In this video we tackle the famous Black Bear Pass near Telluride Colorado. But shortly after coming down past the sheer cliff and waterfall, things take a turn for the worse when a freak hail storm hits the mountain. What comes next is flash floods, mudslides, and landslides that eventually trap us from escaping. There were many hikers on the trail as well and 911 was called and search and rescue was sent out to along with road crews to help recover missing and or hypothermic hikers and rock climbers who were in the area. A bulldozer was needed to reopen the road before we could get out. At least 1 rock climber who was said to have started the Via Ferrata climb just before the storm and was reported missing, his whereabouts are still unclear: denver.cbslocal.com/2020/07/27/telluride-mudslide-road-damage-evacuation-stranded/ If a BleepinJeep video has ever helped you consider returning the favor by: • Supporting us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/bleepinjeep • Becoming a Member here on KZfaq: bit.ly/2wGeSec • See what we recommend on Amazon here: amzn.to/2kc6Syn • Buying a T-Shirt Here: www.bleepinjeep.com/store • Or Just leaving a kind comment on FB here: facebook.com/BleepinJeep *This product is meant for entertainment purposes only. Your mileage may vary. Do not try this at home. Void where prohibited. Some assembly required. For off-road use only. Slippery when wet. Batteries not included. Do not use while operating a motor vehicle, heavy equipment, cherokee XJ, wrangler TJ, wrangler JK, or any Jeep vehicle, especially the newer Fiat ones. How-to videos may be too intense for some viewers and children under 30 years of age. Please remain seated until the 4x4 ride has come to a complete stop. Studies have shown viewing these videos causes increased cancer risks in laboratory test people. I am not a professional, I have no training, I'm not even particularly good at horse whispering. Don't believe everything that you know. Please keep your hands in the vehicle at all times. Do not tap on glass. Do not eat anything that has been on the floor for more than 3 days. Keep your hands to yourself. Not to be taken internally. Reproduction strictly prohibited. Driver does not carry cash. Objects in Bleepinjeep mirrors may be farther than they appear.*

hey guys. awesome video! i am the guy on the motorcycle around the 17:15 mark. i made it off the mountain before getting hit by any rocks or landslides. i must have missed that large landslide by just a few minutes! from there i headed to imogene and climbed right back up the mountain. glad i made it through the gnar! took a few days to dry out!

I remember this day, I was one of the Sheriffs there at the end of your video! No loss of life and no injuries! However it was a long day for everyone lol. Good video, nice to see it from the other perspective.

I live in Colorado. Seen people play up situations to get likes. This is the real deal. Scary as hell. Flash floods are no joke. Especially on this pass. Glad you guys are ok.

This is the most impressive 4x4 trip I've seen in my life, greetings from Chile

I’m officially done with Hollywood this is what I need, it has drama, suspense and romance! Congrats on your anniversary!

I bet Matt's Off Road Recovery would have come out to help.

Great video. You learned a valuable lesson. In the mountains, when you see those dark clouds forming, you don't dilly-dally. You get your butt down!

This is top 5 craziest off road trip I've ever watched. Better than any movie film. Props!

I’ve already done Black Bear once and thought it would be “fun” to do it in the rain someday. Not anymore. Thanks for the unintentional PSA. Glad you are okay. ✌🏻

I've watched maybe a half dozen Black Bear Pass videos, but this was the first one that frightened me at least a little. At first the wet trail bothered me, then the debris started crashing by! Glad you made it through. Wow!

This is by far one of the BEST Videos I ever saw showing What God created in this Country. Thank You for the slow footage. Just Gorgeous Countryside!!

I went over this pass in about 1966. I was young and terrified! I'm old now and would be terrified. That's why I'll watch this from the safety of my home! I can't stop watching and I can't look away, even though I want to! Great video and great driving. :)

The best Back Bear Pass video I've ever seen

I can imagine him falling off the mountain, yelling into the walkie talkie "I'm crashing because I was driving with one haaaaaaaaa...."

I started 4-wheeling in 1975. Now, I have a Motorhome. No more off road, unfortunately. I enjoy watch you cammers wheeelin' and cammin'. At least I ca watch.

