This Man Escaped the Iron Curtain by Zip Line
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- In 1986, Daniel Pohl was stuck in communist Czechoslovakia, looking for a way to escape life under totalitarian rule. His exit strategy was unusual, to say the least. After realizing that he could not rely on traditional forms of transport, Daniel chose to zip line his way to freedom. After teaming up with a physicist, the two devised a plan using a series of DIY pulleys. Thankfully, his journey proved to be mission possible as he successfully crossed the Iron Curtain, making a safe escape into Austria.
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"they cannot defeat a human spirit that wants its freedom” well said
i read this comment just as Pohl said it lol
Imma tell that to my momma XD
@@dipolyn lmao same
September 3,2023...Vive le LIBERTE! BRAVO!!!
*in cab*
Daniel: Hello!
Passenger: Hey where you from?
Daniel: Czechoslovakia
Passenger: Cool! Got any stories?
Daniel: *hands passenger newspaper*
Passenger: *intense reading*
Daniel: where's my tip?
He was my Uber driver a few years ago lol
One of history's most badass duos.
"Where we dropping boys."
"Austria."
Lol. Thanks.
Austria > Tilted towers
Your team is #1!
Beez Gn
Lol
Seems like the title should be “How *_two men_* crossed the iron curtain by zip line.”
Tosh T yeah but you know... only one is american...
Maybe, but the focus is more on Daniel and his recounting of the story than Robert's.
lol omg so true!!!!
The other man isn' t present for the interview. They can't say "these men" because they only have the one there to tell the story.
+Michael Pieruccini You're a bit late and seeing the new title "this man escaped communism by zip line." The original title was "how one man crossed the iron curtain by zip line." So as you can see, GBS agreed and changed the title to something that makes sense.
I need a comedy movie about this.
I think we all do lol
A Person :(
*WE* need a comedy movie about this
@@clownman4982 *USSR anthem plays*
I just realized this thread is a year ago
Greatest escape of all time?
Unfortunately no
More insane then anything most people would do?
Yes
I think greatest escape would be the british commandos who raided St Nazaire in nazi occupied france
You and Robert have my respect, Mr. Pohl. You both improvised, overcame, and adapted to get the hell out of Dodge. I raise a glass to you both.
Thank you.
We need more Americans like this guy. Freedom über alles.
September 3,2023,usA~SALUD!
Had the pleasure to meet Daniel in person as our cab driver, AMAZING guy - super nice and very grounded. Chance of a lifetime to meet a real bad ass.
Fking legend you are
"My heart just. Sunk." It was Hilarious how he said that
When I first took a glance at the title, I read it as "How Iron Man crossed the curtain with a Zip-line."
This literally made my day lmfaooo 😂😂
Are you high
That made me die XD
ME TOO!!
sounds like a 007 mission
It was. Just getting close to Iron Curtain undetected was nearly impossible.
IS THERE A MOVIE ABOUT THIS?! THIS SHOULD BE A MOVIE
I tried to sell.it to a movie industry, and no one will deal with me because I don't have an agent. I can't get even one agent to even lokk at it. After 20 years, I find it extremely frustrating.
This man right here is an American and I know in his heart he feels blessed to have come to this great nation. Sometimes, it takes a different perspective to see how good we have it in this country.
as a British, I'd Sort of agree?
“Knock knock.”
“Who’s there?”
“Is KGB, open up.”
In this video there is 1 video, Because why did they infiltrate the border and set a zipline, why don't they just Infiltrate and run
@@rasyldarif8808 because there was most likely a wall or fence of some sort protected by many guards. they meant infiltrate the border as in get close to where the border was, the communists most likley had a protected zone where you couldnt get any closer to the border
@@avgmoose2568 Yeah, 1 year reply, i definetly know much more than 1 year ago, but
uh, thanks for the reply though.
@@rasyldarif8808 i shouldve noticed that was from 1 year ago. welp im an idiot
Don't you mean Paradise Nevada.
MicarHaus A It’s technically Vegas still. Paradise is just a place they call it not really a city like North Vegas, Henderson, or Summerlin. It’s not like you personally call it paradise when you pass by UNLV?
