Extreme Sports

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Fri Feb 15, 2002 9:39 am

Has anyone partaken in them? Snowboarding or maybe some of the more strange things they do on Jackass (the TV show).

Any funny stories about your endeavours?

VoodooDali · Post by **VoodooDali** » Fri Feb 15, 2002 10:21 am

Only myself and Georgi chasing Aegis around with the Groin Grabber (TM).

Brink · Post by **Brink** » Fri Feb 15, 2002 10:27 am

Originally posted by VoodooDali
Only myself and Georgi chasing Aegis around with the Groin Grabber (TM).

Damn, I missed this

.Does anyone have a recording of it?

Leonardo · Post by **Leonardo** » Fri Feb 15, 2002 12:16 pm

Last year my girlfriend went to a cave exploration / rapel / camping trip and loved it. Then 6 months later she convinced me to go along with her. After 4 hours climbing down a cliff, walking on cold water waist high and bruising myself against the rocks, I asked "What now?" and the guide said "We climb back up". I think I upset quite a few people in the group with my comment "And to think I could be doing something productive on those last 4 hours".
I think these kind of "adventure" sports are only enjoyable if you had an indoor childhood. If you climbed walls and trees after missing soccer balls, played hide´n´seek in abandomned construction sites and such you can pass the oportunity.

Vicsun · Post by **Vicsun** » Fri Feb 15, 2002 1:11 pm

Welcome to the Boards Leonardo! You're not exactly NEW (you already have 19 posts) but i never noticed you before... Feel right at home (trust me it ain't that hard

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KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Fri Feb 15, 2002 1:56 pm

Does throwing a lemon pie toward Bill Gates also considered an extreme sports ?

ThorinOakensfield · Post by **ThorinOakensfield** » Fri Feb 15, 2002 3:27 pm

Originally posted by KidD01
Does throwing a lemon pie toward Bill Gates also considered an extreme sports ?

Have you ever done that?

CM · Post by CM » Fri Feb 15, 2002 3:36 pm

Moutainclimbing that an extreme sport?

Vinin · Post by **Vinin** » Fri Feb 15, 2002 6:13 pm

Skateboarding? Luging? Skeleton-ing? Do you consider those extreme sports? Then yes i have done them, the three above. Luging was quite fun but required soem cash for the suit the guy i rented from ripped me off like hell. Skelton-ing is VERY scary, u face forward as u go down a big hill, and well u get it. Skateboarding is kinda normal nowadays but verts are fun.

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Sat Feb 16, 2002 7:02 am

I don't really like the word "extreme sports" for what I've been doing, but I suppose it would be classified as such.

I spent many years doing alpine climbing, I quit when I started work a lot because I didn't have time to train as much as you have to, and I also had some knee injuries. Alpine climbing differs very much from "sports climbing" or rock climbing - you use a minimum of equipment, and the aim is to reach a summit, you don't do technical wall climbs and such. To me, climbing was mostly about experiencing nature and see spectacular scenery.

I have also been doing hang gliding, paragliding and skydiving. Free falling is a very nice experience, hang gliding is very fun whereas paragliding is more relaxing, more peaceful.

I've also done some sea kayaking, it can be very peaceful or it can be a real challenge depending on weather and size of waves.

I have lots of stories from the different expeditions I've made, too many to tell, but one of my favorites is when I was kayaking off the West coast of Greenland and managed to tilt an iceberg. Very stupid, I am very lucky to be alive now

Another nice story is when a fin whale decided to make friends with our boat

I've also made some really spectacular climbs, for example one into the crater of an active vulcano that erupted just 2 months previously.

However, nowadays I don't do any real climbing apart from a little free climb if needed - hiking in the mountains are much better for my bad knees

I still have a paraglider, but I seldom have time to use it, unfortunately

Hopefully, I'll be able to get away to some hilly place this summer.

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Sun Feb 17, 2002 7:42 am

I once took on a sea of mogul fields in Kitzbuhl

Before you get too impressed, it was not intentional - I took a wrong turn

Never-the-less, I did manage to stay upright, and somewhat intact by the time I reached the bottom!

My knees ached for days though...

I did the hanenkamp (sp) too - though not in the downhill racer less than two minutes time ...it took me 20 minutes, side slipping the areas normally jumped!

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Sun Feb 17, 2002 11:18 pm

Does walking up the stairs to my house while staggering drunk count?

I have also scaled the side of a hotel while I was drunk. it's a long story.