Top 3 places you CAN'T GO & people who went anyways... | Part 4
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#3 -- "Stairway To Heaven" -- 0:43 -- Young man sneaks up an illegal staircase..
#2 -- "All Alone" -- 3:49 -- A life boat is found on the most remote island in the world...
#1 - "The 4th Chamber" -- 9:11"- 2 cave divers explore a deep underwater chamber...
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#forbidden #island #mrballen
Love your vids keep up the good work
WERES THE MERCH
Wheres*
Safari toxic😭😂😂😂
@@thehiddensafari7310 Where's*
@@B4NGWTF correcting somebody's mistake isn't toxic
If it does come that’s an easy buy
Cave diving just seems to be a generally terrible idea...
It is. There is a cave/underground river system in trinidad where 2 youbg also died deep inside. It is an awful idea to explore these areas
I'm under the impression that cave-diving can be relatively safe when it's least somewhat open and straight-forward paths, not labyrinths and shit.
Cave diving, scuba diving, any kind of diving seems to be a bad idea tbh
@@Carpatouille : cave "diving" is really just walking around in tunnels and stuff. It's pretty safe if only going into mapped tunnels and taking other proper precautions. Not like deep water cave dives, where one little problem can get you killed.
@@PoochieCollins I still won't do either of those things, I like having the biggest odds of surviving possible when I can help it
Sounds like they need to seal up the false chimney too.
I was wondering why there isn’t at least a sign or something
I would of dived down and done that because u know the state has yOuR bAck
April Matthews good idea!!!!!!
Nah keep them open. It's nature's way of culling
Navy seal it up
If there's one thing Ballen-sensei has taught me, it's that cave diving is just suicide with extra steps.
With claustrophobia thrown in 😮
At great expense it seems too lol
Lol good one
This made me lol
your not wrong
If cave diving is on your bucket list be sure to put it at the very end of the list
It's not that dangerous if you are properly trained and follow all the rules. Which these guys absolutely did not do (It may have been an old enough story there weren't all those rules yet, I'm not sure. Regardless, nowadays it's not that dangerous). It's not as safe as reading at home, sure, but not particularly more dangerous than private aviation or hunting, or hiking difficult routes or so on.
The first thing on my bucket list is suicide
🤣
😂😂😂
@@stephanienkurtz dude, He NEVER said it was perfectly save if all rules and being trained. He pretty much said if you do follow them you are less likely to die... Come on dude...
The cave diving community REALLY needs to get in the habit of SEALING OFF FALSE EXITS.
Yeah or obstructing it. Honestly, even a lazy person can dive down and jam a couple towels in there or something. A sign, an "X" of 2x metal bars that are drilled to cover that hole, anything.. hell, a rope that goes up the right exit.. literally just drop a rope with a weight attached down the entrance if you are lazy and don't want to guide it yourself.
Or just marking dead end tunnels right at then entrance of them
@@pseudophp lmao 1 of the biggest 5 rules of cave diving is ur always supposed to have a rope so that u don’t ever find ur self going out a false exit the people that do that r typically not trained cave divers and that is where almost all cave related diving deaths come from
@@jesseeasterling4462 Good enough for Minecraft !
allso is it not possible to go in to cave with an air line welders can stay under water for houwers why do cave divers give them self only 20mins
all so that air line will allways leed them to the exit
i guess that take more money ,more man power and eliminates the danger
Stay away from dark holes ✔️
Stay away from caves ✔️
Don’t hike ✔️
Absolutely no cave diving ✔️✔️✔️
Stay in your house.
1. I work from home.
2. Make money.
3. Go out to visit fans occasionally.
4. Eat good.
5. Cook in my kitchen.
6. Watch Mr. Ballen.
Well, there goes my ideas for out first date.....
I almost went hiking
@@pumkin610 almost
I’m native Hawaiian and my dad grew up on Oahu and he visited the stairs when it was still open to the public and he only made it about a third of the way because there was so many steps and he says certain parts were terrifying and the trip overall wasn’t worth it
Yuuup its so sketch. I used to go to school right down by the entrance. We heard so many horror stories we never even messed around with it. Not only does climbing up stairs sound so unappealing but climbing up steps that could kill me is even worse. Daylenn Pua was a friend to many of my friends so the news was always so disheartening
Is it really a man up there that will kill you?
It's the island boys@@BagChazeR
Imagine you’re just trapped on a deserted island thinking it can’t get any worse and then you see a nuke 😂
...or relieved your suffering will soon be over and not by your hand
😂😂
Or the like button asks how to get to bell canyon
@@thomasoneal969the universe just sat up and said "f- that guy in particular"
yeah it's like, oh we know you're out there, no we're not coming to save you but here have this
Who else be lowkey scared watching these but still watch em?
Bruh
Me
Bruhhhhhhh
Me
Pooooopy
It doesn’t matter how many warnings, precautions, or barriers you have. Stupid finds a way.
@Julio Aragão I know some of these people aren't the brightest of the bunch, but it's still abrasive to call the dead r-tards.
@@destroycraft1735 Not if their minds cause them to become dead.
@@downhomesunset They're still people, mate. They still have families.
@@destroycraft1735 doesn't matter just because a murderer is dead doesn't mean you stop calling him or her murderer
@Julio Aragão you sir are very right nice to hear truth from others
I just love how in the pic of the life boat, to the left of the boat itself, there's a seal (or sea lion- it's rather difficult to identify whether or not it has ears from an old photo while watching from my phone 🤔) hanging out on a rock, living his best life, chillin', looking liked he's posing for glamorshots! He looks majestic af and I fucking love it/him!!
