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It's a hiker's worst nightmare: lost in the blazing heat of the desert wilderness. Out of food and water, lost and barely clinging to life in Joshua Tree National Park.
Fight to Survive tells the inspiring true stories of outdoorsmen who have faced down death in the wilderness and lived to tell their story. Adventurer, author and survivor Craig DeMartino kicks off the series with his own story.
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@minhhop3208 10 месяцев назад

Coming to USA as an immigrant, I highly valued and appreciate the Americans’ hearts and humanity ! The American people are so well taken care of ! The Rescue systems are the best ! The volunteers are so so kind ! The American Red Cross, Police , Fire Departments …….. really do thier best to rescue and safe lives even they have to risk their owns…..

@sukijay4990 2 года назад

For any hike in the desert or the Bush, even when you think you know the terrain, you should always take a good supply of water as well as snacks, matches, a torch, a lightweight but warm waterproof jacket, a compass, a fully charged phone and a first aid kit. That’s what I’ve learned from watching these videos.

@HunterPeale 2 года назад

i learned all that from doing it, but you are absolutely correct. i carried 4 times more water than my hiking buddies, call me paranoid, but if you fall and get hurt.....

@yasminzohni7200 2 года назад

@@HunterPeale I will from now on! 👍🏼

@mariakatagiri3736 2 года назад

Yes , very wise advice !

@durkio1536 2 года назад

These are common sense but some big shots think nothing can come in their way

@nc8414 2 года назад

And tell ppl where you are going

@dananorth895 2 года назад

Ed shouldn't be walking anywhere without supervision.

@MGreen-vz6yb 2 года назад

Why?

@sandrabentley8111 2 года назад

Been hiking there 12 to 15 times but doesn't know where to park?

@Montina_Paullin 2 года назад

Yeah I caught that too. Trail heads don't move so I don't get why he had to ask if he'd been there at least a dozen times.

@furqaanali6523 2 года назад

I wonder did he really know the park like he said.... Or did he forget?

@BrettonFerguson 2 года назад

Also doesn't know if the parking lot is east, west, north, or south of where he is hiking. Not that it matters, I don't think he knows which direction the sun rises and sets.

@josephforest7605 4 месяца назад

His kind should stay in the city .@@BrettonFerguson

@lindacarruthers3423 2 года назад

I got a short way in to this , felt increasingly annoyed with the foolish complacency of the hiker who should have known better , and decided to write this instead . Whenever hiking in terrain that has any sort of potential to turn against you , Take Emergency Items .Give a friend /family member/ park officials , the route you’ll be travelling , and an estimated arrival time . That’s all . This experienced hiker’s close call holds no interest for me .Whatever , is about all one can say .

@hushingsilence 2 года назад

If you ever get lost: Sit down and stay the moment you are lost. You will be found much faster. If you wander like he did, you get more lost. Now, drink your Mai Tai and be glad you decided to hike the trail to your fridge :)

@az_exit1279 2 года назад

Meanwhile, just over the hill to the south, people are sipping Mai Tai's in Palm Springs.

@dananorth895 2 года назад

And I think there's a whore house just over the hill to the east.

@Henry-cf4oo 2 года назад

🤣🤣🤣😭😭💀💀💀

@brittyvegas9482 2 года назад

I hike all the time and i hike trails that i have been on many times before and normally have no issue navigating to my destination and back ....but if u lose the trail it can be difficult to locate that's why I always carry my compass with me even if i know the trails i carry mine.

@vmm5163 2 года назад

But how do you know you're heading (say, South) towards the trail using your compass, or heading South with the trail behind you? I got very lost heading West towards my house, but my house was at my back so I got further and further away from it although I was heading west

@BrettonFerguson 2 года назад

The sun wasn't obscured by clouds. In the afternoon, and the next morning, it should have been easy to determine where the sun is, know that is west, and know the opposite is east, and which way is north and south. Did he not know which general direction the parking lot was?

@chadverek1264 2 года назад

Ed reminds me of Dustin Hoffman

@africacarey 2 года назад

🤣🤣 yez

@vmm5163 2 года назад

Or Jack Klugman - Quincy

@sm3296 2 года назад

Ya me too.

@regandey5847 17 дней назад

I was thinking Kevin Spacey.

@michaelpcooksey5096 Год назад

Love the fact he grew as a person and knew it. Leaving the 'hard' parts of his personality made him sooo much better as a human being. Likely it also increased his survival quotient in eternity as well. God has no need for hardcore people in his heaven of love.

