The Utah Monoliths is GONE! I was the last person to photograph it!
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- Опубліковано 17 лис 2024
- I took the last known photos of the mysterious monolith in Utah just hours before it disappeared.
The metal monolith found in Utah was the hottest topic on the internet today and most certainly of the most recent current events.
It was shocking to realize it disappeared just after my friend Terrance and I had photographed it.
We showed up at about 1 PM to find that the entire area was flooded with people. We hiked down to the monolith and found loads of people around it, so we decided to go back at golden hour and later to take some long exposures.
We got our shots and left by 7 PM, and then it was gone by the time another photographer arrived by 11 PM that night.
It was fun while it lasted.
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Humans are great at destruction
Exactly
Maybe that was the point of the artist. Maybe the monolith wasn’t really the art piece and instead the real art was to show the destructive nature of humans.
Many references to Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 Space Odyssey were the chimps see the monolith and gather around it.
Well same thing here in Utah, bunch of “chimps” gathered around this monolith.
Humans are capable of great good and great destruction all the same.
Should of left a hidden time lapse camera!
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO CLUTCH!
Whoever put it there may have left a camera.
i thought the same, would be interesting who stole it
That top down spiral shot was sick!
Certainly one of my best of all time!
I agree with you. It disgusts me how some selfish parents allow their undisciplined monster children to deface the great American outdoors or the property of others... Such parents are usually clueless how our culture considers parents who do not discipline their children as weak and wretched and in some ways abusive of their children. Often the children themselves may suffer later if they are raised to think their destructive behavior is acceptable...
Were you never a child filled with wonder and new experience? I grew up knowing right and wrong, but also gave in to a new experiences that I had never encountered, and sometimes the allure of the unknown was more powerful than the voice in the back of my head telling me what I am 'supposed' to do. Kids will be kids - forever - in any era. Your age is obviously tainting your outlook on 'selfish parents'....
@@jodys.7272 so let me guess....some precious national monument somewhere has the ugly name 'Jody' etched into the rockface forever scaring the beauty... in the name of 'wonder' and 'allure' no doubt... this is exactly the attitude that is destructive to America in ANY AGE ...don't give me this 'you oldster' BS please..
@@MarkLeberer as a parent of two kids pre-teen I can’t agree more. Kids have the right to wonder wherever they want. It’s the lack of teaching respect’ that unfortunately carries over into the next generation and the understanding there are boundaries in society.
Exactly great call out
I agree Mark. Someday I hope to be a father and when that time comes I would love to take them on my adventures but I will also teach them to respect the surrounding. You know, like my parents, grandparents and scout leaders taught me as a young kid. Thanks for watching my video. I appreciate your insights.
It's really hilarious that people think it's related to aliens somehow...
IT IS NOT.
I think people just love the idea that it was. I can tell you all for sure it was man made. Including the laser beam shining out of it for the photo!
I would say someone scrapped it , they needed the money!
@LouisCypherVI or stainless steal !
I think that would be pretty unlikely, It would probably cost more in gas than you would get for the scrap.
💯 agreed! Respect the land! And watch your darn kids! Yes I have some! And yes I watch mine!
Great video
Yes! Thank you for supporting my channel!
Think about all the hand prints and cave drawings and what not we marvel at today, maybe it was just kids messing around like kids do to this day. Let kids be kids, maybe some people in the future will marvel at that shit
I cannot believe no one had a trailcam 🇨🇦
Hindsight is 2020 but that would have been a great idea!
@@GavinMalm With good hindsight comes foresight. I'm waiting for one photo or video showing it's gone. I just pray more intelligent beings would've advanced further than rivets.
It just poped back up in Romania
I can tell you with full confidence the monolith in Romania is completely unrelated to the one found in Utah. They were constructed differently.
Crop circles are out, monoliths in. Those are some great shots you got.
Thank you!
Ross Bernards is the last person to photograph & video it, as per him and his footage, he was there while it was being removed. Which is evident by his pictures. Btw, your photos are great.
You’re right. I was DMing him last night on IG and we realized we had seen each other out there.
@@GavinMalm Wow! How very cool that you had seen each other. I just found your ch. As a girl from NM, now living in TX, I'm eager to watch your videos of my beautiful home state.