Definitely a sea lion. Seals can't sit up like that.
I’m from Hawaii, and of all the stories I heard of people’s mishaps with the “Stairway to Heaven”, I’d never heard this one! Not saying it didn’t, of course I believe it. But a mysterious disappearance?! That surprised me! Thanks for finding and posting this one!
Side note: If anyone dreams of a Hawaii vacation, just be aware that the government there has a really bad habit of coverups… They can’t afford to scare away tourists, so too many murders, disappearances, and other crimes are hushed up. So, be super prepared, and don’t be a bad tourist 😉
UK here. would love to come. got in trouble as a teen so never been allowed. whats funny is they are letting people a lot worse than me jut walk over the border now. its sad really. oh i hit my neighbour.. i can not see that person crouching down in the pic. blew the picture up too..
@@leeharris8102I can see two people in that picture
I still think it’s pretty impressive that Richards friend was smart enough to start the buddy breathing and was selfless enough
I feel like that’s common sense
@@ameliacole9587 yeah it is. if you can't do that as a diver you shouldn't go diving in such dangerous places.
yeah but my question is why didn’t richards friend have a backup second stage reg, if they hadn’t have had to buddy breathe and could’ve just shared air i wonder if they would’ve made it out
@@c_lite8259 both of them sharing a air tank at the same time would have killed them both
@@ameliacole9587 common sense doesn’t turn up as fast as you would think when met by the face of danger
The 1st chamber, the “rookie” chamber, sounds like the chamber for nice underwater experiences, sensible diving and for people who have kept their common sense.
I’d go into the second chamber
@@JediOfTheRepublic good luck finding the exit
@@saladasss2092 dude's a jedi, he'll be fine 👍
Ayo w
I’d enter the 13th chamber!!!
The most common phobia in the world is Ballenapobia: The fear of being the main character of a Mr Ballen story.
The stairway to heaven is one of my favorite trails and being a native Hawaiian we go hunting over there all the time. My dad was a guard over-there and he had countless stories of people who actually live there, they are bush people and are like animals, literally “mutating humans.” My dad had encountered them many times and said that the language they spoke was not Hawaiian, it was like inaudible groans and noises. Very aggressive people and are most likely people who grew up in the wilderness of those valleys and live off the land like my ancestors. Would not recommend this trail but if you are an adrenaline junkie and love a thrill, your are welcome to do so at your own risk.
Sounds cool, but I'll have to pass. Great information
do they breed?
@@weme11💀
@@weme11 you looking to Join or something?
I’d rather tell the like button to to scuba to the fourth chamber while I go up the mph rain
Whenever I hear Mr. Ballen say something like "avid outdoorsman" or "really experienced diver/hiker/climber" I think: "Yeah, they're gone.."
Also true for the complete opposite. Small child, lost for a week in the woods, found with no injuries O.o how? wha? ok.... I'm glad the kid is ok....
@@ashdavidson1808
Yeah, and sometimes he throws a curve ball, to keep it interesting. 😉
Yup, my response is usually: "Sigh. That isn't going to end well."
Ya!!! I never want to test my limit to that limit.
"lost soul"
Question: if they can put a barrier down to prevent 4th chamber access why can't they put up a barrier over the false chimney??
Reasons
Obey your local buercracy question nothing.
Yeah thats a great question.
Maybe someone wants to explore the false chimney? Idk it makes no sense to go down there period. Like what are you gonna find?
@@zanedietlin7645 for cave divers they just like the adventure, it's fun for them to explore to new places
The Bouvet Island boat mystery has been conclusively solved - it was abandoned by a Russian expedition to the island a few years before. They had taken a couple of boats to the beach, returned with one. As the weather worsened, they retrieved their team with their helicopter, leaving the second boat behind. Apparently there was no way they could safely get the boat with its crew safely back to the ship through the surf.
Soviet Union was everywhere
@@walterbrunswick no they weren’t
@@walterbrunswick What's that BS now?
@@TheGeenat Yes they were.
@@sentientbeing8738 no they were not
The stairway hike is dangerous, but only if it’s rainy or really windy. David was out on a clear day with decent wind conditions. I’ve done that hike a few times with my Marine buddies while I was stationed on O’ahu, and it’s very unlikely he would have fallen or slipped on a day like that. Not to mention the fact they never found a body, and he was hiking alone. Also, there’s no reason for anyone to be in those trees, no other trails are NEAR that close to the stairway trail, and he does look like he’s crouching. I’ve heard many stories of single’s and couple’s “disappearing” during night hikes on O’ahu. I’ve also heard there is a group of very resentful locals who kidnap and murder tourists because they don’t like tourists or outsiders. Some locals have very strong opinions about this stuff, but don’t let this scare you away, most of the locals are amazing kind warm-hearted people, these are just some rumors I had heard during my service.
he was certainly abducted. they didnt find anything
Ha a friend who lived there a few years. He woke up in the middle of the night (his house was in the hills, middle of nowhere, on stilts) and there were people on the roof with machetes and they were swinging machetes down at him. He hid and left the next day.
There was a guy leaving comments here saying his dad was a guard at the stairway and there were wild people in the area that live off the land
ok rumor boy
If we've learned anything from Mr Ballen it's that you shouldn't go scuba diving
Yes and cave exploring
Yes and skiing
WORD!!!
No if you learn anything, it's that you do it properly with the right training and the right gear. Scuba diving is only as dangerous as you make it.
@@ladyfibonaccii there was a story he told where someone who had the right gear and training died during a controlled dive
I cannot imagine what draws people to deep narrow dark underwater caves.