@joelleschachter2867 2 года назад

When one realize i am lost stop breath relax and turn back even if it is long

@africacarey 2 года назад

I bet his wife was thinking about that insurance money that's why she didn't report him missing first

@kimperkins8162 2 года назад

Listen up ppl..if yur from new york/New Jersey..dont go wandering off in the Arizona desert

@kristymoore7052 2 года назад

GARMIN, always! no matter where you go, no matter how familiar or prepared you are.

@sunny753 2 года назад

Old and memories lost people shouldn't go anywhere

@kayakaziloqo7297 2 года назад

Exactly

@brooklynherve7871 2 года назад

Glad he was found, but this guy didn't really do anything to help himself

@babalwacezu5583 2 года назад

.....but he's just an old man 💁‍♀️

@dogchanneldoglover5506 2 года назад

Not that very old. 45 of age the time when he gets lost

@bobby5161 2 года назад

4 days without water is incredible.

@veronicaBolanos-mc4fc Год назад

IF nothing else. Ed had a great attitude. I'm no hiker but I love hiking and camping videos (I know couch hiker) my takeaways are always prepared for disaster. You never know what may happen. Always always take more than enough water for the hike and a means to start a fire to keep warm. Tons of snacks too, ok not tons but enough

@karmayt8956 2 года назад

I’m getting trail marker tape for my backpack supplies. It’s too easy to get lost even on trails. Loggers and hunters use them to mark your trails. Just remember to take them with you when you leave.

@kayakaziloqo7297 2 года назад

I always think I will take white paint and make drops as I go.....

@maggiee639 2 года назад

Yea I was thinking marking your trail even by drawing with a stick in the ground would be a good idea in general. I know if I was lost I would be marking my trail with whatever I could.

@7951Aries 2 года назад

I've thought about that too! Surveyors tape! Of course I always have a Garmin InReach, water filter and plenty of water to begin with, snacks, emergency blanket, compass and back up battery pack. Too many ppl are unprepared!

@oldsalt8011 2 года назад

12 or 15 times....does this guy seem slow minded.

@kayakaziloqo7297 2 года назад

Old stubborn not very bright

@mccown12 2 года назад

He said he'd done this hike before so why did he get confused this time around? He should not have needed to find his footprints to get back.

@HunterPeale 2 года назад

easy to criticize, hard to do

@UncleBuZ 2 года назад

Not only will your urine not rehydrate you, it will have the opposite effect and dehydrate you at a faster rate. Dude needs to take up lawn bowling.

@junesnow5422 2 года назад

They did this couple dirty, putting those old people actors.

@furqaanali6523 2 года назад

Every Hiker should OD on survival gear ⚙..... after watching this.... Never trust your memory and don't forget your most expensive GPS Device..... Real Talk....

@Montina_Paullin 2 года назад

Wait.. his wife knew he had only packed for a day trip though, (just not the exact trail he was taking).. so why didn't she report him missing?! A stranger had to report it?

@connieherndon9614 2 года назад

I had to listen to that again. I thought how did she not know that he hadn’t come home.

@eatingfoodondemand8917 2 года назад

Amazing

@sophiegolden 2 года назад

This is crazy

@robertmclean9737 2 года назад

Stupid mistakes have a way of compounding into more mistakes. Tell someone where you are going always, and when you are going to return. Cheers

@RaeBattleRapsMood 2 года назад

The word "senile " creeps in👀

@mattymayhem1232 2 года назад

This video just consists of an old Jewish guy going into the desert for a hike and then getting lost however instead of getting out of his situation he just decided to take a nap anytime he found shade. This video gave me a good chuckle. He's a Dustin Hoffman and Larry David crossover.

@scottcaldwell7480 2 года назад

I see many comments/memes on hiking groups making fun of others for carrying a pack or supplies. Hope those commentators are never in a place where all they have to eat is their own words.

@hikecamptrekk1540 2 года назад

I still get lost in Griffith Park 😬

@just.in. 2 года назад

For us desert dwellers, 100 degrees is a great day for hiking

@philochristos 2 года назад

What a miserable experience that must've been.

@jonnieb4 2 года назад

If you have to ask where to park then you dont know the trails.

@eddyherfst1187 2 года назад

Big mistake hiking without your wife, family or friends know were you are

@LuckyTown77 2 года назад

Deputy Brown 🏆

@speedyzolt 2 года назад

I love watching these survival videos. Is that OK to say on RU-vid according to community guidelines?

@sm3296 2 года назад

Even the search team didn’t have sufficient water or supplies and needed rescuing!

@KingKenny. 2 года назад

Why are there only 22 mins of so many of these stories ?? We need full episodes !!!

