It never ceases to amaze me that someone had to go traipsing up, down, and across those mountains to discover an outcropping of oxidized material that could potentially be worthwhile enough to haul tons of supplies, materials, and everything that's necessary to mine that ore. And here, there is not only the danger of falling from a stope inside the mine but a fall outside could send someone rolling down the side of the mountain until halted by a tree or medium sized rock. Maybe you should think about giving Sharon the better camera after she explored a couple of adits that while not very long were loaded with artifacts. Nice work on your drone. That looked very professional. Thanks for the video.
Thank you Frank and Sharon! I very much enjoyed watching this amazing two part adventure! You guys have gone to a lot of hard work and planning to put this all together for us! You have now once again!, both contributed immensely to the historical education of future generations. You just can't get this type of knowledge from history books! All I have to do is sit back and lazily click on my mouse to watch the tremendous energy that you both pour into each one of these explorations! I would be exhausted after walking for only 5 minutes clambering around on those steep slopes! yet you guys have gone up, down, and all around to provide us with the same P.O.V. that you get. Thank you! :o) You guys definitely deserve a good rest after this escapade! I was hoping that you could have found some exciting new tunnels and levels deep in the mine, but, you know what?..THAT will hapen again, and it's kinda nice for a change to see all the extreme work and foresight and planning that went in to establishing these above ground tructures too! It really is almost unimaginable the things that man can do,... when he puts his mind to it eh!? They certainly had no helicopters back then to lift the building materials needed to create such complicated structures! Those men knew what work was! thats for sure! I will look forward to seeing you guys doing a more intimate mine exploration again in the near future! I am just as excited as you are at whats around the next bend!, while exploring underground! and its really very nice to see the happy and relaxed look on your's and Sharon's faces when you two can simply walk along exploring at your own pace, and sit and have lunch together. You guys are comical! and I can see the respect and Love that you give each other too. Beautiful. So you two take good care! rest up well my friends, and I will be waiting to see the two of you in action once again! By the way,..it was nice to see the little side venture that Sharon did on her own too! Brave little trooper she is! I was worried there might be a bear back in there! ..so don't go it alone too often sweety!..or at least carry some bear spray maybe? It's nice to see that Frank and you understand that couples need a little of their own space a bit too,..right? :o) Thanks again for a wonderful adventure! I can't wait to see you two laughing together again! Peace & Luv!
Thanks for that beautifully scenic two parter. I can't imagine how the earliest miners were able to even get themselves up there, even without equipment, before airplanes and helicopters. Sharon is sure getting adventurous, going into some of those adits by herself. God Bless and stay safe.
Good drone footage, love it, even with the information. Nice vista of the glacier. Sharon checks into the Goat Hotel, $5.00 a day. Lunch with an outdoor view. Sharon found treasure, she is happy. An an adit, Sharon the explorer. A helicopter lift, cool, keep the camera rolling. Awesome, what a ride. Noisier than drone footage
Hey, here we go, looking forward to this! Amazing drone footage, loved it so crisp and great to see the size of the site. Really cool to see the mountains covered in snow and the glacier. Thank you so much for sharing it. Wow some nice equipment left up there. The Goat Hotel may be a little careworn but those views though - so beautiful. Blooming heck Sharon you are crazy - I bet the view was worth the climb though 😲❤️. You found some neat artefacts on your loan explore, yes you are a very brave lady. That was an awesome show. Thank you. Take care, stay safe. ❤️👍❤️
Great footage there Frank an Sharon you's showed and very interesting ,Great to see all that old gear and machinery .Thanks for sharing with us and stay safe both.
I have said several times I come from a generation of coal miners, my mom has pictures of 3 generations of the tough times my grandpa, great grandpa and uncles have endured working timber and underground. Times have changed for me the hardest thing I have to do is saw timbers for cribbing or work on ug mining equipment. The men from the past were a from a different breed the tasks and accomplishments they overcome were mind boggling feats that my generation and future will never understand how they done it. There was no heavy equipment or helicopters to fly parts up that high or to pull a pull rope to pull those massive cables over mountains it was all done by mule, horse and man. It's truly sad to see it all get destroyed by nature. Thank y'all for another great video
Sharon you ROCK! Even got an "artifact"! Idea: can you post (on YT, not social media) some of your coolest still pictures? Frank, so funny, the no trespassing sign, well, Sharon will have to pass sentence on you for breaking that 😉😉🍻
Hello Great footage and over the top adventure # 1 watched 2times.each time see something new drone footage over the top great lay out of area Cjd wash state .🇺🇸😷🤔
Amazing how much work those old miners were willing to do to make a buck. Heck, I’m sure it was a lot of work for you guys just climbing up and down the mountain!! Great video Frank and Sharon of an amazing place.