Raw stupidity. Acts of Darwinism.
Right!!
The same reason Star Trek was so popular: To boldly go where no man has gone before
Infuckingsanity….has to be insanity, 😂
Am I the only one getting angry with these people losing their lives from squeezing in place that you can't get out of. Its not like they had any evidence of anyone making it. Jeez!!! Man is not made to exist in water and narrow caves! This stuf is breaking my heart!
I’ll never understand why people want to risk their lives to go in these caves where you can’t even see anything. As a previous poster said the cave diving community needs to seal off these false exits.
You can absolutely see things. That comment only pertained to a single room of a specific cave. Not all cave diving in general. It's probably not even true anyway, I believe that happened quite awhile ago and techniques have improved since then for kicking in ways that don't pull up silt. Some places it's still unavoidable, but like 95% of the time you can see just fine if you have good technique. There is also no reason to seal off false exits, because you ALWAYS follow a rope line, and the line has the direction to the true exit on arrows tied into it regularly. It is not possible to end up in a false exit unknowingly if you follow the required certification training and rules. Meanwhile, people sometimes WANT to go into false exists to see them, and sealing them off would prevent that. But when you go in, you again have a rope line, with the arrows pointing BACK out to the real exit, so you cannot get confused if you follow the rules.
I want to believe that “all” he saw in that 4th chamber was the bodies of those previously deceased in that chamber. Imagine there’s something living in there
Imagine he just took his buddy there and murdered him and made up a story
i wonder if maybe there's a crazy current in there like an underground river. since you have to push your tanks ahead of you, they would be ripped away by the current. it would explain why nobody has made it back out
@@davemiller262 solid theory
Your comment is 7 months old but I’m hoping you get this notification. You seem to be the only one I’ve found so far who’s talking about the 4th chamber, so I thought it was logical to ask you. I’m very confused. From the sounds of the end of the story, BOTH of the guys drowned. Right? So if that’s the case, how does anybody know the events of exactly what transpired down there, etc...? This is bugging the heck out of me. 😅 Thoughts? Thank you.
@@peachespavalko1980 I was thinking the same thing based on the ending of the story. I did some digging and it appears that Clark McConnell did survive.
Always trust your gut and believe grandma.
Grandma did all the stupid and lived through it. Listen to grandma.
ALWAYS BELIEVE GRANDMA
Ok
Not really, grandmother's are over cautious and scare easy
Ok
Literally the most remote scrap of frozen land in the world: exists
The British: mine
exactly what i thought xD
I live on bouvet island. It's a paradise. Glad the peasant world still believe the propaganda about it :)
@@kayfrenly5460 no you dont
@@oscarlay4296 Yes they do. Their place is between mine and Elvis's house. (Don't tell anybody though.)
Bahahahaha
"so that's gonna do it guys" me with my next six mr ballen vids already lined up.
same XDDDD
As a diver this storys from people dying inside caves scare my realy hard... i stay diving at reefs
The moral of these videos as I’ve come to understand, is to avoid:
A. Holes in the ground
B. Holes in the ground that have water in them
C. Islands
D. Strangers on islands
Strange holes on islands that have water in them.
E. Avoid everything dark and in Virginia
F. Play John Denver almost every single time you are scared it helps me atleast.
G. Avoid mountains in Russia
H . avoid mountains in general
I. avoid snow covered area, and caves
AND CAVES!!!!!
It's always so shocking when he says: "so that's gonna do it, guys" after being all intensely involved in someone else's horror!
haha, glad someone else said it....it's actually kind of jarring. You get so invested in the story that the abrupt endings feel kind of weird.
I was thinking the same 🤣
True, but we have to understand that he’s able to create that separation through clips ands editing. So- unlike us, who are enthralled in the story. Then- it “ends abruptly”... Such isn’t the same for Mr B.Allen in this instance 🙃 In other words. He’s able to collect himself after ending a story before continuing the outro... I’m sure it only takes a literal 3-6 Seconds 😝.......... I commented cuz it made me feel, it made me feel cuz I connected me (I was saying that same shit lol then I searched for a deeper understanding. As it’s best to practice at all times... As Understanding is The biggest Key to Life (Biggest key to loving literally Any and ,Everything )
* Concludes bleak horrifying story *
"Anyway don't forget to make the Like button laugh until Dr. Pepper shoots out its nose"
That was a hard transition
Interesting, (and sad) how it was Richard, who had seen what was in the 4th chamber, was the one who died. Like what someone said earlier, he probably saw all the dead bodies, freaked, and hightailed it out of there. BUT, it could have been something else entirely. We might never know.
These cave diving stories freak me out so much but also simultaneously are so fascinating I can’t not watch them
So are you watching them or not? I can't make shit out of that last sentence
As soon as the "false chimney" was mentioned, I knew it wasn't going to end well..
They should put a grate over that as well!
@@catwell88 at least a sign/arrow...
@@GreedyOrange I think a warning would do. Big clear sign pointing the way out saying exit would be fine. If you have a flashlight you’ll be fine.
Haha!
As soon as Mr Ballen said, “Today we’re going to feature...”
I knew it wasn’t going to end well.
@@chrisquiett1776 exactly,so you know where you are
False chimneys=Santa's worst nightmare.
Love this comment hahah, give this guy a like!
What a way to die...The unknown is closed for a reason but these 2 nitwits didn't care....Let's get some equipment and pry the Devil's door open.....Anybody else wanna try the 4th chamber?
robert curatolo Ultimately someone is always willing to try. Mostly Darwin Award recipients 😆
@@willardhooton920 I like to know what happen to his gear....He took it off to fit in the hole with his mouthpiece in....Did a underwater draft pull his equipment.....did it slip away.....or the ghosts grabbed it....."Dead Man Tell No Tales".
