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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 10, 2011 - 03:38pm PT
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You have to see this.
The first couple minutes show a POV self arrest that will shiver your timbers. The rest of it is almost as compelling.
http://www.timelinemissions.com/this-is-my-winter-2/
Yikes.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
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Dec 10, 2011 - 05:10pm PT
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My 9 year old son rides a bigger snowboard than that guy.
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WBraun
climber
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Dec 10, 2011 - 08:08pm PT
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Click the red "Tube" button lower right in cintune's post above and you'll be taken to Utube to see.
Fuking Rad .....
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2011 - 09:31pm PT
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If you replay the part about :40-50 in the video, you can see that he starts to slide, reacts fast, and has one chance to make a quick swing with the leashless piolet. If he waits one second more, the acceleration would be too great and the ax likely gets yanked from his hand. Love the quote :
" I am on blue f__ing ice. I was close to go down"
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laughingman
Mountain climber
Seattle WA
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Dec 10, 2011 - 09:58pm PT
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Wow a Snowboarder that is actually trying to push the limits of snowboarding what a concept...
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Dec 10, 2011 - 11:19pm PT
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Unreal.
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enjoimx
Trad climber
Kirkwood, ca
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Dec 10, 2011 - 11:24pm PT
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That was amazing. Thanks for the link.
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strangeday
Trad climber
Brea ca.
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Dec 10, 2011 - 11:34pm PT
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Wow... Epic
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Dec 10, 2011 - 11:38pm PT
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Snowboarder son and I just watched. Whoa! Amazing! Pushing the limits.
We have an incredible playground on this planet. Some swing on the swing set and others go over the top in a full 360. This guys a 360 man. Cheers for life and living it. lynne
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alpinerockfiend
Trad climber
the Bozone
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Dec 11, 2011 - 09:39pm PT
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This guy just ruins everything. Thanks Xavier.
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Double D
climber
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Dec 11, 2011 - 11:52pm PT
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Ho man that's sick!
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Dec 11, 2011 - 11:52pm PT
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That is impressive. That guy needs to straight line the Black Ice.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Dec 12, 2011 - 12:35am PT
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Really good film.
This is the kind of snowboarder I am NOT complaining about.
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Tim Camuti
Trad climber
CA
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Dec 12, 2011 - 01:22am PT
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the same rider was featured in a film at the Tahoe Adventure Film Festival last night. And then there were the other 8 films featured. AWESOME event. Go next December if you get a chance. Sold out packed house.
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OlympicMtnBoy
climber
Seattle
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Dec 12, 2011 - 11:04am PT
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So what happens in the end? They don't bother to show if he rides the ice or gets a rescue.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Dec 12, 2011 - 12:11pm PT
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tom Carter
Social climber
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Dec 12, 2011 - 01:41pm PT
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I have a feeling he solved the problem on his own.
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TwistedCrank
climber
Ideeho-dee-do-dah-day boom-chicka-boom-chicka-boom
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Dec 12, 2011 - 02:32pm PT
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In some sports, speed is your friend and getting your ragdoll on is part of the effort.
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Doug Robinson
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Dec 12, 2011 - 03:55pm PT
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If he rode it we'd see the footage, so he went back up. Wide angle shot distortion; his axe was probably within reach once he got crampons back on.
Still, he nearly bought it right there.
When I first say the thread title, I thought cutting turns on water ice. Lots more reasonable to be shooting it straight down. Still... hat's f*cking off to that riding!
Coming from skiing 45-degree stuff on skinny skis with leather boots (with Carter!) to today's big-platform boards driven by plastic (skis that really didn't appear until after the influence of snowboards kicked in to their design), you start to get a glimmer of reasonableness to riding like that.
The snowboard is an awesome tool that gives huge leverage, and forgiveness, to balance.
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