The Southern California Mountains Full of Invisible Killers | SoCal Abandoned Mines

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  • Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
  • While bad air is an ever present danger in all underground mines the Santa Ana Mountain Range possess unique characteristics that have left virtually every abandoned mine within its borders full of toxic gasses, that have already claimed multiple victims.
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  • @masapham9711
    @masapham9711 Рік тому +26

    Rest in Peace Nicholas and Glenn Anderson. Weeks before their deaths they traveled down the shaft all the way to what they described to be a crystal clear underground pond. He mentioned how someone attempted to use a lighter as a light but that it would not stay lit, that was the unknown clue to something dangerous. And that the pond went further beyond what was visible at the water's edge. Being extremely good swimmers they decided to explore further. They planned to return and swim under what I assume was a wall of minerals that led to a chamber or another "room". I was invited to go the night before, and the morning of i chickened out. A 3rd friend waited at the entrance of the mine and went for help as instructed if communication was lost for a specified time. Dive team pulled them out a few days later (team wasn't avaialable during the weekend), they both fell victim to exposure of a methane like ordorless gas. This event led to the sealing off of the mines.

    • @joeyvezina9362
      @joeyvezina9362 Рік тому

      Did they die in this mine or the blue light mine?

    • @TheSparks83
      @TheSparks83 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@joeyvezina9362sure you've looked it up by now but if not it was the Blue Light Mine.

  • @jackfabulous758
    @jackfabulous758 2 роки тому +6

    Wow, in just two minutes learned a bunch. Well done dude 🤝

  • @davebixler3298
    @davebixler3298 2 роки тому +9

    Awesome stuff! Thanks for giving people the heads up!

  • @Jake-n7v3e
    @Jake-n7v3e 7 місяців тому +1

    Are hose up by ice house canyon ? Off the path up the right hill ? I remember those puddles exactly the same .but the bars were not there . Crazy

  • @emilie5501
    @emilie5501 2 роки тому +3

    amazing video!!! you made it very easy to learn, thank you for the heads up!! (also ur editing is rlly great!)

  • @kelath5555
    @kelath5555 2 роки тому +2

    Fantastic information, thank you!

  • @ultimatejoe71617
    @ultimatejoe71617 11 місяців тому +1

    Super informative thank you!

  • @ktchp2089
    @ktchp2089 10 місяців тому +1

    Cool video about the abandoned mines! Just to clear up some information, the Santa Ana Mtns. is not a "meeting point between three geological plates" or what we call a triple junction. We do have those in California (Mendocino) and another one off of Baja. The nearest plate boundary (North America and Pacific Plate) would be at the base of the San Bernardino's, which rides on the San Andreas Fault proper. In reality, the San Andreas Fault has a system of other major faults that run parallel to it and in the eastern base of the Santa Ana Mtns., the Elsinore Fault controls that side before it splits into the Whittier and Chino fault. That might be your intersection of three fault blocks, but not plates. California has some of the best accessible geology around. Keep on exploring!

    • @PacificRoamer
      @PacificRoamer  9 місяців тому

      Hello, thank you for the comment! I indeed misspoke and meant to refer to them as fault blocks. Currently working on a newer version of this video to correct that!

  • @Frenchylikeshikes
    @Frenchylikeshikes 10 місяців тому

    Super interesting, and well explained. And I thought the main danger of abandoned mines were rockfalls and such...

  • @christophertravers4435
    @christophertravers4435 Рік тому +2

    Holy shit dude. This video was insane. Im a geology masters student at cal poly and Im beyond fascinated in the Santa Ana's. Is there a way I can reach out to you for questions regarding access to mines, and localities? Great video!

    • @AstralHiGH
      @AstralHiGH Рік тому

      theres no access to anything guy, everything is sealed 20 years ago or more, youre gonna get yourself killed

  • @thedomesticoperator
    @thedomesticoperator 3 місяці тому

    We need a lidar drone scan pronto! Who knows where the original maps went since then. PRESERVE THE HISTORY!

  • @calscottoh
    @calscottoh Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the info. I just bought mining equipment about two months ago. I've been in one mine/cave so far. I'll be careful.

  • @Aspirate69
    @Aspirate69 2 роки тому +6

    Great information! Been a local in Orange County for many years and just learnt something new.

  • @geechyguy3441
    @geechyguy3441 2 місяці тому +3

    I do believe that wasn't gas you saw but condensation from the heat/water. I just fully explored this mineshaft in this video
    ua-cam.com/video/Bmq-kictE30/v-deo.htmlsi=JsMX5MXOk2V03Fvl

  • @willmccoy5467
    @willmccoy5467 2 роки тому +1

    Very interesting, thank you

  • @chriswertz1438
    @chriswertz1438 5 місяців тому

    Very good video, thanks

  • @spaghetio4870
    @spaghetio4870 Рік тому

    thanks for the heads up, I've been to this mine before and was planning on exploring it soon.

