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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Jan 25, 2012 - 11:11pm PT
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For those who don't have time to read the entire thread, a synopsis.
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Curt
Boulder climber
Gilbert, AZ
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Jan 25, 2012 - 11:26pm PT
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^^^ Excellent.
Curt
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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Jan 25, 2012 - 11:41pm PT
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one.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Jan 25, 2012 - 11:57pm PT
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Words from someone who is out there doing it really cut right through all the B.S. on this thread...
leatherface couldn't cut thru the bs on this thread.
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corniss chopper
climber
breaking the speed of gravity
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Jan 26, 2012 - 12:01am PT
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Some think that you can never have too many pads. Others just accept
the fact its gonna hurt.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jan 26, 2012 - 01:20am PT
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Jim Pettigrew bouldering behind camp4.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Jan 26, 2012 - 09:20pm PT
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What is inside a FISH Maxipad?
How come no cut-away diagram on the site?
What is REALLY inside of those things?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 26, 2012 - 09:23pm PT
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I've looked in mine, once.... Believe me, you don't want to know!
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damo62
Social climber
Brisbane
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Jan 26, 2012 - 09:49pm PT
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LOL C Chopper, that belongs in the clouds thread!
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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Jan 27, 2012 - 01:01pm PT
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Hi Coz-
I heard about a stunt once, perhaps it was only a theoretical plan, where a skydiver jumped without a parachute and landed on top of one of the spires in Castle Valley, where a huge air mattress had been installed (you know, the kind where the whole thing foofs up and wraps around the falling person).
Did that ever really happen?
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 27, 2012 - 01:19pm PT
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Never say never Hank.
Some psycho will definitely try to prove you wrong.
Yabo once was ready to do the psycho impossible.
I knew he would fuk himself up real bad if he failed and tried talk him out of it.
He didn't listen :-)
He had to prove me wrong.
He made it !!! ..... LOL
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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Jan 27, 2012 - 01:22pm PT
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yeh, it was probably just a concept being discussed--it's a vague memory, but I think I heard about it from one of the other Hollywood rigger types when I was working some film job in Moab way back in the day, but it seemed like some plan was in the works.
What are those giant foofy Hollywood pads called? I wonder what is the max speed a human could enter them and live.
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 27, 2012 - 01:27pm PT
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I posted a YouTube video a while back of a stunt man flying out of a window from 30 stories up or so into a Hollywood air bag.
Didn't coz blow that air bag all by himself using only his own breath?
:-)
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jan 27, 2012 - 04:27pm PT
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Toproping looks safer, and cheaper too.....
How much do all those things cost anyway?
Do I need one?
What color should it be?
How did we ever get up anything without all those?
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Reeotch
Trad climber
Kayenta, AZ
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Jan 27, 2012 - 05:55pm PT
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Out at Gunsmoke one day a few of us started making attempts on High Noon, the straight up highball near the middle of the traverse. It has a couple fairly committing moves at the top.
Over a stack of 3 or 4 pads our buddy went for it, missed the final slap, and came down right in the middle of those pads. My hands were on his torso in an attempt to spot. Despite the pads and spotters (there were at least 2 or 3)dude broke his leg very badly right above the ankle (looked like the bone was really trying hard to push through the skin.
The pads did come in handy as we put him on one and carried him out to the parking lot. I'll never forget his pained bewildered expression as we brought him to the waiting car.
Seems his foot came down on the spot where 2 pads overlapped.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Jan 27, 2012 - 06:27pm PT
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For an enlightened one, you sure are pretty dim sometimes WB.
That video cracked me up tho !
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Reeotch
Trad climber
Kayenta, AZ
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Jan 27, 2012 - 06:37pm PT
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Especially "the lamentation of their women"
Big words, for a barbarian . . .
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 27, 2012 - 06:47pm PT
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Pretty awesome huh ß Î Ø T Ç H
After we lit wechrist on fire he runs out of the building like the girl he is.
Fortunately for wes they had to use the bad azz double we see in that video ....
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Jan 27, 2012 - 06:56pm PT
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Wes! Waddup dawg? Still making friends wherever you go, I see!
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