***IMPORTANT!! *** PLEASE READ!! I saw in your little kitten video that when you headed into town for supplies, you got some fittings from the hardware to get the running water working again. The water at Cerro Gordo is very heavy with lead and not to be drunken. You shouldn't even wash your dishes in it. Apparently, a previous owner Jody Stewart-Patterson died of leukemia because of the lead in the water. It would pay to get a lead testing kit & check the water before you do anything else. You may need to invest in some big rain water tanks & get safe water trucked up to fill the tanks up. Better to be safe then sorry :-)
@@audreythomas1124 Yes, he does, because there was no running water at Cerro Gordo. When he went to the hardware shop it was to buy plumbing fittings to try to get the water running again. I grew up in old mining towns around Australia & there's usually a reason a place no longer has running water - because it's either full of heavy metals (lead, cyanide, mercury etc) & is not fit for washing up in or for human or animal consumption. I almost purchased a block of land recently in an old Australian ghost town. The water was cut off years ago - it's because of lead & asbestos contamination. This old Australian ghost town is called Terrowie in South Australia & it boasts Australia's first ever export to Hollywood - JP McGowan - he was way before Errol Flynn & invented the old Hollywood damsel in distress tied to a railroad track scene. Terrowie today is a beautiful example of Victorian era buildings but the town has heavy metals & lead in the water & asbestos blowing everywhere now. The govt cut the water supply because it'll kill cattle, horses, humans - it's totally toxic. Erin Brockovich has just brought out a book about this worldwide water contamination by mining companies disaster & it's called "Superman Isn't Coming". It's about how people have to stand together & force govts to spend money to clean up contaminated wastelands. Silver mines are notorious for cyanide in the water, lead, mercury. I'm just concerned for Brent's well being out there because usually there's a reason the water's been cut. I suspect someone did it after the female caretaker died of leukemia from the water. If he has to buy rainwater tanks & cart water in - it's better than drinking water that's a death concoction. The best thing Brent can do is buy a cyanide & lead testing kit before getting that toxic water running again. I hope he reads this before getting that water running out there again.
@@charlaville7658 Yes but I’m not sure if it was this video or another but he said also that the water was diverted to the more popular towns so that’s why that place had no water but I’m sure they will test it before using or drinking it. I mean he is from the city life so he is used to regulations.
@@audreythomas1124 Well, city life is full of regulations to the point where some people who head into the bush from the cities forget to check certain things for themselves regarding how clean the water is around abandoned mine sites. As 'sure as you feel they'll test the water before drinking it', who knows - but when I heard the water there is FULL of lead & the female caretaker there died of leukemia from lead in the water - I'd rather err on the side of caution & sound the alarm bells for the new owners than to stay silent & see them suffer the same fate that she did. Best to speak up & try to warn others of potential danger than to remain silent. Who knows what potential lies they were told by the previous sellers about the water supply there - people lie sometimes for the sake of a sale. So, Audrey, I'm very busy at the moment & don't really have time to comment back to you anymore - but it's always best to err on the side of caution & stay safe.
Laughing to myself as I remembered him saying how he’d improved his survival skills and then 2 videos later “I forgot my sleeping bag and didn’t bring enough water” lol
I can't even bring myself to laugh at how unprepared this guy is. If this is not some publicity stunt he'll probably end up dead in no time. I really hope it's just a character and he just plays dumb to the camera. If not he should seek help.. Something's not right with this guy.
I think you should leave the fallen miners some whisky and pipe tobacco as an offering, maybe they will unveil some secrets to you. Who knows, they might lead ya to a pair of 1880s Levi Strauss blue jeans.
Is the only bad thing about this channel I really wish I could have the Sarah Gordo the sad thing is I live in New York State not in California if only we could involve teleportation or the portal gun from portal one and two that would be awesome
Well this is what types of RU-vidrs I like the most. No clickbaiting, something's actually interesting, he isn't overreacting, nor naming the video something like 'OMG STAYING IN A CREEPY ABANDONED HAUNTED MINE!!! (NEARLY DIED) (SO SCARY)
im sure later on he will be doing some mining.if theres silver it still has value . but lead is really exspensive know i went to napa to get a battery and it was 160 bucks ouch.lead plates
"I have heartburn... Probably from that MRE." Riiiiight. Probably has nothing to do with the 6 types of alcohol you brought and the fact that you are out of water. Lol
To be honest, in the first video when you were driving up to the town in the snow with your tennis shoes i was like this dude is going to last like 2 days. How you have grown is just incredible. Its awesome to see and i am very proud of you
the whispering sound you hear is your ears adapting to the absence of sound in the mineshaft. possibility the sound of water moving and / or the shuffling of bats. could be the air flow ( woosh sound) echoing
I saw this cave explorer thread and there are so many theories ... one time 3 guys were about to enter a cave. the newb said "i think there are people in there" the other two said "no its just water" .... 5 mins later some guy exited the cave LOOOOL
It also doesn't help that sound travels a lot further in mines and caves than people think it does, and the rough, uneven walls, ceilings and floors have a tendency to distort sound waves in weird ways that your brain isn't accustomed to processing. So, in addition to the complete absence of "normal" sounds from the surface that your brain is adapting to, it's also trying to process a whole lot of new sounds it doesn't know how to contextualize, which leads to a pretty significant level of neural dissonance and overload.