Sharon going off on her own, exploring by herself like a champ, bringing back artifacts and dropping in holes unafraid. This girl needs her own sub Channel!
That compressor is the same model we have at the paper mill I work at in Port Townsend, Washington - a former National Paper/Crown Zellerbach mill from 1928. Used to have three when the mill was originally built, now down to one. Beefy Ingersoll Rand, 300hp 2300v motor. It made the floor shake when it ran, a booming THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP from the dual pistons. It ran until last year when it sheared the connecting rod bolts. After three attempts to fix it with custom parts (good luck getting direct replacements) repairs were shelved. I am not sure if it'll run again, but it wouldn't take much.
This is really high elevation mines, where are you guys. This place is really something and I wish i had the resources to do it. But at least i can watch you. Good luck Frank and Sharon
Good adventure epic mines well done Sharon go lady go think the chopper came early to help keep mine exploration safe due to fading daylight see you next mine ⛏🌞⛏
Fearless Sharon is one of my favourite people! Great finds and so inspiring for solo adventurers! ^_^ Another awesome end to a difficult week - thanks for the adventure! Jenn
Hello Frank and Sharon, that was again a really great video , thank you for taking us with you. I believe the masts collapsed from the weight of the ice that formed on the cables. Super great action with incredibly great pictures. Many greetings from GER HUBI :)
@@exploringabandonedmines Hello Frank, this may be due to the wind, I once worked for an energy supplier, and in some areas we had huge problems with ice on the 70 meter (230 feet) high 400KV high-voltage lines. The ice has always accumulated in the areas where the wind was blowing strongly. Once an entire route would be almost collapsed ...Similar to water, the wind has some areas in which it prefers to blow, even if the landscape does not reveal a specific reason for it. I also find it unbelievable how flat the snow and ice has pressed the old buildings... Ice is just incredibly heavy ... When you look into the tunnels, in contrast, everything looks almost untouched :)
Hi Frank, that goat hotel looks like it was a 5 star hotel as that's how many you could see through the holes in the roof 😜😁. Really stunning scenery up there, I thought Sharon was really brave going into those 2 small adits she found. Thank you for sharing, much love to you both. xx💖
That was cool Frank ,cheers for that ,those old miner must have being keen to go all that way and then live at that height just unreal cheers again from NZ 😎😎😎
Was cool watching that video. Probably because I used to live there as a kid. There’s lots of old junk to look at past Hyder up past into the salmon glacier. Lots of new mines probably got the shutdown on looking around nowadays
Nice shots of the tram, compressor and associated equipment. I wonder if anyone rode up in a ore bucket? That would have been fun! Breathtaking shots outside of the terrain. Did they shut the mine down during periods of deep snow? You have painted one wild picture about what these miners had to endure outside the mine. Beautiful Job Frank and Sharon!
the old miners must have worked hard, getting horses up there would be hard enough , let alone the machinery parts and timber, tramways would be limited with what they would carry I imagine.
I wonder if they built the tramway up first then started mining can't see how else they could do it. Sure would be interesting if one could interview someone who actually worked at that mine.
My Dad used to high grade with a crew and the owner up there in the 70's I cant remember who the owner was at the time but I do wish I could remember all the conversations I overheard about which claims were the best when listening to my Dad and some of the older miners talk in the King Eddy Lobby when I was a kid! We used to hike to many when we were teenagers!
Beautiful country in that area, amazing to actually see in person.. Thx fr sharing thses video's for everyone to see.. Be smart. Be safe. Keep making video's..🍻✌
Frank, with Sharon you have a keeper there. Sharon has become like you solo adventuring into adits. The next thing you know she will leading you into mines. But that scenery reminds me a lot of Fiordland and the Southern Alps here in New Zealand.
