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Cool #9
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PostPosted: 08-08-2018 10:54 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Would you?
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Just another Earthling
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PostPosted: 08-08-2018 12:51 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Yes, I think I would walk/crawl out there but not jump from. There look to be bungee cords there too.



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PostPosted: 08-08-2018 01:27 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Nope. Just nope.




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PostPosted: 08-08-2018 03:00 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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PostPosted: 08-11-2018 06:08 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I got into watching some videos about that place a few years ago....no way.




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PostPosted: 08-12-2018 09:44 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I’m not afraid of heights but BASE jumping and wing suits are something I’m not keen on doing. Too many high profile athletes (climbers) have died doing that.



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PostPosted: 08-13-2018 09:34 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


best one was the guy in the wing suit that smashed the bridge :up:



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PostPosted: 08-13-2018 02:59 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Nope :|




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Cool #9
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PostPosted: 08-13-2018 09:01 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


obsidian wrote:
I’m not afraid of heights but BASE jumping and wing suits are something I’m not keen on doing. Too many high profile athletes (climbers) have died doing that.

Oh it's the base jumping bit that got to you. Never mind the fact they're crawling around on a web of thin ropes suspended over a fucking canyon :ducky:

Then again, I guess you're used to trusting ropes :D




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PostPosted: 08-17-2018 03:34 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


It has to do with risk management. Climbing with ropes (and proper knowledge on how to do so) poses relatively low risk. It's a slow methodical sport from which you can usually think your way through and reverse any potentially dangerous situations. BASE jumping and wing suits are fast sports with little time to resolve problems should they appear.



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