Caught in a Rain of Rocks | Disastrous Rock Fall at Grand Teton National Park
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
- During the summer of 2013, Phil White and two friends aimed to conquer the Middle Teton in Grand Teton National Park. As they began their ascent, the tranquility was abruptly shattered by the ominous rumbling overhead. Rocks of varying sizes, from small pebbles to large boulders, started plummeting toward them, prompting a frantic scramble for safety.
0:00 Introduction
0:50 Grand Teton National Park
3:07 The Climbing Party Expedition Begins
5:01 Rock Fall
7:09 The Resuce of Phil White
12:55 Aftermath
14:30 Conclusion/Survival Tips
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I worked on and off with Phil for many years in Marshfield, WI. Awesome guy. I was so happy to hear he survived this, but this footage makes me even more impressed. His medical background and the great friends he was with were no doubt instrumental in his survival.
He's a very impressive man. That's great, thanks for sharing!
"Make new friends, keep the friends you have, and get back the friends you may have lost." Phil is wise. 😭
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Same to you!
Holy crap...where did you get all that crazy footage??? Toward the end when the huge rock hits the car in front of the car with the camera I screamed and scared my dog!!!! Great video. Go glad the victim in this one was eventually okay. Absolutely LOVE your channel!!!!
That one that hit the car, that was a recent video I saw on Twitter. I swear I watched it at least 20 times on a loop.
I'm curious. Do you have to get permission to use a video you find on social media? Or can anyone post videos on social that they didn't make?
@@SageRosemary You can use clips, just not the whole video. It's called fair use. YT also classifies it as transformative. Basically, if you're adding your commentary or artistic addition to the video, you can use it. You can't just repost a video without any editing and call it yours. You have to add something to it. In my case, it's just part of the whole video. And I'm adding my commentary to it. Great question.
I didn't scream but I did rewind to re-check. Hectic 😮
I screamed too. Then I screamed when the 2nd boulder fell.
Then when the last one hit the car 'we were in' I just went ahead and rofl.🤪
I mean, sometimes, ya just gotta ROFL! Right? 🤣
I agree with him, he had a lot of luck that day. Only the fact he was conscious, and could alert the others about his location, add to that, that he wasn't covered with rocks heavier than they could lift etc, etc. Amazing story, well told. Thanks.
Once again, excellece - thank you! ! I live fairly close to the Tetons, beautiful area - so glad Phil ended up being ok.
You're lucky. Such beautiful country out there. Definitely on my short list of places I want to live.
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Wow what an incredible story!!! Well told by the master! 💯
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@outdoordisasters if you could do an interview with him and ask him to share his road to recovery, viewers would love it im sure
Thanks for another great video. I keep showing my now 29 year old adventurous daughter your videos. I don't want her to be in them ! :)
That is awesome!
Cautionary tales.
Jesus Kristus, that footage🫣😦 omg. As always thank you for the video,your time and dedication♥️ glad påsk🐣
Thanks again!
I'm glad Phil and his friends made it out. What a terrifying ordeal.
The Grand Couloir section is one reason I'd be afraid to try and summit Mt Blanc. Just one tiny rock at full speed could shatter a bone.
Yeah, it’s pretty crazy.
Having lived a good portion of my life in. Or, near. Mountainous terrain. You learn to be alert of certain conditions that'll trigger slides. Living in Northern California for 15 years close to the Feather River Canyon Region...Rock falls y slides were more common than one would think. Due to the oversaturated winter soil conditions at the lower elevations. That's when you learn to read weather conditions. Avoid those areas that are susceptible towards slides y avalanches. Postpone trips that involve venturing into those affected areas. Especially...Burn scars from recent fires. Creating instability in the surface. As the trees depend upon a common root system for that soil stability. When you reach the higher elevations above 10K ( 5K in the Sierras )...I've always alerted myself towards deceivingly stable ground. When they're really unstable loose rock on the trail that'll give way. Without warning. It happens so quick that there's no real preparation for survival. As in Phil's case. Where...The rock gave out above the gents. Taking cover where he could. Riding out the perilous ordeal the best he could. I am very thankful God protected all 3. Especially, Phil. Where his outlook renews my perspectives towards the open trails. With a much deeper. Profound. Respect. Thank you for this video, Sir. One I'll definitely be referencing time and again. For those reminders of how truly fragile life really is. While treasuring each moment. Knowing they could be my last.
Well said!!
Poor Phil. However, the videography was spectacular.
i love your videos. keep up the amazing work
Thank you kindly!
"Wait for the area to stabilize."
They were talking about the first rock fall when they needed to be backtracking most ricky tick... unfortunately.
Happy Easter, OD!
Thank you for this awesome tale!
Happy Easter to you as well!
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Thanks Mary!
I experienced such an event on Mt Shasta fall of 1975.