The monolith was toppled by a group who announced “ Leave no trace”. Just aired on News Max
Leave no trace wasn't their only motive.
I’m pretty confident you were not the last one to record it before it was taken down. Ross Bernards and his friend recorded the monolith being taken down.
Turns out you're right.
Great video man
Appreciate it man, glad you enjoyed it. It was one of the coolest photo adventures of my life.
4:35 ... is that a lazer⁉️
Yes, we placed a laser pointer and flashlight behind it to give it that cool effect in the photos.
Solid video as always
Appreciate it!
Bet it was taken by those dam guy who picks up all the scrap metal
It's been awhile since I have been on here! Hope all is well!
The aliens took it back duh
They sure are sneaky!
It re-appeared in Romania apparently.
@@venkarri8534 yeah, but that one is a man-made one
Those pics are sick tho. Very nice shots
Thank you! I really like how some of them came out.
@@GavinMalm If you end up posting them or if you offer them to purchase, I’d love to donate, brother.
Good photos!
Glad you like them! Thanks for checking out the video!
Great video sir
So nice of you. Thank you.
@@GavinMalm you're welcome
GREAT PHOTOS!!! Love them!
Glad you like them!
I agree with your theory on the disappearance. I spend a ton of time in remote back country locations. I am a huge fan of that immediate 100 mile radius the monolith was in and spend gobs of time out there. I have seen more despicable behaviors from humans desecrating our beautiful lands. I even got into an altercation on top of Angels Landing in Zion years ago with someone carving their name in the rock at the summit. Other chicken poop onlooker visitors wouldn't back me up. Eventually the situation was quelled, but very close to hands on. Also in general I've had this talk with mappers and guide book writers who are giving away our outdoor gems on a silver platter to the world on the internet, to make some coin. Essentially whoring out our outdoor wonders for money. And what you saw at the monolith is a result. Yes, some good folks out there, and then the flip side of the coin as well. Lack of respect for things like that are mind boggling and why I turned down mappers and writers offers to share locations, trails, hidden gems I've found for any amount of money for these reasons. Which, I was dumbfounded when they actually said they didn't see giving these places away like that would harm them.......SMH..... I have my own little page I share adventures on, but for the most part am very vague and cryptic in location identification if at all. I will share in private with trusted people who know how to tread lightly, pack it in pack it out, including TP all times, and Poop when it's warranted.
I so want to go to the location and clean up, but think right now would still add to the stress on the locals so I'll steer clear for a while. Thanks for the vid & story. Peace.
Some guys took it down in concern for the environment, the monolith was attracting too much public attention so flocks of people were coming to see it and leaving trash behind. Who put it up is still a mystery tho....
I would watch my latest video from last night.
I saw you leaving as I was approaching the monolith so I was actually the last one to photograph it before we pulled it out and left with it
Nice work Sylvan
Awesome video, thanks for sharing first hand experience about this
Glad you enjoyed it! I figured it would be a great way to share what the experience was like.
Beautiful photos 😍
Thanks so much 😊.Definitely some of my best.
Very well done!
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
What camera were you filming with?
Hey Spencer, I was filming with a Sony A7Riv.
didnt they say the monolith disappeared without a scratch or that they didnt find any pieces evidence that it broke?
There was a bunch of evidence that it was dismantled at the site. They left the top triangle piece behind.
Monolith? Misnomer! Mono=one/single. Lith=Stone. This thing may be single, but it certainly isn't stone. It's a mono/metallic spire. Spire is pretty much a bit of obfuscation too, it really isn't much of a spire, not being very tall at all...
Hope all is well!
Beautiful photos.
Thank you! I really appreciate the feedback!
nice photos
Glad you like them! Thanks for checking out the video.
It looks like a sundial. Good vid👍
It most certainly had that vibe to it.
The photos at dusk are awesome!
Thank you! It was a great experience capturing these photos.
It was only buried a few inches deep, how did it not tip over when people climbed it?
It was pretty well secured.
Love the art...
I personally enjoyed it.
i’ll subscribe, i like your content
I appreciate you!
Nice photos.
Glad you like them!
Locals? How did it end up in Romania then? You couldn't even dig it from the ground and almost instantaneously it ends up in a place like Romania? That's a well trained, really quick and invisible set of locals man🤨
They were from Moab. So yeah, locals.
just got your 1k sub my man
You're the real MVP my friend.