Ummm sounds like everyone's worst dream come true.
Very sad stories. May all RIP.
This dude is a natural story teller, everything is just so well done
Bro, the "spoiler alert... it doesn't end well" gets me every time 😂😂😂
lmfao
"Hey you know that 4th chamber where dozens of people died? Let's go there!"
Me: fu@@ You!!!!
HEY U KNO THAT 4ST CHANBER WEAR DOZEN PEOPLE DEAD? LETS GLLLLLLLMMMMMMMAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪🤪🤪🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
LMAAAOOOOOO SO FUNNIEEEEEEE
LIEK IF YU AGRE
@@ginosko_ are you OK?
Lol
You know dude probably saw a half dead guy and freaked
Imagine this guy has grandkids...
“Hey papa, can you tell us one more story before bed!”
Hell, for that matter, imagine the stories he'll tell his kids and already has. It'll be funny when the grandchildren, after their parents nod thinking they've heard it all, start in on a story grandpa didn't share with his own children. John has so many, you know that scenario is inevitable. What a good problem to have.
Kids wont sleep though lol
poor children
lol boo!
hey papa, can you scare the shit out of me again?
I just can't bring myself to feel sorry for people that die bc they refuse to listen. I feel sorry for the loved ones they left behind, knowing the death never should have happened.
And all those that have to dive down to find and deliver the bodies. Some of these rescuers end up dying, too. It seems if someone is gonna do something so dangerous, they should really think about others before they follow that wild hare. What a horrible way to die.
@@victoriaimdahl6058 Yeah 💯!! I really think authorities should issue massive fines & bill for rescue missions, body recoveries etc. It might help make people think a bit harder about following guidelines. Accidents are different but blatant disregard - scr3w those guys.
@@belindapaul9828 so you would issue massive fines to the already heartbroken families that had nothing to do with it?
@@rovers141 There are a lot of cases where associated parties are involved & I totally think deceased estates should be billed for expenses.
Grieving families though? That’s rough but if there was at least a legal provision for the option then maybe folks would think twice? Heartbroken loved ones aren’t exempt from hospital bills, funeral costs etc so idk.
Not saying I got any fab solutions but it feels like something significant is needed to deter this kind of grossly entitled bs.
@@belindapaul9828maybe fine survivors but not the family of the ones that don't make it because at that point you are punishing people that don't deserve it.
I've done a fair amount of diving in different places around the world, including basic cave dives, every single different diving school/centre I've been to uses gear that has 2 mouth pieces, in case of emergencies like the last story. It's further back on the gear and is usually bright yellow/orange and it's hooked up to your tank in case anything bad happens to your dive buddy's gear. It's set slightly back on your gear so it's out of the way, but even with first timers, the experienced divers will show them how to scoop their right arm back to easily bring the 2nd breather forward so it's accessible. Of course two divers on one supply still isn't ideal or feasible long term, but it does mean that no one has to puff puff pass the air and you can focus on holding on to each other and ascending. Panicking is easy to get into and nearly impossible to get out of, especially in that type of situation, it's the worst case scenario for divers and it's horrible that an activity that can bring so much joy and exhilaration can end so tragically.
Easy to get into and difficult to get out of, I like that, it is the panic that'll getcha. Question, are they fluorescent or luminescent?
@@shitneyb5562 i’ve never really thought about it i thought they were just a bright colour but could be either i suppose, probably varies depending on the equipment
True. Hopefully both. Still, no equipment like a level head.
I feel like people don't appreciate the horror of a kid going on a decades abandoned trail guarded by security, and there was STILL somebody following him all the way out there.
I had to pause the video for this part. I'm crying :c
this is why i would prefer to find just about anything other than a live human.
Kamali Lamba I rather have a ghost appear un my room than a stranger anywhere 😥
@@HCMS71 crying lol how much of a snowflake are you
@@HCMS71 ghosts arnt real so id rather have a ghost to lol
instead of telling people they can't go someplace or do something, they should make people watch your videos for a couple of hours and then turn to the people and be like "Okay! Enjoy yourself. We will search for body but no promises!!"
Cost too much to do searches especially knowing they’re most likely dead and putting themselves at high risk
They would still go despite warnings and common sense
Famous line by MrBallen:
"... and to this day, they never found the body."
Without people making stupid decisions then we wouldn't know 🙂that such stuff is dangerous
There would always be that dare devil that ignore the signs
The Bouvet Island lifeboat mystery has been solved. A Russian science ship called the Slava-9 dropped off a landing party on Bouvet Island on November 27, 1958, but worsening weather trapped the men on the island for three days. On November 29, the men were rescued by helicopter, and left their boat behind.
your diving stories always get me... the thought of people exploring these claustrophobic flooded tombs humans were never meant to see the inside of, and something going wrong, is terrifying. It's crazy to think about how we live on land and breathe air and being underwater is like a completely different world we aren't adapted to survive in.
Anyone else ever feel guilty for being so entertained by other people's horrible misfortune?
Yep... I feel horrible
yes me! XD
Dont sweat it too much, it's much more common than you think! In fact, it's even got a word, It's called schadenfreude.
People know they could die and still have to see. I guess it's in our nature some more than others. Not me the only caves i go in are the ones open to the public.
Not really. I mean if I died horribly I'd hope my storys would live on
from the 4th chamber came a voice "do you know how to get to bells canyon?"
