When A Safe Hiking Trail Turn Deadly | Routeburn Track

[@Throughtheireyes91]

Act 1 had to be edited out due to some audio problems. It was an explanation of the Routeburn Track and New Zealands Great Walks. Also I am aware I pronounced Czech wrong and I apologize.

[@MontanaVigilanteExplorer]

All good; well done. Correcting ... or even acknowledging mistakes post-editing is an inherant character of one who cares, respects and values their content. And viewers. So glad I'm perfeck.

[@Cocc0nuttt0]

I'm roughly from the same region and I've made ALL of these mistakes, just under low risk circumstances. I feel there's a strong cultural element to this: - we have mountains at home, it's just a pleasant walk (but nothing like NZ) - snow? we grew up in snow - signs and other official recommendations? well they're often burdensome, wrong and unnecessary - taking shortcuts? well thats just obvious and clever thinking, following rules gets you nowhere - conditions seem tough? well life is tough, suck it up

[@jenniferingle888]

You did better than some channels I'm subscribed to. This was a very good and interesting video. You have a new subscriber ❤

[@tonimarie8951]

Excellent English.. ❤

[@jdawg9027]

I didn't even catch that you said it wrong.

[@johnjriggsarchery2457]

"Things look bad, so let's leave that first hut and go deeper into worse conditions."

[@Coop-g3g]

I can't believe I finally found a good channel with a wonderful human voice. So many other channels could be . But they are not because of a creepy A. I. narrator. I've also found there is a growing number of people that feel the same way about A. I. So thank you !!! Please keep the stories coming- you do have a great voice for this.

[@AwesomeAngryBiker]

As a guess, probably 80% despise AI. The only one's who like it are the idiot's who use it. If people want to stop seeing AI CRAP, I suggest they unsubscribe from anyone that uses it and say so.Soon enough they will learn AI is bad. simple solution

[@mrsevelync6900]

1hr turned to 5 and they didn’t have the right equipment, yet STILL pushed on? It’s like some people beg death to take them.

[@suzannekirkwood6392]

Did the Milford years ago. One of the staff was telling me about some walkers who were doing the walk without using the huts(you can do this but there are rules about where you can camp etc). After hearing about them from other hikers he went out to see them. They had set up their tents in an avalanche area. There are very prominent and clearly written signs saying 'Avalanche area - do not stop in this area' in different languages. There is another sign to let you know when you are clear. That was in summer. In winter some of the bridges are removed as its cheaper to do that than rebuild them each summer. You can't stop people from venturing into the outdoors but surely being told not to go, knowing huts are closed and you will be alone are just two signs that it's not a good idea

[@Celynthia]

Something is seriously wrong with such people

[@alpyhaWQFwef]

I had heard this story several times but you included information others didn't, which tells me you actually looked into the details while they likely parroted what other videos included. Good work!

[@Maxine1630]

Whoa! A hiking story I've never heard! I'm impressed!

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

That’s a high compliment these days lol

[@stee8345]

Same lol

[@David-jz9bi]

Great Work on this! Didn't realise this video only had 260 views until it was over, felt like a channel with millions of subscribers!

[@Throughtheireyes91]

If I want this channel to succeed i have to treat it like i have a million subscribers. Thank you

[@Fairysnuff]

I live in Arrowtown, a small village in Queenstown in the South of the New Zealand South Island. I used to work in a camping ground/holiday park there, and many people were camping here prior to hiking the Routeburn. I was constantly amazed at the amount of people who attempted this in winter with no previous experience and no proper gear. Also, no extra supplies etc in case their hike didn’t go to plan… Many of them amended their preparations when advised by camp staff, but there were always individuals who carried on blissfully over confident in their abilities… Bonkers

[@Cukito4]

if a local warns me of danger, i heed the warning!

[@mdavidf]

Great presentation! I especially like the multiple images rather than one stagnant image like other channels. Great narrator, too! Doesn't try to oversell it.

[@tomgerrity7687]

This is the Worst what not to do as a hiker that I've Ever seen . Hard to believe . I can't say what I really want to .

[@atxchaser]

Let me take off my trousers because they are getting in the way. 😂

[@andynieuwenhuis7833]

Let me also take off my inappropriate jacket, for I'm so hot and sweating a lot. Don't worry I'll be fine once I cool down in a hour. 😮🎉😢

[@jez2466]

@@andynieuwenhuis7833 feeling too hot is a side effect of hypothermia

[@wotanswolf9242]

Clicked cause this is quite close to where I live, nice video too, specially the scenery.

[@frankblangeard8865]

Another story about senseless people who ignore warnings and pay for their stupidity.

[@dcb4400]

I enjoy your KZbin Channel. You are the perfect storyteller. I felt like I was there in person. I am now subscribed

[@erika.ohiyesa]

I really enjoyed your narration! Thanks for the video!

[@marievaleur7877]

Great job telling this story! So many ways this could have been avoided but sometimes people think nothing bad can happen to them and off they go without really thinking about what they are about to do. New subscriber, here's to many more!

