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My hands started sweating as I read this

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by rhadamanthus, Apr 22, 2011.

  1. rhadamanthus

    rhadamanthus Contributing Member

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    New National Geographic Article On Extreme Free-Climbing in Yosemite

    Much more at the link and a series of INSANE pictures.

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    No safety gear at all. Holy ****.
     
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  2. ToyCen428

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    Fake.

    How is this any more dangerous then the guy that eats glass, nails and bolts? Sooner or later, its over.
     
  3. RocketRaccoon

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    re: fake. I understand with the advent of millions of photoshop users why people will shout "fake" at their first chance. But did you bring the photo into photoshop and decided it was fake?

    re: dangers. I can eat a piece of glass, a nail, a bolt and probably will feel some kind of side affect. The side affect of me loosing my grip on a side of a mountain is death. So, yep, there is a difference. And to take it one step further, life is over, sooner or later too.

    Great photo though!
     
  4. Baseballa

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    This is pretty funny coming from Mr. Alien himself.
     
  5. Pull_Up_3

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    <a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=35mjq5i" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/35mjq5i.gif" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a>


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    Says the guy who believes in aliens. Go figure.
     
  7. Xerobull

    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    No kidding, sweaty palms.
     
  8. rhadamanthus

    rhadamanthus Contributing Member

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    Of all the dumb things you have posted over your time here, this is the dumbest. Please go away.
     
  9. Acedude

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    FAKE. Impossible to accomplish that with those gigantic balls of steel weighing him down.
     
  10. DonkeyMagic

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    childs play

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  11. The_Yoyo

    The_Yoyo Contributing Member

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    got this issue like 2 weeks back was a pretty interesting read
     
  12. Jontro

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    Damn it only takes 1 little muscle cramp....
     
  13. GRENDEL

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    Or loose rock....

    Those guys are freaking nuts.
     
  14. tested911

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    That's ok but this guy Rocks.. Nobody remembers this video?

    <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8e0yXMa708Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

    He eventually died.. "well not in this video"
     
  15. Fyreball

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    So let me get this straight.....you're accusing National Geographic, a publication that has been at the forefront of basically every story dealing with humanity, science, and culture for decades upon decades of coming out with a fake picture and a fake story? A story that has probably been corroborated by hundreds of people around the world....a story that actually has REAL pictures to back it up. Yet, when some 15 year-olds decide to post a video of a styrofoam cup attached to a string, and claim that it's a UFO, THAT makes you pause and think, "Hmmm....this is CONCRETE evidence that aliens exist...." ???

    I think it's safe to say that you've officially jumped the shark, ToyCen.
     
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  16. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    Tony, I huh, I just had this brainstorm for us. Can you guess what it is?

    TONY

    no

    GEORGE

    bowling! what do you see bowling? bowling's insane! bowling is crazy time

    TONY

    bowling? I don't think so George you get no rush from bowling

    GEORGE

    rush? you want a rush? drop a bowl on your toe my friend, talk about a rush,

    you'd be throbbing, you'd see visions

    TONY

    no no no no, I'm thinking.. rock-climbing

    GEORGE

    all right! rock-climbing! J..just the 2 of us? alright! hey I'll make some

    sandwiches, what what do you like? tuna? peanut butter?

    TONY

    what.. whatever

    GEORGE

    alright alright, I gotta buy some bread
     
  17. GRENDEL

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    Don't forget about his 9/11 conspiracy theories....
     
  18. rocketsjudoka

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    I agree with Toycen. it is fake because everyone knows the only way you can climb Half Dome is with anti-gravity technology reversed engineered from crashed alien spaceships.
     
  19. gwatson86

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    <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/G-dPjDYVKUY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

    Related... Ueli Steck sets the speed record for climbing the north face of the Eiger, known as "Mordwand," or "Death Wall." Incredible stuff.
     
  20. DrLudicrous

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    I love that he wears a helmet while doing that, because safety is incredibly important when you're speed climbing thousands of feet up a mountain with no ropes.
     

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