WELL I SURVIVED FROM A HEAD SHOT!! Well after that there was a robot named victor...but still i went to vegas!! and met this guy umm his name is house?
tyranado infernorino and then you either join a sadistic tribe or a corrupt millitary
buy Skyrim for the 100th time yeah and that umm gun? Lucky? Yeh i used that
tyranado infernorino Lucky38?
buy Skyrim for the 100th time and that guy benny? Yeah i killed him
I bet that bullet went ring a ding ding right through your skull
Government: whippity whine your money is mine
Guy:noppity nope imma escape on a rope
This guy should meat Ivo Zdarsky.
Sorry for correcting you but...
This guy should
*meet*
Ivo Žďárský.
Was gonna say that. He only lives in Utah so not too far. Like a 7 hour drive but they could meet in like Elko
@@Paige-1312 big ass country damn
I consider 3 hour long travels long ass and u travel hours still inside cities damn
@@FilFee How you gonna write that with an English keyboard,Einstein ?!
@@valevisa8429 I wasn't correcting the name, I was correcting "meat" to "meet".
"you're clinically insane" "and that's how we are gonna get out" now that is a badass response, fuck this is golden
0:56 I love the re-enactment
wow.. I’m speechless! Great job great big story!!
They did a great job. True.
Loving Gershwin in the backround 💓
I met him before, he was my Uber driver I remember a few years ago
Literally, today I have an Exam about Cold War and Czechoslovakia
Did you pass? :) Salute from Czech republic!
Sebastian Honsa Getting the results back in 10 days. Hope it goes well!
How did it go?
@@-.-yoshi._.o well...
Awesome and inspiring story
This guy has such a similar story to that guy who also escaped the iron curtain by building his own plane
i thought the tittle said "This man escaped a lion with a zip line"
I love your videos!
2018:*Great Big story:* How One Man Crossed the iron curtain by Zip Line
2024:*Great Big story:*How a Mexican Family Crossed the Trump wall by Zip Line
Lol
When you erect a border to keep people in, that is a prison.
When you erect a border to keep people out, that is an expression of sovereignty.
Czechs could leave the country legally.
Cookie-comment award 🥇
The Communists in Greece used to "preach" at their gatherings that the iron curtain and the Berlin wall were actually an "anti-fascist wall" designed to keep the evil NATO fascists out. I assume that the various commie parties around Europe and elsewhere were playing a similar tune. The US-Mexico border wall I'm afraid is stupid idea - will kill the environment, will damage Rio Grande and with very questionable effectiveness of keeping people out
So if there was only two of then, who took the pictures?? There are several picture where they are both in the image. I don't doubt their adventure but there had to have been a third party. Never mind, I found out that the pictures were taken a few days later after they had made the crossing. Great story. I'm glad it worked out and led them to a great life afterwards.
Grest qtory, vyborne. Ja jne byl ve praze 2 let...
So many people so fast
Love your vids
Still amazing that wall was built over night
Duwang Man You're thinking of the Berlin Wall, the "iron curtain" wasn't physical but a divide between communist eastern Europe and western Europe heavily guarded/patrolled by armed guards.
Rhapsody in blue. I love that song
I want to know who was taking the photos?
That was awesome!
its always the Czech where this happens
No wonder, I mean, they're the craziest Slavs... in a good way.
3:06 When your local celebrities all over europe xd
Amazing stuff!
- You're clinically insane
- Yup that's why it'll work
Why would you want to leave?
Your not free with Communism or Socialism
My big mouth was not exactly popular in Communist regime. I was looking at prison time. I never wanted to leave but I had to.
Is he sharing that?
Aw man, rhapsody in blue, I love that song
I would have been too scared.
You say that until you experience the USSR firsthand
Most people were rather content.
Me to
+Luke Bruce Who told you that? The bots in the comment section? There's a reason why over 20 million people were sent to the gulag on charges of treason/conspiracy/unloyalty, why the Berlin wall was torn down immediately given the chance, and why borders were armed in the Soviet Union(not to keep illegal trespassers out, but to keep citizens in.)
The incarceration rate was indeed very high but its unfair to say '20 million' when it was that throughout the whole time. How many people have been to American prisons in the last 50 years? 50 million? Also it is incorrect to say all of them were there for the charges of treason and conspiracy.