[@h.nicolejorgensen2077]

Nice video! Good narration, videography, music is eerie without being obnoxious. Yep I think I’ll subscribe. I feel bad these people ventured out so unprepared. Not sure how so many poor decisions were made one after another? Anyone else just shaking their heads in frustration? May Andres rest in peace. Poor soul.

[@materialmirage]

This is high quality. Subscribed

[@DredgeofReality]

Hey man you did an incredible job putting this together! Thanks! Got a subscribe from me for sure!

[@bill-2018]

Knowing when to turn back is sensible. In the U.K. we have Kinder Scout at 2,087 feet. I set off from Hayfield car park at about 600 feet, walked for about half an hour in snow and turned on the hill to be met with hailstone, holding my arm up against it and after ten minutes I decided it was foolish to carry on. I had waterproof gear, hiking boots, a map and compass.

[@jimrockford2335]

I like how she said all the bad decisions were his idea

[@MikeLy-t6d]

I also liked how she continued to allow him to carry a wet heavy backpack despite showing signs of hypothermia.

[@SamanthaHahn-e3i]

Very engaging, so glad that I've discovered this channel. Very detailed breakdown of events. Thank you. ❤

[@chereeamore4615]

Thank you for sharing the story 😢

[@mingulay29]

As an outdoors person I watch a lot of these types of videos. I am very impressed with everything in this: great photos, music, sensitivity to the two people's decisions without judgement, and you have a great voice for this. Please carry on. On a practical level, people leave a life in cities to go out into the far outdoors without preparation. The main thing I have learned is trust your gut. You don't like it, don't do it. And when your gut says turn around and go back, you do just that.

[@trig33kgirl]

First mistake was more listening to the park officials who said don't go

[@Crow-me1er]

I’ll never understand how this is fun…

[@Catwoman748]

Another person commented exactly what I was going to comment 😆 the narrator is perfection, the video is good it was written and explained so well without being obnoxious like others I cannot listen to. Please don't change 🙏 I had to subscribe for these reasons! Awesome channel. 🙏

[@duaneoldfield]

I enjoyed your video. Keep up the good work 👍

[@mondoseguendo6113]

I’d like to see a story of a deadly hiking trail becoming safe.

[@ROTALOT]

Subscribed. Held my attention well.

[@mauropellegrini8085]

Natural selection at work

[@tomsco7]

Great video mate. Subbed

[@omelzablan1990]

Keep going 👍🌈thanks for the story

[@lulububs]

As a kiwi I don't know if I want to watch this. I guess every country thinks the tourists are a bit stupid but this takes the Mick. Not long ago I watched the news where it was raining hard. So you should expect flooding. Some tourists parked a rented motor home beside the river and had a cry because they had to have their lives saved when the river flooded to the top of their camper van. Or how about the Chinese tourist that had a shit on the side walk in hokitika caught on CCTV as it was in front of a shop. Next week someone will turn up to Antarctica in a bikini and wonder why it's cold. Learn a little about the place you visit before hand and it will enhance the reputations of tourists world wide.

[@squashforsale8466]

Tourists aren’t stupid. They may be unfamiliar with their surroundings, but on an intellectual level societies are pretty similar

[@rightmadmod9416]

Good work!

[@thinkerpanda]

0:05 What is Sketch Republic?

[@Throughtheireyes91]

@@thinkerpanda a sketchy place. But jokes aside i messed up. Yes its Check

[@alexanderkasyanov4946]

You mean Czech?

[@MontanaVigilanteExplorer]

I'm both Czech and Sketch so works for me.

[@TheJJMclure]

Did they have fun???

[@mistrjt9213]

These two ignored all the 🚩frozen red flags🚩 flapping in their faces. It’s hard to feel bad for people who lack all common sense.

[@Bluebell8967-f3n]

Can't believe they were so stupid being so poorly prepared.

[@JV-ko6ov]

Trying to hike 30 km up a snowy mountain in winter. Their lack of experience was immediately apparent

[@michminach871]

Hey! Great video, I really enjoyed it, you’ve got a new sub here❤I’d take a few mispronounced words over AI content everyday. And from a non-native English speaker, kudos on your English! Keep up the good work!

[@FatsMuffinEater]

Ah yes, I'm from the Free Democratic Republic of Basket Weaving, we share quite a lengthy boarder with the Sketch Republic, good people with a rich culture. Actually I have family from Fingerpaintingistan which used to be a part of the Sketch Republic before their fiery split in the 1920's known as The Scribblers Revolt.

[@Throughtheireyes91]

😂

[@brotherowl]

Border.

[@FigaroHey]

​@@brotherowl Maybe he meant a lengthy boarder, a guy they call Stretch from Sketch. He's got a real long reach at the dinner table in the boarding house.

[@sylviarogier1]

😂

[@thatvampirelorraine]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Stu718]

Hi i appreciate that you are trying to tell a story. You show snow scenes with conifers pines and deciduous trees. Where is this in nz?