I, too, knew that people would be its downfall. You confirmed that with your observations of how destructive selfish people can be. Hope you make prints of your great photos!
It was disheartening to see. I have never made prints of my photos before but I feel like these photos deserve to be on high quality prints. Thank you for your support on my channel, I really do appreciate it.
You could tell that was coming from other videos and Pictures I saw the fingerprints all over it and thought oh boy! That’s too bad it was a nice piece of art
I also knew that people would mean the demise or disappearance of the object, as people of all ages are destroyers. Unfortunately, that will never change.
@@pianowoman5468 it's a part of the greater experience. I mean come on, wouldn't you touch it?
The people who cut the rock and installed the monolith were the destructive ones. I'm sure the state came and took it down seeing as it was illegal and disrespectful of them to put it there
Wowsers great vid.
Can someone please tell
me the name of the song used in this video? Top class!
I wish I knew but I have that video project saved on a old hard rive that's thunderbolt 2 and my new laptop is thunderbolt 4. Thanks for reminding me its time to buy another hard drive.
Great vid. Strange stuff though. Great shots and I think I seen the mavic back there. 👍👍
Thank you! Yes that is my Mavic Air 2 I used for the video!
Hey I'm wondering if that black helicopter was the Diesel Brothers guys? I saw their video and also someone else's video of the mono where they had a clip of their helicopter coming in. Too funny the intersection of some of the youtubers/visitors videos. Will watch your upcoming joint video with the guy who fouind it gone.
I believe Heavy D was there two days before us. We saw two helicopters come in and land to view the monolith while we were there. If I saw the diesel brothers I would have said hello, I like their trucks.
Looks like it's been there for 4 years.
Most of the satellite evidence seems to point to that timeline.
That thing was moved and placed somewhere else . Who ever put it there was not expecting for people to find it . I bit there was something in side that thing like sensors . Who knows ??😵😨🤔
It was empty. Locals took it down.
This really was a good video
Very much appreciated Nick! It was a great time making it and getting those photos. Thank you again for supporting my channel!
Why people never think to put a hidden camera to record to see where the monolith go 🧐 🤔
It's been awhile since I have been on here! Hope all is well!
Loved your evening photos 👊🏻
Glad you like them!
U weren't the last person there was a photographer from Oregon taking shots at sundown when people showed up pushed it over and wheeled it out they said don't leave trash in the wilderness !!! Too many people leaving trash
After watching ur video im glad its gone I agree with the people that removed it !!
There was no trash anywhere near the site. Sorry, there just wasn't. Ross is from Colorado and yes he and I saw each other there.
@@GavinMalm nice 👌 at least you got to see it looked exciting at first but once the media took it it went wild fast
This monolith is mine...I am from Greece...my name is Zeus....⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡
Thanks for getting to the bottom of it Zeus.
Lmao it wasn't "locals" who removed it. They were warning that it was illegal to put it in that area and that the maker could get a fine. Or it was left over from filming of westwood and forgotten til now.
They were local slackliners from Moab who took it down. So yeah. They were locals.
@@GavinMalm where's your proof?
@@divinedriftofficial It's literally everywhere.
www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2020/12/02/utah-monolith-meet-men-who-say-they-removed/3801909001/
What type of energy did you get from it?
I have a third eye now.
Great video- were the faces carved in the background or were they natural? The reptile or bird looking one and the human cat or alien face across from it. Awesome pic btw
No they were in the side of the walls behind the monolith. If you look very closely you can kind of see them but I didn't have them in focus.
Wtf are you talking about hahaha
How did you get the Lazer shot?
Someone was standing right behind it with a laser pointer.
@@GavinMalm 😑 didn't even occur to me 😏 it was that simple thought maybe the drone 🙄
@@GavinMalm that's a great picture by the way probably will be the one that gets popular if you sell it
Very cool photos!
Glad you like them! It's now the most exciting photo story I will ever be able to share with friends around a campfire.
Why didn't anyone think to put up a trail cam? Keep track of who came to see it and who took it
In hindsight that would have been a great idea. Really wish I would have thought of something like that.
Hey Gavin. I honestly think something else is going to be found. You'll get another chance. I watched several videos about this and really, yours was the best. No pandering, no sensationalism.