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
Love it! Only true fans will understand
Bahahah
🤣😂🤣😂
Can you imagine being stuck on the most miserable, remote island in the world and somehow missing the one shot you have at being rescued? God, I’m so curious. Did they keep to themselves intentionally, or having the devastating experience of waking up to the sound if the helicopter flying away?
dont worry, it was just a random boat washed up, than being taken away by the next storm. who gets over there on a boat? that was a retarded story
I've gone up haiku stairs many times, its not dangerous. I used to hike or trail run alone all over on the mountains in Oahu until more and more often i'd be running or hiking and out of nowhere a men would pop up and some looked mentally ill or like they live in the woods. None of them attacked me ever but it was scary.
The Stairs were open for the longest time, so popular that dozens of day hikers would be on the trail/stairs with you and the sketchy parts were easily tackled by watching a fellow hiker navigate a gap in the stairs or with careful hiking if no one was around… The county closed the stairs to repair them then briefly re-opened them then closed them permanently… the county also did this with another high risk, high land slide area on Oahu, the sacred falls.
When it comes to cave diving I’m a 1st chamber kind of guy. I can’t think of any more horrific than cave diving, it is claustrophobia on top of claustrophobia. MAYBE 2nd chamber.... nah just thinking about it, terrifying.
Yeah I'm a snorkelling in an above ground swimming pool kinda guy. Lol Seriously, I love exploring and swimming but having my life depend on an oxygen tank and air lines is just to much for me.
@@erictedder5865 I’m with you! I can’t bring myself to do that, I’ll sky dive but not go underwater lol.
I'm the lets not even go into the water kind of guy
I'd rather just stay in my room bundled up safely in my blankets
No doubt. I've always been one of the biggest "adrenaline junkies" i know, and I've been a drag racer since I could drive. I do, however, draw a fat line in the sand when it comes to free solo climbing and most cave diving. There are interesting enough things in less dangerous situations, and then videos of the people who must do this type of thing. Point being, I can watch and imagine the situation without risking my life to be there. But i bet a lot of people say that about drag racing, so no judgment here.
There are two things I’m absolutely terrified of: spelunking in tiny tight spaces and being deep under water. Cave diving is quite literally my worst nightmare lol
Yep same here!!
Me either! I am in total agreement, no one could pay me enough to ever attempt it!
"Only two things scare me and one is nuclear war..."
Yea I just tried to have an MRI dinner and I didn't even make it into the machine... But my brother used to try to to drown me when ever I got in water near him so. And Ive by almost drowned on other occasions... So I don't seem in any thing other than a swimming pool
Everyone says cave diving is their worst fear until they see "17 lost calls from Mom" in their phones.
I love watching and listening to your stores Mr Ballen. You have a unique story telling style that draws me in til the end. Thank you. I'm glad you are happy. 🤗
After watching a ton of your videos, I'm left with a question that I couldn't possibly be the first person to ask: why on earth isn't there some sort of marker, sign, anything that someone would put up in these caves where they have false exits? It looks like someone would mark these places so other divers would know this is not the exit. The shear number of stories I've heard where divers "got confused" and went the wrong way trying to get out is astonishing.
Can you imagine being trapped on an island and the only people who could save you don't care enough to look for you?
Every Damned Day.
Or maybe they weren't trapped, but living their best life away from civilization and toxic people.
did they want to be found is the question. though im not sure how youd eat. my guess is freak wave or suicide .
@@allysonlamba2960 didn't you see that seal in the boat picture? If they can catch a seal, they can make that food last for a long time. Maybe it's possible to survive.
Can you imagine being trapped on an island and the only people who could save you don't care enough to look for you and then they dropped two nukes on you?
I'm a Divemaster and I have no interest in caves. What do you expect to see in a cave? It's not like climbing a mountain where there is a payoff of a grand view at the end. And they were "just in an advanced class." That means they didn't even have cave diving training and certifications; which is a separate certification . People should not dive enclosures unless you know what you're doing. Anyone reading this and is foolish enough to try this, at least carry a line of rope tied to the entrance so you can navigate yourself out.
Amen. As an certified *not* master diver and t is my fervent wish to NOT die in a cave!
That’s really fucking smart
@@nobleassassin115 Thanks, but I can't take credit. That's standard practice for cave diving. These guys didn't die because of one mistake, they made a series of mistakes. They weren't trained, they didn't monitor their air, you usually carry three flashlights, and multiple airtanks, they didn't plan their dive properly.
Awesome advice and maybe it might save someone's life who is foolish enough to attempt such a dangerous and life threatening feat, No one could pay me enough to attempt something so extremely dangerous and flat out senseless
@@overeasymode
This is what is known as common sense. Unfortunately these kinds of people seem to be very much lacking in common sense!!
You, Mr.Ballen are the Bee’s knees and his little ankle socks!!! Awesome!!!x
I found this Chanel suddenly and I love it so much especially his body language is something makes him unique. we don’t see it usually in RUclipsrs 😅 it makes me more excited and helps me to imagine the story better
Mr. Ballen: *Explains one of the most horrific unimaginable ways to die*
Mr. Ballen: *cheerfully* “Well that’s it guys. Hope you enjoyed today’s stories....”
I love this channel.
IKR
i just love how he's showing no emotions of horrificness at the end of the video even when he's just finished describing someone being eaten alive or smth
@@nicolebotros7933 I mean he already researched this so why would he have a reaction when he already knows about the story
Lol
I have to re-evaluate wtf is my issue right before I hit the fast forward next video button
Lmao
"So what's down in these underwater caves that people like dying for so much?" "Oh there's rocks and silt that immediately blinds you." "AWESOME LETS GO!"
