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Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:24:15 GMT

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:33:12 GMT

No Snowb4ndit, there mad alright and have the certificates to prove it. Most people would at least wear a parachute :lol:

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:05:59 GMT

You're right snowb4ndit, that looks like a stem turn about 10 seconds in - the insane nutter! :mrgreen: A jump turn would have been a better option surely?

:shock:

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:31:10 GMT

Insane indeed.. However I remember reading up about this type of skiing, or any type of fall from that height- It proved that you can fall from an unlimited height and fall at an unlimited speed and survive, provided you land on a specific slope gradiant..

Still doesn't mean I'd put my own life at risk like that though! :lol:

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:19:32 GMT

At least they don't cut, and edit to make it look as if he is skiing away from the landings.

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:25:47 GMT

What is the point ???????

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:46:15 GMT

Trencher wrote:At least they don't cut, and edit to make it look as if he is skiing away from the landings.

That is true, although other people seem to think you can't call it a a cliff drop or extreme skiing until you've landed and rode away from it- I am certainly not one of those people- It takes a lot to even look down from one of those cliffs.. Never mind skiing off one!

Ian Wickham wrote:What is the point ???????

For the rush.. Makes good entertainment too! :D

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:13:49 GMT

Just watched this video again and at 1 min 38 it certainly looks like Jamie is in a bit of discomfort...It also looks like he changed his jacket on the way down!!!

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:16:25 GMT

Just had a look from 1 min 38, it does look like that yeah.. But I'm pretty sure that's one of the people who were on standby, in the red jacket, digging away at the snow to get to him maybe?

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:21:06 GMT

Oh yes I think you may be right there. It was apparently a world record jump.

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:31:38 GMT

:shock: :shock: :shock:

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:53:21 GMT

NellyPS wrote: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Yep! That's what I thought.

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:04:17 GMT

Bet their insurance wouldn't pay out! :shock:

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:12:42 GMT

Dorset Boy wrote:Bet their insurance wouldn't pay out! :shock:

I don't know though. The avi risk might be low, and he might have a guide with him.

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:14:20 GMT

Idiots

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:19:00 GMT

Definitely insane, but why not aye !

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:28:03 GMT

baillie353 wrote:

Trencher wrote:At least they don't cut, and edit to make it look as if he is skiing away from the landings.

That is true, although other people seem to think you can't call it a a cliff drop or extreme skiing until you've landed and rode away from it- I am certainly not one of those people- It takes a lot to even look down from one of those cliffs.. Never mind skiing off one!

Ian Wickham wrote:What is the point ???????

For the rush.. Makes good entertainment too! :D

I think I would rather see a bloody mess at the bottom of the cliff, it might teach them a lesson :shock:

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:54:33 GMT

OMG that gives me the heeby jeebies watching that!!

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:14:50 GMT

snowb4ndit wrote:Oh yes I think you may be right there. It was apparently a world record jump.

it was a world record jump but it was broken by a guy doing a powder field somewhere on film-i cant remember when or why i saw it but he was skiing away and the heli was filming but he went off course and skied towards the edge-you can hear the guys in the chopper shouting "a gauche, a gauche" (sorry for bad french spelling) and then he disappears off the edge but as the chopper flies round hes just a bit buried after somethign like a 300ft fall! mental-its why im glad i didnt grow up in the mountains because these people clearly are bored doing "normal stuff" that i find great!

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:39:45 GMT

Rossyhead, it's Fred Syversen that you are thinking of, and his 107 metre cliff jump in Chamonix 8)

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:48:05 GMT

on the ball as always!

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:23:31 GMT

that video just pumps me up for the season....i dislocated my shoulder last season http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS4gpRUdTok

off for the last half of the season and just itching to get back on the planks

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:57:44 GMT

that is pretty cool-you can see it slip back in!! can you still moce it in and out? ive done my left shoulder playing rugby and football before and popped it out doing short turns once-was agony!

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:59:22 GMT

Ych a fi!!!!! That's grim :shock:

Re: Is it only me who thinks this is insane?!

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:09:49 GMT

That medic was very cool, calm and collected. Nice professional job in the field (mountain) :wink: