Fukin Whupperz!???

[sweatinoutliquor]

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WTF!?!?!?!????

[rob]

how is this different than what dano used to do?

Edited July 29, 2010 by rob

[billcoe]

NICE FIND SWEAT! WOOT! That looks awesome, sick and crazy at the same time.

[powderhound]

Joel.....the mayor! gald to see that he is still sucking around

[Rad]

how is this different than what dano used to do?

 

If wikipedia has the facts straight,

 

"Dan Osman (February 11, 1963 – November 23, 1998) was an American extreme sport practitioner, known for the dangerous sports of "free-soloing" (rock climbing without ropes or other safety gear); and "rope jumping" (falling several hundred feet from a cliff then being caught by a safety rope), for which his record was over 1000 feet / 304.8 meters. He was known for living a bohemian lifestyle, rarely working, and living in a tree house for months at a time. He was the star of several rock climbing videos, which brought free-soloing to a wider audience. Dan had one daughter.[1]"

 

"Dan Osman died November 23, 1998 at the age of 35 after his rope failed while performing a "controlled free-fall" jump from the Leaning Tower rock formation in Yosemite National Park. Osman had come back to Yosemite to dismantle the jump tower but apparently decided to make several jumps (over a few days) before doing so.[1] The failure was investigated by the National Park Service with assistance from Chris Harmston, Quality Assurance Manager at Black Diamond Equipment. Harmston concluded that a change in jump site angle probably caused the ropes to cross and entangle, leading to the rope cutting by melting.[2] Miles Daisher, who was with Osman when he made the jump, stated that the ropes used in his fatal jump had been exposed to inclement weather — including rain and snow — for more than a month before the fatal jump, but that the same ropes were used for several shorter jumps on the previous and same day. [1]"

 

The guys in this vid are doing a swing, not a fall/catch. And the distances are much shorter than what Osman was doing. It also looks like they haven't left their gear in the elements for a month.

 

[Teh Phuzzy]

my buddy was out there on that day and got some great footage of it.

 

You guys really freaked out his parents from Germany!

[Cobra_Commander]

To get off the rope you cut it and BASE to the bottom onto a slackline across the crooked as multiple kayakers endo underneath you. At which point you commence pouring mtn dew on your head and yelling EXTREEEMMMME.

[denalidave]

To get off the rope you cut it and BASE to the bottom onto a slackline across the crooked as multiple kayakers endo underneath you. At which point you commence pouring mtn dew on your head and yelling EXTREEEMMMME.

But when does the Swedish Bikini Team come onto the scene??? That's how I roll, anyway.

[111]

so how do you get the swing reset for the next guy/gal?