But like... what’s creepy is, what made that guy drop his tanks and start screaming? What made him rush to get out of that hole so fearfully? The Native Americans have deep ties with that well... just so creepy. I wish they’d make a scary movie about it lol
@@OtterThanMost Good question
@@OtterThanMost
There's a 500lb catfish on the other side of that chamber
@Edžus Nākums yeah that is possible. something spooked him. too bad he couldn't stay calm.
@@patrickhorvath2684 He wouldnt drop his tank and start screaming over just a 500lb catfish- I think theirs something more serious and disturbing going on their
I’m partial traumatized by your stories on a daily basis but I can not stop watching them!!
I’m watching this for the first time as he just described the four chambers of the well and I can’t breathe. I’m under water and panicking, this is why I don’t leave the house. I guess that’s this great storytelling everybody’s been telling me about. Kudos to the chef, well done, I’m a new Ballen fan, binge watching for days.
Has anyone been keeping tabs on this mans sub count. About three weeks ago he was on 500k. Shows just how good his content really is.
Right... if I could invest stock in a RUclipsr- he’d for sure have my money
I have kept half an eye on it but was more focused on how we will abuse the like button next time
Hope he gets over a million b4 end of year !!!
Right I’ve followed him for so long, it’s nice to see other ppl enjoying him as well. Let’s keep him going 🤟🏻🙏🏻💪🏻
I’ve been sending him to a lot of my friends and they love his storys
Jacob's well wouldn't be an issue if you bring Jacob's ladder.
Lol that hilarious
That's a good one!!!!
They kind of go, IIF they are right with GOD and don't make it back out!!!!!
Both lead to madness
Or if you are Jacob himself.
Well done
Love the channel! Found it randomly one day & have been hooked since. I lived in Hawaii for multiple years. In kaneohe right next to these stairs. People would cross my neighbors yard to get into the back sealed off entrance & climb fences. It was crazy & people were always getting stuck up there & rescued. If you search videos of people at the top of the stairs it’s wild. The wind is so strong up there & nature controls you. Idk why people get so much joy out of dangerous things.
" i hope you enjoy today's stories "
Bro we always enjoy your stories
You know what I’m finding out about underwater caves?
They are ALL “one of the most dangerous underwater cave systems in the world” and I am perfectly content to never go in one ever.
I’ll have my adventures elsewhere thank you.
And according to Dive Talk you have to be experts to even look at water and not make dumb decisions acts of God included no cave ins allowed. Also dont do what they wouldnt do
Do not enter. 🤣
Same!
Agree
Exactly! So many of his stories are from people cave diving. I’m perfectly content with never experiencing that.
9:50 - Ah yes, underwater cave diving. One of a plethora of things I'll file under You Cannot Pay Me Enough Money to Attempt.
I concur. I wouldn't even go regular cave exploring
@@nickl7544 Exactly. In addition to underwater cave diving, I'll also file regular cave diving under YCPMEMTA
Damn, I should add that to Urban Dictionary
as opposed to the much safer above water cave diving lol
@@dom_3956 I suppose a more appropriate term might be "caving," but cave diving above water seems like a thing people do.
Listening to the stories on this channel, I've come to appreciate that the line between underwater caving and above water caving might not be a real thing. Some caverns are submerged in water, even if they're like a kilometer above sea level, and some dry caving systems are well below sea level.
Because Mother Nature is a crazy bitch that doesn't appreciate order and consistency. 🤣
$200,000 just to go to the second chamber?
The way you said "no that's a horrible idea!" With that blank stare.. lol it made me laugh for some reason.
I'm from Texas, and I just want to say, the parks at Jacob's Well and the Blue Hole are beautiful! Don't let the story scare you away from ever going there because they are great swimming spots even if you choose not to dive!
Yeah, watchers who are into diving just need to keep in mind that it is the Fourth Chamber that they shouldn't go to. The rest of us just need to make sure we know how to swim.
You have to get reservations for Jacob's Well it's kinda hard too idk how they did it before tho I went to Wimberley frequently and only day they had available was like 4 months from then
Locals: you can’t go here you’ll never return alive
Mrballen: hold my be- actually yeah you’ll die don’t go
Your Friendly Neighborhood Dealer I need the greens
Hi
@Your Friendly Neighborhood Dealer ikr he just seems like a cool dude
Idk why this made me laugh so hard. Lol
urstrulyalexis lol 😂
I live within walking distance of Jacob’s well, and I remember going down there when I was younger before it was a tourist attraction. One day we were there when a diver went down, and all of a sudden my mom told me to go home. I didn’t know that he had died down there until years later. Such a sad and scary place
How did she know?
It's a sad and scary place, and at the same time a beautiful and incredibly fun place. Crazy world we live in.
@@goldiloks08 probably just that he’d been down there too long
Within WALKING distance?? So what’s the deal? People do swimming and mild diving regularly but nobody goes real deep? Have there been any other incidents?
@@Syclone0044 Can't they just send a camera on a little RC scuba down there into the 4th chamber?
Heyyyyyy Mr Ballen, love your videos and your podcasts, just one correction from an experienced diver here :). I’ve noticed you mention in a few scuba diving stories that when one diver is out of air, the other “takes his mouthpiece out” to begin “buddy breathing” switching back and forth. Actually that is not how it’s done. Every diver has a 2nd “alternate” regulator meant for that exact purpose, so the rescue diver would keep their mouthpiece in, and give the person in need of air their alternate regulator, so they are both breathing out of the same tank. Obviously the air doesn’t last as long, but in no scenario (at least that I’m aware of) would a diver ever remove their own regulator to “switch off” with another diver.