I'll subscribe and keep a watch!
@@nickdamit Hey Nick, I just want to say thank you for the feedback and support. Ill be going live here in just a couple mins and would love to hear from you.
Epic drone footage! @ 3:22
Thank you, I really thought those shots were great. Thanks for the feedback and supporting my channel!
That’s horrible why would people disrespect the monolith? Okay people play with something you don’t understand. Humans.
Hope all is well!
I saw on the news they showed a metal triangle piece they left at the bottom
Yeah, that was the top of the monolith. It was made in 4 parts. 3 side plates and 1 top triangle plate.
@@GavinMalm Is it possible to get a truck down in there? I wonder if there were any tire tracks.
It's construction was amateurish; 3 pieces of warped, unsealed aluminum and a poorly made top.
The riveting job, on the other hand, was very well done!
I would have to disagree. It was well constructed in person.
I wonder if you could have cleaned the fingerprints off of it before taking the photos.
I was short on windex.
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If it was "placed" there... how did it not fall over after 4 years... or when people climbed on it?,
It was well secured to the ground.
@@GavinMalm but there didnt seem to be a hole once it was removed, or any sign of a hole 🤷♂️
@@10Buckboy There was a very shallow hole left.
@@GavinMalm 👌 ohkay, still an interesting mystery. And all these "copy cats"
Very Good!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Hi Gavin, what did you think of the faces in the rocks?
Glad other noticed them fantastic faces ,
I wasn't pleased to see parents letting their kids carve them into the rock.
@@GavinMalm I can imagine you weren't, I wouldnt be pleased either, how do you feel about monolith in Romania?
Apparently it's in a different country now somewhere in Europe
I can tell you with full confidence the monolith in Romania is completely unrelated to the one found in Utah. They were constructed differently.
Awesome video, great job. Hope you do more adventures and explain your photography more. Earned a sub from me!
Thank you for supporting my channel! I have many new adventures planned all over the western half of the US and Canada coming in the future!
@@GavinMalm New Monolith has appeared in Romania, what do you think is happening? Possibly a new space odyssey coming or something of that nature? And with the new one, does this mean the locals maybe aren't the ones that made it disappear, maybe it was all part of the plan all along!
You were not the last photographer actually.
Now officially second to last. Bummer.
I'll be going LIVE at 6PM MST to discuss the photos that have come out showing the people taking the monolith down.
Let's talk about it! ua-cam.com/video/liNxuyFrh6Q/v-deo.html
Just asking for a friend. What's the going rate for scrap stainless steel?
Less than the gas needed to go there and back.
Exactly LOL.
It’s not a monolith if it’s made out of separate pieces
Yeah we ALL know...
@@GavinMalm Then why are WE ALL still calling it a monolith
@@geobuster1720 technically to be a monolith it should be made of stone. How much longer do you want to beat a dead horse?
it it a multi-lith then?
Bro pause video at 2:30 I would go check that spot where that chopper landed looks like a weird spot
It wasn't.
@@GavinMalm okay just say whoever put that there is trying to tell the world to expand your mind burn a fire on the ground from stick no mater what you do to the fire it will look identical to this monolith a perfect white glowing triangle of energy witch is thee third eye, once you unlock it you reallize we are put here to help the lost souls on this earth money is the root of all evil amd a distraction from using your full mind when you have access to the third eye you see what the eygptions where doing on the walls and that trangle on the 1 dollar bills are all around us if we foucs and use our minds you can see them all and gravate all those pyriminds to the center then you will have acess to almost a computer screen and you see the pyroglphs no joke its real and its nuts the bible you need to follow cause its all true a basic instution before leaving earth we need to ground our bodies,by repemting our sins to a fire witch burn all evergy including negative your soul will feel better if you talk bout the bad shit infront of a fire witch is god the third eye no matyer what a fire will make a perfect triangle looks exaclty like the monolitch, but if we dont use and grow our brain power/meditaion we will not make it everything from life is distracting us from using true healing power, vent your demons to a fire people who kill themself and are killing others have not connected to the earth, speard the word of the lord with is fire and its nuts the power of it to save all the lost souls thats why we are put on earth the non belivers will never expand thuer mind and life here is only tempary, spread the word of the lord!!!!its energy the third eye is fire, we are all disconected from it!!! vent your demons to heal and save others never sell your soul to the devil witch is burning money!! with the devil amd if you did you best repent
How far in the ground do you think it was
It would have been really hard to tell unless you would have been the person to have removed it. I would guess maybe a few inches tops.
