal impact at highspeed with nearest solid object.

[@ItsWhiteFang]

It will take you stright up and you will never come down.

[@dumbleking5172]

Chances are, you'll meet a tree like every game with wing suits

[@eazythedon54st]

Well good luck my friend

[@conradcachuela8002]

You'll be on heaven cause you'll hit a building

[@heidicrimmings9615]

Climbed to the summit with a group , summer 1967. An adventure I'll never forget

[@TC-ti2sr]

I hiked to the top. You get above the tree line. Wind isn't always there. However, I watched a front move in from Canada (thanks, Canadians) and it went from Sunny and mild to dark, cold & sleet. New Hampshire crazy weather there. About 200 yards below the summit, the Sun was out and the temperature was warm again.

[@singlechen9869]

When you haven’t unlocked that part of the map

[@jimaco0312]

Rdr2 aye

[@guitarboy0211]

Lmao I kid you not. I restarted rdr 2 today and I tried to go out to explore during the first chapter when they're stuck in the blizzard, my horse died and my health started to drop. Now I know what it must have been like...

[@jimaco0312]

Jason Li if you save up health cores you can go even further then you're meant to, and at a point the storm just gets ridiculous

[@abdenacerfodil2546]

I am required by gamers law to press the like button .

[@Naugr]

lok vah koor

[@bibundtinafurimmer7659]

I love how he has to explain why it would be bad if his nose fell off

[@isaacmchugh917]

BIBUNDTINA FÜRIMMER some people are into some weird things ..

[@DixieNormus209]

That was pretty funny not gonna lie

[@Eco-Civ]

BIBUNDTINA FÜRIMMER It reminded me of Mister Rogers.

[@jjmikey6828]

And his concern was that he can not wear glasses

[@johnfromflorida9441]

It can also be mentioned that Mount Washington is the highest peak in New Hampshire and also the second highest peak in the Eastern United States, just slightly behind Mount Mitchell in North Carolina... although Mount Washington starts out at a lower elevation therefore has a much higher vertical rise, so you know you are on a mountain!!!

[@johnmuse6626]

It's not the second highest peak in the East, there are 13 peaks higher in Tennessee and North Carolina and 34 total peaks over 6000 feet in the two states. It is the only peak above 6000 feet in the remainder of the Eastern U.S outside of Tennessee and North Carolina.

[@aldosalthren]

The second time I went up Washington it was even windier than it was here. It held at around 70-80 for a couple of days (3-day double overnight at the lake of the clouds hut about 1.6 miles from the summit where he is in this clip) with a peak gust of 92. It was the summer, so it wasn't going to give us frostbite or anything, but it was definitely brisk for early August. Those winds are no joke - we had to lean into the wind just to stay still and you would travel a couple feet if you hopped. I remember one time where somebody was trying to adjust their pack and a spare trash bag (they're good for rainproofing the interior of your frame pack if you get caught inside of a raincloud) got loose. Caught just the tiniest bit of wind and bam, already 50 feet away by the time we had time to react.

[@muhammadashkar2398]

You know it’s windy when you need a camera man for other cameramen

[@kannatheweeb8836]

Oh

[@khombuctfronc9205]

Hhaha

[@naws69]

Oh cool

[@3xyns]

Oh cool

[@JustSomGuy]

Oh cool

[@Sablenk87]

The real question is, how they managed to build that building in that really windy environment?

[@xdman20005]

built it during the night

[@Sablenk87]

@Human from Earth then, how they build the bigger building? Wasn't it make more difficult because bigger area to hold the wind?

[@zohaibazhar9825]

They have definitely build that building in the absence of wind. Now you guys will ask where was the wind. The wind was out on a date with the rain.

[@krabby4456]

@@Sablenk87 they just made a bigger building to protect the big building to protect the building

[@Mystery_Abe]

It's not always windy like that everyday. Certain times throughout the year there able to get things done when the wind allowed them too.

[@coylewho]

"Quick! Hammond, deploy your parachute.", said Clarkson.

[@ac9110]

Dear New Hampshire. I lived there for 5 years and loved every second of it. Now I'm back in the UK.