@@jordanstocks660 i dont even climb anymore, i still own climbing/rapelling stuff. It has numerous uses for rigging loads and creating temporary shelters. I keep 50 feet of high test paracord stowed on my mc, saved my bacon many times. 🙂
@@PS-Straya_M8 I went down a mine shaft in my 20's and found the tag my parents left in the same tunnel in 1969 (years before I was born). The world is very small place some times. :)
I've worked in mine for the last 12 years and one thing I like the most about being underground is that all of my troubles from the surface seem to disappear. I think that one of the biggest reasons this happens is the fact that you must pay attention to your surroundings constantly. You're surrounded by things that will kill you. I think this is why he forgets about all his troubles (and the things he was hearing) while he is exploring. Seeing his surroundings is so very sketchy to me but absolutely mesmerizing.
To me the more chilling thought is, that those 20 or 30 miners who lost their lives in the Chinese stope incident all stepped into that cage to go down the mine. So sad they never got to ride it back up. RIP
If you're doing this again, I highly recommend wearing an inner layer of wool on your torso, lower body, and wool socks. It makes a world of difference in the cold. Then wear another layer of wool or fleece on your torso and finally a good jacket and rugged pants. Whenever you get warm exploring, remove a layer if you start to sweat. Add layers again if you're planning on sitting still. And of course bring your God darn sleeping bag and sleeping mat the next time. This is what we do in Norway where I'm from, camping and hiking all times of the year, even when it's freezing.
I was also thinking sandwiches or meals he could make himself and just put in resealable air-tight containers because honestly that stuff in those bags of ready to eat food looked vile lol
I trained for emergency situations, cave ins and all that jazz and man am I glad it worked out for you. The water and esp stuff to keep you warm is probably one of the most essential things people forget to pack up. Obviously I wouldnt have seen the video without you making it but man was I worried there. While entertaining you are pretty reckless with your own safety at times. I hope this is something you'll improve over time (I started to watch your videos from the beginning, so I don't know if you did at some point)
As a mine geologist, I've climbed down more than my share of rat holes around the world. When he was looking up into that area filled with stulls, with one clearly open big chunk being held up by 100+ year old wood and said, "I'm going to walk up into there, then over there..." I said "The HELL you are!" Wow. It's kind of like watching a 6 year old go down a wicked toboggan run. He just hasn't learned to be afraid yet.
Hey Brent, I currently live in Austin Texas like you used to. I came across your channel via reddit last week. I’ve lived next to the woods and in a forest my whole life but have been in the city for 7 years. Over the past 3 years I’ve been thinking about buying some land and building a cabin by myself. Your journey has really spoken to me and my dream, I guess I just needed an excuse to pursue it. To gather all the permits land and material, it will take a while, but as you probably know great things take time. Thank you for your inspiration. Also, in the lowest of lows, what is your shining light?
Awesome! Do it. Email me if you have any questions: livingghosttown@gmail.com. What keeps me going in low times is a sense of duty to the town (I think that the town and it's history are very important, and it's easier to dedicate yourself to something if you truly believe it's important), and the community. Even comments like this and notes, emails, letters from other people makes me feel better if feeling overwhelmed.
@@GhostTownLiving ooo...Have you seen the Chateau Diaries? The woman bought a dilapitated French Chateau, Got a Go Fund Me going to support the revival, a Patreon...and has volunteers from all over the world reserving time to come share their handyman and crafts skills to support restoration. Check it out.
Man it freaked me out whenever you would randomly pause for a few seconds while talking. Complete solitude and silence must be crazy. That’s never something I’ve experienced.
virtue Ha! I live in colorado and go camping and such fairly frequently, but even then, there’s ambient noise from animals, the wind, etc. in the mine, there’s bats, but that’s about it, maybe you tiny water drops occasionally? I think it’s most likely a completely different experience than just going out in the woods.
