Author Topic: Extreme Sports Nutters (Read 859 times)

Juan Loco · « **on:** October 10, 2011, 03:34:08 AM »

Don't get me wrong, I'd try skydiving or bungee jumping in a second if the chance was offered to me, and that's how I came across this guy. Going rockclimbing (indoor!) for the first time this week, so I thought I'd have a quick little gander on Youtube. You know those guys that go beyond extreme sports fans into the realm of sheer insanity?

Well, I give you the late (surprise surprise!) Dan Osman:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/LYMYhuwDQf8?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/LYMYhuwDQf8?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB</a>

4:20 is one of the most terrifying things I've ever seen. I don't get how someone forces themselves to do that.

Anywhichwayucan · « **Reply #1 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:35:51 AM »

Incredible mix of balls and utter stupidity.

Kashinoda · « **Reply #2 on:** October 10, 2011, 04:58:03 AM »

4:20, fuck off.

NatD · « **Reply #3 on:** October 10, 2011, 05:03:37 AM »

Quote from: Kashinoda on October 10, 2011, 04:58:03 AM

4:20, fuck off.

WTF? Surely he must have done that before to know he could grip that ledge!!!!!

DJBrenton · « **Reply #4 on:** October 10, 2011, 06:46:15 AM »

Quote from: NatD on October 10, 2011, 05:03:37 AM

WTF? Surely he must have done that before to know he could grip that ledge!!!!!

Not taking anything away from him but if you look at the amount of chalk on that ledge, he's done it loads. Often pitches will be simulated and practised on indoor walls before doing them outdooer.

jason23 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 10, 2011, 07:45:34 AM »

Wiki says he like jumping off things as much as he liked to climb things and his record was a 1000ft jump and he died when a safety rope on a jump failed....

SMD · « **Reply #6 on:** October 10, 2011, 07:55:37 AM »

Why the fuck doesn't at least one of these decide to become a real life Batman?

redbyrdz · « **Reply #7 on:** October 10, 2011, 08:51:58 AM »

That jump at 4:20 is from this climb - 400ft in 4:25 minutes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hskw6FMX9BY
(sorry about the quality - the original clip seems to be gone)

Anywhichwayucan · « **Reply #8 on:** October 10, 2011, 01:36:51 PM »

I've only just noticed now, it's the same fella in all the clips. I thought it was a compilation of different climber.

Mashy-rawr!nooo · « **Reply #9 on:** October 10, 2011, 02:13:48 PM »

Quote from: SMD on October 10, 2011, 07:55:37 AM

Why the fuck doesn't at least one of these decide to become a real life Batman?

Probably lack the deep voice or the gadgets.

Wow though. I wonder what one would do if his toliet seat had a spider on in the middle of the night?

Piss on it, run away scared or put his foot through the bog

Emlynevermore · « **Reply #10 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:16:28 PM »

Dead or not, I'd still pick him ahead of his son.

Seriously though, that was mental. I felt a bit nauseous watching that and my hands went all weak, as they do sometimes when I am nervous. Ironically, this makes it hard to relieve the tension with an angsty wank.

Hard, but not impossible.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #11 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:24:29 PM »

I don’t understand how anyone can do that free climbing (or any kind of climbing to be honest!). How can you not look down and shit yourself? And it’s hard enough climbing up stuff but if my experience of climbing pretty small trees has taught me anything (which it hasn’t) it’s that getting down again was always far harder.

As for the Bungee Jumping – I did it once in Queenstown, New Zealand. Kind of thought I might as well while I was there. Wouldn’t ever do another one though!

Chakan · « **Reply #12 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:28:28 PM »

Quote from: Juan Loco on October 10, 2011, 03:34:08 AM

Ah yeah the double dyno lol. Dan was a crazy man. Died doing what he loved though.

Chakan · « **Reply #13 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:29:42 PM »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on October 10, 2011, 03:24:29 PM

I don’t understand how anyone can do that free climbing (or any kind of climbing to be honest!). How can you not look down and shit yourself? And it’s hard enough climbing up stuff but if my experience of climbing pretty small trees has taught me anything (which it hasn’t) it’s that getting down again was always far harder.

Free climbs you don't usually have a down climb. You top out and walk away. Or you climb it before and leave gear at the top which lets you rap down and then pull the rope through and walk back to the car.