I used to live in telluride and crested butte for 8 yrs and colorado taught me one thing never take colorado for granted on any day of the week there is never a freak anything thats just the way it is. I felt for you guys have been there a few times makes for a hell of a story at the end of the day.

Good video. It should serve as a message to out-of-staters; summer hail and intense storms are EXTREMELY common in the mountains after noon. These aren't a freak occurrence, although this one seemed particularly severe and to hit an area with way too many people on it for the time of day. Glad you all made it safely, but hopefully it's a lesson learned on timing.

I lived in Telluride back in the late 70’s and know this pass well. The only time I traveled up against the one way was to rescue a friend who thought his 4 wheel drive could make the climb. This is the point; traversing this pass without catastrophic consequences is a combination of the right vehicle, the proper experience and weather conditions. Leave one of these essentials out and only luck will get you down.

Now THAT was an adventure you'll never forget! THAT'S what makes memories! Glad everyone was safe!

I was born in western Colorado and have lived there all my life. When I was a teenager I had a 78 fj40, sprung over in front and quarter ecliptic in the rear. Locked and 42's. I did black bear pass in the late fall once with like 15 inches of fresh snow and tire chains. I've done all of the passes and the unknown trails. But that afternoon was pretty scary. I just found your channel, it's great :-)

This is a great video, thanks for all the hard work editing it and making it watchable. I’ve been mountain off-roading in my 25 year old oil burner Land Cruiser 80 Series for many years now in all weathers and the thing that was most scary in this video was watching you steering with one hand (the dumb radio was in you’re other hand) thumb in the spokes, palming the rim, my goodness... breaking every rule of control. Please don’t do this anymore my friend. You got away with it this time, but next time you may not be so lucky. Trust me, I hate reading smart-ass comments criticizing cammers, but please, for the love of God, take this as a constructive comment. I’ve done the same and I’ve had my scary moments because of this, power steering can give you a false sense of control, but one rock in the wrong place can snatch that wheel to full lock in a millisecond if you don’t have 2 hands ready to grip and control that wheel. Best of luck with your wheelin’ adventures to come. I’m a little envious of your access to these mountains, even though I have loads of fun wheelin’ the Carpathian mountains in ROMANIA, where I live. Have fun, but please, please play safe. 👍🏻🇷🇴🇬🇧

Major studios have released movies that are not as compelling as this. Great job, glad you’re safe and undamaged. Now fix that windshield!

I haven't seen landscapes like those high pass areas since my husband and I drove over Rollins Pass in the 1980s. We scattered ashes up there, and now it's not open all the way across anymore--couldn't have worked out better for our purposes. Now every thought of our beloved son is associated with that beauty.

Celebrating 40 years me and the wife, spent most doing some of the same kind of outdoor 4 wheel Activities. Love that this is still alive with you young folks. Still enjoy these trips and my collection depending on the road I'm traveling, even at 60 yrs old.

Life is about making memories and you NAILED IT! Happy anniversary and hope you two have many more. Awesome video, full of romance, adventure, nature's beauty, and her fierce side for a little drama.

24:18 Colt- "roll down your window you can even hear it!", Hope rolls window down. Me - turning up the volume to hear it. Editor - turns up the Music volume so I can not fkin hear it...

Lucky you guys had the ability to call for help. After graduation in 1992 me and my friend planned a two week backpacking trip into the back country in Mammoth Lakes. A hail and lightning storm moved in. We had a base camp in the forest and much more lightning. Lightning was striking trees and the ground all around us for hours. All we had was a tent to protect, we finally fell asleep with the lightning still striking. I think the only way we fell asleep was we tired ourselves out being so stressed for so long.

Love this video !! Ran Black Bear in August this year for the first time. We ran it solo right after several slides closed the road for a week due to lots of rain. I stopped right before things got serious and took a dip in the creek. Splashing water on my face, neck and head saying a prayer to the BB gods. Colt i love you man !! We ran it in 2 hours in 45 minutes in a full size. No issues.

Am I the only one who wishes they’d at least attempted to cross the wash-out? LOL Happy anniversary, guys!

My 90s era Jeep Cherokees handle stuff like this just fine :-) My 86 CJ-7 was too uncomfortable to ride in anymore. These new Jeeps are like luxury vehicles and very well equipped from the factory. Bad drivers are the real issue.

