So I Wanted To Try Rock Climbing....

[RiverOtter]

His ummmm jewels probably FELL off during the climb!

Mine fell off just watching

 

[steele mama]

It was the hair right ;-)

Now I'm gonna have to watch the scary thing over again to check him out. That is the craziest thing I have ever seen anyone do....and why?

 

[Rudyjohn]

He didn't even have on gloves!! Bare handed!!!!!

 

[CastlesOfSand]

That's just insane!!! One false move.. or one loose rock :shock: THE END!

 

[TooFarTampa]

That's just insane!!! One false move.. or one loose rock :shock: THE END!

And that's what happened. He died in '98 on a jump down a face (extremely extreme sport) at age 35. I just looked it up after watching the video. He left behind a 12-year-old daughter. After reading that, I do not feel insignificant anymore. Just happy that I don't try to negotiate vertical surfaces.

 

[RiverOtter]

And that's what happened. He died in '98 on a jump down a face (extremely extreme sport) at age 35. I just looked it up after watching the video. He left behind a 12-year-old daughter. After reading that, I do not feel insignificant anymore. Just happy that I don't try to negotiate vertical surfaces.

I thought it was base jumping that got him. Too bad. The guy was a helluva climber

 

[Kurt]

And that's what happened. He died in '98 on a jump down a face (extremely extreme sport) at age 35. I just looked it up after watching the video. He left behind a 12-year-old daughter. After reading that, I do not feel insignificant anymore. Just happy that I don't try to negotiate vertical surfaces.

I'm shocked he lived that long.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I thought it was base jumping that got him. Too bad. The guy was a helluva climber

Key word - was

I understand the need for people to excel and move beyond the curve. Those are the people that often inspire the rest of us. They push boundries to the limit, then take a few giant leaps past the point. However, at what cost? I have always said that I want to go out with a bang, doing something that I enjoy, but I don't want to do it prematurely. If I had a little girl at home, I may take risk like driving my car down the road, eating raw oysters, canoeing in water with alligators, swimming in a Gulf that has sharks, but you can bet your sweet @ss that I would not be free-climbing Lover's Leap at a sprinter's pace. That seems to be nothing more than selfishness at its finest.

 

[ktschris]

It wouldn't open for me!!

 

[Rita]

It wouldn't open for me!!

Me either ktschris................