I've been watching these for 12 hours and I can't stop!! Every single video has me gripped 😂❤
Imagine being on that boat “ yay we found land” hahah most remote island in the world
It was Jack Sparrows obviously
lol
And then get nuked by Israel lol
@@vanillagorilla9841 exactly what I thought an imagined i commented it just a few moments ago haha
@@vanillagorilla9841 wooden boat beats nuke everytime, because reasons.
I feel like shooting nukes at an active volcano is a terrible idea. Wtf
That's because it didn't happen. If you look it up it turns out that the 2 bright flashes were near the Prince Edward Islands. Just search 'Vela incident'.
@@Birdytrapo but what if they did? Would nuclear lava come out?!
OR did they nuke the island to kill something..?🤔
he did say Antarctica was closest to it... hmmm
It would be catastrophic if done
@@smokeabaguhthat5443 that's just silly,it's possible but super unlikely and silly
I've done the stairway 4 times, every time there were many others on the path. I think it unlikely someone would have abducted him, though it is possible he fell. There are 2 places where ropes are used instead on a ladder to get to the next ladder segment. Also, the ladders are thin, so whenever there is a person going the opposite direction, one of you have to hang off one of the sides to allow passage. It's completely possible he needed to relieve himself, excited the ladder on a less inclined area, then slipped off in an area not adjacent to the path.
These cave diving death stories are always so horrific. Especially, a story like this one. Please don't go into places that are sealed for a reason. But I guess curiosity always gets people. RIP!
OK - after that one, someone REALLY needs to send an ROV with a camera into that fourth chamber.....RIP Richard....
idk why no diver thinks about anything like that b4 putting their lives at risk...
This is something I always wonder listening to diving stories. It's 2020 we have the technology please just send a rover in first then after you've scouted out the area and know what to expect then go.
Agreed
@@mackdigest it’s more exciting to go in blind. You get more adrenaline then doing that
Ikr?
Why in the world hasn't anyone closed off the false chamber.
And take down the bridge instead of having it guarded and fencing. They probably know exactly what's going on.
Might be too dangerous.
They did close it off. They pryed open the grate that sealed it to get in.
@@rogerbaldacci1617 he's talking about the false chimney not the 4th chamber
@@KbZbZd6jSL Oh. My bad. Yeah, they should definitely block that up. Thanks.
I have watched several of the videos on this channel and every time I am still blown away that people can be so reckless. It’s truly astounding.
I’ve been binge watching your episodes all weekend. I’ve always been interested on things that involves the after life, ocean mysterious and just things we just can’t see or explain ourselves. I must say the way you explain the ocean life has caught my complete interest. I can’t swim at all… like not even a little bit. So I’ve always had a slight fear of water. I don’t do water slides and wave pools. But just watching these videos of caving, diving and what not has completely justified my fear. I has have a major fear of claustrophobia. Even with these fears I’m very intrigued. It’s amazing learning about the under world beyond what you can see above the surface. So many hidden secrets lie in the ocean! Great job 👏🏾
Just when I started to feel hope for the two guys at the end : "and they hit the wall of the false chimney"
@@TG-ir1kk you read the comments, what did you expect
I knew it was going to happen, but still
Well not really…. He foreshadowed it
Scuba diving IN a cave underwater is one of the scariest things I can think of. I’m terrified of tight spaces,water, and darkness 😬 NO THANKS
I wouldn’t do it if someone paid me a million dollars
haha for me it's the opposite i love darkness, caves and being underwater... i haven't had the opportunities to really get into scuba diving tho
I’d go scuba diving in shallow water in the reefs. That would be amazing. But not on caves or deep dark water. So scary
@@camillemoore7247 you should, it’s gorgeous.
@@carlthelongshoreman1979 in caves??? I’d be too afraid. Wayyyyy to scared.
BRING THIS SERIES BACK!! I loved top 3 places you can’t go
Hi I'm two months in the future, he did
I think cave diving is one of the most dangerous things to do. It's like ppl love being in claustrophobic places! Ik I don't, every time I hear Mr.B start telling a story about cave diving or cave exploring even, my whole body starts feeling like I wanna pass out, my breathing comes quick & shallow, I get shaky, lightheaded, nervous, sweaty palms cuz I feel like I am the one experiencing these dives & explores. I am extremely claustrophobic so it spikes all these feelings off in me.
It's so sad to hear that Richard almost survived the fourth chamber, if they hadn't gone into the false chimney. He probably saw a dead body and that's what spooked him.
I know....creepy that we'll never know!
@@deprofundis3293 you could buy a little RC water craft with lights and camera and find out for yourself. i know i would before risking my life.
Ow we will never know. But I assume what spooked him was not having any oxygen from loosing his tanks. But yea. Brave man
@@joshjones718 right? Should be possible nowadays at least without as much risk.
He saw the kraken
that last story is so sad. they shouldn’t have risked going to a sealed off area at all, but it makes me wonder so badly what richard saw that made him peel out of there so quickly without his equipment. if he just let go of the tank you think he would’ve tried his hardest to get it instead of just letting it go. it makes me wonder if there were bodies/bones in the way of the tight space. or if it was something worse... sadly we’ll never know. huge shout out to his friend for immediately sharing his air and trying to save him. if only they wouldn’t have went up the wrong way, then they both could’ve lived. but it’s an easy mistake ESPECIALLY in super stressful situations.. that’s what people don’t understand. they like to talk shit from the comfort of their couch saying they’d do this and they’d do that, but the truth is, there is NO guarantee on what you would do in these situations and you’ll never know unless it happens to you. the body and mind does some really fucked up things in times of stress and danger. not to mention all of the added weirdness that being deep underwater already does to you.
