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Title: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: roy-nexus-6 on February 20, 2011, 02:14:33 PM

Video of a solo climber FREE CLIMBING the North Face of Eiger at ridiculous speeds. [clap]

Warning: this is freaking terrifying.

Ueli Steck speed solo Eiger record (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt6aMoyd0To&feature=youtube_gdata_playerolos#normal)

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: Stella on February 20, 2011, 03:28:15 PM

Until I repositioned the window, it was creepy and bloody and scary,
thanks to your McDonalds clown. ???

But once I moved it and only saw the Eiger climber:
amazing, peaceful, breathtaking, insanely crazy....

[thumbsup] Thanks for sharing!

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: triangleforge on February 20, 2011, 03:49:47 PM

Wow. I thought I was as freaked out as I was going to get, then he starts running along the summit ridge...

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: OT_Ducati on February 20, 2011, 07:33:26 PM

crazy,, how would the helmet help?

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: Kopfjäger on February 20, 2011, 08:01:48 PM

Alex and Uli speed climbing The Nose on 5.20.10 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INEAi81JZgE#normal)

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: He Man on February 20, 2011, 09:08:31 PM

Quote from: OT_Ducati on February 20, 2011, 07:33:26 PM
crazy,, how would the helmet help?

you grab something lose and it might fall on your head. even a small but sharp pebble could hurt you.

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: Buckethead on February 20, 2011, 09:16:24 PM

There's "crazy."

And then there's "somewhat connected to reality, but so far beyond what anyone else is capable of that medication won't change a goddamn thing."

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: mitt on February 21, 2011, 06:33:06 AM

Speed-Riding Down The Eiger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLKVx60I5BM#normal)

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: Grampa on February 21, 2011, 08:28:24 AM

there must be on hell of a f'ed up wife at home that would make a man want to run away up a hill like that

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: Grappa on February 21, 2011, 08:45:15 AM

That was totally cool!! But now what?? How the frick does he get down?

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: IZ on February 21, 2011, 11:07:08 AM

Crazy!! [bow_down]

We saw freeclimbers during our gondal ride to the top of The Dolomites (Pordoi Pass) in '04. Still gives me butterflies thinking about 'em.

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: herm on February 21, 2011, 11:27:22 AM

honestly not sure which video scared me more...
people are make the beast with two backsin nuts!

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: Timmy Tucker on February 21, 2011, 02:38:35 PM

You know, I'd love to be all "yeah, I'd do that in a make the beast with two backsing heartbeat if I had the chance". But, ummm, no. Not gonna happen. No make the beast with two backsing way. Not too proud to say that I'm a total chickenshit. I think that if I was in great shape, I could make that climb (not at those speeds, tho). But I couldn't get back down. Hell, I have a very hard time standing on the top of a 6-ft stepladder.

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: sbrguy on February 21, 2011, 10:05:15 PM

oh come on it can't be that hard its even over 15k ft the summit, sheesh that is childs play. [laugh]

it is amazing how fast that guy was movig and you see if you screw up you fall a long way.

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: herm on February 21, 2011, 10:20:03 PM

maybe.....if i had the skills.

and a base jumping chute...

nah, who am i kidding. :o

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: Kopfjäger on February 21, 2011, 10:26:32 PM

Ueli Steck - The Swiss Machine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUWBbepsdmY#normal)

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: TiNi on February 22, 2011, 02:37:13 AM

amazing..... and terrifying

crazy how it used to take teams days to reach the summit

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: lethe on February 22, 2011, 04:51:48 PM

meh...just get one old Tibetan sherpa, he'll walk up the whole thing in an hour while smoking a cigarette

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: herm on February 22, 2011, 06:09:20 PM

Quote from: lethe on February 22, 2011, 04:51:48 PM
meh...just get one old Tibetan sherpa, he'll walk up the whole thing in an hour while smoking a cigarette

but first you gotta get him to Switzerland...

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: lethe on February 22, 2011, 06:12:09 PM

Quote from: herm on February 22, 2011, 06:09:20 PM
but first you gotta get him to Switzerland...

I doubt they're scared to get on planes

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: Buckethead on February 22, 2011, 06:20:39 PM

Quote from: lethe on February 22, 2011, 06:12:09 PM
I doubt they're scared to get on planes

Dunno.

Feet on the ground at ridiculous altitudes does not feel nearly the same as turbulence at "reasonable" heights.

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: herm on March 07, 2011, 05:15:32 PM

just in case the above was not crazy enough...

Wingsuit Base Jumping (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4U6T_BB1N8#normal)

Title: Re: Eiger Northface climb, 2hrs 47 mins.
Post by: ItsaDuc on March 07, 2011, 05:48:17 PM

Quote from: herm on March 07, 2011, 05:15:32 PM
just in case the above was not crazy enough...

Wingsuit Base Jumping (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4U6T_BB1N8#normal)

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