[@xCosmicWanderer]

“My nose fell off, that would be bad because then i wouldn’t be able to wear sunglasses again!” -The single best quote in a documentary ever

[@adriandurlej9266]

Lol that bone dry British humor is truly one of a kind

[@ACERASPIRE1]

Its really not

[@ACERASPIRE1]

@Jafet_iv And?

[@iseeyotoes6739]

mondo odnom u stupid

[@xhveease.4455]

Jafet_iv no one asked u tho

[@Aquardis]

Richard Hammond: "Not windy, not windy, not wind-" *Flies into the air*

[@davecrupel2817]

ITS VERY WINdy indeeeeeeee.......

[@oddpotato4038]

@altkovac captions made it even more funnier for me 😂

[@florianmaschke269]

Yeah. And from a distance we can hear Jeremy Clarkson.... POWER!!!!!!!!!

[@JetFalcon710]

@@oddpotato4038 Yeah lol, "(continues to almost fly away in the wind)" is what got me

[@talkaboutwacky]

I love how he’s almost blown away towards the end

[@phenixinfinityferrao5561]

It's a miracle that they were able to construct a observation deck in such weather.

[@chickentava]

its a miracle ur mom created u go lick her crack now

[@sethiddings7293]

They lost many hammers that day

[@randomchaos9359]

In Scotland, we call it Tuesday

[@yuanruichen2564]

Europe is a cool and not windy continent. Try Siberia, Quebec or Antarctica.

[@ktt9829]

@@ts.exotics4583 wow Tom the scientist

[@sandboxescapersandboxescap4705]

@@yuanruichen2564 Lol, you don't know Scotland and northern England then.. had a black label hilleberg tent snap a pole and sever a guy line due to heavy winds there. You know, the type of expedition tent they take to antartica.

[@Eusantdac]

lol

[@paulmccormack5524]

In Scotland we call this every other day

[@katrinapanlilio6107]

"they decided to come with me because... they're idiots." lol

[@CodyStevens]

I saw this comment the very second the guy on the video said that

[@lilblinder11]

its 699

[@yammmit]

Cody Stevens how dare you call Richard “the guy on the video”

[@johannessiska2956]

Lmao

[@stevethea5250]

@CNY Golf THE SUBTITLES AT 3:55 LOL

[@R2D2C_3po]

I’ve actually been outside in wind that was the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane in the Columbia River Gorge. You can barely walk against wind that strong. That wind was so strong that it was literally bouncing the shocks on my car up and down while parked. It was sort of like driving on a really bouncy road, but the car was completely stationary.

[@msamour]

When I was an ordinary seaman in the Navy, the second officer of the watch thought it was a good idea to send me out in 80 knots wind to check the running lights. A few feet from the bridge doors, I blew away in the wind. If it had not been for the 50 cal mount, i'd be a goner today. It took the petty officer of the watch and the quartermaster a good 15 minutes and a big stick to get me back inside.

[@howardbaxter2514]

Holy shit

[@msamour]

@@howardbaxter2514 Yepp, that's exactly what went through my mind at the time.

[@NoVIcE_Source]

damn

[@babaloons4887]

Nahh he wanted you to die bro... 💀

[@PCGuy3531]

I'm putting my PC there.

[@89nekkoinu]

amd user will understand

[@blacklabel416]

Dunno, my 970 SSC might as well be a space heater

[@hi-fidude6670]

Intel ftw

[@mathewgee3467]

I know the feels....

[@rendermatt]

In the middle of the summer when you have a budget AMD CPU and GPU and want both good fps and graphics, but just when you start getting good kills your room starts becoming a sauna...

[@pas5294]

The third cameraman was wearing shorts and flip flops

[@inakisegismundo8138]

Probabaly russian

[@garyrice4315]

I can only see 2 camera men

[@DTTimes]

Gary Rice lol, did you forget that the one recording this video?

[@shemha3183]

Gary Rice r/woooooooooooooooooosh

[@dontknow6740]

Probably finn

[@oscarramirez6760]

His voice is perfect!

[@Soundhound101]

I can remember leaning into the brisk Northern Alberta wind when I was young.

[@shubhamgarg9361]

Brothers and sisters we are united once more by youtube's recommendation algorithm.

[@southofthering]

Ikr

[@digitalscott7732]

Yis

[@moo-kun]

Hi there, just got my recommendation now 😮✨

[@jeffreyfuhz]

shut up loser

[@viridian6812]

Amen.