My friend was struck and knocked down the mountain. Every time she bounced on the snow like a rag doll it left blood splatter. I seemed to happen in slow motion. She was helicopter rescued by the ANG. It lacerated her arms to the bone as well as broke them her fingers and jaw.
I never saw or heard from her since, her name was Sinda or Cinda.
I absolutely love your videos! Your voice just makes the stories all the more captivating. I’ve been wondering, but too shy to ask, is this your real voice or has it been altered in some way? 😊
lol...its computer generated....a cgi generated voice spits out a scripted narration. Dull and dry as toast
Just WOW!!!
I know, right?!?
Thk you! Happy Easter!
Same to you!
Granted rock slides of that size might be rare but it’s always a potential danger in the mountains. Just look at all the previously fallen rock in the area around the climbers.
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Bravo!
So well done!
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Your video is a gift. 🎁
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Congratulations!! Well done!
Camping 🏕 out in the Tetons, be mindful of the grizzlies in the area 😊
Rockfall can happen anywhere in the Wyoming mountains. Just a couple of years ago, one of the sides of the Teton peaks sheared off. The sleeping woman. We also had a big rockfall in the Wind River Canyon. The highway was closed for a while. Massive boulders on the highway.
Rock n Roll!
You're wrong jeep lol
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Hello!
Standard emergency procedure in a rockfall is to use your pack as protection, not your arm. Hunker down behind a rock, like Phil did, then get as small as possible and place your pack above you.
4:35 bear canisters or beer I have both lol 😂
I have heard from people who study mountains ⛰️ that the Tetons are still thrusting ever higher like some other mountains around the world 🌎 😊
They are much younger than the rest of the Rockies, and still going up.
Hmmm. Tree falling on me or decimated by speeding rockfall? Hard to say.
Good tale🇨🇦
Excellent video as always and absolutely terrifying! Thank goodness Phil survived. The rock fall videos are brutal. I live in Brasil and a few years ago there was a huge rockfall in Capitolio, Minas Gerais that got a lot of global coverage. Folks were in boats in the canyon and a giant slab just broke off and fell into and onto the boats below. Thanks again for your hard work!
I remember that! So mesmerizing and terrifying at the same time.
Behind a sturdy tree he said , lol, I've watched lots of videos on rock falls , trees don't stand a chance, small rocks may be a good bet though.
In the UK, all the rescue helicopters have winches, so they don't need to land, they winch someone down who puts the victim in a sling or stretcher and then winch them up and into the helicopter. From there it is straight to hospital.
Phil God Bless you!! 🤕🤕🤕😵😵😬😬😱😱😠😠😠😡😡 But .fought thug it and I know how hard that must have been both medically and mentally. You see I am a trauma RN so know just how devastating what you went thru from the minute those rocks started hitting your car, then you til when you. saw your in injuries and realized that the real pain was yet to come. But boy, you knocked the ball right out of the park!! I am so glad to hear how well you are doing!! 😏😏😏😜😜😜🙃🙃😎😎😎😁😁👩⚕👩⚕
Most viewers don't know where precisely Wyoming is on a map. Please include one near the start.
The Google Earth 3D rendering zoom animation isn't good enough?
The warm up to finally get to the story is crazy repetitive like an infomercial in case you've just joined us....
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@@outdoordisasters I would love to see a video from you about any of those MMA guys that died doing weight cuts... Or the football players with CTE.
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@@americanwoman6246 Thank you so much! Your support is much appreciated. As for your suggestions, those type of topics are better for another channel. On YT, you have to stay very focused on certain topics. You may like it, but many others come to Outdoor Disasters for perilous stories of survival or tragedy doing outdoor activities. When you see an OD upload, you know what you're going to get. Again, thank you for you kind words, much appreciated!
Background music, why?
Way safer living in a bowling alley in the American Midwest
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Working class Americans emerge from a rock slide with no one to sue. Film at 11.
Wait, so like, those rocks are German?
Years old. Nice money grab
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"For all its beauty and splendor, the wilderness can be a cruel teacher"
[Rock goes THUMP!]
Thank you sir
Sorry..... with all respect.... nature can't paint ..... The Creator LORD GOD was painting 🖌️ when he created the entire UNIVERS, Earth 🌎 AND Man
The wrath is from The Creator LORD GOD through the nature.... part of HIS CREATION
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It would be nice if the USA could join the modern world and use the metric system.
People who never build or repair anything make statements like this. It has been tried three times in my life time. Every time we run up against metric nuts for US bolts, metric threads vs. US thread sizes. Conversion constants, confusion, frustration and immense waste of time and material. Just leave it alone. Please.
@@theodorestanfield3969 I am a welder and fabricator. I use milometers far more than fractions of inches as do most welders. Anyone with intelligence can see that the metric system is far easier. Using our silly measuring system has caused many wrecks over the years. You're obviously too old to be willing to accept changes that would help everyone.
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Problem with site is boulder that crushed car happened in Europe,, have seen it on other sites
The voice of the narrator is horrible and ruins the entire video.