Dang I’ve been living in Telluride for the past 7 years and I’ve never even seen the road get covered in rocks like that. But during the winter it’s crazy up there. All those spots where new water falls formed, well in the winter avalanches shoot down those spots. This is where I’d take the dogs to play fetch during the winter. Love that town. I still consider it home. Everyone knows everyone and everyone is always happy 👍😄 Also congrats on your guys marriage by the way 👍 Not a lot of people can say the same thing these days.

My wife and I have been married 19yrs and been together 22yrs. Two kids, 16 and 12. Life, full of surprises.

I love being a Colorado Native with a backyard like this vid. It will snow any time of the year, torrential downpours are common and you don't leave the house without survival gear. Hope you tourist had a good anniversary. Bridal Veil Falls, were Nikolai Tesla brought AC power to the world!!!

This was the first Black Bear Pass video that literally had me on the edge of my seat. Once the large rocks started falling I was thinking "uh oh this ain't good". If I ever do this in my Jeep I'm gonna make sure there're blue skies above me.

Matt, my wife & I enjoyed yalls video of Black Bear. We have been to the San Juan for 5 years straight and are headed back up for our 6th this Sept. We've done BB at least twice each year except for 2019 when we went too soon (late July) and it was still closed. Y'all had a great guide and both did very well keeping your heads. We've been caught in a few Hail Storms and glacier stuck but never on BB. Our JKU just rolled over 100k so we bought an F-250 & trailer and found your vid on strapping to trailer very helpful. Keep taking adventures together. Makes for a happy marriage (36 yrs). Hope to maybe tril with y'all someday.

This has been one of the most entertaining videos I have seen on KZfaq in a long time! Hands down, on my knees. That's how awesome this video is to me.

Thanks SO MUCH guys for taking us along. Excellent footage, even with 2 lost cameras! Glad you're safe, and happy anniversary! xo

This was like a movie. I know it was a dangerous situation so I’m not making light of it but it was very exciting to watch. I felt the tensions and concerns. Totally engrossing.

The stop at the waterfall from the looks on film, would’ve been my stopping point to wait it out. Trees for cover and it seemed more open. Watching flash flooding all around and continuing down 🤷‍♂️

Wow…..I’ve been over Black Bear pass once on a beautiful day and that was plenty of excitement for me. Glad everyone made it safe and sound through this harrowing adventure. What a video. Great job editing.

Epic,epic,epic video. Thank you for the upload. Best Jeep commercial ever! I'm glad you and your lovely wife are safe and sound. Happy anniversary! I hope McDonald's was awesome.

WOW.....just WOW! I've run BBP 4 times now and leave tomorrow morning to go run it again. You can bet I've been checking the weather reports! Glad you all made it safe. It gets sketchy and slick on the switchbacks when wet but then having basketball sized boulders flying passed you....there's a real pucker factor!

Straight up from feeling safe. To mother nature showing who is the boss. God bless you all. I'm glad you are ok. An anniversary you will never forget. 🙏✌❤🌹

Awesome video! My first jeep was a 1978 CJ7 riding logging roads in the UP Michigan, now I’m driving a 2018 Sport S JLU in the So Ca desert. I was tensed up just watching your adventure.. lol great job.

Happy anniversary!! 20 years still smiling and laughing together. Good times. I find it hard to get into 2 years and still smile at eachother

It’s been about 40 years since we did this road in rented jeeps from Ouray. The Arizona Jeep a friend was driving made it interesting when it stalled on the rock by the piton where we evacuated the Jeep occupants, deployed the winch and just made it back over the top toward Red Mountain Pass. Thanks for the video, many memories recalled!

I have faced the same . Thanks to God for saving our ass too . This was one hell of a ride . Love from Himalayas 🇮🇳

Dude, I was an off road specialist in the US Army and I did some crazy stuff, but nothing like that. Glad you guys made it.

I have to say...probably your best video yet....very exciting,dramatic music,professional editing,dramatic scenery... Excellent work

literally rock crawls any trail, any line, almost dies overlanding!

Dang. I grew up in the Colorado mountains and have gone over a few of the gravel/dirt passes, but I don't think I've ever seen one as rugged as this. It would be terrifying on a perfectly beautiful day. Needless to say I won't take my little Nissan Juke over it.