[@idylle.illume]

I can deal with the cold, however wind chill factor just takes the piss.

[@Ricky911_]

Same

[@davecrupel2817]

Wind chill cripples all of us cold bloods.

[@idylle.illume]

Dave Crupel I’m born and raised in cold countries and moved to Vegas to enjoy 120 degree summers!

[@Ricky911_]

@@idylle.illume you enjoy 120°?? For me anything above 60° is unbearable 😂😂

[@idylle.illume]

Ricky911 haha yeah I enjoy the heat as long as it’s dry desert heat. I wouldn’t be able to do without air conditioning though haha.

[@elijahcarr4137]

I went out in wind like this once on a beach in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. I literally crawled on the ground holding onto the rocks to film and watch the waves lol!

[@ballisticdan9135]

Watching this in storm Unice Feb 2022 as Wheeli bins fly through the air.

[@obelisk2676]

2:33 whoever wrote the captions did a good job.

[@RIISK04]

Thanks, I remember writing the captions around 2 years ago. They left the caption writing open to the community, so I figured I'd try out writing. I should have put "MY BLOODY SHED, MAN!" (and also fix some of my grammar mistakes)

[@EmmanQuinones5234]

@@RIISK04 Oh man. That was a missed opportunity! Seeing that would have been hilarious xD "What did you do to my *BLOODYSHEDMAN!"*

[@RIISK04]

@@EmmanQuinones5234 absolutely missed opportunity.

[@isdrevenge8764]

@@RIISK04 "LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO MY BLOODY SHED MAN!"

[@ivarlaupet8972]

@@RIISK04 “Continues to almost fly away in the wind”😂

[@pelimies1818]

Next time in 60 minutes: The darkest place on Earth. ”It’s really, really dark.”

[@arxngu3579]

Peli Mies than the video is just 10 minutes of nothing and it just ends hahaha

[@leonides1527]

Flash lights are useless in here

[@kevtb874]

None more black

[@oni741]

*Peli Mies* The Dark Knight finds your comment very nice 😄

[@jsmariani4180]

I climbed Mt. Washington in early august. It was 47 degrees with 30 mph winds in mid afternoon. Can't imagine the extremes.

[@davegrenier1160]

I've hiked to the top in winter, once. Used to regularly go ice climbing in the ravines just below the summit. It's not always that windy, it's just that it can be on any given day.

[@devSparkle]

A salute to the real unsung hero here, the guy who had to hold that camera still.

[@mojojoji5493]

The Hylander still connected to his body

[@amountoutstanding]

Gimble

[@shanhussain6114]

What about the guys who had to build that building?

[@cleveland2286]

@@MadCapMag that thing is actually to help support the weight of the cinema camera he's carrying because he probably had to do it for such a long time

[@Karthik-kt24]

@@shanhussain6114 oh yeah...u r right

[@nikolail3099]

“They’ve decided to come with me well because, they’re idiots”

[@shaimaelys2856]

Hahahahahahaha

[@doglegannd3424]

amazing bro

[@risksikrikak903]

Hahaha so fkn funny! i like hammond bc he's such a Dick lol

[@Hollyweed1]

@@shaimaelys2856 imagine Google offered me a translation for your comment of “hahahaha”.

[@DarkLeviathan8]

@@Hollyweed1 what did it say?

[@Chris-yo3cl]

When I went there it was 0° with 70mph winds,which made it -30F. It is such a beautiful place to visit.

[@CommentFrom]

how do you go about visiting such a place is it as simple as booking with a travel agent

[@sandihackett3849]

I've been up tp the summit twice. The first trip was chilly with a cold wind, somewhat cloudy, and not a good day for viewing from the top. The second time it was clear and sunny, the view was great and there was enough wind to rock the small pick-up that we were in as we sat in the parking lot near the edge. That trip was in May and there were still people up there skiing.

[@ashjen]

The walls are frozen, they look like they're inside a freezer.

[@AnkurSingh-uo3wl]

Coz they are.

[@lifeinthe6038]

@@AnkurSingh-uo3wl even in the summer there is ice all over the building. i was up there in August

[@michaelscott-joynt3215]

This happens on my sliding door in the States; around 5F/-15C or lower will do. It's not perfectly sealed, so it gets incredibly cold and can seal itself in ice, even in a comfortable room with central heating.

