The Call for Help: A Jeep Wrangler Stuck in the Virgin River

We received a call for assistance from a Jeep Wrangler that's stuck at the bottom of the sand chute down in the Virgin River. The owner reported that not only is his vehicle stuck, but it's also buried in the river and sand by the river in the willows. He's looking for another way out, and we're happy to help him get unstuck and back up the sand chute.

Unfortunately, one of our team members won't be able to join us today as they have a prior commitment to head down to their claim in California to look for some gold. We wish them luck and hope that they find some gold left behind today. What makes me nervous about this rescue is that I've climbed out of this type of situation before, but I'm not sure if I can do it again today.

We're heading down to the Virgin River to assess the situation and come up with a plan to get our friend's Jeep out of the sand and water. We'll need to be careful and patient as we work through the recovery process. The terrain is challenging, with steep sand chutes and limited visibility. We'll need to use every trick in the book to get his Jeep back on solid ground.

As we begin our rescue operation, I'm applying everything I know about recovering a stuck vehicle from this type of situation. We're predicting that it will take around eight tries to get him out of there. We're going to start by examining the sand chute and determining the best way to approach the recovery process. We'll need to hook up to the Jeep's wheels and use some cable extensions to pull it straighter.

As we continue our rescue operation, I'm reminded to stay focused on the task at hand and not get distracted by other things. It's hot outside, and I need to make sure that I'm staying hydrated and cool while working in this challenging environment. We're also going to need to be careful not to overextend ourselves, as this type of recovery can be physically demanding.

To increase our chances of success, we'll need to follow the rope more closely than usual. When we get to the point where we're trying to navigate around a particular obstacle, we'll want to turn our tires and try to find a better path forward. We don't want to drive down the chute, as it looks like there may be bedrock underneath.

As we work through the recovery process, I'm also keeping an eye on my vehicle's systems. The power steering pump has already been damaged, and I think one of the alternators may have burned out. We'll need to pop three tires off the bead and put new ones back on in order to get our Jeep moving again.

Despite the challenges we're facing, we're determined to get our friend's Jeep out of the sand and water safely and efficiently. With the right tools and a bit of luck, I'm confident that we can succeed where others may have failed. We'll just need to take it one step at a time and stay focused on our goal.