"The millionaire going down the mine. Well... I mean you used to be a millionaire till u decided to own an abandoned mine" hahahaha you're hoist operators sure are funny.
I was on pins & needles so many things could have gone wrong, and forgetting your blankets🥶🥶 was only one of them..bats 🦇🦇 yiks & possible death☠ with a collapse or hitting some 🧨🧨🧨 was the highest. So scary...😵😳🥺😨😱
@@daytonaaaargh I used to think that but I'm becoming more worried that he doesn't care about his own life at all. Remember the first day he showed up in sneakers in the snow, then got lost the second day... jeez
@@RED-jg6mt I think this is less about him not caring, and more about him being very inexperienced and naive. There are plenty of examples throughout history of "yuppies" heading off into the wild to seek out a romanticized version of nature and then ending up at the bottom of a ditch, or frozen to death at the top of a mountain. This dude's almost certainly going to die in that town, especially if he keeps doing stupid shit like this.
THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE!! This lowkey spooked me, I’m glad he put calming music in some parts unlike most youtubers who’d put very spooky music to set the mood. 😂 This video was really scary to watch!!
@@Nick-gh8hf There's a fine line between a dumbass and being adventurous. If all this is legit I won't be surprised if he ends up killing himself in those mines. I wish him the best though.
@@x.MysT.x not exactly those are extremely scetchy ladders and plus he has no rope or harness or anything so good luck and it would take a long long time to climb up not to mention you can't see
@@finisterre2415 I suppose for the average person, but for someone whos into Urbex, its next to nothing. We climb hundreds of meters up the sides of buildings. cranes. Chimneys.
Spending a long amount of time alone in such a dark and isolated space can make you hallucinate and disoriented really quickly. It's not uncommon for people to feel and behave strangely or to go insane after doing such a thing.
Exactly! 💯 I could never have done that! After the first 10 minutes I'd have been losing my 💩 I guess he does have a strong sense of mental fortitude 💪 Me? Just Nope
During one of the moments you were listening to the noises, I was leaning in trying to hear. My husband shifted on the couch and scared the shit outta me! Lol. Great video.
"Drink some beer, have some whiskey, go for an adventure!" That's what I call a proper 'safety first' attitude when alone in an abandoned mine with no exit.
Liquor consumption in cold conditions has contributed to previous deaths. I refuse to associate with fools but have assisted underground recovery of deceased people.. GOOD NEWS: Death cures anyone of stupid.
On his phone going down the shaft: 1. Decide the type of person you want to be. 2.. Prove it to yourself with small wins. Huge fan of your quest and these videos, but a bigger fan of this minimalist but effective mantra.
the earth is constantly moving, what your hearing underground is the rock rubbing against each other. Where im from they used to call them "Witte wijfen gezang"(translation: The songs of ghost women)
Cerro Gordo’s deadliest mine disaster struck in the early 1870s when a cave-in killed at least eight and as many as 35 Chinese miners. They were mining in limestone below the 200-foot level and failed to shore up the tunnel with timber, former Cerro Gordo mining foreman Fred Fisher told a Times reporter in 1950. Their bodies were never recovered.
@@colindols4112 I was literally just thinking how awful it would be to run into skeletons of trapped miners. Drowning and being trapped in a mine or underground are my worst fears.
Am I the only one who thinks he should have put his phone in Airplane Mode? It's a good way to save battery so your phone doesn't keep trying to find a signal in a mine that won't have one.
Very true I always do that camping because the battery flys down struggling to get reception because there is none that being said when he was talking about his batteries keep dying think he meant his camera
38:15 "I don't know, I'm trying." felt the humanity in your voice when you said that. Love this channel! For sure will try to visit Cerro Gordo one day.
@Hunter S I think the second step was not so much from fear of ghosts as much as trying to drive away the chill since he forgot the blanket and sleeping bag.
I adore what you’re attempting to preserve. Almost done converting a school bus into an rv here in Vegas myself. My first destination when finished is Cerro Gordo.