[@evangunter4474]

@@michaelscott-joynt3215 dude that’s crazy

[@lukeelmediocre1321]

Jeremy in commentary would say: "The stature of Richard Hammond perfectly allows him to enter my freezer. Its Uncanny!

[@felleice]

Imagine the workers who built it.. no easy task

[@AnkitSharma-lr8xx]

They built it when it wasn't that windy

[@Dontshutmeup]

I live in NH, the mountain is relatively temperate during the summer, it's just during the winter that it turns to hel

[@MoochPlays]

It’s a completely different place in the summer haha.

[@user-mn7pl2rd7e]

Simple, they just turned the big fans off

[@thisthingsibelief4791]

they built a big wall to keep the wind off, then built the building behind that

[@stepbounce]

That makes me think the amount of effort has been to build that station there. Must have been a really hard job!

[@thecarlob_007]

Typhoon Odette which struck the Philippines last December (2021) had sustained wind speeds (approx. 10 mins.) of 120mph. I can just imagine what it would feel like out in those conditions.

[@mateuszkaczmarczyk2286]

The question remains... how did they build this place?

[@raydonovan8103]

With robots of course! ^^

[@noahbourns]

in the summer...

[@jessedeveneau]

Noah Bourns there is still snow and it's still extremely windy but yes they did do it during the summer back in the 70s early 80's and it wasn't easy I ski this mountain all the time it's in New Hampshire where one day it could be 90 degrees and the next day 3 inches of snow on top of mount Washington it's even worse even tho it's 6k feet up it's still is moody when it comes to wind it's record is around 295 to 300 mph

[@noahbourns]

Jesse Deveneau I live in NH, have hiked it 3 times, driven up the auto road 4 times and have skied it twice. The wind record was only 231 mph, not 295-300, and the highest temperature ever recorded was a mere 72 degrees.

[@jessedeveneau]

Noah Bourns talking in km/ph but yes

[@ZadronLP]

Imagine building a comfortable house there that´s made with massive concrete and inside you have a cozy living room.

[@mhail7874]

That'd be sweet

[@derekcurtis51]

i am from new hampshire in the USA where Mt.Washington is. there is an huge museum and building there. there’s even a house up there

[@jamestankitwo8461]

@@derekcurtis51 And a cat, Xbox and bunch of other home appliances. Shout out to a fellow NH person

[@chilliboi7366]

All i can dream of.

[@crustyspaghetti3749]

Yes but theres no food around, nor firewood.

[@tobywoodard7]

I've been near the summit in 100+ mph winds/gusts. At one point, it actually lifted me up and blew me 30 feet or so away and dropped me on the snowfield! You never feel so alive as when near dying...

[@kria9119]

Winds of that strength blow regularly on the Adriatic coast, especially during Winter. It might not be snowy, but the sea spray feezes instantly

[@Seribean44]

Every teenager ever: "I'm about to take a walk... Outside"

[@ousarlxsfjsbvbg8588]

“Don’t expect to see me again”

[@Seribean44]

@@ousarlxsfjsbvbg8588 "I'm taking the WiFi router and my charger just in case"

[@Wolagio]

Never said that in my teens . just did the drugs then and there

[@mothballxvi]

MrMabeLp bruh lol

[@Seribean44]

@@Wolagio as you do 👌

[@Liquid278]

Just imagine the amount of energy that place could provide with those wind speeds

[@thewalker9572]

I was thinking about the same thing man. Would it be viable, though?

[@siregirl9599]

most batteries can't be charged in extremely cold temperatures due to lithium metal plating

[@EnderSpy358]

@@siregirl9599 power lines going down the mountain lol

[@pratik2480]

@@EnderSpy358 The wind will snap the electricity lines

[@EnderSpy358]

@@pratik2480 They would be protected of course. That's why undergrounding became a thing, you can't use normal overhead lines in places where there's too much wind, they'd always fail.

[@azice6034]

Literally mind blowing.

