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snakefoot
climber
cali
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Mar 25, 2014 - 04:46pm PT
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for the record batman, many base jumpers are climbers. you can cry all you want about "your" sport... keep posin.
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snakefoot
climber
cali
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Mar 25, 2014 - 05:02pm PT
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^^^glad you don't feel strongly about the subject. I'm sure you're a great person at the crags as well and donate your time to the charities on your off time.
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snakefoot
climber
cali
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Mar 25, 2014 - 05:27pm PT
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batman, this is getting funny. I was playing with you and didn't expect all those details. let us not limit "our" freedoms here by imposing on others. carry on.
this is a classic case of simply getting around "super security" as the donuts were ordered. Now let's bust them cause they broke the law, ya and waterboard too.
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John M
climber
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Mar 25, 2014 - 05:28pm PT
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didn't know there was a new world trade center building. Thought the site was a memorial.
Mooser wrote,
The ham-handed Bush era naming of this tower (Freedom Tower), and the height (1776 ft) is absurdly faux-patriotic, and in its absurdity diverts attention away from the truth. That feels like more of a defilement of those who died there than just jumping off the top of it.
exactly..
As for Batmann.. what people want to do with their lives is cool by me, as long as it doesn't endanger someone else.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Mar 25, 2014 - 05:29pm PT
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I'm sure glad the NY taxpayer dollars are going to such a worthy cause as a months long investigation to nab some dudes who committed the heinous crime of...entertaining themselves. Surely that money wouldn't have been better used preventing property theft, or processing the enormous backlog of rape-kit DNA evidence.
Don't forget it's also one of the only states in the nation that has yet to legalize MMA. Kind of like the Sodomy laws of Fun Sh#t,
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Mar 25, 2014 - 05:43pm PT
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Imprison them, before they kill someone else.
Wouldn't that imply that they have already caused the death of another? If so, that would be a whole different matter.
However, it's not, and you misspoke once again, Lance.
Your voice is welcome here, but your assumptions and vitriolic writing are not.
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Port
Trad climber
San Diego
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Mar 25, 2014 - 05:52pm PT
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Why in hell are are you so worked up?
There are a lot of bad things in this world, BASE isn't one of them. NYC is full of dangers. Subways kill an average of 1 person every three days. How many deaths have BASE jumpers caused in NYC excluding their own?
So who the f*#k cares? Live and let live.
Which brings us back to the WTC stunt. A stunt that benefitted nothing and nobody, anywhere.
And rock climbing? What of that? Who does that benefit?
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Port
Trad climber
San Diego
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Mar 25, 2014 - 06:30pm PT
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Peace. Hope you find something to make you happy brother.
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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Mar 25, 2014 - 06:40pm PT
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I guess I'm that stupid. Yeah, they should open it up. But charge them. New York's a dangerous place. But you keep your wits about you and don't get fuuqed up. I work 4 blocks away from it.
The WTC is a triumph. It's also a target. I may live to see this one come down as well. A lot more to worry about than a few BASE d00ds.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Mar 25, 2014 - 06:44pm PT
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Wuz it Caylor?????
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Mar 25, 2014 - 06:48pm PT
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I know quite a few BASE jumpers. Most of them (the ones I know) started as climbers. Big respect to them, takes a lot of confidence and huevos to chuck yourself off the precipice.
Earlier this year, I jumped from a plane with a military demo team. Exit at 12,500, pulled at 5k. It was kind of exciting until you get to terminal v, so maybe 5-10 seconds or something? Then it was just kinda cold and windy with a good view until you pull. That part's cool, feels like being on a reverse bungie jump from the massive deceleration. And I can see how wingsuiting might be fun.
But the rest of it? Meh. Climbing falls seem much scarier and more adrenaline inducing to me (compared to hucking from a plane, I've never BASE jumped). So I guess I don't get the appeal, but hey I don't get the appeal of sitting around watching cars drive in circles, or turning yarn into sweaters either.
Let people have their fun. Otherwise you'll be banning water skiiing, cycling, rollerblading, driving automobiles, or anything else that comes anywhere near another person. Good for those dudes, I hope it was a fun jump. I hope the judge rips the DA a new as#@&%e for wasting the courts time and taxpayers money pursing this kind of BS.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Mar 25, 2014 - 06:52pm PT
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NYC isn't the only place you'll be arrested for BASE jumping. Seems like the same rules apply in Yosemite.
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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Mar 25, 2014 - 06:58pm PT
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I think they should charge 50 grand a jump from the WTC. Cordon off some landing area and run them a few minutes apart. Like the NYCM The know they have to pay the bills. NYC Cops get that. I hope our new mayor can assplain to them.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Mar 25, 2014 - 07:01pm PT
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At 50 grand a jump you'll need a lottery to keep the numbers in check.
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snakefoot
climber
cali
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Mar 25, 2014 - 07:04pm PT
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^^maybe an anger management class would be of benefit
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John M
climber
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Mar 25, 2014 - 07:06pm PT
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he doesn't need to learn how to manage it. He needs to learn how to get over it. Problem is he likes his anger. He thinks it makes him real, so he nurses it.
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John M
climber
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Mar 25, 2014 - 07:11pm PT
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for its strengths.
LOL. yeah.. you use it for its strengths. you go Rox.. drive it all the way home. Pound that anger. It makes you stronger.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Mar 25, 2014 - 07:24pm PT
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Nice to see you Rox.
There is no way you can say it was safe for anybody in the area or safe for the local structures. NYC is not a safe BASE Landing site. Period.
I would bet it's safer to base jump at night in NYC than cross the road at rush hour!
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snakefoot
climber
cali
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Mar 25, 2014 - 08:05pm PT
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as we are now completely off subject.... back in the day (early 2000's), Rockjox actually contributed some great stories.
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