@@lj6284 I assume that he would drive the buss to the town thats about an hour away (I forgot what its called) and rent a car there to get up to Cerro Gordo
I’m doing the same thing. I just bought a 2003 short bus ford e450 with 129,000 miles on it. I need to get to work on it, maybe I’ll run into you at Cerro Gordo Someday, I would love to go
Leanin That was in the middle of a blizzard. In the summer it would be no problem. You’d be surprised what the buses can do anyway. They count on them things to get kids home for a reason
I know you may never see this, but just a big thank you for risking your life, for not only incredible content, but also preserving and bringing history back to life. Giving other people a sense of what people's lives there used to be like. All the artifacts you find, you look into the history and I think it's so amazing. It's mind boggling the life these wonderful people led and the future they helped create. And of course, you, who is making more aware of the amazing history of Cerro Gordo ❤
What if you got turned around down there and couldn't find your way out on top of that things were whispering to you in a some type of primitive language that you couldn't understand you would just off yourself at that point
🤣🤣🤣 I ate a bunch on a scout outing back in the day cuz I thought they were cool.... only plus side about it was not having to dig a hole in the snow and expose my ass to the elements 😂
Watching a grown man get creeped out in a mine makes me feel better about being scared turning off the basement light (even though his is obviously creepier). lol. I love that he doesn't pretend that he's not creeped out.
@@bobcoopersliveyoutubevlog mushrooms ?!?! HECK just imagine being sober and all lights fail ?!?!? Even he had 6 kinds of alcohol for his little camping trip, LoL ( go to :32 in video ). 😎
@@houghjass6885 Yea I'm from AZ I know been in a couple myself but my father was a mining engineer. Still don't need to get the word to the people who run generators in their houses.
@@olesmokey394 out of that millmost of those Missing are young black people, organ harvesting, human sacrifice, and human sex rings, and adrenochrome. This is fact but they dont tell us that EVER, glad Trump is doing something about that.
It is not a huge problem to me if alot of people that have nothing to contribute to society in a positive way, do end up down a mine shaft or abandoned well, I'd be happy to push a few over the edge.
Haha They're just like, "yaaaaa..... well Hey, at least getting rid of HIM was easy enough...! Waaaay easier than the last old bastard who owned it...!"
@@bobcoopersliveyoutubevlog Yes, anything could happen to one person that could prevent him from being there the next day. I haven't watched the whole video, did Brent state that only one person was bringing him m back up?
I found you through tiktok, went straight to your channel, and I haven't regretted a single moment of any video I've watched. This project has everything I love. Urbex, mine exploration, history, investigation, beautiful cinematography and photography, and candid commentary. It's real, it's authentic and damn it's awesome. I promise you once my financial situation is a little more stable, I'll be sending a few dollars your way. The preservation of the history of ordinary people who affected the world in a huge way through actions that to them probably seemed pretty boring and normal? A super noble cause my friend. Keep it up!
Around 37:00, that feeling you're describing is called sonder. Essentially the realization and the feeling you get from the realization that everyone has a story, and that people in the past lived as complex a life as you live today. That's the gist of it, at least.
this channel is by far one of the greatest on the internet. i’ve watched each video on this channel multiple times, i love the history, the mine exploration, the bottle hunting, the construction, the animals, the tours, it’s all great content and it’s incredibly well edited. :)
And people wonder why I never watch regular TV or the countless streaming services the lady buys I've always found fiction quite boring. I mean I can sit through a good movie once in a while, but real life is so much more interesting to me
Everyone ever: dont mix your alcohols Brent: so I have some beer, some white claw, some bourbon, some whiskey, some 30 year old vodka straight from Mother Russia herself, this aged moonshine I found down here-- actually, there's a fully functioning liquor store around the corner in the mine so that's gunna be some fun
It's only bad if you're drinking different types of alcohol with different ABVs. You're more likely to overdrink if you're sampling 4 different types of bourbons ranging from 90 - 130 proof, than having four 5% beers in one hour. At the end of the day it's just alcohol that we're pouring down our guzzle. Cheers!
If he doesnt wonder... honestly if you have hyperthermia they tell you to drink alcohol because it aids in raising your temperature. Also another reason it's good to have it is because *if* god forbid he gets hurt he can clean the wound.
@@sammanthadovel6363 wrong..Alcohol widens your blood vessels, making more blood flow to your skin. That makes you blush and feel warm and toasty. But not for long. The heat from that extra blood passes right out of your body, causing your temperature to drop.
I feel like someone somewhere is watching this and saying “Damn Yankee!” Glad you made it out ok... but for real always bring a couple days worth of supplies... that was pretty risky!
For real what if the lift broke and they had to get it repaired... Sleeping bag should be tied to the pack.. I've got several bug out bags packed for when shit hit the fan.. Some I could survive months off of.. He had an entire cooler and didnt have that thing packed?smh
@@SiriusV23 actually that’s not really accurate. It causes the blood vessels near your skin to dilate which might make you feel warm temporarily but it’s allowing that heat to escape which lowers your core body temperature and puts you more at risk for hypothermia
@@christianboer9392 the 200 level is forbidden ground/closed off after he explored it in the last video and it started falling down. But I would like to know what level he did this video on🤔🙂
I sincerely doubt he has any at this point. He seems pretty depressed, like he has nothing to lose if he dies / nobody around who cares enough to talk to him about how pointlessly dangerous the things he's doing are.