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Though I am not personally against the freedom of movement these restrictions made sense. The West has always been engaging in a massive brain drain which has been detrimental to the progress of the very societies. In fact after the borders were closed they got so desperate they let anyone in including murderers and showered them with benefits and labels such as 'heroic fighters against communism'.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_and_Ctirad_Ma%C5%A1%C3%ADn
Interestingly these guys never even fought against communism, they simply murdered people. I wouldn't be even surprised if the guy in this video were a criminal or if he got a girl knocked up and wanted to bail.
Nice vid 👌
this channel isn't called "Great Big Story" for nothing.
Well its #AWESOME
Why now?
People always like hearing about escape stories.
This escape stole headlines from most European media in 80's but now because it was rediscovered by Great Big Story just recently.
so much class
Who secured and tightened the line on the other side?
how did they get onto the line without getting fried?
i would like to see a movie about this.
This is how I would visit my friend while going on a worldwide trip and suddenly find myself in Soviet. You know, I'll just be swinging by the house.
Fck, so inspiring.
I long to do something of that sort
Thanks but be glad you don't have to.
That is a real mission impossible
Freedom has no limits
Was that Rhapsody in blue for the intro music??
And so the courier. Left for vegas...
If the leader doesn't come within the first 15 minutes we are legally allowed to zipline over a wall to Austria
This reminds me of setting up a zip line in death stranding to escape mule territory
Daniel: escape
KGB: wait that's illigal
Almost as awesome as the guy that build his plane to fly out of there.
That´s what we are, creative and crazy! xD
And this is how zipline was born
This is the best vdeo title ever. Also, he looks like Khan noonien singh.
I want to catch his cab he seems cool
For those who may ask I think this song at the beginning is raspsody in blue
HOW DARE HE ESCAPE THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY OF THE USSR I MUST REPORT THIS TO STALIN
slavaboo alert !
This wasnt the USSR
@@herotroll1 ale i tak jsme byli pod spravou sssr
USSR? Cut the stupid memes and ignorance ffs.
@@matusmotlo3854 bruh this was 2 years ago when this meme was relevant
You just gave away my Mexico/USA cross over🧐🤪 I'll start digging I suppose 😂
This guy is American right here
Thanks
So we got a man who ziplined and a man who built his own plane to escaped the Iron Curtain into Austria.
They must've thought if the wire went down all the way or not.. if not.. being stuck in the middle of an electric wire on a zipline, high in the air, boi, that's a bad situation
what a legend
Who took those pictures and did they go with them (guessing not)
Awesome
COMRADE! THERES A CONVICT ESCAPING!!! AY BYLAT PLZ COME BACK
Are we gonna ignore the statue of liberty in Las Vegas
3:31
It just goes 2 show U can't kill an idea!
like the man from U.N.C.L.E
*Greatest showman 2 confirmed*
...Did they get shot at?
No. We didn't get shot at. That was another reason why the Communists were mad at us. Besides the international humiliation, we didn't give them the pleasure of hunting us down and shooting at us.
Interesting.
Who Took the Photos !!
Iron curtain, as Winston Churchill described? What he said there is an iron curtain straight through the middle of europe
The title says how one man crossed, isn't it 2
Yeah but the title never suggested only one man crossed hope this helpful
I wonder if they have an another friend because who took the pictures on 2:34-2:50 because it seems that some of the photos are there are both on it
I think the pictures were taken after the escape probably for the news
The mad scientist got crazy ideas 😂
Edit: oh damn, it work 😆
How did he hook the zip line to the other tower?
I like the rhapsody in blue :^)
Nice
My man
the first minute was like on a untied flight
Question is who took the picture :0
The zip line in the beginning clip of the video in Laughlin, Nevada if I'm not wrong
Well, no one could escape mao's clutches on china
... i dont think thats true. but also... sad for bao li or whatever his name was who tried and either crashed... orrrrr was maybe shot down
Damn the Rhapsody was beautiful
Whats a iron curtain(please answere)
Ya could say it was shocking that they made it
well, it wasn't so secure then.