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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: Rupert on September 23, 2011, 06:48:53 AM

Title: 3 1/2 mins of time wasted. Jeb Corliss " Grinding The Crack"
Post by: Rupert on September 23, 2011, 06:48:53 AM
Anyone ever done this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfph3iNC-k

Hats off to you if you have.  I am told 1 in 8 die.

But thats OK, its not 1 in 8 attempts, that's every year or something.
Title: Re: 3 1/2 mins of time wasted. Jeb Corliss " Grinding The Crack"
Post by: Woz on September 23, 2011, 07:00:43 AM
Gourd almighty, he must have nerves of steel.

Now, if you will excuse me, I must clean my chair.  ;D
Title: Re: 3 1/2 mins of time wasted. Jeb Corliss " Grinding The Crack"
Post by: Gurtie on September 23, 2011, 07:28:07 AM
I can totally see why people do it, even though I'd never be able to myself.  One of the best things I ever did was a parachute jump, and this must top that by absolute miles....
Title: Re: 3 1/2 mins of time wasted. Jeb Corliss " Grinding The Crack"
Post by: Rupert on September 23, 2011, 08:23:20 AM
Did a freefall once...  but squirrel jumping....  he gets that close to the ground.  How much control can he have on his descent? 

i get the feeling that he was putting everything into getting over that knoll where the photographer was. 
Title: Re: 3 1/2 mins of time wasted. Jeb Corliss " Grinding The Crack"
Post by: edo on September 23, 2011, 04:36:48 PM
Here he is going through a waterfall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLWnS3gFJoM&feature=related

Total loon, but I take my hat off to him.
Title: Re: 3 1/2 mins of time wasted. Jeb Corliss " Grinding The Crack"
Post by: grnidone on September 23, 2011, 08:31:56 PM
I've always wanted to do that...
Title: Re: 3 1/2 mins of time wasted. Jeb Corliss " Grinding The Crack"
Post by: littleman on September 24, 2011, 05:59:58 PM
One of these guys, I think its Jeb, is actually looking for a place where the slope of the ground will allow him to jump and land without a parachute.