You do not want to wake up on the wrong side of this bed

[pauldun170]

http://all-that-is-interesting.com/post/6375506113/a-perilous-hobby-vertical-camping

[Particle Man]

I'll be on the ground. Laughing at people dumb enough to do that.

[OneSickPsycho]

Fuck that. I don't even like standing on the roof of my house... or anything above the third step from the top rung on any ladder for that matter... Fuck that.

[Kaneman]

Amazing

[Avatard]

I'll be on the ground. Laughing at people dumb enough to do that.

So this.

Gravity; it's the law.

[Archren]

What the fucking fuck. :panic: You won't even see my ass climbing a mountain, much less sleeping whilst dangling from ropes. Eff you very much.

[Kaneman]

I wonder what has a higher percentage of injury/death....mountain climbing or riding a motorcycle on public roads?

[Avatard]

You think some statistic is gonna convince me that's a good fucking idea?

[Homeslice]

I am assuming photoshop on the mattress pic?

[Porkchop]

http://i.imgur.com/VBhs0.jpg

:lol

[OneSickPsycho]

I am assuming photoshop on the mattress pic?

Nope, 100% real. That guy climbed up there with a mattress and box springs, slept the night, and made it to the top the next morning.

www.snopes.com/homesliceisafuckingidiot.asp

[Homeslice]

Nope, 100% real. That guy climbed up there with a mattress and box springs, slept the night, and made it to the top the next morning.

www.snopes.com/homesliceisafuckingidiot.asp

Amusing. Except I wasn't dumb enough to click on your megaghey link.

[OneSickPsycho]

Amusing. Except I wasn't dumb enough to click on your megaghey link.

:lol: Man, if you would have AND admitted it... I seriously wouldn't know what to do with myself.

[OneSickPsycho]

Man... if I really would have been thinking I could have done something really amusing with that link:

http://www.snopes.com/sports/extreme/walters.asp (www.meatspin.com)

Probably shouldn't click that link before looking at it first.

[anthonyk]

Nope, 100% real. That guy climbed up there with a mattress and box springs, slept the night, and made it to the top the next morning.

www.snopes.com/homesliceisafuckingidiot.asp

:lol:

Dunno what the accident rate is, but I can guarantee that sleeping on a portaledge is one of the least risky parts of big wall climbing.

I wish I could remember where I read it, but some crazy dudes in the 70s or 80s used to make it a matter of pride to hang their ledge from the sketchiest anchor possible. Of course, their own harness was roped into a bombproof anchor (and the ledge had a backup with a bunch of slack), but apparently it was still quite a wakeup call if the main ledge anchor let go in the middle of the night. :tremble:

[fasternyou929]

I'd do that in a heartbeat. Shocked at the number of females in the pictures too; that may be worth as many hot points as when they throw on a set of leathers and kick ass on the track.

[Trip]

I'd try it if I didn't have to do the climbing part.

[njchopper87]

I gotta show this to my rock climbing friend.. he'll love it if he hasn't seen it before.

[Flexin]

Amazing views but not sure how well I would sleep.

James

[Rangerscott]

Man... if I really would have been thinking I could have done something really amusing with that link:

http://www.snopes.com/sports/extreme/walters.asp (www.meatspin.com)

Probably shouldn't click that link before looking at it first.


Nothing unusual there. Just a helicopter.

[Archren]

I wonder what has a higher percentage of injury/death....mountain climbing or riding a motorcycle on public roads?

It's not the risk of death... it's my pathological fear of heights. Put me on a ladder I start to get antsy. Rappel tower (at least the last time I tried to climb one, post-bad-experience-falling-whilst-rappelling) = hyperventilation. I'd probably just have a heart attack on the side of a mountain. :lol:

[Kaneman]

It's not the risk of death... it's my pathological fear of heights. Put me on a ladder I start to get antsy. Rappel tower (at least the last time I tried to climb one, post-bad-experience-falling-whilst-rappelling) = hyperventilation. I'd probably just have a heart attack on the side of a mountain. :lol:

I'm the same way. Heights are creepy...I hate flying too.

[Archren]

I'm the same way. Heights are creepy...I hate flying too.

In an odd psychological twist, I actually love flying. Love roller-coasters too (except for the elevator-drop style rides). Only one time did flying bother me - flying into San Diego, the pilot did a hard bank over the city, and being close enough to be able to make out buildings and feeling like I could fall through the window (even though, logically, that wasn't going to happen) made me nervous.