Less than 1 inch. no anchors, glued only.
@@stacy788 I don't think they thought anyone was stupid enough to try to sit up there. Actually, I don't think they thought anyone would find it.
Good vid. Thx bruh
You bet! Glad you liked it!
@@GavinMalm you gonna do a video of the monolith in Romania now? Lol so crazy
What locals? I thought it was in a remote area?
It was outside of Moab.
What is "BLM" land? I apologize in advance if this is an ignorant question. Thank you (and your friend) for the time & work it took to produce this video. Much appreciated!
It stands for Bureau of Land Management....which means it belongs and is protected by the US government
@@rosamar1747, thank you.
And it is illegal to build structures like this.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Maybe the author himself took it down because people didn't know how to appreciate the structure and some didn't even give a shit about it and climbed it like it was a three. In my opinion you don't treat art like that.
I would have done the same tbh...
It pretty well documented that locals took it at this point.
There's e tiktok video with the people who took it down.
@@adrianmoga8717 yeah, they are canyon guides in Moab.
4:34 pink floyd album cover
I didnt even think of that.
No close up photos?
Yeah I have plenty but they aren't really worth sharing.
The aliens are coming
OR ARE THEY ALREADY HERE!?
It will be on other place now maybe in the middle of Sahara
Totally possible.
It's not art the guy would be in deep trouble....
Getting in deep trouble never stopped Banksy...🤔
strange video glitch at 4:17
Yeah, I think there was a small rendering error when I was exporting the video.
It's now in Romania
Hope all is well!
Earth is preparing for *FAKE* alien invasion LOL
It's been awhile since I have been on here! Hope all is well!
@@GavinMalm Comme ci comme ça. Still alive tho :')
I was there yesterday so no u wernt
It wasn't there yesterday. Nice try.
Yea u got me
Is that important? Mean why gov don't obstruct it ?
It's been awhile since I have been on here! Hope all is well!
Second monolith found!! WTF
Second?
WHERE? I'll pack up the truck right now lol!
@@GavinMalm Romania I believe. Thirdphaseofmoon 🙄 has a vid on it.
Would've just been a matter of time until someone put some graffiti somewhere, and ruined the whole thing. Sucks that the locales had to deal with that.
Thank you for posting. I enjoyed the video, and free entertainment.
It was just a matter of time. Glad I got some photos before it was taken down.
Dude check out Whoisimmortal on UA-cam. You use his intro 😅
I checked it out and dude you're RIGHT! LOL
@@GavinMalm haha but your video was incredible anyways. Especially those stills you took of the monolith. Literally looks out of this world!
U should get a good sleeping schedule going bro
Tell me about it. I always look like a zombie.
Man you don't own it.
I never said I did so I'm not sure what this is about? 🤔
Fist off you had me intrested in the video until you had to cuss. My grandson said see everyone does it so why cant I ? We turned it off !
Good for you Terry, I'm not going to censor myself or change the way I communicate for you, or anyone else for that matter. Plus this video is specifically marked as not for children. HAVE A GOOD ONE!
Aww boo hoo Terry
@@GavinMalm you talk about respect. Say good things to the world you will get more likes. You don't have to be foul mouth to get your point across.
Or the Men In Black removed it themselves...😉
Now we know the truth!
Not a monolith if it was hollow, just sayin'...
He literally says this in the video
This dead horse has already been beat.
You look tired
I was pretty tired while shooting my in office clips. It had been a long couple of days.
Another Banksy piece of art stolen 🤷♂️
So funny, I have compared it to Banksys work in conversation with people.
dude, u have no way of knowing if you were the last. Unless u removed it this is a mere specultive claim.
Image metadata and Gaia map tracks. It's not hard. Turns out I was the second to last now. Ross Bernards got the last one and we saw each other.
@@GavinMalm fair enough dude. cheers.
Hunting camera needs to be hidden at the next sighting
Not a bad idea! Funny thing is we had originally planned to camp near the monolith but ended up getting the photos we wanted and just made the drive back home. Thanks for supporting my channel!
There is one in Romania now, obviously manmade