One of the best parts of this rescue is that we're able to learn from experience and improve our techniques over time. By working through this challenging situation together as a team, we'll be better equipped to handle similar rescues in the future. And who knows, maybe one day we'll even get to celebrate with a birthday party – after all, it's not every day that you get to rescue a stranded Jeep from the Virgin River!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enso we got a call for a jeep wrangler that's stuck at the bottom of the sand chute down in the virgin river he says he's not only at the bottom of the sand shoot which is bad enough but he's also buried in the river so or in some sand by the river in the willows he's looking for another way out so we're going to go down there and get him unstuck and then we're going to spend some time helping him get back up the sand chute ed's not going to be with us today because he is headed down to his claim in california to look for some gold so we wish him luck and hopefully we find some left today so what makes me the most nervous about this is i know i have climbed out of here i don't know that i can climb out of here today all right they're in those wheels good afternoon i'm actually gonna put him in here i'm not sure exactly how much i have in here but we're going lower what's the prediction oh we're getting out let's see how many tries i think there's gonna be around eight eight tries we're on the ragged edge of getting out of here so i'm gonna apply every trick i know oh um we just about didn't do that i gotta cool my radiator down you doing okay yep it's a hard hill it's like you climb two feet and think four um we're going to want to hook to the right front of that so we don't pull it over this way any more than we have to one thing about a recovery like this this time of day i have a tendency to get like really focused on the job and forget about other things but it is really hot right now and i had to remind myself and remind the rest of the crew to just work slow be patient um don't over extend yourself because this is uh this can be bad now bound up a little goofy okay you're going to want to follow the rope more than not obviously you're going to want to go around that so when you get out here you'll get more traction so you're basically going to be turning your tires the whole you time not make it to your birthday party though it's your birthday it's your birthday you can dance if you want to just keep going down someone should make another road out from the bottom of this thing so the plan is did you already hear the plan we've got eric coming with some cable extensions we're gonna go right up there come off this the angle is just just can't get around this corner okay that little flat jaunt that we got right there i'll take the two blues they're traversing down this sand cliff and we're gonna hook up the last 80 feet of rope hopefully will be enough and we'll get it get it pulled straighter and then we'll be able to get it out okay so he was down there in the willows got him out of there and every other time a vehicle that capable has made it around the corner but this is the worst conditions i've ever been in my jeep wouldn't do it ah just kind of rotate comes right up on don't drive down the chute i think you might be down with the bedrock oh god i'm spinning the tire the wheel is spinning inside the tire okay we're going to try to just get you clear up to that flat spot we're going to go clear passage so you can back up so so the power steering pump shot boiled all the power steering fluid out it's done i think the alternator's wounded probably one of the diodes in the rectifier burned up the axle joint on the left front wheel is squawking like crazy and i've popped three tires off the bead had to pop them back on the last one didn't quite get off the beat i heard it leaking and i put some air in it so that's how my night's going it was my day a little while ago do you want to come to my shop and air your tires up okay that'll be easier than trying to put corners in a maverick hear it squeaking noiseso we got a call for a jeep wrangler that's stuck at the bottom of the sand chute down in the virgin river he says he's not only at the bottom of the sand shoot which is bad enough but he's also buried in the river so or in some sand by the river in the willows he's looking for another way out so we're going to go down there and get him unstuck and then we're going to spend some time helping him get back up the sand chute ed's not going to be with us today because he is headed down to his claim in california to look for some gold so we wish him luck and hopefully we find some left today so what makes me the most nervous about this is i know i have climbed out of here i don't know that i can climb out of here today all right they're in those wheels good afternoon i'm actually gonna put him in here i'm not sure exactly how much i have in here but we're going lower what's the prediction oh we're getting out let's see how many tries i think there's gonna be around eight eight tries we're on the ragged edge of getting out of here so i'm gonna apply every trick i know oh um we just about didn't do that i gotta cool my radiator down you doing okay yep it's a hard hill it's like you climb two feet and think four um we're going to want to hook to the right front of that so we don't pull it over this way any more than we have to one thing about a recovery like this this time of day i have a tendency to get like really focused on the job and forget about other things but it is really hot right now and i had to remind myself and remind the rest of the crew to just work slow be patient um don't over extend yourself because this is uh this can be bad now bound up a little goofy okay you're going to want to follow the rope more than not obviously you're going to want to go around that so when you get out here you'll get more traction so you're basically going to be turning your tires the whole you time not make it to your birthday party though it's your birthday it's your birthday you can dance if you want to just keep going down someone should make another road out from the bottom of this thing so the plan is did you already hear the plan we've got eric coming with some cable extensions we're gonna go right up there come off this the angle is just just can't get around this corner okay that little flat jaunt that we got right there i'll take the two blues they're traversing down this sand cliff and we're gonna hook up the last 80 feet of rope hopefully will be enough and we'll get it get it pulled straighter and then we'll be able to get it out okay so he was down there in the willows got him out of there and every other time a vehicle that capable has made it around the corner but this is the worst conditions i've ever been in my jeep wouldn't do it ah just kind of rotate comes right up on don't drive down the chute i think you might be down with the bedrock oh god i'm spinning the tire the wheel is spinning inside the tire okay we're going to try to just get you clear up to that flat spot we're going to go clear passage so you can back up so so the power steering pump shot boiled all the power steering fluid out it's done i think the alternator's wounded probably one of the diodes in the rectifier burned up the axle joint on the left front wheel is squawking like crazy and i've popped three tires off the bead had to pop them back on the last one didn't quite get off the beat i heard it leaking and i put some air in it so that's how my night's going it was my day a little while ago do you want to come to my shop and air your tires up okay that'll be easier than trying to put corners in a maverick hear it squeaking noise\n"