Great video Frank, there were lots of nice souvenirs you could have got, if you could have gotten them out of there, its a pity you missed those couple of portals, and nice to see Sharon found one, catch you next time.
You remind me of the nice fellas living in Bisbee, AZ. It's an old mining/hippie/art town right into the side of the mountains. Has the Copper Queen mine tours nearby. Some neat folks out there and a really cool eclectic town.
Don’t know why but I was worried for Sharon’s safety being alone , bit weird considering it wouldn’t enter my head when Frank does it LMAO .. Maybe you need a sweeter voice Frank 😁.. Not a lot left to hold them mountains up😳
I love your videos. I live down here in north idaho, I would love to be able to explore some of the mines down here but i dont have any gear to do it safely. Thank you for documenting and sharing all of these videos. You are a very skilled guy
I have been waiting for a new video!! I know it takes a lot of planning and editing. I'm just so impatient because I really enjoy this content. Seen all your videos.
A half hour of this is more interesting than a half hour of any TV show I can think of
Nothing wrong with mother nature taking back what was rightfully hers all along. The scars will always be there. Thanks
It never ceases to amaze me that someone had to go traipsing up, down, and across those mountains to discover an outcropping of oxidized material that could potentially be worthwhile enough to haul tons of supplies, materials, and everything that's necessary to mine that ore. And here, there is not only the danger of falling from a stope inside the mine but a fall outside could send someone rolling down the side of the mountain until halted by a tree or medium sized rock. Maybe you should think about giving Sharon the better camera after she explored a couple of adits that while not very long were loaded with artifacts. Nice work on your drone. That looked very professional. Thanks for the video.
Sharon is the cutest, little explorer ever!!
Holy smokes! Best video yet. Sharon's solo adventure was amazing.
Yes it was!
Sharon's voice is so cute. She sounds like Marcel the shell. 😊 You two are awesome
Just amazing at those mines and the huge amount of equipment needed !
Thanks Frank
So Sharon needs to show us her coffee pot after it's cleaned up, looked like a gem. Beautiful footage Frank!
Frank great drone footage and narration of the mines and chopper footage. Sharon your a champion going in a loan.
WOW !,WOW ! AND WOW ! and , Sharon Too!!!
Looks like Sharon found all the cool stuff this time Frank!!
Yet another great explore!!!!!!! Thanks for bringing us along Frank & Sharon!!!!!!!
Our pleasure!
Thanks again Frank and Sharon. Quite an adventure. I'm sure it was an adventure every day for the people that built and worked the mines in that area.
Yes it was
Thank you Frank and Sharon! I very much enjoyed watching this amazing two part adventure! You guys have gone to a lot of hard work and planning to put this all together for us! You have now once again!, both contributed immensely to the historical education of future generations. You just can't get this type of knowledge from history books! All I have to do is sit back and lazily click on my mouse to watch the tremendous energy that you both pour into each one of these explorations! I would be exhausted after walking for only 5 minutes clambering around on those steep slopes! yet you guys have gone up, down, and all around to provide us with the same P.O.V. that you get. Thank you! :o) You guys definitely deserve a good rest after this escapade! I was hoping that you could have found some exciting new tunnels and levels deep in the mine, but, you know what?..THAT will hapen again, and it's kinda nice for a change to see all the extreme work and foresight and planning that went in to establishing these above ground tructures too! It really is almost unimaginable the things that man can do,... when he puts his mind to it eh!? They certainly had no helicopters back then to lift the building materials needed to create such complicated structures! Those men knew what work was! thats for sure!
I will look forward to seeing you guys doing a more intimate mine exploration again in the near future! I am just as excited as you are at whats around the next bend!, while exploring underground! and its really very nice to see the happy and relaxed look on your's and Sharon's faces when you two can simply walk along exploring at your own pace, and sit and have lunch together. You guys are comical! and I can see the respect and Love that you give each other too. Beautiful. So you two take good care! rest up well my friends, and I will be waiting to see the two of you in action once again!
By the way,..it was nice to see the little side venture that Sharon did on her own too! Brave little trooper she is! I was worried there might be a bear back in there! ..so don't go it alone too often sweety!..or at least carry some bear spray maybe? It's nice to see that Frank and you understand that couples need a little of their own space a bit too,..right? :o) Thanks again for a wonderful adventure! I can't wait to see you two laughing together again! Peace & Luv!