[@Throughtheireyes91]

Search New Zealand 'Great Walks'

[@pakde8002]

I knew what the story would be just from the thumbnail picture 😂

[@doliver6034]

I've done this walk with my kids, I live here. Very easy walk

[@nealdmiller]

first and first and great video-ty

[@stephenolson532]

I love to go wondering along the mountain track, and as l go l love to sing with my dead friend on my back. 😲😵💀

[@pipfox7834]

Not funny, just juvenile.

[@DeenaBailey-uv1td]

Thank you everyone for all the quiet Entertainment...u--Tube++++😊😊❤😊😊❤❤

[@sarahb.6475]

I would think part of the problem is in their eyes they did have the proper equiptment. Even if they didnt. The "lack of experience" probably greatly affects the "proper equiptment" part.

[@Gggtoolfan]

No one notices a car parked for a month?

[@millipedic]

These photos are obviously not from New Zealand

[@markbantz9699]

Tough lady!

[@a3b4c56]

Confused. When they say the the hut on the map was just 3 hrs away, it took her 2.5 days to reach it because they did not have the proper gear. That sounds fishy to me. Seems like they would have reached it late that same day or the next morning. It was interesting story though.

[@lulububs]

The track was closed for winter. People are told to not do it as its unsafe. Strongly advised? Sure. I strongly advise people not to coat themselves in blood before jumping into a tank of starved sharks.

[@jcudda]

“Pride goeth before the fall”

[@t.k3025]

No tent? Leaving a trail?

[@Warvideos401]

Its Czech republic not Sketch republic

[@loridavis5699]

😂

[@loridavis5699]

The common denominator in all these stories is sheer stupidity

[@Brett323]

they probably thought it was summer haha

[@michaelzimmermann3388]

the images are strange, as if they were generated by AI. great story telling though ❤

[@MaryPowell-i5s]

Who pays for the rescue helicopter?

[@tattooninja]

Taxpayers pay for everything, because western society has decided that people shouldn't be responsible for themselves, especially if they're stupid and/or crazy

[@jez2466]

why would anyone go long-distance hiking in winter? what is the fun in that? Winter hiking should be 2-3 hours long and finish at a country pub with a blazing fire and transport home

[@mauriceclark4870]

Some. People. Are. Suckers. For. Punishment. And then. Have. Others. Risk their. Lives. To find. Them. !

[@behindthespotlight7983]

I say this with zero unkindness. This is one of THE worst stories of compounding one bad decision with another yet after another. It’s unpopular to suggest limitations or boundaries so I will say it in sincere hopes that it saves a life: KNOW WHAT YOU DONT KNOW. God bless them but these two had no business attempting what they endeavored. Moreover oftentimes gear and clothing vendors lean too far into “dude just totally go for it!” mentality. Forgetting that they have 12 years of alpine experience and the neophyte shopper seeking their wisdom has zero.

[@catherinecroucher3833]

Commentary ok, but vegetation demonstrates its obviously not filmed in New Zealand

[@Throughtheireyes91]

@@catherinecroucher3833 some are b roll images used as substitute. Its hard to look for images or videos of routeburn track when its snowing unless i pay for them but they are expensive.

[@SamanthaHahn-e3i]

​@@Throughtheireyes91 images are fine. None of the channels have 100% accurate scenery.

[@Benya-d9j]

Ignoring advice displays a level of arrogance.

[@nerminnagi6654]

Lose the background music

[@laurakirk3481]

The music is too loud. I enjoyed the video otherwise.

[@oh2sail]

Your storytelling is excellent. Mmmmm… not so much your choice of stock photos and footage. A lot of cringe there. Honestly, if you just showed a photo of a mountain for your entire narrative, it would be more effective. I found your photo and video choice really distracting. It subtracted, rather than added, to your story.

[@irinar.9926]

You literally said "both from Sketch Republic.." eewww

[@nerminnagi6654]

I have no sympathy for stupidity

[@memememe-jy4df]

Hahahaha my guy you need to learn how to pronounce CHECK republic... (Even Check people make this language switcheroo - czech = check | Czech me out).

[@Coop-g3g]

Its better than creepy A. I. narration though , wouldn't you agree ? 😊

[@memememe-jy4df]

@@Coop-g3g 100%. 'what word is he saying" was confusing

[@Ianura]

I'm sorry i have to say that i don't have any sympathy. Stupidity kills.

[@MsAdventure531]

FTA

[@AJShiningThreads]

When editing look for words ai uses frequently such as "resolve" "highlighted" "underscored" "resilience" these are ai tells

[@Throughtheireyes91]

@@AJShiningThreads i agree. My vocabulary isnt good and english isnt my first language so when I do my rough draft of my script, i use ai to improve it so its gramatically correct and its constructed properly. I will keep that in mind. Maybe on day I can afford someone to do my scripts and edit. Thanks

[@johndoe1909]

been in survival training in winter conditi9n. like eeal winter. it's tough even with good equipment, and one should never underestimate the dangers involved.