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Delhi Dog

Trad climber
Good Question...
Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 25, 2008 - 07:09am PT
Whoa!

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/25/rocket.man.ap/index.html

Road tripping and getting to the crags may be a little different in the future.
Move over Capt. Kirk...

Potter and his 'chute will be __ (fill in the blank).

Cheers,
DD
Captain...or Skully

Big Wall climber
Nunya, America
Sep 25, 2008 - 07:29am PT
I moved over, already.......
dirtineye

Trad climber
the south
Sep 25, 2008 - 07:32am PT
I just want to know, what good is that helmet going to do?
steelmnkey

climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
Sep 25, 2008 - 09:08am PT
Keeps the dirt out of his eye.
Kartch

climber
belgrade, mt
Sep 25, 2008 - 11:44am PT
I thought the thread title had something to do with people leaving SuperTopo due to the increased political content.
AbeFrohman

Trad climber
new york, NY
Sep 25, 2008 - 12:38pm PT
MAN i bet he gets some neck cramps!
WBraun

climber
Sep 25, 2008 - 01:14pm PT
So cool .....
Karl Baba

Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
Sep 25, 2008 - 01:21pm PT
If Chris Mac's publishing empire just focused more on high-profit porn, he'd be sporting one of those suits in no time
Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
Sep 26, 2008 - 01:27pm PT
"Fusion Man" / Jetman (Yves Rossy) made the flight across the English Channel successfully today.

Video of the preparations:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TdGDM6uXi4

flight video was broadcast on National Geographic channel.

Reuters/National Geographic video:

http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=91292&newsChannel=wtMostRead

There are some bootleg Youtube videos of TV screens up (with special Portuguese commentary?):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gFNPURvIRE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAxQ_Q3Y3HE
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