Thanks for your awesome comments. We split up so we could cover twice as much ground...
Thanks for that beautifully scenic two parter. I can't imagine how the earliest miners were able to even get themselves up there, even without equipment, before airplanes and helicopters. Sharon is sure getting adventurous, going into some of those adits by herself. God Bless and stay safe.
Our pleasure!
Loved both parts of this, Frank & Sharon! Gorgeous area. Hard to imagine getting all that equipment up there!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you Frank and Sharon. great video
Glad you enjoyed it
You have some truly awesome scenery there Frank, thank you for sharing your amazing adventures. All the best from 🇬🇧👍👍🍻
She found a little honey hole full of gems that's so awesome 👌. Frank you should go back and check out that missed adit.
And i constantly thought..."the gas pump... save the gas pump"
But then again that was might to heavy for the chopper.
Good drone footage, love it, even with the information. Nice vista of the glacier. Sharon checks into the Goat Hotel, $5.00 a day. Lunch with an outdoor view. Sharon found treasure, she is happy. An an adit, Sharon the explorer. A helicopter lift, cool, keep the camera rolling. Awesome, what a ride. Noisier than drone footage
I am blown away at to the extent this world has been mined and scared. Like your hands on approach Frank. Keep it up for sure. V
Awesome! Thank you!
@@exploringabandonedmines Frank, could you please tell me the name and part number of your headlamp led ??? Thanks again. VF
Hey, here we go, looking forward to this! Amazing drone footage, loved it so crisp and great to see the size of the site. Really cool to see the mountains covered in snow and the glacier. Thank you so much for sharing it. Wow some nice equipment left up there. The Goat Hotel may be a little careworn but those views though - so beautiful. Blooming heck Sharon you are crazy - I bet the view was worth the climb though 😲❤️. You found some neat artefacts on your loan explore, yes you are a very brave lady. That was an awesome show.
Thank you. Take care, stay safe. ❤️👍❤️
They were special horses with 2 short legs on one side. It wasn't a problem till they turned around. Awesome video, what spectacular scenery.
andrewkiwi1 no, there was a return trail on the other side of the hill.
Amazing video, thank you for the opportunity to see the crazy abandoned mines.....so remote & beautiful! ✌⛏😃 heck yeah!
Our pleasure!
Great job Sharon!! Nice old coffee pot too!
The chopper pilot seemed to be very accommodating. Great scenery and Wonder Woman did well. Thank you, Sharon & Frank!
Man this is an exceptionally good Season. Frank And Sharon really going STRONG!
That little side-adventure of Sharon's was pretty cool!
Yeah Sharon does a good job you on 😂the other hand?
Great footage there Frank an Sharon you's showed and very interesting ,Great to see all that old gear and machinery .Thanks for sharing with us and stay safe both.
Glad you enjoyed it
Some place that Frank, thanks for showing us
Any time!
Beautiful country, good video Frank & Sharron....!
Thanks for watching
Have really enjoyed your adventures. This one was among the best.
Glad to hear it!
Wow! Fantastic, thank you both.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video, you can still see your passion after so many mine explorations! You definitely put the work in!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very Nice Video Frank!!, Sharon the finds Sharon Found nice little portals any hue nice work you two!!!; )
Yes, thanks
I have said several times I come from a generation of coal miners, my mom has pictures of 3 generations of the tough times my grandpa, great grandpa and uncles have endured working timber and underground. Times have changed for me the hardest thing I have to do is saw timbers for cribbing or work on ug mining equipment. The men from the past were a from a different breed the tasks and accomplishments they overcome were mind boggling feats that my generation and future will never understand how they done it. There was no heavy equipment or helicopters to fly parts up that high or to pull a pull rope to pull those massive cables over mountains it was all done by mule, horse and man. It's truly sad to see it all get destroyed by nature. Thank y'all for another great video
Sharon you ROCK! Even got an "artifact"! Idea: can you post (on YT, not social media) some of your coolest still pictures? Frank, so funny, the no trespassing sign, well, Sharon will have to pass sentence on you for breaking that 😉😉🍻
Great idea!!
