Frightening Face to Face Encounter at MT RAINIER | Plus Interview 

Am I the only one that checks the areas behind Chris to see if anything is lurking in the background?

Mr. Ballen and base camp Chris. My favorite story tellers. 💯

Every time Chris uploads you know it’s going to be a good day.

Hi Chris, This story is soooo creepy. Idk about traditions in South America but in India, when people are traveling in the forest, the last person wears a mask on the back of his head hopefully giving the illusion that he is facing the opposite direction that he is walking. He does this in hopes of making a tiger believe he is looking out from the back of the line while the person in the front is looking forward. This is done because a tiger attacks from behind. I honestly don't know if the backward-mask trick actually works. I do know that I wouldn't want to be the last person in line! 💚&🌞 Wavey

Remind me never to go camping with Chris. He would start telling stories and I wouldn’t be able to sleep all night.

Hi! Norway here. 🇳🇴 So happy to hear brave people like this man coming out and tell their story. About time that we hear them out! And you are a big piece in the puzzle of the cryptid secrets beeing revealed. 👍❤️

"Oh interesting, the frogs just stopped" Chris says calm as can be as he walks down to a creepy shoreline in the middle of nowhere, all alone! Lol! Love your story telling Chris, you're a master!

Love these stories! I've got my own ghost story from working at a Provincial Park here in Ontario. I'll never forget it. I saw what I saw. There is more out there than we know.

Of all the stories I have heard on this channel, this is the only one that has made my skin crawl, Wow! Just listening to the description of the "thing" from both Chris and Angelo was very creepy! On a happier note, congratulations Chris on the upcoming 100 K subscribers. Well deserved!

I lived in ashford for 7 years, which of you know that area is 5 miles from the main entrance to Mt Rainier, I experienced quite a few things living out there from almost the first night in the house. There are more than Bigfeet in those hills, there is a reason the tribes in the area didnt go into the woods around Mt Rainier and warned folks about it. I normally was never bothered living there but I had4 incidents that scared the daylights out of me, and only 3 of those I never saw a thing but just woke up scared to death. And one night I woke up and saw soemthing staring in the window at me at the front of the house since the front of the house was all window and my couch was facing the window and my tv was up against the window. The guy from the story was lucky to have gotten away I know where this story took place, I havent been there personally the closest I got to it was the entrance to the park out there. Driving over that bridge can be unnerving all by itself but it is beautiful out there.

Chris...I enjoy listening to stories. This specific story peaked my interest. I live in South America. There is 2 similar stories by hikers in the Andes. 4 experienced hikers had an encounter with the same descriptors where the unidentifiable being crossed the path they were walking on. It ran away at lightening speed. They captured 5 seconds of the creature as it disappeared in the jungle. A similar encounter happened with a young couple on vacation hiking in the Amazon.

I wish he would share the description with a sketch artist. I can imagine it, but I'd love to see a drawing he feels is an accurate representation.

I don't blame you Chris I wouldn't stay there at night after telling that story hell I would have run out of there half way through the story it was a scary one . But that duck was cute and he was quacking back after you quacked he's friendly trying to make conversation with you . Keep up the good work love the stories you tell them the best no wonder the channel is growing you deserve a million thanks

Wow! That had to be one totally frightening situation for Angelo. I have had nightmares about werewolves. I am not far from Mt. Rainier and wanted to visit it. That story may have changed my mind. Great story, Chris!

When I hiked the pct a few years ago, the eeriest section for me was in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest but in a different area of the forest before Stampede Pass on the trail. The entire day I felt like we were being watched. Something landed near us as if thrown. In the night I woke up and turned on my phone to check the time. The moment my tent lit up there was a hooting sound. It was low to the ground. I asked my companion if she heard it from her tent. She said yes it was an owl. I'm thinking .... a ground owl with lungs of a rhinoceros.... At no other point on the PCT did I have the creeps.

Even though your stories are scary and exciting, I feel so relaxed listening to them. Thank you for taking the time to do them.

What you just described Chris was a black bear with mange. I have only ever seen one in my 72 years.

I’ve camped often at Mt Rainier but only in the park and at popular campgrounds- what a scary encounter he had!!!

Chris: actually when the frogs go quiet keep one eye open even when your sleeping.

This was one of the most the creepiest stories you shared. 😮😱

The frogs stopped because they heard you. Lol.