[OneSickPsycho]

It's not the risk of death... it's my pathological fear of heights. Put me on a ladder I start to get antsy. Rappel tower (at least the last time I tried to climb one, post-bad-experience-falling-whilst-rappelling) = hyperventilation. I'd probably just have a heart attack on the side of a mountain. :lol:

In an odd psychological twist, I actually love flying. Love roller-coasters too (except for the elevator-drop style rides). Only one time did flying bother me - flying into San Diego, the pilot did a hard bank over the city, and being close enough to be able to make out buildings and feeling like I could fall through the window (even though, logically, that wasn't going to happen) made me nervous.

I'm exactly the same way... except the hyperventilation part... I can usually control myself for the most part... skidmarks not withstanding.

[Gas Man]

Better than that ghey shit planking crap!

[Particle Man]

Better than that ghey shit planking crap!

:lol:

[101lifts2]

I'd rock that.

[askmrjesus]

Lazy fucking hippies.

They can't even climb a mountain without taking a nap.

JC

[Apoc]

I'll be on the ground. Laughing at people dumb enough to do that.

Is it any dumber than riding a motorcycle? There are big wall climbers all over the world, thousands of them, and per capita, there are far less deaths than on motorcycles. I know this because a rock climbing article I once read on climbing safety, actually mentioned just that, specificly using MC's as an example.

I have a harness, climbing shoes (YES! They do make em in a 15!), chalk bag and belays and caribiners, and once in a while I go out to the 'local' (about 40 minutes away) wall (man made, not an actual rock wall), and its one of the hardest things to do, just on an advanced practice wall, that I have ever tried. And thats while top roped, not carrying and installing safety gear.

I have a ton of respect for the people who do this stuff, it takes a ton of endurance and strength, as well as mental fortitude.

[Avatard]

I was chuckling to myself exactly how many of us fearless motorcyclists had the same immediate reaction to this:

FUCK THAT!

Different things scare different folks, I guess. I guess being a motorcyclist means you're not afraid to fall...3 feet...but beyond that, YMMV.

[racedoll]

Kind of cool, but don't think I could ever do that.

[Particle Man]

Is it any dumber than riding a motorcycle?

Yep. Cuz if I need to stop and pee, I don't need to tie my ass to a mountain :lol:

[derf]

Speaking of this thread:

I just purchased this on another forum


http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt275/rippir13/hammockwhole.jpg

http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt275/rippir13/hammockside.jpg

[Apoc]

Yep. Cuz if I need to stop and pee, I don't need to tie my ass to a mountain :lol:



A lot of them use tubes they put over their cocks and just slip down the bottom of their pant leg. Then they clean it out with a shot of water (or im sure some dont clean it at all), coil it back up, and your on your way. I imagione its much more difficult for women, but thats what they get for being female..

[Particle Man]

Speaking of this thread:

I just purchased this on another forum


http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt275/rippir13/hammockwhole.jpg

http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt275/rippir13/hammockside.jpg

Body bag?

[derf]

Body bag?

Its a hammock tent.

[Avatard]

Speaking of this thread:

I just purchased this on another forum


http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt275/rippir13/hammockwhole.jpg

http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt275/rippir13/hammockside.jpg

How long will you be camping at this elevation, and when exactly do you hope to finally reach the kitchen's summit?

[Particle Man]

Its a hammock tent.

Sure it is...

[derf]

How long will you be camping at this elevation, and when exactly do you hope to finally reach the kitchen's summit?

Sure it is...


Suck it bitches


http://andy-gadget.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Friday-night-escapes/IMG0164/731871899_XreD5-XL.jpg

[Apoc]

Oh look. The bears can bat you around a bit.

[askmrjesus]

Oh look. The bears can bat you around a bit.

Like a little derf flavored Jew Burrito.

JC

[derf]

How long will you be camping at this elevation, and when exactly do you hope to finally reach the kitchen's summit?

Oh look. The bears can bat you around a bit.

Naw, i keep trip around as bear bait

[Particle Man]

Like a little derf flavored Jew Burrito.

JC
:lol:

[Phenix_Rider]

Bunch a pansies. That looks like FUN! :rockwoot: