[Enchante]

I've done a lot of hiking and mountaineering above treeline, and come fairly close to being struck by lightning 3 times (over many years).... but fortunately never had the encounter that this guy just had!

[Enchante]

It really is like an explosion... the closest I came, a bolt hit on the mountain summit maybe only 50 feet from me and it was a rather incredible (scary) experience, but I did not feel the electricity per se..... scared the crap out of me and my friends, though... many years ago now, on a mountain summit in New Mexico. Then other times in WY and in UT, not as close, but maybe 300-400 ft away on ridgelines....

[Enchante]

So glad this guy survived, hope the lasting effects will not be serious for him!!

[ETL]

[ETL]

The trio was hiking from Donner Summit to Squaw Valley, a short section of the rugged, 2,650-mile (4,264-kilometer) Pacific Crest Trail that runs from Mexico to Canada and challenges experienced hikers from all over the world.

[SaveFerris]

[The 31-year-old Austrian teacher]

[OrangeHoof]

“Thou shalt not commit selfies!”

[HereInTheHeartland]

He can now buy a lottery ticket and win it!

[Hardastarboard]

Flash, bang, and blood

When I saw this I initially thought it was another "No Knock" raid gone wrong.

[Tonytitan]

Before lightning:

After lightning:

[super7man]

While hiking with Scouts in the Sierra we had to hunker down for a while in the midst of a thunder storm. Lightening all around. Noticed one of the Scouts standing on top of the highest rock in the area with a hiking pole up in the air. He said it was on his bucket list to get struck by lightening. Not on my watch! Sent the SPL to get him down. Never a dull moment.

[Sequoyah101]

We tried to summit Culebra in S. Colorado three times in one trip. Each time we were beat back by storms with severe lightning. Each time we had started in clear weather. Each time we sheltered beneath the scrub juniper getting as close to the earth as possible and protect ourselves from the hail as best we could. We saw lightning crash and knock large rocks down the mountain. Nothing to take lightly or with bravado.

Fun trips and great memories.

[minnesota_bound]

Man survives after lightning strike blows him out of his shoes
http://www.cbs46.com/story/25841471/man-survives-after-lightning-strike-blows-him-out-of-his-shoes

You are perfectly safe in an airplane... maybe not
http://www.planebuzz.com/asa2.jpg

Golfing when lightning is around is safe too
http://i.imgur.com/mLXje.jpg

http://www.floridamovielocations2.org/wpimages/wp0_wp0_wp0_wp0_wp0_wp0_wp931dc558.png

Many many many lightning strikes
https://img.quantrimang.com/photos/image/2016/11/07/set.jpg

Man struck by lightning twice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGhFeC68DAc

[Oatka]

Something along that line happened to Gary Cooper in "Sergeant York", starting at 54:38.

He found Jesus soon after.