[@Sonora0Redwing]

I live in Cut Bank, Montana, the windiest and coldest place in the state. We average at around 25 to 35 mph for a normal day. It does get up to 70 with 85 gusts with a wind storm. Glacier county has been over 90 with gusts close to 100 just last year. That happens on very rare occasions, and mostly located on or near the mountain front. I can’t imagine dealing with that kind of wind at that high of an altitude! Extremely cold wind chill!!!!

[@bbygoldencarrot9970]

Mom: “Go outside, get some fresh air.” The fresh air:

[@captaincannoli]

Kookie_Sprite Fresh Prince of Bel-AIR

[@IJN_Kawakaze]

My overheating pc: Is this a dream? Me: No, lets go

[@hiimneolol]

All u need is a windmill and a heated base

[@youngyahye4765]

Lmaooo

[@lukestreams5956]

You: flies plane in game Pc: also flies but in real life

[@obiwanda]

Hiked up this mountain in August. It was 75F and sunny at the bottom. By the time we got to the top, it was ~35F and blowing wind/rain so hard you had to shout to be heard by the person next to you. We took the train down.

[@Tsathogguah]

It's quite lovely there in the summer.

[@alans1965]

anyone else notice how the fence at 2:25 went and avoided that go pro perfectly?

[@reyrey7609]

A. S AHHH THAT WAS SATIFYING

[@PlatypusGB]

I felt like I was playing Hole in the Wall.

[@banditfox8917]

a. publisher. Cc

[@oliversundseth5349]

yes

[@r04dk32]

Ya

[@m_a_s6069]

I was blown away that the BBC reported wind velocity in miles per hour.

[@rudiratte9032]

Yeah! Thats embarrassing. And to be honest. I am not an offensive person, but isn´t it kind of rude to take a midget for this test? I feel like they wanted to see this little man fly

[@paullambert8701]

I guess this is only important to English-speaking persons, so they might as well. After all, you can hardly imagine a Frenchman standing out in this cold, can you?

[@juliansmith4295]

@@paullambert8701 All English-speaking people use MPH? That's news to me.

[@paulb4083]

@@paullambert8701Have you heard of English speaking Canadians. We use km/h.

[@jediben96]

The UK uses both MPH and KPH

[@Storyteller543]

For those wondering how they built the station, it's not always crazy windy and covered in snow. If you look at Wikipedia you can see pictures of the place without snow.

[@santosakowski9846]

I was on Mount Washington on one of the nicest days of the year, temperature about 78 degrees, sunny, with very little breeze. You could see for many miles, and it gave no hint of being such an unwelcoming place. It was absolutely beautiful.

[@Akamaikai0923]

The highest temperature ever recorded on the top of mount Washington is 72 degrees. Were you further down the mountain?

[@Freezee]

2:25 Satisfying how the GoPro fits xD

[@reverendd-von183]

Everything's satisfying to you libtards

[@Photosynth5]

@@reverendd-von183 you woke on the wrong side of the bed?

[@minsurezero6665]

@@reverendd-von183 OK boomer

[@Tommy-fh4gw]

2:35 James May - "Look what you've done to my bloody shed man!" if you know, you know

[@joshuaprescott2930]

Top ground gear force

[@joshuaprescott2930]

Top ground gear force

[@nitishisad5947]

Ground force😂

[@ankimotto]

that will buff out

[@user-lh5lj2lf9i]

Loool

[@msm624]

It now has the record for lowest wind chill ever recorded in the US -108

[@blooper5li]

Having hiked up Mt. Washington several times, I can confirm that, even on quiet days, winds can gust past 30 MPH without much difficulty. If the day is already naturally a little breezy, hiking to the top is generally a bad idea and you're better off just leaving the last 1,000 ft alone. I'm not sure how the wind is so magnified at the peak, but it gets crazy. If anyone is in New Hampshire's White Mountain area, I'd recommend taking the Mt. Washington Auto Road up to the top. It's worth the journey.

[@throughthoroughthought8064]

"How" the wind is so magnified at the peak: I guess it's pretty much the center of three usual, major wind currents. They all clash there.

[@SDfisherman]

In their demonstration I like how the small “house structure” was just barely held together with anything.

[@carlyalba5330]

Exactly. No foundation at all.

[@cageordie]

Typical American construction then. Stick built. A northern Scottish house will stand up to winds that would destroy many American homes without any damage.

[@jakelavaclaw2759]

@@cageordie no, not typical american construction...