Hello Great footage and over the top adventure # 1 watched 2times.each time see something new drone footage over the top great lay out of area Cjd wash state .🇺🇸😷🤔
Amazing how much work those old miners were willing to do to make a buck. Heck, I’m sure it was a lot of work for you guys just climbing up and down the mountain!! Great video Frank and Sharon of an amazing place.
Yes it was!
Cool chopper ride didnt expect that, what a great day
Yes it was!
Craggy Wonderland - w/a glacier on top! Blazing separate trails, u manage to find his/hers wheelbarrows! Nice coffeepot, too.
Cool, thanks!
That portal you missed looked so inviting! Awesome work...
We might go back...
Artifacts galore what an adventure, better than a indiana Jones movie.
Way to go Frank and company.
Sharon going off on her own, exploring by herself like a champ, bringing back artifacts and dropping in holes unafraid. This girl needs her own sub Channel!
Thank you so much for showing us the beauty of this area , so green compared to where i live ...brown and very dry .
Pete Australia 👍
That compressor is the same model we have at the paper mill I work at in Port Townsend, Washington - a former National Paper/Crown Zellerbach mill from 1928. Used to have three when the mill was originally built, now down to one. Beefy Ingersoll Rand, 300hp 2300v motor. It made the floor shake when it ran, a booming THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP from the dual pistons. It ran until last year when it sheared the connecting rod bolts. After three attempts to fix it with custom parts (good luck getting direct replacements) repairs were shelved. I am not sure if it'll run again, but it wouldn't take much.
Get the boss to chopper you up there and get the parts!
Hahaha that would be a grand business trip!
Working on the hillside like those men did....men of steel man!
With scenery like that, it doesn't matter if you don't get underground!
Beautiful country,more please!
Nice little adventure you two took.
Yes it was!
Come to Stewart & visit the local museum. Learn about the mining in the region, plus the beautiful countryside.
Or visit the mines!
Looks like a lot of potential for exploration there!
This is really high elevation mines, where are you guys. This place is really something and I wish i had the resources to do it. But at least i can watch you. Good luck Frank and Sharon
Good adventure epic mines well done Sharon go lady go think the chopper came early to help keep mine exploration safe due to fading daylight see you next mine ⛏🌞⛏
No they brought 2 other people up to look around.
Thank you both for his two parter. Ad Sharon your getting brave going into an adit on your own. Keep up the good work guy's and see you all next week.
Thanks 👍
Fearless Sharon is one of my favourite people! Great finds and so inspiring for solo adventurers! ^_^
Another awesome end to a difficult week - thanks for the adventure!
Jenn
Couldn't agree more!
Awesome wish their was more to it though.......
Hello Frank and Sharon, that was again a really great video , thank you for taking us with you. I believe the masts collapsed from the weight of the ice that formed on the cables. Super great action with incredibly great pictures. Many greetings from GER HUBI :)
That may have been the case...but why is some areas and not others?
@@exploringabandonedmines Hello Frank, this may be due to the wind, I once worked for an energy supplier, and in some areas we had huge problems with ice on the 70 meter (230 feet) high 400KV high-voltage lines. The ice has always accumulated in the areas where the wind was blowing strongly. Once an entire route would be almost collapsed ...Similar to water, the wind has some areas in which it prefers to blow, even if the landscape does not reveal a specific reason for it.
I also find it unbelievable how flat the snow and ice has pressed the old buildings... Ice is just incredibly heavy ... When you look into the tunnels, in contrast, everything looks almost untouched :)
What a Amazing Place..
Part 1&2 👍🏻🤠🇺🇸
Thanks 👍
Hi Frank, that goat hotel looks like it was a 5 star hotel as that's how many you could see through the holes in the roof 😜😁. Really stunning scenery up there, I thought Sharon was really brave going into those 2 small adits she found. Thank you for sharing, much love to you both. xx💖
Thanks Sue!
@@exploringabandonedmines You're welcome, it was a really cool show. xx
Thanks again for great content
Glad you enjoyed it
Didn't see much inside the mines but the view made the whole trip awesome what a great experience really enjoyed it ☺️
Cool mines 😎
wow, the view is stunning and Sharon good job you are brave, i would grab a tea pot too. Thanks for awesome video
😁
great work you 2. visually stunning up there
Glad you enjoyed it!
