jordop Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 http://www.millenniumjet.com/ Ignore the fact that we've been dreaming of jetpacks for the last fifty odd years, there is tantilizing suggestion about right now that it is likely to happen in the next decade No it won't be affordable at first. But it will. And the notion of approaches will change forever -- for all the rich alpinists everywhere. Imagine: no more slogs into the Pickets, etc etc. I'm serious. This will rock! Way better thean the approach spider Spliffy's been working on. Or my bivy car idea, which is pretty much stalled in funding . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squid Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Dude, where'd I park my thingamajig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glacier Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Four-seater pedal car, for all your approach needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_Husbands Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 give thanks for the wilderness act, and support its enforcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Ignore the fact that we've been dreaming of jetpacks for the last fifty odd years, I've been holding out for line-of-sight teleportation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Supposedly, the summit register on Goode Peak once had an inscription saying, "Beam me down Scotty! How do I get off this thing?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 I am still waiting for my giant seagull-powered flying peach! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirp Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 I have been able to fly for some time now, most obscure destinations are well within my grasp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Jordan, what is this "bivy car" of which you speak...I am intrigued? Can The General be of assistance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordop Posted November 19, 2004 Author Share Posted November 19, 2004 Jordan, what is this "bivy car" of which you speak...I am intrigued? Can The General be of assistance? Now keep in mind that these are preliminary schematics, but I think you'll agree that the design is breathtaking! Like all strokes of genius, this came to me in a gin soaked dream one night: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 what a great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottP Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 You would miss it. Oh, yes, you would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 pave that shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Wouldn't it be cheaper just to parachute in? Of course that doesn't help you on the hike out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketch Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 A friend of mine was once rescued with one of those helium balloon air grabs where a plane grabs the rope with a fork on the way by. He used to say that it was the most exciteing thing he ever did. If you parachute in you could always get out with a balloon. No reason to introduce a boring walk or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-dog Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Absent a half-decent landing area, simply "parachuting in" is about as safe as just dropping in freefall and hoping against hope for a soft landing. A thrutching, crashing landing into trees or monster talus is all but certain to induce serious injuries - and the twitcher the landing area, the more it pays to walk it beforehand to get the lay of the land. Clearly not very helpful in terms of random backcountry approach plans. There's not many things less fun than pounding into a grove of big trees under canopy and ending up stuck 80 feet off the ground, dangling by a bit of nylon and some cracking twigs. Take it from someone with too much firsthand experience doing just that. Peace, D-d0g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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