[@lred1383]

@@jakelavaclaw2759 It's true tho, Americans tend to build very flimsy houses. The idea is that a house is supposed to last about as long as the owner's life, maybe their children's, after which it's demolished and a new one is built. This is why hurricanes keep destroying every small house, while doing nothing to the tall, sail-like skyscrapers.

[@jakelavaclaw2759]

@@lred1383 uh, maybe because skyscrapers cost tens of millions of dollars, and small houses in the ghetto are cheaply built, infact idk what you're talking about, my house was made to last a long time, and has a strong foundation, this isn't that irregular for american housing.

[@Emilio-wb7lu]

I'll pay 100$ to whoever lights a cigarette in that place.

[@Partyaap050]

I'd stand behind that building and gladly accept your money.

[@MrDisgruntledGamer1]

i can just make a compartment in my own jacket with my hands ez

[@kipcsaknorris2776]

Emilis Jasionis plasma and electronic lighters are not bothers about wind...

[@Sokan1993]

A stormproof lighter will make that an easy task.

[@danielgorzel7222]

Sokan1993 or just a flare ...

[@DarkRumAgain]

On my one visit late summer it was dead calm, a rare event.

[@Thejohnhartnett628]

I hiked up this mountain when I was in high school in August, and the wind was STILL blowing around 20 mph

[@CalMillward]

I'm curious for what happens if you just jump in the air

[@amiqai]

A I R B O R N E

[@eagleandy1]

you'd probably move a few feet, then fall on your ass, then slide a bit until you hit a railing

[@Qwertworks]

The result might blow you away!

[@Smiley957]

Qwertworks 😂

[@ringsofsaturnn6153]

You land in california.

[@ChrisGugliuzza]

small buildings that aren't even remotely planted to the ground. nice demonstration

[@Zazee]

Chris G Lol or have a frame to hold them together.

[@sik59rt]

Posh C*** I've never seen a shed built that bad before

[@mike1022]

held together with glue...

[@zoltancsikos5604]

It's called a shed. It's made of plywood. Plywood is light and can be blown away.

[@ChrisGugliuzza]

Zoltan Csikos I understand what the shed is Made of. I guess you don't know what a foundation is. Thanks for your useless comment

[@rahulabraham1098]

"This is to stop my nose falling off, which could be bad because I would never be able to wear sunglasses again"

[@paulpatrie3068]

It is a beautiful place to visit in the summer.

[@thekizmerr6827]

All i can imagine now is at 3:27 Jeremy Clarkson commenting: "It's astonishing that the smallest living organism in the world is able to sustain the world strongest wind."

[@dogsdreamtoo8427]

Bacteria are technically organisms so of course they can survive wind

[@jujunita12345]

oh lord

[@Ricky911_]

I read that in Jeremy Clarkson's voice and so did you

[@GOAT_GOATERSON]

@@Ricky911_ no

[@FlashoftheBlades]

@@Ricky911_So did I.

[@Spartanmeow251]

I’ve walked up that mountain a few times. If you live in New England part of USA it’s a popular hiking mountain. It’s cold at the bottom and as you go up you put on more and more layers until you’re in torrential weather, then as you come down the mountain you take off mostly everything and at the bottom you’re in a tee shirt and shorts again and it feels like summer

[@andrewpoindexter6605]

whats the name of the mountain and state its in?

[@user-ym2kb1cp5e]

@@andrewpoindexter6605 Mt Washington and I think New Hampshire

[@dsg325]

Andrew Poindexter it’s in New Hampshire. 6288 feet above sea level.

[@KonohazFinest]

I Drove up and down mount Washington and it was terrifying. It's two lanes and there are no guard rails so if you go over your dead and a few people have died already. But the view up top is incredible though.

[@ryandanahy7451]

Andrew Manche never live free or die state

[@derrickwilliams2903]

It is worth noting the weather atop Mt. Washington varies wildly. I hiked it in July on a clear day and it was a little windy, but warm and no rain. Tourists were all over the place. There is a road that leads to the top, as well as a railroad (the COG). Mind you, there are only about 50 clear days a year and in the Winter it looks just like what is being reported in this video.

[@SuburbaniteUrbanite]

I'm more impressed by the sound isolation of that boom mic.

