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Peater
Trad climber
Salt Lake City Ut.
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 26, 2016 - 11:26pm PT
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“There are three sports that try a man, bullfighting, motor racing and mountain climbing. All the rest are recreations."
Often quoted as Ernest Hemingway but it may be somebody else. But who cares.
Never tried bullfighting (nor would I ever). I did race motorcycles for a while, in the canyons, very dangerous (but just to me and my fellow racers) and pretty fun. And climbing mountains or rock routes (just to me and my fellow climbers).
What else is there now. Bungy jumping doesn't count, Arial sports like base jumping for sure does.
What other sports takes the skill to "try a man" or women these days.
Cut and paste this to your browser for a MC clip if you want.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AnjBq-Iqe8
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Peater
Trad climber
Salt Lake City Ut.
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 27, 2016 - 12:05am PT
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Ok I appreciate the the response but fist fighting doesn't count. Or maybe it does but it's not what I had in mind
Friend of mine was smoking the locals at the pool table at a very "local" bar. He is a very dorky looking kind of of guy but very athletic. And he really PLAYS the pool table well. His opponent leans across the table and a 6" knife comes up over his shirt in the back. Fortunately he was a good looser.
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Bullwinkle
Boulder climber
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Aug 27, 2016 - 01:48am PT
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PW, I thought that it was Boxing, man against man. Bullfighting, man against beast, motor racing, man against machine and mountain climbing, man against nature. . .
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Aug 28, 2016 - 03:32pm PT
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Huzzah! TMI.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 28, 2016 - 04:06pm PT
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If you've hunted humans all the rest is just froth on yer latté.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Aug 28, 2016 - 04:34pm PT
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^Perhaps, but a good witch hunt will shake the gold out of the fillings of even those born with a silver spoon in they ass.
Jes ask Kief
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Aug 28, 2016 - 04:54pm PT
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The Hemingway Hoax
Joe Haldeman
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 28, 2016 - 05:27pm PT
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Hortum should be Hurtum?
No sabbe. :0)
Why can't we simply all be mindless and go out and avoid stomping on creepy-crawlies?
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