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godskid5
Aug 25, 2004, 8:53 PM
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just wondering how many climbers out there are also into other extreme sports. Skydiving, cliff jumping, kayaking, etc...... or do you just give it all to the rock?
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robmcc
Aug 25, 2004, 8:56 PM
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:roll:
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trenchdigger
Aug 25, 2004, 9:18 PM
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Nope, I gave up the dangerous stuff like soccer after destroying my knee last year. 4 months off from climbing after surgery was too much. I'm sticking to the safer stuff from now on.
~Adam~
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nicebooty
Aug 25, 2004, 9:34 PM
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I gave up sponsorship for half-ironman distance tiathlons, and Xc mt-biking...all for climbing. Every dollar goes into gear, and my car to get me there.
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kimmyt
Aug 25, 2004, 11:13 PM
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Sometimes I eat those pretzels that the guys sell off the side of the road. That's pretty extreme, right? Or is that hardcore?
Great, now I'm confusing myself....
K.
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tchamber
Aug 26, 2004, 12:09 AM
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I don't know about "extreme sports" but I do seem to have more life threatening or possibly debilitating hobbies than my friends. I ride a motorcycle (constantly, only take the car if I'm driving someone else), I climb 3 times a week, and I play hockey (when not on motorcycle or climbing). I do a lot of running too, but I don't think that counts.
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lokiraven
Aug 26, 2004, 12:24 AM
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I used to fight "no holds barred" which is far more controlled and safe than most people think, but still considered extreme. I also used to mountain bike alot. Now I just climb as often as I can.
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godskid5
Aug 26, 2004, 1:42 AM
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In reply to: Sometimes I eat those pretzels that the guys sell off the side of the road. That's pretty extreme, right? Or is that hardcore? Great, now I'm confusing myself.... K.
that's just scary!
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jerrygarcia
Aug 26, 2004, 1:43 AM
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Taking LSD, now THAT was an extreme sport! I've been caving since 1992, I guess you can call that an extreme sport.
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shortmountainboy
Aug 26, 2004, 1:45 AM
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redwood spiking
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godskid5
Aug 26, 2004, 1:47 AM
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In reply to: Taking LSD, now THAT was an extreme sport! I've been caving since 1992, I guess you can call that an extreme sport. |
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cin
Aug 26, 2004, 1:54 AM
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I'm dating a 19 yr old!
I eat at Poncho's.
I used to mt bike.
I used to kayak.
I used to skin dive.
and now I climb eat and eat.
all my $ goes to those three things!
ohhh well I'm happy!
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thewyseclimber
Aug 26, 2004, 2:11 AM
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So I tried skydiving once...if I had money, and I didn't need more gear, I'd jump out of airplanes every weekend. It's the coolest thing I've ever done in my life, all climbing included. You all should try it.
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alan_ellis
Aug 26, 2004, 2:18 AM
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Skydiver for 23 years. 2700 jumps, instructor, and parachute rigger. The best part: My wife is a climber and skydiver too.
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scubanclimb
Aug 26, 2004, 2:43 AM
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Scuba diving? It never seemed extreme until that shark swam by...
It's very different from climbing, but it's the only hobby that I didn't give up when I took up climbing.
Also like climbing, diving involves spending way more time BS'ing about doing it than actually doing it. It has the same opportunities for camaraderie (i.e. drinking beer while BS'ing).
:robert:
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camhead
Aug 26, 2004, 2:49 AM
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ya'll are clueless. The sooner you realize that xlimbing is not an extreme (whatever the fukk extreme means) sport, the sooner you can progress in your own climbing.
"Climbing is not and never will be an 'x-treme' sport. It's too calculated, too natural, with no gratuitous stunts, not enough blood, and altogether too much class." --Jeff Achey, from Climbing 230.
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arschles
Aug 26, 2004, 2:52 AM
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i walk around town hitting big dudes in the face.
i also go deep water scuba diving with t-bone steaks tied to my legs.
oh wait. i made that up.
i used to skateboard and do the inline thing. i think they call it aggressive skating, but in that case i guess i do some aggressive walking sometimes. and aggressive running.
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dogma
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I race streetluge professionally also!
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tech_dog
Aug 26, 2004, 3:21 AM
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SCUBA is extreme, depending on how you do it. Spending time 150 feet under water takes knowledge and complete faith in your equipment... just like rock climbing.
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tech_dog
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This may sound strange, but I found skydiving to be a bit boring. You jump, you fall. A rock could do it.... except for the jumping part.
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Aug 26, 2004, 3:23 AM
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i skate, longboard, surf, snowboard... anything that involves the risk of leaving some of my skin behind....
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glowering
Aug 26, 2004, 3:23 AM
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The whole 'extreme' thing came out of extreme skiing, which in Europe meant 'you fall you die' i.e. very steep chutes etc. In the US the extreme skiing video series by Eric Perlman poplarized American style extreme skiing, i.e. jumping off cliffs.
Then it went everywhere.
At the first extreme games I saw a banner on an alley for extreme bowling! They were interviewing athletes asking "what does extreme mean to you?" and everyone was like "it means an overused lame marketing word". The next year they switched it to the X-Games. :lol:
I'm into too many damn sports:
skiing powder/steeps (fatties) or halfpipe/bumps (twin tips)
wakeboarding
skydive
bungee
trampoline
slackline
raft/kayak
scuba
jet skiing (in the waves preferably, only standup)
snowboarding/telemark
mtn bike
surfing
wind surfing
ice/alpine/mountaineering/backcountry skiing
my wife made me promise not to BASE jump though
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iclimblilrocks
Aug 26, 2004, 3:36 AM
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I paintball, And bang your mom..... And I also do hott chicks(which is very extream, just like your mom)
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jerrygarcia
Aug 26, 2004, 4:29 AM
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In reply to: I paintball, And bang your mom..... And I also do hott chicks(which is very extream, just like your mom)
I would think you are more mature than that.
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