Josh the Intern and Ash Dykes sleep in the ghost town called "The Man Eater"

A three-person climb in the French Pyrenees passes old mine tunnels and a snowfield, then ends with a tent pitched among cliff-edge ruins.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 202,083 views a day, 24 times a normal first day on this channel (8,330).

I Investigated the World's Deadliest Ghost Town

Josh the Intern made his name hiking to strange shapes he spotted on Google Earth. His latest long video swaps the satellite map for a nickname: "The Man Eater," an abandoned settlement on the summit of a mountain nearly 2,500 meters high in the French Pyrenees.

He doesn't go alone. Ash Dykes, the Welsh adventurer known for walking solo across Mongolia and the length of Madagascar, comes along, introduced on screen as a five-time world record holder. So does Jules, a local mountain guide, who sets out the terms early: a 20-kilometer trek, about 2,000 meters of climbing, and possibly brown bears. Ash's reply is that seeing one "would be amazing."

"I Investigated the World's Deadliest Ghost Town" drew roughly 168,000 views in its first 16 hours, a far quicker start than Josh's full-length videos usually get. The "deadliest" in the title is his own billing. The trek supplies real hazards anyway: a steep ridge, a snowy crossing on trekking poles, and fog so thick that the ruins only appear once the group is standing among them.

The mining history starts well below the summit. Tunnels and mine entrances open off the forest trail. A detour down the valley leads to heavy cable-pulley gear and an old metal cart, and that machinery runs through the comments. Skiers think it looks like an early chairlift or gondola. Others suspect it carried ore down the mountain. One viewer places the site at the old Mail de Bulard mines in Ariège.

At the top, there is no heroic camping speech. Josh calls staying the night "being mental people," then gets on with the practical work: finding flat ground for a tent and an emergency bivy, and rehydrating dinner (Jules announces it as Indian). Morning brings clear skies and a sunrise over the stone walls and snowy slopes.

The on-screen counter reads "DAY 3/4" when the video ends. In a pinned comment, Josh apologizes for the wait, says the video was a big effort for him and his team, and adds that he became a father a month ago.

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The numbers

A Pyrenees expedition with a well-known adventurer got off to a very fast start, even though the channel's overall daily views were quieter than usual.

the video's first day

usual first day here

8,330

this video

202,083

subscribers

972,000

▲ 6,000 in the last 7 days

total views

176,586,321

views per day

90,618

typical day: 185,128

the video

views

167,660

likes

7,184

comments

249

days online

1

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As of October 18, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.