aesalon 0 #1 January 7, 2009 vote for more than one. don't vote for what you want to do but haven't tried yet. don't vote for what you've tried but don't plan on ever doing again. do vote for the ones you have a passion for. my favorite is climbing, specifically, crack climbing (even more specifically, offwidths), though where i am now i can't do it. so, i freedive. i am certified for SCUBA, i just like freediving better. lots of kiteboarding here in USVI but don't want to spend money on it as it will cut too deeply into my savings for getting back into skydiving. wanna BASE jump someday though. i'll probably learn with apex BASE in moab utah, my favorite place to climb. i do like a game of foosball or ping pong now and then, but to be honest i'm not really into playing with balls . that would be a post all on its own anyway: basketball, baseball, football, futbol, rugby, etc. this is the poll i originally wanted to create but i made the "fun on the ground" one at the last minute to see what responses i'd get. i was glad to see so many responses about action sports and other physical activities. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ravenhk 0 #2 January 7, 2009 I can see a few things needs to be added like like bullriding and horseback riding, or bow hunting and you have killed your first deer.pain is weakness leaving the body Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #3 January 7, 2009 I don't know that I would refer to bow-hunting as an action sport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aesalon 0 #4 January 7, 2009 yeah, there's lots of stuff left out, for sure. bullriding and rodeo is cool. been to lots of rodeos, but never rode myself. however, we had horses when i was a kid and i used to ride in playdays (barrels, poles, triangles, jumps and stuff.) my sister is a major cowgirl she has horses and trailer and pick-up and a bunch of pasture land. i used to be into hunting a lot. i was a professional hunting guide in alaska, where i grew up. used to harvest caribou and moose and dal sheep and bears (that part probably won't make me many friends here). it was good money earned in a beautiful environment but i couldn't stand babysitting assholes (some clients were cool though). i drifted out of it. archery is really cool, i won an oneida eagle compound bow in an archery contest when i was thirteen (one of those wierd, space-age looking compounds). but never used it to hunt, they say they're too noisy for it anyway. never got into bowhunting at all. if i ever get back into hunting for deer or moose or something (no bears), i'll probably use a bow like the one i have now, which is a traditional long bow (65 lb draw weight). but i'd like to have one that takes down into two pieces. but i have to agree, bowhunting doesn't really count as an action sport. it is a more admirable way to get your hamburger than by pulling up to the drive-thru though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #5 January 7, 2009 Where is skydiving?"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aesalon 0 #6 January 7, 2009 i figured that was a given Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rstanley0312 1 #7 January 7, 2009 I was big in to trad and bouldering but then I found skydiving. I never thought I would love anything as much as I loved climbing but I guess I was wrong. Rob Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aesalon 0 #8 January 7, 2009 yeah, i have a hard time with not being able to choose. if i wasn't so scattered about my passions, i'd probably be pretty good at one of them by now. as it is, i'm no more than moderately proficient at any of them. don't think i'll ever give up climbing though. especially since i'm starting to get up there in years, wouldn't want to start getting flabby. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aesalon 0 #9 January 7, 2009 but i've actually seen some pretty flabby climbers send some sick routes on lead way better than i can. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #10 January 7, 2009 For me I tend to get my adrenaline DH mt biking, and night skiing. I use to climb when I was younger, but I cant afford both climbing gear and skydiving and I refuse to free climb after the story my dad told me about taking an 80' fall.Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rstanley0312 1 #11 January 7, 2009 Oh ya.... there is a pretty big guy by a climbers standard that is at my gym and that guy can freakin climb a crack! He sucks at bouldering and even sport but when it comes to trad he is just sick!Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aesalon 0 #12 January 7, 2009 millertime24, by "free climb" do you mean free-soloing? you probably know that free climbing actually involves ropes and protection which usually (but not always) prevent injury when taking an 80 foot whipper. i hear downhill mountain biking has the highest rate of injury of all bicycle sports. looks sick though. skiing is fun, but i haven't done it in ages. anybody do paraskiing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
