Some people are out of their fucking mind

eastAR5

eastAR5

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-oc-lhqpIA

madd respect to this guy, RIP... i guess he died recently on one of his jumps when the catch-rope broke. i don't know what they call this sport. about 30% death rate on each session

nothing in skiing even comes close , jamie's 325ft drop, thats pussy shit compared to this. this is straight up accomplishment of the human race right here

1,000 foot vertical rock faces no ropes , then free-jumping double front gainer off snagging the cross ropes thousands of feet below wtf

 
"that was so Redbull"

but seriously, RIP.

i wonder what other insane things he has done? i mean you have to be kinda NUTS in the head to even attempt that stuff.

 
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I wouldn't say what he's doing is respectable, sure it's an extreme feat, but i don't respect him for it.

It just dosn't seem to me to be a very admirable for this guy to put his life on the line for a bit of adrenaline. One mistake and you're dead. The guy has a family, friends. He left behind a daughter.

i know he died rope jumping, not free soloing but still he promoted free-soloing and brought it to a wider audience. It's not "cool" to be so selfish about your life, especialy with a family and friends and children.

I know we all participate in dangerous sports, i think this should be a reminder to play it safe sometimes; going for the glory shot, going for the adrenaline rush, what have you, all needs to be moderated against life outside whatever activity we're doing. You really don't have an exscue for not being as safe as possible... Wear a helmet, check your jumps, inspect snow conditions, Beacon shovel probe every time you go to the BC, know your limits. In short be responsible --that's what gains my respect.
 
I have seen both of those videos before. They are amazing, and Dan Osman was an amazing guy. He was one of the best rock climbers ever, climbing some incredible stuff. As good as he was, he was a bit reckless. It's surprising that his free climbing didn't get him, and that instead he went out due to an equipment failure.

You are incorrect when you say "free-jumping double front gainer off snagging the cross ropes thousands of feet below." When he does those jumps, he is roped in the entire time. By using a combination of dynamic climbing ropes and precisely positioned ropes, the energy of the fall is dispelled. This video illustrates the basic concept, although only partly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PXAAQT8t0

Obviously this is extremely dangerous, as is illustrated by the point than Dan is no longer among the living.
 
He didn't die recently back in 98' I believe but w/e that video amazes me everytime I see it and requires huuuge balls and is an amazing accomplishment
 
super old videos. They had like a whole hour long thing of him on TV a few years ago. He is definitely extremely skilled but I think what he did was not very intelligent and maybe even selfish. He had really young children when he died. He should've known to mellow it down a bit when they were born, but instead he left behind a wife and children.
 
How the hell is doing what you love being selfish. I seriously bet he would of rather died from rope jumping and soloing than some gay shit like cancer or aids
 
in the second video at 2:23 he says "holy Sphincter" (sp) but that was epic i saw on tv the jump where he died.. it was like a giant rope swing off the top of a mountain where he like jumped out and just like huge pendullum swung out and he did it perfect the first time but wanted to try it one more time and on his second attempt the rope snapped i am almost positive it was this guy.... he died doing what he loved RIP
 
If you want to take risks like free-soloing, you are entirely free to, but do you really think it's fair to leave his daughter and his wife without a father/husband simply so he could do what he loves?

please go back and actually read what i've already posted, it's pretty self explanitory.
 
ok, for those who call him selfish, think about it this way

he loves rock climing... you love skiing

he died doing something he loved

what if you died skiing? maybe you were skiing with your best friends, one of them triggers an avy, and poof you are dead... or maybe you try a rodeo and catch an edge, land on your head and die

shit happens, and im sure he would rather die with an extreme adrenaline rush than die in the hospital from a heart attack or something

and btw, i do realize he had family
 
you rushed this response, go read what i said

i know we participate in inherently dangerous sports, it is a bit selfish for all of us to risk this, i accept that yes i am a bit selfish for doing what i'm doing. However there is a line of ballence that needs to be walked.

You can't prevent every danger, but there are precautions you can take. Checking out your line, wearing/having appropriate safty gear, knowing your limits, knowing your element all play a part in being responsible.

If my friend died in an avy because he didn't take the time to take an avy course, went out on a sketchy day without cutting the snow to inspect the layers, without a beacon shovel probe, and without a partner. I'd be really pissed off at him for being so stupid.

on the other hand

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f it happened to be a freak accident it's a different circumstance, he knew the risks he was taking, he was being smart about it, and the dice just happened to roll the way they did. If you're going to put your life on the line and roll the die, you better try and make sure that die has as many sides as possible. It's better to roll a 6 sided die than it is to flip a coin, when the concequece is death.

 
don't you think that they check, and double checked everything for rope jumping, he wasn't being unsafe or selfish he was just killed by an accident.
 
i was pretty much the only one shitting on him, and i really said that i just don't think what he did is respectable.
 
first, I was actually talking about the free-soloing part of his carrer.

second the rope he used had been a few seasons old, and had experianced rain and snow -- (not good), and had also already been used several times that day. It unfortunatly got tangled and friction caused it to be cut by burning. -- this particular death has both unlucky and negligence factors.

it still dosn't change the fact that he is being selfish by risking his life while he has others that are super important to him, and whom he is super important too.

i wouldn't say free-jumping or whatever it's called is "safe" doing sodukou or reading the comics is safe, fingerpainting with non-toxic paint is safe.

why can't you actualy READ what i've already posted. If you took the time to actually understand the context in which i posted, i wanted this to be a reminder to be safe because we all participate in dangerous activities, and the concequences can mean death.
 
oh shut the fuck up. you talk to us like we're children and that guy had no idea of the consequences of the "what if" he did what he wanted to do. so stop talking like the guy should know better, because you really have no idea.
 
for the guy who said playing it safe gains respect... dont listen to that shit... u only got one life to live, you might as well do something someone has never done before. push the limits... dont be happy with playing it safe... we are all mortals.
 