    • @geechyguy3441
      @geechyguy3441 8 місяців тому

      Did you end up exploring this mine?

    • @spaghetio4870
      @spaghetio4870 8 місяців тому

      @@geechyguy3441 not yet, but I'd love to go back and check it out, maybe with a respirator

    • @geechyguy3441
      @geechyguy3441 8 місяців тому

      @@spaghetio4870 U think a respirator is needed? I'm going to this exact mine in about a week and many more in the area. I have an M3 mask should I encourage my friends to get some too? I'm used to urban exploration but not abandoned mines, atleast not dangerous ones

    • @geechyguy3441
      @geechyguy3441 8 місяців тому +1

      @@spaghetio4870 Don't worry about all that, I just went there and brought a gas meter and it was perfectly fine, the mine goes quite deep but it's definitely doable. There are two collapsed portions u need to duck down through but you can keep going safely. Idk why this guy said there's toxic gas in there cause we're fine and i had a gas meter it detected nothing

    • @spaghetio4870
      @spaghetio4870 8 місяців тому +1

      @@geechyguy3441 cool, thanks for the info. I'll definitely go check it out then

  • @enigmatic51me95
    @enigmatic51me95 Рік тому

    Good info! thanks...

  • @BeanAlex
    @BeanAlex 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome videos man. I love this mountain range so much.

  • @tobiaslane7514
    @tobiaslane7514 2 роки тому +2

    Where is this at? I noticed they put a cage just like that at a spot I went to in Alta Dena California. It's called the Don mine trail. I'd like to see how close they are if you can give the location please

    • @PacificRoamer
      @PacificRoamer  2 роки тому +1

      I really try to keep most mine locations secret unless they're already widely known to the public like Reward Mine. These mine portals always tend to look the same but this was in the middle stretch of the western Santa Ana Mountains. So a decent ways away from Alta Dena.

    • @geechyguy3441
      @geechyguy3441 2 місяці тому

      Yep I actually fully explored this mine
      ua-cam.com/video/Bmq-kictE30/v-deo.htmlsi=JsMX5MXOk2V03Fvl

  • @ExploringCabinsandMines
    @ExploringCabinsandMines Рік тому

    Ive had bad gas in a few mines...deadly !

  • @ESherwood22
    @ESherwood22 Рік тому

    Awesome video.

  • @ericheisler5351
    @ericheisler5351 3 місяці тому

    You need a canary.

  • @virgo714
    @virgo714 Рік тому

    No gold?

  • @psilocybe420ish
    @psilocybe420ish Рік тому +1

    I hate to break it to you but that's not gas that's condensation from the air coming from the cool dark humid water filled interior of the mine to the hot outside where you are and condensing into water vapor because as you said before it's an invisible gas. Otherwise you wouldn't need a gas meter you could just look for fog in the mine. Common sense and a very low understanding of chemistry and physics should have told you what that was duderino and just to reiterate it was a gas just not the gas you're referring to . It was just plain old water vapor condensing from temperature change.

    • @geechyguy3441
      @geechyguy3441 8 місяців тому +2

      You're 100% correct, cause I just explored this entire mine with a gas meter and it was perfectly fine lmao

    • @geechyguy3441
      @geechyguy3441 2 місяці тому

      ua-cam.com/video/Bmq-kictE30/v-deo.htmlsi=JsMX5MXOk2V03Fvl
      Proof ^ Full mine Exploration

  • @brannancloward
    @brannancloward 2 роки тому +1

    I'm sad to see the no-fun service sealed the adit. Nothing a band-saw can't get through. When they seal it with foam, it is a pain in the ass to get through and emits poison gas when burned so keep that in mind if ever removing it. :-)

    • @PacificRoamer
      @PacificRoamer  2 роки тому

      Its actually already been cut open twice now. I'm surprised they haven't foamed it in already.

    • @brannancloward
      @brannancloward 2 роки тому

      @@PacificRoamer Excellent.

    • @joeyvezina9362
      @joeyvezina9362 2 роки тому

      There is 2 bolts under one of the bars so it can be removed so the forest service can get in if needed

    • @joeyvezina9362
      @joeyvezina9362 Рік тому

      Yea they look like tire locking lug

  • @anxmaly
    @anxmaly Рік тому

    ima go down there in a master chief suit from halo 💀

  • @josephjoelmora1638
    @josephjoelmora1638 Рік тому

    Bowling ball Kobe

  • @Idontknowmaybejohnsmith
    @Idontknowmaybejohnsmith Рік тому +1

    Thanks mom