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I won't apologize for Frenchy, in fact would you do us all a favor and keep him
History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.
--Dwight D. Eisenhower
--Dwight D. Eisenhower
QuoteQuoteOn behalf of dz.com, I'd like to apologize for Frenchy.
I second that! He really is a good guy. He just gets bored at work sitting behind his desk doing nothing!
Think about it, though, it is a great excuse for a whole new round of "goggle" photos...
"I gargle no man's balls..." ussfpa on SOCNET
wideguy 0
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Aussie rappel.
Oooo...I've never rappeled head first, have you?
I want to try it.
Is there any particular skydiving move or style that noobs see in movies that 90% or all sane respectable jumpers view as reckless, pointless and stupid?
That's Autralian style rappeling to climbers. Looks good in the movies, great if you're a commando who needs his gun pointed down as you rap into an LZ, but generally viewed as about the dumbest thing you can do.
Hooknswoop 19
QuoteOooo...I've never rappeled head first, have you?
I want to try it.
It's fun, but uncomfortable and dangerous because you can't see your equipment. Read up on the fatality from aussie rappeling with a locking carabiner and a figure-8.
Derek
QuoteOooo...I've never rappeled head first, have you?
I want to try it.
It's fun, but uncomfortable and dangerous because you can't see your equipment. Read up on the fatality from aussie rappeling with a locking carabiner and a figure-8.
Derek
Thanks for the info, Derek!
j_ung 0
QuoteHere I am, Jay.
Don't think I'll be joining up here anytime soon. At 265 lbs. my local SD outfit told me I was too much of a fat bastard to jump.
Hey Chad! Come on in! The water's great!
ifall 0
Yeah, I met a guy when I was rapelling in Kentucky a while back that had a plate in his skull from doing it Aussie style.
Apparently he gave the rope slack and jumped off and lost his grip never able to get a hold and hit the rocks below pretty hard.
edit: nobody was below holding the rope apparently either.
Apparently he gave the rope slack and jumped off and lost his grip never able to get a hold and hit the rocks below pretty hard.
edit: nobody was below holding the rope apparently either.
Well it's about time we got some fresh meat around here!
Can you share your women? We never seem to have enough.
So what is the ratio of men to women in climbing?
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(Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.)
Can you share your women? We never seem to have enough.
So what is the ratio of men to women in climbing?
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(Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.)
j_ung 0
Hahahaha! I've posted this a few times over the years on RC.com. Happy to share!
Funny Aussie rappel story:
Once, at Carderock, a local DC crag famous for accessibility and therefore, crowds, I observed a fella rappelling Aussie style. Though slightly crunchy in threadbare shorts that showed his tighty whities and an equally torn T-shirt, he appeared confident, set a bomber anchor and proceded to rappel face first. Not that none of the assembled masses had never seen it before, but still it's somewhat rare, so the majority of us stopped what we were doing and watched.
Mid-rappel, the intrepid abseiler's torn shorts became firmly lodged in the figure 8 suspended mere inches above his sky-turned ass and he stopped cold. After several seconds of bouncing to try to free himself - to no avail - he removed both hands from the brake to poke, prod and wiggle the offending device.
Bad move. Letting go the brake added just the right amount of weight to his stuck and stretched-to-the-limit shorts, which promptly ripped from his pelvis and slurped through his figure 8 like a chunk of strawberry through a milkshake straw.
Thus freed from the bondage of his shorts - yet without a hand on the brake - the would-be hero crashed frontside-first into a thankfully un-talused landing. His shorts, like an Autumn leaf, fluttered to the ground beside him.
Though the rappeller, who disappeared quickly afterward, was uninjured, many more of us were later admitted to the hospital with torn abdominal muscles from forceful laughing.
True story... except for the torn stomach muscles part.
Funny Aussie rappel story:
Once, at Carderock, a local DC crag famous for accessibility and therefore, crowds, I observed a fella rappelling Aussie style. Though slightly crunchy in threadbare shorts that showed his tighty whities and an equally torn T-shirt, he appeared confident, set a bomber anchor and proceded to rappel face first. Not that none of the assembled masses had never seen it before, but still it's somewhat rare, so the majority of us stopped what we were doing and watched.
Mid-rappel, the intrepid abseiler's torn shorts became firmly lodged in the figure 8 suspended mere inches above his sky-turned ass and he stopped cold. After several seconds of bouncing to try to free himself - to no avail - he removed both hands from the brake to poke, prod and wiggle the offending device.
Bad move. Letting go the brake added just the right amount of weight to his stuck and stretched-to-the-limit shorts, which promptly ripped from his pelvis and slurped through his figure 8 like a chunk of strawberry through a milkshake straw.
Thus freed from the bondage of his shorts - yet without a hand on the brake - the would-be hero crashed frontside-first into a thankfully un-talused landing. His shorts, like an Autumn leaf, fluttered to the ground beside him.
Though the rappeller, who disappeared quickly afterward, was uninjured, many more of us were later admitted to the hospital with torn abdominal muscles from forceful laughing.
True story... except for the torn stomach muscles part.
j_ung 0
QuoteWell it's about time we got some fresh meat around here!
Can you share your women? We never seem to have enough.
So what is the ratio of men to women in climbing?
Unfortunately, still far more men than women. You guys get to post porn here...
wideguy 0
QuoteWell it's about time we got some fresh meat around here!
Can you share your women? We never seem to have enough.
We're not neanderthals, we can't speak for them. You'll have to ask yourself.
Start by getting them drunk. About a 90% success rate .
QuoteThat's Autralian style rappeling to climbers. Looks good in the movies, great if you're a commando who needs his gun pointed down as you rap into an LZ, but generally viewed as about the dumbest thing you can do.
Why would you say that? I love to Austrailian rappel and doing it from an overhang cliff that is 150 foot down to the bottom is just plain fun. Granted it could be a little harder on the rope than just creeping down but where is the thrill in that. LOL
Other than that it is just as safe as any other type of rappel except you brake in front of you instead of behind you. Granted it is not a rappel for beginners because you need to commit and do the rappel in one move from the top of the overhang to the bottom of the cliff or you will do a flip on the rope but many good rappellers whether going frontwards or backwards do it in one bound just for kicks and grins. Of course I agree its stupid to try and do it dwon a rock wall even though I have seen it as I'm sure you have.
Think of how stupid the average person is and realize that statistically half of them are stupider than that.
To narrow the search, I'm looking for a guy who lives in the Bronx who has a psycho hose beast of an ex-wife named Amanda.
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