The 5 Most Dangerous Hikes – My Near-Death Experiences
Heading: Introduction
The speaker introduces himself as an experienced hiker who has completed over 5,000 miles of hiking in the past 10 years, including the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. He shares that with his extensive hiking experience, he has encountered some dangerous moments on the trails and is going to share his top five most dangerous hiking experiences in this video.
Heading: Story 1 – Blunder in the White Mountains
The first story takes place in the White Mountains of New Hampshire when the speaker was just 18 years old. He recounts a night when he was camping solo and got caught in a thunderstorm, leaving him frozen with fear in his hammock. He reflects on the lasting impact of this experience on his comfort with solo camping.
Heading: Story 2 – Risky Decision on Owl's Head
The speaker then describes a hiking trip with a girlfriend to Owl's Head, a mountain in New Hampshire. Due to poor decision-making and getting spooked by an approaching thunderstorm, they attempted to outrun it, putting themselves in danger during river crossings and exposing themselves to hazardous conditions.
Heading: Story 3 – Cotton Pants in Northern Vermont
The next story takes place in November of 2012, where the speaker, at 17 years old, found himself ill-prepared for the cold on a hike through snow and slush in Northern Vermont. He wore cotton pants, which left him completely soaked and cold, leading to a shivering night without sleep.
Heading: Story 4 – Aggressive Dog Encounter
During a hike on the Eagle Creek Trail, the speaker encounters an aggressive dog that follows him closely, prompting him to share his scariest animal encounter in the outdoors. He discusses his reaction and the potential danger such encounters pose to hikers on certain trails.
Heading: Story 5 – Close Call with Falling Boulder
The final story recounts a near-death experience when the speaker was hiking with friends on the Eagle Creek Trail and narrowly avoided a giant boulder tumbling down the slope, narrowly missing him. He describes the terrifying adrenaline-fueled moment and the random nature of the incident.
Heading: Conclusion
The speaker reflects on the lessons learned from these dangerous hiking experiences and stresses the importance of being prepared, making smart decisions, and being aware of potential risks while hiking. He encourages viewers to subscribe to his channel for more content and shares his gratitude for their support.
To summarize, the article outlines the speaker's five most dangerous hiking experiences, ranging from thunderstorms and aggressive wildlife encounters to near-misses with natural hazards. Each story highlights the speaker's reflections on the dangers of hiking and the lessons learned from these experiences. The article concludes with a call to action for viewers to subscribe to the speaker's channel for more content.
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Comment 1: sound travels slower than the speed of light. So, if you see a large bolt of lightning, allow 5 seconds for every mile. My dad taught me that when I was a kid. We sit out on the porch, and count the seconds after the bold of lightning, and every 5 seconds means the lightning is 1 mile away…, so if we count 10 seconds, it's 2 miles away, etc (I admit that doesn't make it any less scary if you're in the middle of a storm).
Wow Kyle that's some freaky stories. Your lucky could have been so much worse. ☮️❣️
I love camping alone.
The boulder story!
Funny, I sleep to Rolling Thunder on a sleep app!
Dogs are actually the 4th deadliest animal to humans. The first three are mosquitoes, other humans, and snakes. I actually started carry a knife after several run ins with dangerous dogs.
“You can’t outrun a thunderstorm.”
And that’s the day I thought of the name for my YouTube channel.
Cotton kills
Great video mate
My main fear of loose aggressive dogs is their owners.
I gave up trying to watch the video after 3 minutes of being roped into a long intro that went in circles and an ad. Bye.
I have a similar near freezing story. I remember thinking, oh, you can die out here lol. I learned so much from that experience
I heard the Appalachian hike is harder than the PCT. Good luck in your adventures
Hate to say it because i love dogs, but thats why people carry guns. Please train and respect your pets people.
Clean up your language, no reason for the F-bomb.
DO NOT EVER GO HIKING WITHOUT, BEAR SPRAY AND PEPPER SPRAY
Got caught in a flash flood next to a stream in Pisgah. Tent had 6 inches of water in it. It was a long night. Creepiest was old man staring at me when I slept outside next to fire…..