Ya you're absolutely right, I can't recall any instances of late where skiers have died due to being reckless. I don't recall any times where mountains have been forced to take down their parks because people don't ski responsibly.

And I also don't remember the last time someone hasn't died off piste because they didn't ski with a buddy or without a beacon shovel and probe.

I’m sure that his last thoughts before he hit the ground were something like my wife and daughter are going to be so stoked for me because I am dangerous

/sarcasm

get real dude, plenty of people do stupid things everyday, each stupid action has a consequence -- sometimes the consequence affects the rest of the community. Why you've got to hate on a message of responsibility is beyond me. If everyone was responsible 100% of the time, perhaps your comment might be warrantable, but that is not the case. So you sir can take a bit of your own advice and shut the fuck up.
 
nah bro, you come on here talking like elmer the safety elephant, telling his shit we already know. no fucking shit we gotta be safe out there.

but what this guy was doing is a sport in its own, he understood the risks involved about freeclimbing, but he still did it any way. you think gravity didn't apply to him or something? shut the fuck up.

secondly, you just don't get it. if i was to post your comment about this guy on a free climbing website theyd call me a troll and tell me to fuck off. you just don't get it.

thirdly, you're acting like this guy should live in a bubble and stop doing everything he loves to do because he has a wife and kid. nah not true, if they loved im they would respect his decision. personally if i was his child id admire my dead father because he had balls the size of watermelons. of course you see it differently because you must have a different perspective on life then i do or maybe because you're a sopping wet vagina. and don't tell me that i don't know what its like for a child to lose a parent because i surely do.

so fuck off with your public service announcement esque response in light of this guys death because it really comes off arrogant like you're so infinitely wise in your decisions than dan was.

 
I’ve heard from plenty of climbers who agree free-soloing is just straight stupid. What the fuck is wrong with you when someone comes on saying be a little responsible you take it like it's a personal attack. I haven’t been preaching a halt on doing anything, fuck, I’m saying to be fucking smart about stuff, know your responsibilities and not to do things stupid dangerous.

What kind of parent are you going to be when you think that having a kid has no bearing on your responsibilities. You think you'd be able to go out to a concert on Thursday and not come home until Sunday, keep fucking around with drugs and shit, because that's what you love to do when you've got a family? Wrong-- it's a fucking responsibility that you can't just ditch because you want to. I'm sorry you lost a parent, but if you're saying I can't know what it's like to lose a parent because I haven’t experienced it, then unless you lost a parent because they did something irrationally dangerous you can't claim to know what that's like either.

I don't think you need to experience something to be able to make a good guess at how you'd feel in a particular situation-- but I think if I lost my dad because he was doing something stupid -- climbing without a rope, driving drunk, od'ing on drugs, etc. I wouldn't be pretty proud of him, I’d be kind of upset at him

If he 'knew' (really truly Knew) the dangers of free-soloing he'd be less respectable. But you can't honestly know exactly how dangerous that shit is when you go climb it you're too busy being cocky on how good you are so you can climb it. (You’re not going to be anything but cocky, which is an underestimation of risk-- not really Knowing how dangerous that shit is)

Sorry you've got too take this as a PSA, when it's just not view of admiration. Perhaps you think I sound like I’m speaking from a throne of infinite wisdom because you lack normal common sense. I'd expect everyone to be able to be rational-- only a few prats like you can't reason out what the word responsibility means.

You've already ceded my point that we've got to be smart and be safe. Whatever else you say is just wasting breath.
 
I know a guy who fell doing that. He broke a shit load of bones and had tons of serious injuries. it was a long time ago so i cant remember more specifically, but hes back skiing again as of a few years ago
 
i don't like it when people concern themselves with how other people should live their lives. which was generally the theme of your first post. it was his life; deal with it and mind your own business.

 
do you get up every morning, look in the mirror, and say "how can I be a bigger prick today?"

his point is very clear and real. if your dad died when you were 10 years old or something, you would wish he never set foot near a rock in his life.

youre prob my least favorite member on here. you consistently try to hate on people and make completely ridiculous points like this, and it just seems you are trying your hardest to start shit. how old are you man? what the fuck is wrong with you?
 
He died by jumping off a cliff and his rope caught and burned apart from the pressure or something. He is insane.
 
I'm not sure if this was supposed to be sarcastic, cuz it goes with the rest of what you've said.

if it wasnt supposed to be, then nope, i bet his last thoughts were 'this is fucking awesome, i love this stuff.' cuz i know that whenever i do something potentially dangerous but fun on skis im just thinking 'whoooaaa this is sick.'
 
cool, so by that wisdom, no one should be saying how cool he is, or RIP, hell they shouldn't say anything about anyone. -- well if you're going to be that stupid, no one wants to hear you talk anyways.
 
holy shit watch this video of him falling, he gets caught by a rope but freefalls like 200 feet. I would poo my pants so fast
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