When a wildfire started on each side of two hikers, they were stuck on a mountain and believed they were going to die.
When they first saw smoke and then the enormous fire roaring in front of them, Matt Bishop and Steve Cooper were hiking up Baring Mountain in Washington State.
On Saturday, search and rescue crews were unable to reach the duo because of the hazardous conditions in their region, despite their attempts to call emergency authorities.
In a video posted to their YouTube channel, Paths Least Taken, they wanted to show how they ended up ‘putting their lives in danger’.
Fires in the area they were hiking in is extremely rare due to rain and milder temperatures, so the pair were caught off guard during their 6-hour hike.
They were confronted with the blaze and tried to head down the mountain, before being surrounded by thick smoke and high temperatures.
Steve said: ‘It was definitely one of those moments when you were like, this is it, we are probably not going to make this.’
Matt Bishop,left, and Steve Cooper, right, were both out hiking in Bolt Creek when they realized they were surrounded by flames on Saturday
A blaze in Fairview, pictured, killed Ian Matthew Compton and his daughter Mikayla Porter. They were found dead in their car trying to escape from the flames with Compton’s wife Tina suffering severe burns
Firefighters in Sacramento are still fighting a Mosquito Fire that has spread to nearly 65 square miles with a 10 per cent containment
They both quipped that they hoped viewers would see the video or it meant they ‘didn’t make it’ before adding ‘we’re going to try to get out of here before we burn to death.’
They managed to make their way down the mountain, with Matt almost loosing his footing atop a 200ft tall cliff.
In the video Steve added: ‘The fire is starting to close in on us, everything is completely engulfed in flames.
‘When that fire was coming up that ridge, it was hot, extremely hot.
‘If it’s a red flag warning, you probably shouldn’t go out into the mountains. It’s a bad idea.
‘If there is smoke, or any sign of smoke, probably just turn around and do not go hiking.’
Both men, experience hikers, picked a path along a stream in the hope that it would be the safest route, managing to make it back to their Jeep safely.
It is just one of several fires which are currently blazing through the US, including massive fires in California, Idaho and Oregon.
Last week a father and daughter were killed while fleeing from one of five wildfires burning across California.
Emergency servies were unable to help the hikers when they became stranded, with helicopters assisting in trying to put out the blaze
The mosquito fire has burned 46,587 acres so far, with more than 5,800 structures in Placer and El Dorado counties under threat
Steve said: ‘It was definitely one of those moments when you were like, this is it, we are probably not going to make this.’ They tried to call for help in Bolt Creek, pictured, but were trapped becuse of how fast the blaze was spreading
Along with Ian Matthew Compton and his daughter Mikayla Porter, two other individuals have perished in the fires.
Compton’s wife Tina suffered serious burns when they were discovered dead in their vehicle on Tuesday while attempting to flee the Fairview Fire in Hemet.
Sacramento firefighters are currently battling a Mosquito Fire that has grown to over 65 square miles and has a 10% containment rate.
More than 5,800 buildings are at risk in Placer and El Dorado counties, where it has burnt 46,587 acres so far.
More than 14,000 people live in the regions that are subject to evacuation orders, and many houses have been completely destroyed by fire.
Although the foliage is dry and quickly ignites, fire workers claim that the milder temperatures and lack of wind have helped.
Authorities have reported that the Mill Fire in Weed, California, which is 280 miles north of San Francisco, is another devastating inferno and that it is 90% controlled.
Firefighters are still battling the flames, which has now spread over 3,935 acres, and some neighborhoods are still under evacuation orders.