Man, that is like a lot of our jeep trips, but a little more intense. Love jeeping.

How ironic that you couldn't give the hikers a ride but then you guys got stuck and they ran right by you guys. What a twist!

Rule of thumb for Colorado. It rains most afternoons in the summer 🤦‍♂️

I know it's been three years since you posted this, but I took my Cherokee Trailhawk through Black Bear pass and had absolutely no issues. Glad you made it out to live the tale

Great video. That was a wild experience. My brother and I rode our mountain bikes up to the Tom Boy Mine out of Telluride in the beginning of July. It rained on and off all the way up and down, but it was nothing like what you guys experienced. We got that on a different day while out on a ride outside Cortez. The trail out literally became a wash. We see similar storms where we live in Tucson. Those crazy monsoon storms are no joke. You have to give mother nature "all" the respect.

This has to be one of the most intense 4 wheelin videos I have seen.

"freak hail storm..." I can tell you're not from around here. It hails often in the mountains during the summer thunderstorms.

I do like the fact that you guys were trying to figure out how you could help everyone I respect that good job.

I will say, it has nothing to do with your equipment, but you seem to be the exact person I'd want to encounter one of these situations with. Cool, level-headed, calm.

Everyone for themself in this video. We used to pride ourselves for helping others.

I’m watching this while eating dinner. Jesus man! Chill out on the perfectly timed suspenseful music! I almost had a freaking heart attack. I had to stop eating because my mouth was open the entire time. Food got cold. Gonna nuke it and watch your other videos. Wow.

Wow guys, that was quite a ride even for us on the couch! I’m glad you guys made it through unscathed! This is better than a movie any day!

WOW! What an experience! We did Engineer and Imogene back in the 70's. We were two couples each with two kids all around probably 6-9 years old. Both of us mothers got out and walked quite a bit of the shelf road on Imogene and before that, I think we all had to get out to look for the road at the top of Engineer. We stayed in Telluride for a few days, but did NOT do Black Bear, which at that time was still a two-way road!! Years later, my dad and I rented a jeep and went over another big pass (can't now remember which one, I was driving) and had to wait like you did for a road crew to get the road cleared from a landslide. I'm glad I could just watch your experience from the luxury of my armchair in the comfort of home. But could certainly empathize with your horrendous experience! BTY, hope your anniversary had a pleasant ending! You will certainly never forget that one. Thanks for sharing.

Im at 9:50 and loving it! Im stuck in michigan with no license right now and vision problems. The jk is sitting out back waiting for me to get my life together. So far this trail reminds me so much of appalacia...eastern Kentucky where my family is from. My own mountain of which ive inherited over 70 acres has a road cut out the side just like this with i think 5 switchbacks going up the hard way. The girl i love and plan to marry has not seen this yet. Your video is putting life into perspective. Pray for me that my vision will recover to the point we can go wheeling again! Also, subscribed.

Happy Anniversary! ... Mother nature at her finest! When they say, "when in the high country, weather can change in an instant." They weren't kidding. You see alot of footage of Black Bear Pass ... but this has to be the best to show what it can REALLY be like... especially your guy's reactions. Everyone seems to show it as a Sunday Drive .. but THIS is how most people would be like when they got there ... even on a nice day.

that was the most realistic vid I have ever seen of that pass, thanks for keeping it real and not editing out the moments even when you seemed a bit scared, lots of people edit so they look courageous but you're a real man you show it all.

Thank goodness no one got hurt in that crazy storm. Glad your safe looks like God was looking out for everyone . Oh HAPPY ANNIVERSARY !

You definitely have a gem of a wife; beautiful and brave. I used to take my wife ATVing and on any difficult trail she would just start crying and panicking. Thanks for a great video.

Born and raised in colorado this is my back yard gotta love it.... I have seen a lot in these mountains, soooo many stories. Glad you guys are safe and sound

This boy is more worried about holding his walki-talki then driving with both hands 🤨

On the edge of my seat the whole time watching this video, was a like a gripping true life movie. One of the best KZfaq videos I’ve seen.