[@freddypedraza2066]

Fun fact They build this place by placing some kites somewhere else to distract the winds from attacking

[@MrJackandEmily]

Such a great image.

[@ItzMuD339]

Brilliant

[@apple7220]

"Astounding, Holmes!"

[@pritamdhake1570]

Sadly winds were not that much literate so boom

[@Draco_Alpha]

Such an underrated comment indeed. lol

[@Alexander661]

Who built that shed? Jeremy Clarkson?

[@janjon]

No probably james may

[@ultimatechamp6909]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@alias4795]

Lol

[@aveaillium8754]

😂😂😂

[@TheSaltblock]

Kegger upon completion!

[@EmperorNefarious1]

Recent new record wind chill of -108 F or -78 C set just a week or so ago. What fun.

[@karengriswold4537]

Wind chill was -106 below yesterday (2/3/23). Gotta love the rock pile!

[@mertlad4661]

Who TF built that fence and shed during testing? Is it held together with paper stitches?

[@tommypetraglia4688]

It came apart at 50 mph but since there was nothing around for reference, like a shrub ot tree being stripped of its leaves it didn't appear to be much I was a merchant mariner as well as a yacht rigger and sailed a lot of boats and anything over 35 is heavy weather sailing with 50 being no joke under reduced sail, sea anchor or hove-to

[@tommypetraglia4688]

@No Quarter On sailboats the rigging went from a whistle to a hum, that's when we knew it was 40 +. On the tugs we had big standing rigging supporting the nav light/radar mast and, ... one time steaming west on the East River, in the notch behind a light barge, entering NY harbor, when an alert to mariners came over the emergency channel there was a micro burst squall coming thru. By the time we hit the North Basin, dispatch told us all the docks piers and anchorages were full, so we turned North seeking good bottom somewhere east of the channel off of Riverside/Harlem, a couple of miles before GW Bridge. We get to the spot to see we're the last t2i arrive and everybody is anchored tite with barely the swing room, the wind now a steady 30, gusting 40, and yup the rigging humming. I'm on the bow with the barge hand and he drops the anchor but it won't set, bringing it up the bottom is mud. Time's short, we slide back, at the minimum space to the boat behind us. We drop, payout out cable, it seems to grab but the rode is too short for a heavy blow... so wes all on edge ready to do what little we can if it goes to shit. The burst comes through as predicted, roaring down tge Hudson, turn late April late afternoon into dark... and that's when all hell broke loose. Sorry gotta go. The wife is calling. Maybe I'll finish it later. Chk me out at u/tugboattomp on Reddit. But remind me to get back to you here. My notifications are on. Peece

[@sweetnothingsirobot3032]

That was my thought . My kids build more durable play forts than that.

[@davecrupel2817]

Elmer glue

[@Nick-qh3cc]

What kind of shity fence and storage building was that? A little kid could have pushed that over, stupid video!!!

[@aceofspades001]

Is BBC telling me that Richard Hammond is heavier than a small building? 🤯

[@simiyachaq]

By volume and surface exposed to the winds, he sure is a lot heavier

[@Xighor]

Small building do you mean crappy wooden shed? It also takes a lot more to push living thing because they're pushing back and moving forward

[@hanz2231]

Hammond has a far better aero dynamic shape then a shed. If it is Clarkson, he will be took off.

[@twentychromosomes7123]

@@Xighor umm no, it mostly has to do with the air resistance and his surface area as well as his mass. İt has nothing to do with his movement.

[@connormorche5569]

Bring this back!!

[@intcrown]

those winds blew this video right in to my yt feed

[@SNBoomer4ever]

For some reason I kept expecting him to race some sort of vehicle...

[@mohamedumar3082]

I think we all were thinking that.

[@jacktortolani6704]

I think we all were

[@Roderick4057]

SNBoomer i wasnt

[@SNBoomer4ever]

Rodrigo Ducardus I didn't say you did.

[@Roderick4057]

SNBoomer k

[@arnoldnguyen7630]

Y’all need to find better builders The shed and fence looked like it was glued together with white Elmer’s glue

[@williamphillips2671]

You don’t know anything about wind

[@danodden9783]

Ah yes nails are "Elmer's glue"

[@ImNot]

It was FlExTaPeD

[@meeknuggets4860]

I mean, looked like they had no foundation or support beams

[@ImNot]

@@meeknuggets4860 hey men, you ar inglsih isnt you?

