Thats a long ways up
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:44 pm
Freeclimbing at 1,700 feet AGL...you have got to have balls of steel to have that job! Simviation Forums
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:44 pmRe: Thats a long ways up
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 8:02 pmHoly crap. Freeclimbing at 1,700 feet AGL...you have got to have balls of steel to have that job!
Freeclimbing at 1,700 feet AGL...you have got to have balls of steel to have that job! Re: Thats a long ways up
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 10:33 pmHow do you even train for that. If you freeze up that high, there won't be many options for getting you down.
Its not the fall that kills you, but the sudden stop at the bottom
Its not the fall that kills you, but the sudden stop at the bottom
Re: Thats a long ways up
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:05 amhttp://video.yahoo.com/network/101149635?v=8244494&l=5144241
Ohhellno! :o
Re: Thats a long ways up
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 11:46 amHe puts a lot of faith in those welded-on, hand-hold and foot-hold studs.
Notice how he always grasps TWO hand-holds at a time before letting go of one, and never grasps the rungs on the ladder, always the vertical members....(on a ladder, rungs can break off)......!
You can tell he's done this before...
...!
"If lighting strikes, there is no quick way down..."
Oh, yes, there is!......Trust me!... ...!
Paul....
...!
Notice how he always grasps TWO hand-holds at a time before letting go of one, and never grasps the rungs on the ladder, always the vertical members....(on a ladder, rungs can break off)...
...!You can tell he's done this before...
...!"If lighting strikes, there is no quick way down..."
Oh, yes, there is!...
...Trust me!... ...!Paul....
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:52 pmThat is the most uncomfortable I've ever been while watching a video.
The butterflies were tearing my stomach apart the whole way up, and I was safe in my chair.
The butterflies were tearing my stomach apart the whole way up, and I was safe in my chair.
Re: Thats a long ways up
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:40 pm[quote]That is the most uncomfortable I've ever been while watching a video.
Re: Thats a long ways up
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 6:41 amI had to remind myself that "170 ft. will kill you just as dead as 1,700 ft..."
All the movement of that head-mounted camera doesn't help. :-/
Like Fozzer said- don't open one hand unless the other has a firm grip (you also see him glancing often at feet and hands to confirm what they're on), and there's no problem. But two things bother me about this climb: first, an unexpected gust could ruin your day, and second, there are a couple of awkward maneuvers that have to be made while unclipped!! I might make it all the way up the ladders without soiling myself, but that last bit at the very top just looks scary.
All the movement of that head-mounted camera doesn't help. :-/
Like Fozzer said- don't open one hand unless the other has a firm grip (you also see him glancing often at feet and hands to confirm what they're on), and there's no problem. But two things bother me about this climb: first, an unexpected gust could ruin your day, and second, there are a couple of awkward maneuvers that have to be made while unclipped!!
I might make it all the way up the ladders without soiling myself, but that last bit at the very top just looks scary.