Haha welcome to the mountain west, flatlanders. And as a geologist I have to say those little things don't count as landslides, just a little rockfall.

this video had me on eidge. the road requires full attention on a good day. foggy windows, the beating of the hail, slick muddy spots. just intense. Glad everyone was safe.

I went over this trail in the early 80’s in a full sized Chevy Blazer. At one point, going up a really steep pitch, the truck stalled because the float stuck in the carburetor. I started rolling back down, freaked out, hit the brakes, was then skidding down very close to the edge, so I had the brilliant idea to turn so that I backed into the side of the hill. It worked and bent the bumper in a bit on the left rear but it stopped me. I then had to get up under the hood and bang on the carb a bit of jar the float free. After that, the Blazer started and I continued without further problems except for the serious need to find a restroom in a really big hurry!!

26:50 the guy in the red Jeep just got fed up with the woman's stupid nervous laughter: 'This is no joke. Some people are gonna get hurt'

-- Thank you for sharing a real time taste of the potential and actual danger with mountain trail travel.

I did the entire Alpine Loop just a few days ago as a passenger. All of the drivers on my team thought of the A.L. as no big deal. I beg to differ, so much can go wrong that could turn these trails into a nightmare…rockslides, road collapse, getting around a vehicle in a narrow path, getting distracted and going over the edge. This ain’t no joke and as much as I enjoyed myself, it’ll be the last time I’m doing that.

I search everyday for what you two have together! It’s special congratulations!!

I think the big balls award would have to go to the excavator driver that drove that wide, heavy, and hard to steer beast along those goat paths.👍🚜

Omg I just watched your harrowing trip. I've been over that pass and it was sketchy in good weather. From Telluride we went back to Ouray over the Imogene pass. Got up to 14,000 ft. It was spectacular. So happy you made it safe through that trip. I had butterflies just watching that!

Man the first time I watched this it was intense. But I was at work so I was listening to it and didn't get to see all of it. I had no idea just how dangerous and scary that was. Wow. You held your composure way better than I would have.

2 years ago… wow this was intense to watch! I can’t imagine the emotions… and there’s Matt cool as a cucumber. 😎

The best memories are never made easy. 20-30 years from now it'll be the times like these we look back on, might have seemed perilous at the time, but I'm sure this one will stick out when you guys think back on your anniversaries.

One of the most for real videos I've seen of KZfaqrs on the go.....Glad you guys are safe. Great video.

Absolutely stunning I'm sure words can't describe the beauty of this trail I can't wait to see it in person So glad you guys and everyone else made it safely that day

Glad you guys made it through. A anniversary for the memory book for sure!

I’m not sharing this with my wife! She will never go!!

You guys are very lucky! I’m a local, everybody that lives around here knows to check the weather before going into the high country! Don’t be a Griswold !I’m glad you made it out alive!😁

2 years later and still an amazing video ❤ Looks like an amazing trip🤙

Wow what a ride. Glad I was just along for the ride and not doing the driving. Happy Anniversary. So, cool your wife is into this with you. started watching your videos they are a lot of fun. I follow Matts of road recovery also really like you both. Safe travels and stay safe. Later man.

Best video of this trail to date. Felt like I was in the jeep experiencing this!

OMG that was the craziest off road video I’ve ever seen. It was like a real life version of the movie Dante’s Peak minus the volcano.

Incredible how fast, effective and efficient these road crews are. It's not intense as long as one can drive with just one hand on the wheel and the other occupied with a radio while setting the AC.

You guys handled it well. You kept your cool. Made decisions as a team. Handled those switchbacks without a spotter in the rain very well. Even tried to think of ways to help the hikers. Good video.

Getting stuck by a landslide in a Jeep, is like getting stranded on an island with a boat.

Holy crap, got my heart a pounding. Glad everyone made it down safely.

Holy crap! I'll tell you where I'm never going.......Black Bear Pass! OMG, I had a heart attack just watching this video!!! 😂😂😂 Anyway, I hope everyone was ok and that the rock climber was found to be safe!

This was a great video. This was real. Not something made for t.v. or something edited to make it look worse than it actually was. Watching them drive through the hail and then the falling rocks and the piles of rocks starting to slide across the road had my heart pounding just watching it on an iPad I can't imagine actually being there . Glad you guys made it through the pass in one piece stay safe so you can keep making videos like this