@zosimamanaytay2025 2 года назад

❣️❣️❣️

@bessiemann7468 2 года назад

Never hike alone even if you know the trail

@tommyotero7465 Год назад

I say this with the utmost respect, but his ordeal was essentially self inflicted. How do you Not tell your wife where you'll be, or bring back up water at the very least. Glad Ed survived

@FirstLast-jm4dx 2 года назад

Did he tried his phone again when he climbed back up to see if there's reception? Also, couldn't he use the sunrise/set to get his bearing (or the stars for that matter)?

@jeanettewaverly2590 2 года назад

I’m glad he got out okay. Just to quibble, the Sonoran Desert is nowhere near Joshua Tree. The northern part of the park is in the Mojave Desert; the southern part is in the Colorado (yes that’s what it’s called) Desert.

@condor7810 2 года назад

@JW: Good point.

@nc8414 2 года назад

Moral of story Always carry a satellite phone

@ambientgamesound 2 года назад

oh god just 5 mins into this i’m already shaking my head 😐😐😐

@kwahwah 2 года назад

God was like "Come on, come on, you can make it...ah shucks, they found him."

@joegug4751 2 года назад

Pappy & Harriet’s; party time

@eddyherfst1187 2 года назад

Why eat dates wile you can eat weeks Iam happy everything went well Hé us Lucky hé ate only dates

@santacollins5325 2 года назад

Hey !!!! are you that 🤔😆🧡 no he's over there

@scottanonymous798 2 года назад

This one cracked me up, just heard the sound of Homer Simpson shouting dough after every time this guy messed up 🤣🤣🤣. Seriously hiking in the dessert and he doesn’t take enough water for an Emergency 🤦🏻 It’s basics 1-0-1. Also his attitude was bizarre he’s lucky he made it out 9/10 he would have failed. Hope he’s given up hiking jeez

@Johnelhadjmi 2 года назад

Spiting out urine because of the bad taste while having no drink in the desert is a suicide..

@nordfischstinki510 2 года назад

Is it really 100 degrees there? Ok,I know it’s hot, but 100 degrees? 🧐😅

@user-Chikotillo 2 года назад

100 Fahrenheit

@soumya941 2 года назад

They have to keep signs at every one mile, which way to go

@africacarey 2 года назад

I love stories like this I find it inspirational. I commend people that survived but why does he seem a little bit slow to me. What kind of wife is this when somewhere report your husband missing before you do

@carolynlong9148 2 года назад

Ok now even if you think you know the way. Never go off with out your compass or extra equipment you need. I'm glad they found Edd god was on his side.

@mauricio6614 2 года назад

Why don't sniffer dogs exist in the world of these documentaries?

@aleczelensky5925 2 года назад

This guy just get for some nap, give the guy rest, you weirdos, hes fine!

@bilbobaggins5408 2 года назад

I would take more precautions walking from one English village to the next than some of these idiots risking their lives and those of rescuers.

@jennymunton8408 Год назад

Music too loud

@laurab9687 2 года назад

Those lips, my lord!!! Jeez we get the point you don’t have to make the lips look that nasty. Lol 😝

@barbarapearce9738 2 года назад

Hiking without a compass? Why wasnt a helicopter search made in the firstt place after so long?

@njcanuck 2 года назад

No will and he is a real estate professional? Hope he made one after.

@change_your_oil_regularly4287 2 года назад

Edit: he believes there are lessons to learn? WTF Ed these lessons were learnt long before you got lost which is why your choices were extremely "reckless" I find it hard to believe there are people this umm reckless (im trying not to be too impolite) This guy should not be hiking to his local corner store much less in the desert/bush alone. (I failed) It's almost like he is trying to do everything wrong

@ELEKTRARE 2 года назад

Old man stay at home instead trying for a New adventure by yourself okkkuuuurrrrr

@UncleBuZ 2 года назад

Jabronie

@k956upg 2 года назад

Ed believes there are lessons to be learnt……errr yeah no kidding…how about a compass a water bladder & some survival gear…

@NotMadNomadZephyr 2 года назад

The Rosenthals are scummy moguls

@stustuartf5306 2 года назад

So the host is called Craig, the narrator is calling him Greg... wtf

@heatherc4730 2 года назад

Does it annoy anyone else the narrator guy always talking about himself, or is it just me??

@royrice8597 2 года назад

Yet another bad consequence of over confidence and solo hiking. 😳😬😬

@bathsheba41 2 года назад

John 3;16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son whosoever believe in Him shall not perish have eternal life. Repent of your sins and surrender your life to Jesus Christ.,He is the way the truth and the life.