Sounds like everyone Hiking Mt Rainier should be wearing a Body Cam, Because of the large amounts of Crazy tales coming from it, And the missing

I've read the comments, if it was a bear or dog with mange I would think he would probably recognize it as such. It sounded like he hikes and not new to the area. It's easy to say stuff when it wasn't you that experienced it.

the story of the guy getting into his car and turning the key and high tailing it out of there with a rooster tail reminded me of an incident I had over 15 years ago when I had parked my car near an old mining camp next to a cemetery about 30 miles from the nearest town it was in very mountainous terrain and surrounded by forest I hiked for approximately 6 hours though the mountains where I planned to stay the night in an old hut i had herd about and prospect for gold the next day I couldn't find the hut i found out later i was very near it but it was several hundred feet up the mountain where i was looking for it around its base the mosquitos were bitting me bad so after drinking a beer and eating some food i reluctantly decided i better return to my car as I had no tent it was around 1am in the morning as I wearily made my way thought the last very step stretch of mountain trail across a river then into the forest for the last quarter mile to my car as I neared my car although I was physically spent the adrenalin was pumping as in the back of my mind I new I had to walk past a cemetery after midnight before I could get to my car I also thought logically theres nothing to worry about but no sooner had I thought this then I herd a loud crack in the forest followed by more cracking of branches then what sounded like somebody running and heavy breathing just about this time I broke out of the forest the cemetery came into view my fast walk broke into a paniced run as i went past all the tombstones in pitch black darkness with my car keys in my shaking hand I remember praying that the bitch would start luckily it did I dropped the cutch and fishtailed out of there at full speed and didn't start relaxing till I neared the next town miles away.

Yay! Chris is on! Let me get my tea and settle in for a good storytime! :)

Hey 👋 Chris. I really enjoy your videos. You take us to such beautiful places. The content is fascinating. Keep hiking. Best wishes from the UK 🇬🇧 xxx

We can’t wait until you come out with a new video. You just seem to be one heck of a nice guy. My husband and I said we wish you were Our neighbor.❤

My favorite thing about Sundays is a new story from Chris! And you are almost to 100k!

Am I the only one that thinks he has found Golum?

Geezus Chris you're really pushing it with the 'guaranteed to not disappoint potential 411 locales' to visit alone.. What a showman, going all out for the fans!👏

One of the "best" Chris! ❤ The scenery was exceptional, sights sounds and terrific story ...Many thanks to you and Angelo. 😊❤❤

Any time i hear of sightings that have no historical reference or doesn't necessarily match any of the common cryptids, I lean towards chimera/govt type creatures. This would've put me on the run for sure. Angelo I'm glad to hear you are doing better with your fears. Thank you Chris and Angelo.

Good Evening Chris from Arizona 😊😊 Never been to Mount Rainier...I have lived in Washington State for 11 years, before I moved to Arizona. ..I guess I need to get out more.. Beautiful Scenery behind You!! Sounds like a kill spot and I would Diffiently get the crap out of there... I always wondered if there was something else out in our forests instead of Sasquatch....I am not sure what I would do approaching another species and coming face to face with it 😮😮 This story tops of all your other stories...This is Frightening 😮😮.. Thank you for Your Stories, Chris...😊 Keep HIKING!!!

Ok this was like a real life horror story!! That’s the scariest encounter yet. It makes me wonder if some of the 411 missing people encounter things like this and that’s why they are never heard from again 😳

The frogs quieted when you talked. Very polite.

That was one of the craziest stories yet. I’m curious if the witness smelled anything unusual.

Thank you for these very interesting stories. My thought is that someone is experimenting on the people who go missing in the wilderness and then letting them go !!!

Whatever that thing was, it must not have been hungry or this guy would've probably joined the ranks of the missing. Thanks again, as always, for the great scenic views and great content.

Very interesting story and also amazing nature ..Best regards from Alberta - Canada .! 👌🍁🤠🌿💕🍷👍

I know that area fairly well. Down by the Carbon River there is a lot of predator traffic, I see their tracks and have startled bear there as well. The interesting thing my husband and I found down by the Melmont Ghost Town (a town that processed what was pulled from the mines up there) was wolf tracks. Wolves are not supposed to be in the area, but I have no doubt they are, wolverines are in there too. It’s a dang spooky area, you feel like you’re always being watched and I have no doubt that there could be other very strange things lurking in the dark shadows of that forest.

Now my Sunday is complete. I get to have a beer and hear a great story in the outdoors from Chris!! Thanks again Chris, I really love this channel!!!

