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    Hanging off a skyscraper...

    Do you like high places?



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    There are many high places in High Sierra


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    I don't like to hang on the edge of a sky scraper too much if I can help it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
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    ummmm...no

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    Maybe... If life ever gets that dull for me, I'll consider it. I simply dont require that kind of stimulation at this time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dickens View Post
    Is this guy Spiderman? That's insane and I don't see any ropes, either.
    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
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    Parachuting from helicopter to land on skyscraper seems safer (?)


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dickens View Post
    The first thing that comes to mind is what if some of that eroding rock breaks away?

    It does happen...

    According to a friend who posted details on supertopo.com, the two carried a rope on Bear Creek Spire, but were only bringing it out for steeper sections. Near the summit, Birukova was climbing ahead, negotiating some loose terrain, when a “big chunk of rock broke from under her feet,” according to the post on supertopo.com. She fell 800 to 1,000 feet, according to the Inyo County Search and Rescue (ICSAR) coordinator, Nate Derr. Birukova’s body was recovered on September 20.
    ...
    http://www.rockandice.com/climbing-a...ire-california
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post
    The first thing that comes to mind is what if some of that eroding rock breaks away?

    It does happen...
    You can see such thing in the second half of this video


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    That's the far greater danger. Free climbing is also politically incorrect.


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    i get pretty high most every night...



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    If he isn't using safety ropes it is free solo climbing.
    Quote Originally Posted by Dickens View Post
    That's the far greater danger. Free climbing is also politically incorrect.

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    War; everything in the world wrong, evil and immoral combined into one and multiplied by millions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by klamath View Post
    If he isn't using safety ropes it is free solo climbing.
    Yes, but nobody uses this clumsy term with regard to the roofers. Some people started to use the term "free climbing" to oppose it to aid climbing. The latter is when you, for example, stick a cam in a crack and use it as a hold. And they started to use the term "free climbing" to describe the ascent when you do not use artificial aids as holds but still use them and a rope for safety. And there came the term "free solo" which describes real free climbing.

    This technicalities present no interest for a political forum. The interesting thing is the vicious hatred which some elements feel towards free climbers. The following quotes are from the comments posted to this free climbing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1AAluDti04

    tim w3 weeks ago
    please fall to your death. please don't pass your stupid genes unto the next generation.
    jakzine5401 week ago
    We can only hope they don't reproduce. Let the true savior of life Charles Darwin take the wheel here, and prevent the reoccurrence of massively unsafe risks to the lives and property of others.
    TJP773 weeks ago
    This kid is a expletive removed $#@!. If he fell from that height he could very easily kill other people, or at the very least severely traumatize them when they see his body splatter in front of them. Not to mention the lawsuits that his family would file against the city and construction company. The sad thing is this is a fad on YouTube, but it's mostly in Russia. The only way to prevent copycats here is to throw the book at this kid. Real jail time.
    TJP772 weeks ago
    He should get ten years in prison, period.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dickens View Post
    Yes, but nobody uses this clumsy term with regard to the roofers. Some people started to use the term "free climbing" to oppose it to aid climbing. The latter is when you, for example, stick a cam in a crack and use it as a hold. And they started to use the term "free climbing" to describe the ascent when you do not use artificial aids as holds but still use them and a rope for safety. And there came the term "free solo" which describes real free climbing.

    This technicalities present no interest for a political forum. The interesting thing is the vicious hatred which some elements feel towards free climbers. The following quotes are from the comments posted to this free climbing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1AAluDti04
    And the funny thing is most people say the same thing about all mountaineers. Free solo was beyond my personal willingness for risk but I never slammed people that take that higher risk. I did mountain rescue for a number of years and never felt the need to slam the risks others took. A lot of people like to carry on about the risks they put the rescuers in but I was a volunteer specifically because I wanted to give people that pushed boundaries another chance. I would have rather picked a person off a cliff that made a mistake pushing the limits of human achievement, than picking an overweight person off a couch that challenged only the remote.
    The site owner Bryan used to be a mountaineer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JK/SEA View Post
    i get pretty high most every night...
    Be sure and use a safety harness...
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    Quote Originally Posted by klamath View Post
    And the funny thing is most people say the same thing about all mountaineers.
    The prayer to Darwin uttered by one of the haters calls into mind the Darwin Award. Do you think this award was established to mock people doing dangerous sports or stunts?

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    Climber Conquers Yosemite Peak Without Ropes

    (NEWSER) – A California rock climber has become the first person to conquer Yosemite's El Capitan without using ropes, USA Today reports. Alex Honnold, 31, scaled the nearly 3,000-foot peak on Saturday going free solo, meaning he didn't use ropes, harness, or other safety equipment. "This is the ‘moon landing’ of free-soloing," fellow climber Tommy Caldwell tells National Geographic. It's a particularly daunting prospect since the Guardian notes the granite peak is ranked as among the most difficult, with some hand-holds the width of raisins. After stunning the climbing world with other rope-free feats, Honnold had quietly trained for his latest exploit for more than a year. After spending the night in his van, Honnold pulled on a red T-shirt, nylon pants, and sticky-soled climbing shoes.

    With chalk to keep his hands dry tucked in a bag around his waist, Honnold set off at 5:32am. He made the summit three hours and 56 minutes later. "So stoked to realize a life dream today " he tweeted. Caldwell and a National Geographic crew were along for the climb, which they filmed for a documentary. "Alex was on fire," Caldwell tells the mag, which called the feat the greatest in the history of pure rock climbing. Honnold had ditched an earlier bid to climb El Capitan in November, saying it didn't feel right. This time around, Honnold confesses he was "slightly nervous" at the bottom. "I mean it’s a freaking big wall above you." But as he began his ascent, he adds, "the climbing just felt amazing."
    http://www.newser.com/story/243800/c...out-ropes.html
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    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
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    Quote Originally Posted by angelatc View Post

    Ya, I know he is dead, thanks...
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