Crazy stories man. Thanks for sharing. I ran into a grizzly in Canada and I would never wish that upon anyone.
Thanks Kyle
hey there, talking about wild dogs. I did the northern camino all along the the bay of Biscay/the Atlantic ocean, then down into Santiago 800 kilometers and there were wild dogs all along the way and I helped this lady that used to work for green piece. She was screaming and yelling, and I walked up by her, and I told her to stop her movements and I started talking, harshly and looking at them and saying no and they were both malinois if you know what that dog is, I knew that dog to tear the holy shit out of my buttocks in her, since she was a short woman, but acting totally the way you’re not supposed to act, and then finally, the owners of the Farm came out and she said that I saved her life. I wanted to say no I just saved your legs. So I just loved your dog story and I know you had to be vicious and then I had another encounter. I’m just so glad that I used to train with some of some of the wildest dogs and I learned so much about dominance I had some good teachers here in Oklahoma.
If New Hampshire scares you then you probably shouldn't venture out west. Looks beautiful though! Love the channel!
7/11 &/or speedway has an electrolyte drink that is very good, if you're at either of those and are in need. Not a record setting athlete or anything,bur they're tasty for sure. They feel "light", if that makes sense
Dude have you ever thought of climbing Everest ?
Excellent video! I live near the gorge and have hiked the eagle creek trail numerous times but no more as my fear of heights has worsened with age. VERY tremendously narrow trail in places
with deadly drop offs. I cringe when I see families with kids and dogs hike along obliviousglad you survived all your “near misses”.30 pound FisherCat dude , female , and very aggressive .
Thanks for sharing your encounters, Kyle. The second and third stories you told could save someone from a miserable night or even death. Lesson 1: don't try to outrun a storm. Lesson 2: never try to cross an angry, swollen river. Lesson 3: bring a tent even if the desination is a backpacking shelter. Lesson 4: wear appropriate clothing for the weather. Lesson 5: temp ratings on cheap sleeping bags lie. I'm pretty sure there were more lessons in there, I just think those are the ones that will stick with me.
I feel you on how scary thunderstorms can be. I trail ride and didn't look at the weather, it seemed great. Half way thru my ride a storm started and it was horrific thunder, wind and rain out of nowhere. I hated every moment of it and could hardly ride I was so cold from the rain and wind.
Some of the best advice I’ve gotten regarding sleeping bags is that temperature is for survivability, not comfort.
Taste like piss.
With an aggressive dog, it's good to be not aggressive, but authoritative. They want a human to tell them what to do. Unless that doesn't work…
Flossy is my hero!
Bear spray also works on dogs!
I still want to know why you hate horses. There must be a story there.
You need a f**** thunder buddy Kyle. No fear
"NEAR DEATH Experiences" begins at 5:48. You're welcome…
25:05 I used to live in the Portland OR area and I used to frequent The Eagle Creek Trail, (I’ve been there more than 20 times, but I haven’t been since 2014). I was very sad when I heard that it had been part of a huge fire.
I know this might not be the right place for this , you have lots of hikers viewing your channel and I want them to be aware.
Massachusetts police resumed the search for Aaron Pennington in woods.
Mr. Pennington is suspected for killing his wife in October 2023. He has surviving skills from the military and presumed to hide in the woods.
Just heads up to the Appalachian Trail hikers
maybe not wear headphones anymore, just a suggestion
Your dog story makes me wonder whether bear spray would be an effective (and relatively humane) dog deterrent in case of emergency. Anyone know?
"You can't out run a thunderstorm" is exactly why Elephants, cows, and other land animals do not run from a thunderstorm, instead, they run to it, through it, and past it.
We humans tend not to be so smarty at times 😉
The girlfriend tale sounds like the start of that movie Back Country. Fellas, if your lady doesn't have a lot of hiking experience, don't take her to anywhere challenging, she will not be impressed no matter how good you are. Glad to hear you both came out unscathed, I love your channel.