Well, that's a scary one, but if you Google pictures of severely manged black-bears, that could have definitely been what he saw. The poor things look reddish, and their faces look creepy, and so do their paws. One with really severe mange could definitely be mistaken for something besides a bear. 😮 Great place to tell a creepy story! 😊

I am not a beer drinker, but I marvel at the different brands that you show. I had no idea that there were so many. The description of the animal is very similar to the animals seen at the Skinwalker Ranch. I wish he had taken a picture, but he was probably too struck with fear to do so. I would have been. I hope you didn't get attacked by mosquitos from that swampy water! When you are running for your life, that last 20 feet or so to your car feels like the most perilous and longest stretch. Ive been there.

That picture with the flower field up against the mountain with clouds is stupendous! Chris you are a great nature photographer, would like to encourage you to sell or have a show at a gallery. Really really good photography. 👍

Chris, have you ever wondered why they created these protected wild spaces and then generally don’t allow professional filming or use of drones to film their documentaries?? Addendum: Your interview with this fellow was very interesting; the amount of detail he was able to relate was very impressive and yet if he didn’t know something, he didn’t try to make anything up. People who are pulling your leg, generally try to make whole cloth, but this guy didn’t..if he didn’t know, he said so.

Almost 100,000 SUBS Chris!! Keep the GREAT encounters coming!! It sounds like a Dogman. Many people who have encountered a Dogman have said their hands resemble racoons hands and quite a few have seen them with vibrant blue eyes, instead of the typical description of the glowing yellow/amber eyes. There are a few Dogman "types" just like there are a few different Sasquatch types.

Like this channel chris always have a personal locator responder beacon thingy be safe in the wilderness and keep giving great stories

The duck photo bombed🦆🦆😂😂 But that was pretty awesome 0:06

My husband and I are addicted to your show! We love all the stories and craft beer reviews!

I'm enjoying your video, Chris! That place creepy yet beautiful! Those frogs definitely aren't used to people being around. Stay safe on all your adventures. Thank you for the stories in the way you do it. Your approach makes it feel more homey.

Hi Chris! 🎉 Its Campbase Chris time everyone! Been scrubbing hardwood floors, or I'd have been here sooner. Btw, frogs croaking is a good sign and they stopped? Uh oh. :) bigfoot love the islands man, better scoot out of there. Cant wait to listen. Have a great week everyone.

Good thing it wasn't hungry! Sounds like it had a big meal before he came along. That had to be terrifying and you never know what you may run into. Everyone needs a body cam while in the forest.

I scrolled past your stories for a long time, then I watched one episode and now I can't get enough. Youre doing a fantastic job!!

All of the stories you tell are very interesting but this one takes the cake. Even as you were telling it and the Mallards flew in I jumped a little. Angelo sounds relieved in his interview. It's tough enough to encounter a bear. coyote or mountain lion, but this incident probably took a toll on him for a while. Keep up the good work Chris and congrats on 100k. I'm sure you'll hit it by tomorrow at least.

Great content, great interview, and great storyteller, thank you Chris...GOD bless you

I know the guy said it wasn't a Dogman, but that's exactly what it sounds like to me. A sick Dogman with mange.

You know what would be scary? If you camped right there at the swamp and you were laying in your tent at night with all the frogs going crazy then suddenly they all go quiet at the same time.

My new favorite channel

Nearing 100,K subscribers, thats amazing and so well deserved 😊

The whole Pac NW/ Canadian region just creeps me out.Something about the denseness/ proximity of brown bears/ and all of the wild animals up there make me wary of any solo camping. More criptid stories!

I love the stories hopefully someone someday will have on a body cam I dont think in a situation like that you're going to think of taking a picture 😮thanks for sharing these stories stay safe ✌🍻👀

Whoa! Thought I was gonna be first 🤨...got beaten to it by several fans! 😆🤣😁😂

Hello again good friend Chris, this was a real creepy one, one-of-a-kind. This was a new one on me never heard of it before. Ducks going ape haha, never heard that before. Gosh I wonder how many unknown species there are out there all over the world? What if that thing would have crawled out of the swampy areas while you were videoing this episode. Holy cats. I can see you now scrambling around. Well thanks much and keep hiking good distant friend❤

Love the interviews. These people all sound credible which makes the story even scarier. Thanks Chris stay safe!🌲💚🌲

I like how you nervous laugh as you recount the story. Lol

Great show as always 😊

It was Bigfoot's dog.

I was black powder elk hunting over Mt Rainier on the East side, my friends dropped me off to hunt by myself in a clearing off the highway in the evening, the sun set and I was waiting to get picked up with the side by side, pitch black just stars, I saw a red light above the tree tops coming slowly, thought it was a drone some hunters were illegally using days before, Nope this one made no noise, was right above me and continued onto the wilderness, it was a UFO drone, weird, told my friends they rolled eyes lol

At first I thought it was going to be the rake. There are a lot of sightings of those. Chris your storytelling is just a pleasure to listen to.