@@ubernerrd there's being alone, and then there's being alone and doing dangerous stuff that you are totally unprepared / inexperienced / unresearched to do. He has improved a little since starting but not much and apparently largely due to RU-vid comments. Either he has a deathwish / doesn't care, or it's a contrived narrative. Plus, it's all on RU-vid, so if anyone cared about him they would know by now what he's doing and you'd think try to talk some sense into him. I'm not saying he shouldn't do this stuff full stop, I'm saying he should research more on how to introduce an element of basic safety to this whole project. E.g. choosing to rip up carpet in the hotel before getting an electrician to come and survey the janky electronics... And e.g. trusting the old underground water supply to be safe to DRINK without getting it tested...
@Murdered5.2 Ram it's just infuriating since he's making everything way more dangerous than it needs to be. By all means explore mines, do crazy shit, do very dangero stuff. It's part of life. But making something more dangerous than it has to be is just stupid and a waste of life... It's like going skydiving. I have no problem with it. But if someone said they were going skydiving without an instructor and not having ever done it, or even done basic research into it. I'd say "boy that's stupid". And then he makes it seem like he's some cool adventurer with the artistic style of the videos and music... There's nothing cool or original about imposing extra adversity on yourself for literally no reason...
This channel connected to me at many levels. Also i love the fact and thanks for keeping the sounds natural allowing viewers to feel and be there and experience in its entirety. One of the best genuine channels for sure!
This guy is going to die someday and someone will eventually come across his body surrounded a bunch of SD cards and used batteries, but nothing that would actually keep him alive. 😆
In Perú we have a tale/myth of a "Muki" a leprechaun who looks like a kid, and lives were there is water under the mountains, in the mines. When he said that, it immediately reminded me of them.
In complete silence and darkness, your mind tries to make sense of it, but can't. Some call it matrix-ing. The less you have to distract you, or the more you pay attention to it, the more intense it gets, so you probably don't usually see/hear/feel so much when you're busy exploring. When you are relaxing, reflecting it gets intense. Great adventures had and to come on this channel. Thanks for sharing!
Please make a video about the logistics: how you get electricity, internet, full tour of the dirt road towards the highway, if you plan on getting a 4WD vehicle to get supplies in winter, or solar panels, etc
Hello big boss! I recently found your awesome channel. Since then, I've become addicted to it and I can't get enough of your mine exploration videos. My hats off to you for your bravery. That is daaaangerous stuff!! Stay safe, God be with you always 🙏🏼
Ghost from 1890: wats a RU-vid Brent: come let me show you Ghost from 1890: omg Brent u farted Brent : oh, nah that's the MRE. Ghost from 1890 : wats an MRE Brent: exactly
There is so much wholesome solidarity among the comments on these videos about how this is all going to end tragically. And we're all just rooting for this guy to be successful but solemnly nodding at the same time.
You really got my respect for that what you're doing. Staying alone in this town. I mean, it's so beautiful there but also a little bit spooky. You make a great job, thank you for be a part of your experiences!! Stay safe man. I send you love from Germany
Those crystals looked really cool. You have such a positive attitude, every now and then you remind yourself of what's your favorite thing, what you like about the situation and the place. If more people did that, we wouldn't have depression. There are lot of things wrong at any given time, but focusing on the positives just makes the whole experience more pleasing.
Hi, I'm a mining engineering student from México. I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed your video from head to toes and that it was very interesting for me as it is, in general, my study theme. Also, and this might sound weird, I found the images from inside the mine even poetic. Anyways, you have a new subscriber. Greetings from Durango, México!
@@br2538 if we are being picky about it, the capacity of the batteries decreases with lower temperature. Internal resistance increases with hotter temperature. So storage life of batteries is less when it's hot and run time is less when it's cold
It’s neat to go back and watch these older videos of yours and compare them to where you are now and see the progression that you have accomplished since. If you knew Johnny then idk, but I think you would’ve probably enjoyed the company down in that level.
You're absolutely right. Survival situations where batteries are vital, extract the battery and put it under your armpit for 5 minutes, to warm it up. Can give just enough reclaimed charge to run your device for that vital phone call, google search, or wikipedia hunt ....