[@mtadams2009]

I have hiked and skied this mountain many times. I have been on it with 90 mph wind for a very short period of time, twenty minutes or so and I have hiked it on a beautiful October day with the temps in the low 70s with almost no wind and everything in between. The White Mountains are a magical place. If you hike this mountain please be in very good shape and plan for the worst. Many people have died on Mt. Washington taking it lightly because it’s not a massive Western mountain. Have a great hike or ski.

[@susanmargaretwills6432]

What does one do if, dressed 4 the elements, u need to pee?

[@Notadragon621]

@@susanmargaretwills6432 use the restroom that’s at the top lol. Mt. Washington is very touristy so there are lots of facilities at the top.

[@acadiant2756]

@@susanmargaretwills6432 this mountian in the winter can be compared to denali ive heard, im hiking it next month and in the summer its a pretty nice mountian from what ive heard ,however in the winter it gets absurdly dangerous

[@mtadams2009]

@@acadiant2756 A little late to the game but the weather can be brutal any month of year. I man died of hypothermia last June trying to summit. If the weather looks bad tune around and don’t give it a second thought. Most people have never experienced the kind of weather this mountain can bring. This all said it can also be a wonderful hike and your chances are good often run the summer months. My most beautiful day was in October of 1997, no wind and low 70’s. Take care and enjoy your hike.

[@Ksweetpea]

My mum's place gets pretty windy, fall-spring, 45mph gusting 60 or so. The wind at 60 comes rushing down the chimney and makes the woodstove scream. A 90mph gust almost wrenched the giant barn door off its rail (door is 15ft by 30ft)

[@Justa318i]

Just for some perspective, the fastest wind speed ever recorded was 318 MPH during a Tornado in Oklahoma Don't fuck with tornadoes kids.

[@HarmonicaMustang]

1: How the hell did they build that building in such winds 2: That windscreen on the shotgun microphone won't do jazz.

[@KD0LAL]

DJ Shuffle it's called a deadcat. they are used to block the wind over microphones

[@mangoapplesauce]

its not constantly that windy. only in the winter is it like that or during storms

[@m.w.6526]

This is the United States of America. We are capable of anything- good and awful. From the Grand Canyon to the Invasion of Iraq. From the New Deal to the nomination of Clinton and Trump from the establishment parties. From the great cities of NYC, Chicago, LA, and Miami to the glorified ghettos of Detroit, Milwaukee, and Gary.

[@billylynch9895]

Nikita lol, who made the Grand Canyon? That was an accomplishment? I just thought it was from nature.

[@Zestence]

Yeah, the Grand Canyon was eroded by the Colorado River. Also Americans can build a hut that stands at 64mph wind speeds but close all airports for weather if a single snowflake touches the runway.

[@michaelhughes3302]

Every time I see Richard Hammond on tele, I sort of expect to get a strong gust of wind coming my way.

[@Sakhmeth]

My friend from Colorado scoffs at most New England "mountains", but she considers Mt. Washington worthy. I've always wondered about how tall it used to be. The Rockies and Himalayans are less then 100 million years ago. The Appalachians have been eroding for 440 million years! They have also been ground down by repeated glaciations. How high did it once reach?

[@JetFalcon710]

No idea. The Appalachians are pretty wacky anyway, they're the oldest mountain range on Earth iirc, and you're not gonna find a lot of recognizable fossils because they existed before living things evolved bones

[@SylvanGrove]

@@JetFalcon710 It's a funny thing to think about really, as the Appalachians are still upwards of 2 km tall, but there are older 'mountain ranges' but they are all shorter. I live by a 'mountain range' that's 500-600 million years old but only tops out at 600 meters.

[@JetFalcon710]

@@SylvanGrove Huh, interesting. What range is that?

[@SylvanGrove]

@@JetFalcon710 Porcupine Mountains. There was a failed continental rift around Lake Superior that started ~1 billion years ago and ended around 500 million years ago that left a lot of copper and steep, rocky hills. I'm a Forester, not a great geologist.

[@JetFalcon710]

@@SylvanGrove Interesting, I've never heard of those. I'll have a look