Hey from UK Chris , love the videos.....

I've lived in the PNW for 30 years. Gifford Pinchot is the spookiest place I've been. Been there twice and I'm not going back. Some nature areas you get out of the car and just get an uneasy feeling. I leave now and try some place else.

Chris your stories keep get my intriguing, keeps getting better with each new one..my favorite time to lay back and enjoy my down time..thanks for keeping us entertained..looking forward to the next new one!

Chris you are a true storyteller!

The guys voice and demeanor in the interview, sounds EXACTLY like the guy in the Art Bell Coast To Coast episode, in which he encountered an alien in the same area hiking, and claimed to take its body home, in which it woke back up in his freezer and started screaming.

Thank you Chris for taking us through deep woods appreciate you

This is the first person I have subscribed to on RU-vid. How cool would it be to get an in person story while camping at a site of a previous story!!!

I lived on the Carbon River just a couple miles from where you're talking about. I think the road he's describing is at Evan's Creek and that's an ORV park right there. Can't really drive it unless you have a serious 4x4. I have many stories from living there but never anything like yours. I will say that there are many Mt. Lions in that area though. I would see them often.

Wow!! This is one of the most scariest stories I've heard and scariest discription of a creature!!! It sounds like it could be a creature from Skin Walker ranch!!! That guy was so lucky he wasn't attacked by him!!! Thank you Chris for all these exciting stories and interviews!!!

Fitting swamp beer!

That is freaky. Sounds like a skin walker.

I loooooved your special guest (the duck)! 🦆 Also loved the swamp setting!!!

Duck photo Bombed Ya Chris. 😂😂

Chris maybe Sasquatch is near by and wants to hear your story too !😳 take care and be careful. 🙏🏻

This is one of the scariest stories of too close for comfort! Mirroring your footsteps and knowing exactly how to hunt and track you. That duck nearly had me jump out of my skin 😂 Keep safe and I love the laughter to ease the scariness ❤

Incredible story, great channel.

Totally love the Base Camp Chris content.

Hey Chris. Thanks for the story. That swamp is cool with the Drake duck swimming by yet creepy too. Yep if you go back to this place definitely during the day.

Maybe the scariest story of yours up to now. I think I have watched all yr videos, so I can admit this story gave me goosebumps. People will keep hiking of course, but they should be armed in all occasions, just in case. Going solo is risky, going unarmed is crazy. My father was a hunter and he lived to narrate a few creepy events during his alone time in the woods. Greetings from Greece.

I love your stories and you’re a great story teller. I love the photographs. Keep the stories coming.

I just came into your stories a few days ago and now im hooked!!! Btw i love the beer thing its awesome!!!! Great stories

Chris where you were setting was creepy. Sometimes the crytids come out of water. I was concerned that the samples suddenly got quiet, there is a errie overtone in the swamp. As time goes by I hope the fellow in the story will go back in the woods and enjoy himself. Time will tell. Because of the Canadian fires many crytids migrate down into Minnesota. Many people never think that these creatures travel to get away from the fire and smoke. Keep your eyes open. A couple of days ago a green bright light was seen in the skies in Los Angeles. A family reported seeing a 10 foot non human in there back yard. The family was very scared. The police took them seriously and interviewed them several times. They said the truth and a huge circle was found in there back yard where the creatures came out of a space craft. People do not know where the 10 ft creatures went to. They were indoor. I wanted to share this with you Chris.

Ah, a new BCC video, my weekend is complete.. By the way, that creature sounds like a Rougarou, which is a swamp werewolf from cajun folklore lol..

Every time I hear about Mount Raineer, I hear the Rainer beer commercials from the 1970’s …A motorcycle going up the mountain ….RAINNN--eeer--BEEER… Excellent story Chris. Good beer.

Glad Angelo was able to get this experience of his chest. The more I hear these experiences, the more I realize how much exists in our world that we have no idea of. You're one of my favorite story tellers, Chris.

Chris is such a cheerful person….he makes my day!!!😊😊😊

Wow a really creepy encounter! Yikes

Just absolutely love these stories thanks Chris

This is one of the most intense bizarre experiences I’ve ever heard of! I hope he continues to share his story. Thank Angelo for sharing. I believe every word. Thank you for doing the interview!!! 🙏👍

The strange thing is it had blue eyes?

Hey Chris , I like this episode keep doing what you do I love every video I live in Washington state and I go up to Fairfax all the time in that same area and there’s a lot of weird creepy stuff out there especially going out there at night