Chakan · « **Reply #14 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:32:39 PM »

Klem Loskot in Malloca (This looks awesome)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/DtugdNEX-04?version=3&" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/DtugdNEX-04?version=3&</a>

Big Red Richie · « **Reply #15 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:35:51 PM »

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/7MV7-tMrbiM?version=3" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/7MV7-tMrbiM?version=3</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/mkK4U9Si0ik?version=3" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/mkK4U9Si0ik?version=3</a>

Juan Loco · « **Reply #16 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:37:02 PM »

Quote from: jason23 on October 10, 2011, 07:45:34 AM

Wiki says he like jumping off things as much as he liked to climb things and his record was a 1000ft jump and he died when a safety rope on a jump failed....

Yup... He died doing stuff like this...

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/nJI6uV6B6Rg?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/nJI6uV6B6Rg?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB</a>

Chakan · « **Reply #17 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:40:07 PM »

Quote from: Juan Loco on October 10, 2011, 03:37:02 PM

Yup... He died doing stuff like this...

Basically what happened was that he was set to do a bridge swing and got arrested ... spent 2 weeks in jail got out and went straight back to the bridge to complete the swing. In that time the rope he was using had been sitting out in the sun ,rain and whatever other adverse weather conditions had happened in those 2 weeks. He tied in and did the swing but since the rope had been sitting there it had weaken the rope considerably and it snapped and he fell and died.

Juan Loco · « **Reply #18 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:43:38 PM »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on October 10, 2011, 03:24:29 PM

I don’t understand how anyone can do that free climbing (or any kind of climbing to be honest!). How can you not look down and shit yourself?

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/-9-az992z-0?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/-9-az992z-0?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB</a>

Guess they've got no choice but to try and push past it. I'd be a wreck myself.

TheRedBaron · « **Reply #19 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:53:54 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfph3iNC-k

hixxstar · « **Reply #20 on:** October 10, 2011, 09:02:07 PM »

Right... Full screen(click on You-Tube logo) & turn up the Sound...

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/y1Nd1qtk1Go?fs=1" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/y1Nd1qtk1Go?fs=1</a>

David H · « **Reply #21 on:** October 10, 2011, 09:48:17 PM »

Quote from: hixxstar on October 10, 2011, 09:02:07 PM

Right... Full screen(click on You-Tube logo) & turn up the Sound...

This takes the piss.

I wonder who had to make this pathway though.. poor bastards

redbyrdz · « **Reply #22 on:** October 10, 2011, 09:52:14 PM »

Quote from: hixxstar on October 10, 2011, 09:02:07 PM

Right... Full screen(click on You-Tube logo) & turn up the Sound...

Meh. Not sure how that relates to Dan Osman's ropeless climbs. The music is horrendous.

Nice view though, shame they filmed their own feet all the time.

This one I love, looks fantastic. Wonder how many chalkbags you'll have to bring though.

Quote from: Chakan on October 10, 2011, 03:32:39 PM

Klem Loskot in Malloca (This looks awesome)

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #23 on:** October 10, 2011, 10:00:41 PM »

Quote from: Juan Loco on October 10, 2011, 03:43:38 PM

Guess they've got no choice but to try and push past it. I'd be a wreck myself.

Just watched that orginal video. Jesus, I'd just turn to jelly and start sobbing I think. Incredible stuff. Also, and this eems very bizarre given all the other stuff they have to worry about - imagine if out of the crack of the rock came a big spider or scorpion or something. That itself would send be plummeting back to the ground!

caspertheghost · « **Reply #24 on:** October 10, 2011, 10:08:23 PM »

to hell with this here:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/xIe6hYAdw_I" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/xIe6hYAdw_I</a>

Chakan · « **Reply #25 on:** October 10, 2011, 10:21:59 PM »

Quote from: redbyrdz on October 10, 2011, 09:52:14 PM

This one I love, looks fantastic. Wonder how many chalkbags you'll have to bring though.

The way I understand it , is there is boat tied in at the bottom or someone paddling around, or a couple of chalk bags stashed over the place. So you get a pretty dry one every time. My concern would be the wet shoes!!

Lady_Brandybuck · « **Reply #26 on:** October 10, 2011, 10:39:27 PM »

Quote from: caspertheghost on October 10, 2011, 10:08:23 PM

to hell with this here:

That is soooooooo Cool!

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #27 on:** October 10, 2011, 10:46:38 PM »

Quote from: Lady_brandybuck on October 10, 2011, 10:39:27 PM

That is soooooooo Cool!

Amazing isn't it! Looks great fun but I guess we'd last about 10 seconds!

Lady_Brandybuck · « **Reply #28 on:** October 10, 2011, 10:59:23 PM »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on October 10, 2011, 10:46:38 PM

Amazing isn't it! Looks great fun but I guess we'd last about 10 seconds!

for sure, 10 seconds at the most and 5 teeth less...