MasterPhoenix
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Biathalon... Skiing & shooting... yeah... bring it
I am waiting for woman's bikini curling....
I am waiting for woman's bikini curling....
Will you watch the 2010 Olympics?
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In Miami with all the "low rent" cable channels, one day I flipped into a Jamaican channel with a cricket game.
"Ah, my chance to understand cricket." Three hours later nothing had happened. The samer side was still "at bat." Giving up, I later discovered that some games go on for as long as seven days -- seriously !!!
Cricket makes curling look like the NBA.
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Oh my! How could I have forgotten about cricket? Snore x 1000.
Bill Bryson wrote a hilarious account of listening to a cricket match on the radio, in his book "Down Under". Laughed out loud many times while reading that.
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Did you see the one where Colbert donned a lycra bodysuit and tried out for louge or bobsled (actually both, I think)? Um...that's a package. And a half.
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Did you see the one where Colbert donned a lycra bodysuit and tried out for louge or bobsled (actually both, I think)? Um...that's a package. And a half.
The whole bit is hilarious.
"I'm on the Olympics team? Eat it lifetime of dedication!"
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They should add ice climbing to winter sports.
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Yes! So funny.
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I'm all for sports, but no will not watch it.
I sold my TV for a pack of gum LMAO
I sold my TV for a pack of gum LMAO
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WTF
… ok this is embarrassing. My city has become the yardstick for failure worldwide...
… ok this is embarrassing. My city has become the yardstick for failure worldwide...
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no...
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A package peeker, ITW? Tsk, tsk.Did you see the one where Colbert donned a lycra bodysuit and tried out for louge or bobsled (actually both, I think)? Um...that's a package. And a half.
Ice climbing is ridiculously fun. Have you ever done it?
I'm not really a fan of the indoor type. The setup in your clip looks like a more dramatic version of those prefab "rock climbing" things they have in some gyms. I guess I can see the point, if you're city bound or whatever. But given the choice, I'd say it's no contest - the real thing is the only way to go.
The irony in your av is cracking me up.
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I missed that episode, sadly.Did you see the one where Colbert donned a lycra bodysuit and tried out for louge or bobsled (actually both, I think)? Um...that's a package. And a half.
Here's a treat for you, ITW, and a question for everyone. Do you think the Vonn cover is appropriate or not?
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa78/johnmohegan/colbertSI.jpg
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa78/johnmohegan/VonnSI.jpg
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Never done it, the only ice we have is in our drink.
And if its gonna do well on TV it has to be dramatic.
And I don't know about the real thing, how often do you get an overhang in natural ice climbing? Plus you don't get neon glowing ice.
Those swinging columns are cool though.
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Waterfalls are good for overhangs. Drama's par for the course.
Can't help you with the neon.
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa78/johnmohegan/waterfall.jpg
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Ice climbing is cool (ha, pun) but also very dangerous. No, I haven't done it but one of my best buddies is one the world's elite mountaineers and he's done a ton of it. Of all the stuff he does - short of heli-ski guiding (because of the avalanche risk) - he says ice climbing has the highest risk factor.
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But what a way to go.
I wouldn't mind falling off a mountain, if given the choice. Hell, one day I might jump.In any case, an elite mountaineer I am not. Ice climbing doesn't feel nearly as risky to me as other stuff I've done - probably because it gives you the illusion of control over pace, placement, and relative risk.
Check this out -
http://listverse.com/2009/06/18/top-10-incredibly-dangerous-sports/
Hell of an avalanche shot in that second (#9) clip.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JAqz-Kn2KE&feature
Cool BBC animation for the Olympics.
And even curling shows up.
Cool BBC animation for the Olympics.
And even curling shows up.
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But what a way to go.
In any case, an elite mountaineer I am not. Ice climbing doesn't feel nearly as risky to me as other stuff I've done - probably because it gives you the illusion of control over pace, placement, and relative risk.
Check this out -
http://listverse.com/2009/06/18/top-10-incredibly-dangerous-sports/
Hell of an avalanche shot in that second (#9) clip.
From what I've been told, I believe it is the ice itself that is the risk factor. My mountaineering buddy - Ripster - also teaches avalanche safety, so he's explained quite a bit of snow and ice science to me. Fascinating stuff. You do NOT want to get caught in a lanche if you can help it.
He spent 36 hours in the death zone on Everest in 2008, without oxygen, tending to a client with AMS. Now that was fricken scary!
I love diving but I have zero interest in cave diving.
And it's funny, you know when people say "Well, at least he died doing what he loved"? Meh, screw that. I want to die in my sleep. Peacefully. When it comes to all the crazy stuff I do, I'd prefer to live to fight another day
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Finally curling is shown for the most excellent and death-defying sport it is!
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Sure, the ice is a risk - especially if you're off by yourself in the middle of nowhere, with no pros checking conditions. But most accidents result from human mistakes and/or carelessness.From what I've been told, I believe it is the ice itself that is the risk factor. My mountaineering buddy - Ripster - also teaches avalanche safety, so he's explained quite a bit of snow and ice science to me. Fascinating stuff. You do NOT want to get caught in a lanche if you can help it.
He spent 36 hours in the death zone on Everest in 2008, without oxygen, tending to a client with AMS. Now that was fricken scary!
I love diving but I have zero interest in cave diving.
And it's funny, you know when people say "Well, at least he died doing what he loved"? Meh, screw that. I want to die in my sleep. Peacefully. When it comes to all the crazy stuff I do, I'd prefer to live to fight another day
Scaring people off from ice climbing with tales from your mountaineering friend is like scaring them off from skiing with tales of his heliskiing stunts.
Fact is, there's the ice climbing equivalent of bunny slopes, and escalating skill/risk levels all the way up.
I really think you'd like it, if you tried it at a place like this.
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