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[QUOTE=RiverOtter]until I saw this [url="http://www.sdcrew.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/climber.wmv"]this[/url] :shock:[/QUOTE]
I was so afraid she was going to fall any moment.  :eek:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="RiverOtter">until I saw this <a href="http://www.sdcrew.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/climber.wmv" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">this</a> :shock:</blockquote>I was so afraid she was going to fall any moment. 😱

RiverOtter

got any pics?

[QUOTE=steele mama]I was so afraid she was going to fall any moment. :eek:[/QUOTE]
 
:blink:  Uh.... mama .... that's a dude :funn:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="steele mama">I was so afraid she was going to fall any moment. 😱</blockquote> 
:blink: Uh.... mama .... that&#039;s a dude :funn:

Smiling JOe

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:clap_1: Hell Yeah! Awesome. I bet he is a beginner. That makes me feel like I have never been rock climbing. :funn:

I remember being freaked out on one of my first climbs. I was on a face in north GA with a bunch of Army guys up there, and just as I reached the top, I hear that military yelling, sounding like approaching death, and as quickly, I see about four guys in camo running down the face of the rock, face first (Australian rappelling). I about lost my breath -- scared the ba-geezers out of me.

:clap_1: Hell Yeah! Awesome. I bet he is a beginner. That makes me feel like I have never been rock climbing. :funn: 
 
I remember being freaked out on one of my first climbs. I was on a face in north GA with a bunch of Army guys up there, and just as I reached the top, I hear that military yelling, sounding like approaching death, and as quickly, I see about four guys in camo running down the face of the rock, face first (Australian rappelling). I about lost my breath -- scared the ba-geezers out of me.

[QUOTE=RiverOtter]:blink:  Uh.... mama .... that's a dude :funn:[/QUOTE]
Why, you don't think a woman could do that? He looks very feminine to me! :oops:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="RiverOtter">:blink: Uh.... mama .... that&#039;s a dude :funn:</blockquote>Why, you don&#039;t think a woman could do that? He looks very feminine to me! :oops:

[QUOTE=Smiling JOe]:clap_1: Hell Yeah! Awesome. I bet he is a beginner. That makes me feel like I have never been rock climbing. :funn:[/QUOTE]
 
Just like watching a Warren Miller film.  Makes me feel insignificant :oops: :cool: .  I think this guy is dead though.  Seems like it was a bungee accident or maybe a base jumping accident.  But I'm pretty sure he's taking a dirt nap :(

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Smiling JOe">:clap_1: Hell Yeah! Awesome. I bet he is a beginner. That makes me feel like I have never been rock climbing. :funn:</blockquote> 
Just like watching a Warren Miller film. Makes me feel insignificant :oops: :cool: . I think this guy is dead though. Seems like it was a bungee accident or maybe a base jumping accident. But I&#039;m pretty sure he&#039;s taking a dirt nap :(

kathydwells

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WOW....now that is some testosterone going on there!!!

Miss Kitty

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[QUOTE=steele mama]Why, you don't think a woman could do that? He looks very feminine to me! :oops:[/QUOTE]

His ummmm jewels probably FELL off during the climb!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="steele mama">Why, you don&#039;t think a woman could do that? He looks very feminine to me! :oops:</blockquote> 
His ummmm jewels probably FELL off during the climb!

[QUOTE=RiverOtter]Just like watching a Warren Miller film. Makes me feel insignificant :oops: :cool: . [/QUOTE]
 
I was thinking how insignificant I felt while watching this!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="RiverOtter">Just like watching a Warren Miller film. Makes me feel insignificant :oops: :cool: .</blockquote> 
I was thinking how insignificant I felt while watching this!

[QUOTE=steele mama]Why, you don't think a woman could do that? He looks very feminine to me! :oops:[/QUOTE]
 
It was the hair right ;-)

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="steele mama">Why, you don&#039;t think a woman could do that? He looks very feminine to me! :oops:</blockquote> 
It was the hair right ;-)

[QUOTE=Sueshore]His ummmm jewels probably FELL off during the climb![/QUOTE]
 
Mine fell off just watching :idontno:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Sueshore">His ummmm jewels probably FELL off during the climb!</blockquote> 
Mine fell off just watching :idontno:

[QUOTE=RiverOtter]It was the hair right ;-)[/QUOTE]
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?  :idontno:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="RiverOtter">It was the hair right ;-)</blockquote>Now I&#039;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? :idontno:

Rudyjohn

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

He didn&#039;t even have on gloves!! Bare handed!!!!!

CastlesOfSand

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

That&#039;s just insane!!!  One false move.. or one loose rock  :shock:   THE END!

TooFarTampa

[QUOTE=CastlesOfSand]That's just insane!!!  One false move.. or one loose rock  :shock:   THE END![/QUOTE]

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.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="CastlesOfSand">That&#039;s just insane!!! One false move.. or one loose rock :shock: THE END!</blockquote> 
And that&#039;s what happened. He died in &#039;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&#039;t try to negotiate vertical surfaces.

[QUOTE=TooFarTampa]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.[/QUOTE]
 
I thought it was base jumping that got him.  Too bad.  The guy was a helluva climber :cool:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="TooFarTampa">And that&#039;s what happened. He died in &#039;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&#039;t try to negotiate vertical surfaces.</blockquote> 
I thought it was base jumping that got him. Too bad. The guy was a helluva climber :cool:

Kurt

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[QUOTE=TooFarTampa]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.[/QUOTE]
 
I'm shocked he lived that long.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="TooFarTampa">And that&#039;s what happened. He died in &#039;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&#039;t try to negotiate vertical surfaces.</blockquote> 
I&#039;m shocked he lived that long.

[QUOTE=RiverOtter]I thought it was base jumping that got him.  Too bad.  The guy was a helluva climber :cool:[/QUOTE]

Key word - [i][b]was

[/b][/i]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.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="RiverOtter">I thought it was base jumping that got him. Too bad. The guy was a helluva climber :cool:</blockquote> 
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&#039;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&#039;s Leap at a sprinter&#039;s pace. That seems to be nothing more than selfishness at its finest.

ktschris

:bang: It wouldn&#039;t open for me!!  :bang:

Rita

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[QUOTE=ktschris]:bang: It wouldn't open for me!!  :bang:[/QUOTE]


 :(   Me either ktschris................

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="ktschris">:bang: It wouldn&#039;t open for me!! :bang:</blockquote> 
 
 :( Me either ktschris................

until I saw this [url="http://www.sdcrew.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/climber.wmv"]this[/url] :shock:

until I saw this <a href="http://www.sdcrew.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/climber.wmv" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">this</a> :shock:

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