Stunning scenery! Thank you for taking us along. 👍
Our pleasure!
That was cool Frank ,cheers for that ,those old miner must have being keen to go all that way and then live at that height just unreal cheers again from NZ 😎😎😎
Now,Thats what I call a Good Holiday!!
Was cool watching that video. Probably because I used to live there as a kid. There’s lots of old junk to look at past Hyder up past into the salmon glacier. Lots of new mines probably got the shutdown on looking around nowadays
The Canada/US border is closed because of Covid
Stunning scenery, cool finds, those old miners must have earned their money getting stuff all the way up there back in the day
Nice shots of the tram, compressor and associated equipment. I wonder if anyone rode up in a ore bucket? That would have been fun! Breathtaking shots outside of the terrain. Did they shut the mine down during periods of deep snow? You have painted one wild picture about what these miners had to endure outside the mine. Beautiful Job Frank and Sharon!
It didn't run very long only a few years.
the old miners must have worked hard, getting horses up there would be hard enough , let alone the machinery parts and timber, tramways would be limited with what they would carry I imagine.
Imagine the work in getting that cable up 5 km that Frank handled.
and then feeding them too. Not like you can shoot a Deer and feed them.
I wonder if they built the tramway up first then started mining can't see how else they could do it. Sure would be interesting if one could interview someone who actually worked at that mine.
Another awesome video
Glad you enjoyed it
I just wish they had gopros back in the day to document everything that went into mining and creating these sites
Those old cable a tram ways are so cool to see! along with all the other tools and odds n ends! great vid!
Glad you enjoyed!
My Dad used to high grade with a crew and the owner up there in the 70's I cant remember who the owner was at the time but I do wish I could remember all the conversations I overheard about which claims were the best when listening to my Dad and some of the older miners talk in the King Eddy Lobby when I was a kid! We used to hike to many when we were teenagers!
one big friggin mine.
That was a good adventure
And shannon is a brave girl very good you have her
Stay save have good Weekend
Yours Frank Galetzka
Beautiful country in that area, amazing to actually see in person.. Thx fr sharing thses video's for everyone to see..
Be smart. Be safe. Keep making video's..🍻✌
Thanks for watching!
nice place lucky dog you Be blessed great video
You are so kind
Sweet spot
Yes it was!
Frank, with Sharon you have a keeper there. Sharon has become like you solo adventuring into adits. The next thing you know she will leading you into mines. But that scenery reminds me a lot of Fiordland and the Southern Alps here in New Zealand.
Looks cold up there.
Great video Frank, there were lots of nice souvenirs you could have got, if you could have gotten them out of there, its a pity you missed those couple of portals, and nice to see Sharon found one, catch you next time.
You are right!
You remind me of the nice fellas living in Bisbee, AZ. It's an old mining/hippie/art town right into the side of the mountains. Has the Copper Queen mine tours nearby. Some neat folks out there and a really cool eclectic town.
Ok. Silly me good episode though ☠⚒
Nice work
Thank you! Cheers!
Great explore with nice stuff too find and a great area, and a small tunnel with everything you need, even a koffiepot :-)
Yes indeed!
imagine hauling many thousand ton of crap all the way up there 100++ years ago
Sharon you're braver than Batman!
I don’t see how they got horses up there. Very interesting area. Thank you
Them miners had plenty ice for the beer😀
Wow that was really amazing. Thanks
Our pleasure!
Stunning video! Awesome!
Thank you! Cheers!
Don’t know why but I was worried for Sharon’s safety being alone , bit weird considering it wouldn’t enter my head when Frank does it LMAO ..
Maybe you need a sweeter voice Frank 😁.. Not a lot left to hold them mountains up😳
I love your videos. I live down here in north idaho, I would love to be able to explore some of the mines down here but i dont have any gear to do it safely. Thank you for documenting and sharing all of these videos. You are a very skilled guy
Great one ,that old weathered wood is worth a lot if you could get it out of there.
I have been waiting for a new video!! I know it takes a lot of planning and editing. I'm just so impatient because I really enjoy this content. Seen all your videos.
Thank you so much!!
@@exploringabandonedmines no problem man. Here till the end!!