I thought that maybe he was spooked by seeing the divers that had died in there long ago and were never retrieved because of the narrow entrance to chamber 4. Can't imagine what he must've felt down there and am just terribly sorry for the both of them (one lost his life in a horrible way, the other his best buddy).
They should seal off the wrong way!
I'm thinking there was probably at least one body right near the exit but not in it, since you have to wriggle out of it, he'd have to have gotten through and turned around. I'm thinking he saw something and was surprised or startled, dropped the tank, and maybe it's one of those dark bottomless pits, so he panicked and now he's panicking even more trying to squeeze through this hole, that far down, without any air, knowing that if his friend wasn't there or didn't take action fast enough to share air he'd be dead.
I know what I would do, I wouldn't go cave diving in the first place. I'm a land kinda gal.
@@heatherhillman7280 same 💀 i’d maybe explore some caves but you wouldn’t catch me go scuba diving neither in caves nor the ocean, fuçk that
What’s scarier about Daelyns story is that similar stories in which a young teenage boys goes hiking by himself end up vanishing!!! There was one on the Big Island Kyle Brittain and Kalani Vierra… someone preyed these young men into hiking alone and abducting them.
I just found this channel. Good stuff. I like to listen while I work.
The guys who almost saves his friend by giving him his mouth piece, then makes it out alive is bad ass. RIP Richard.
He also was probably the reason visibility became impossible to see since he kicked up all that stuff he said was along the walls.
i don't know about that. when push came to shove he bailed on his friend and as the post above suggests, he was most likely the reason the other one was unable to exit.
@@p_e_t_e yeah he bailed because they were out of oxygen, you can't wait around and game plan at that point.
He didn’t make it out alive just so you know he clearly says in the video he made it to the surface where he drowned. Meaning he made it out of the cave system but it was to late his oxygen was already depleted. Correct me if I’m wrong
@@mrorganic13 “makes it to the surface before he drowns” aka makes it to the surface before he runs out of breath.
anyone else listening to disturbing stories like this to distract themselves from everything going on irl
Yup, reminds me that 2020 ain't that bad compared to how these people ended up. Sigh
Yup everyday....it really works
Yup im watching this to forget when i need to go to court on 18 november
@@GhostRider-qr8lr the hell u do anime boy
This is real life too
Fantastic writing and storytelling!
Everyone’s tough until it comes to watching mr ballen at night
Of COURSE the false chimney looks exactly like the exit. Of course. As to the fourth chamber, that's what remote-controlled cameras are for.
Why not put a grate on the false chimney too?
@@floydlooney6837 🎯
In one of MrBallen's other videos, about the Devil Hole, I really wish they would orchestrate some elaborate aquatic drone to visualize it. Same with this. Same with Eagle's Nest. Will I ever explore these? HELL NO! But would I like to see the footage from the comfort of my PJs? Sure!
@@floydlooney6837 you've broke the internet
@@Piratequeen010156 I actually live in Central Texas and apparently you need a reservation to visit Jacob's hole, not that I'm interested.
in the third story, if richard and clark hadn't taken the false chimney, richard probably would have been the first person to make it out of the fourth chamber alive
I want to know what caused him to exit the chamber so quickly that he left his breathing apparatus behind.
@@houseofschenck6230 Either seeing the dead bodies already there or loosing his tank after pushing it in front of himself would be my guess
@SaltyBrains I was gonna say 😂
Jordan, technically he WAS the first person to make it out alive. Unfortunately he had only minutes to enjoy this triumph over the 4th chamber.
He made a quick exit. About like Mr. Hooper when he got that sharks tooth from Ben Gardner's boat. Something like that.
I live in Central Florida where we have lots of gin-clear springs full of caves which have been completely closed off to diving, mainly because of the silt problem. So many divers have died being unable to find their way out the state finally said, ok, enough of this and shut 'em down.
Just recently found you on youtube and I,m hooked! Outstanding stories with that undercurrent of fear and or horror. You don't overplay the story and give just the facts. Your story about Roanoak had so much more information than I had ever heard previously. Great presentation and interesting subjects. ...outstanding job all around !
Me too. Did u spot where the guy was hiding in the first story? I can't see him.
Hey! Wonder if we’re related?
Me too! MrBallen brings Roanoke's inhabitants to life, and includes interesting details we never learned in school. I've been binge watching for two weeks.
Cave diving is a giant ass puckering "NOPE" from me.
I wholeheartedly agree with you! Just the thought of Anything even touching me underwater is terrifying to me!
Lol
I'm a very experienced diver (advanced open water & rescue diver certified). You couldn't pay me enough to go cave diving. Way too much that could go wrong.
And I'm not a timid person either, I've taken plenty of stupid risks doing stupid things, and used to be a firefighter.
But I will not go into an underwater cave. I'm generally pretty wary of terrestrial caves too.
Precisely
Literally the biggest nope of all nopes for me.
I'm a certified scuba diver, haven't done it in years. But anyone who tries to talk me into cave diving can suck my shaft 😆
I haven't really done anything extreme in my life but I'm obsessed with the idea of exploring the unexplored. Sucks that the only places are untouched because they are super deadly and virtually impossible to get to yet.
I was born 200 years too early, I wanna explore space.
You're easy.
@@MizzzFizzz love this
🤣🤣
Gross
I’m sure it’s been brought up 1000s of times, but: if they have resources to install metal grates on “death trap” dives, why won’t they do so on , the MANY, false escape routes mistakenly taken by divers?!!!!