"WOW" "Vittorio Brumotti is a world record holding trials and road bike cyclist from Italy. This is how he explores the Grand Canyon!"
December 31, 2018, 10:55 AM
ryan81986
Yeah....nope.
I've walked out on a couple of the spots he did that, it's unsettling on foot let alone doing that crap.
December 31, 2018, 11:03 AM
apf383
Risk far outweighs rewards if you ask me. Sign me up for something boring like scuba, shooting, or driving fast in a car or on a bike.
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December 31, 2018, 11:19 AM
Bytes
Seems very high risk with very little upside. No thanks.
December 31, 2018, 11:32 AM
Jimbo54
There are so many things that could go wrong with that. I'm glad that YouTube didn't exist in my younger years to tempt me to risk my life for a video.
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December 31, 2018, 11:34 AM
cgode
Im not afraid of heights but still had a hard time just watching the go-pro footage! No thanks!!
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December 31, 2018, 11:47 AM
gearhounds
Foolish risk. It’s not the slip, or even the fall that kills you...it’s the sudden stop at the end.
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December 31, 2018, 11:52 AM
comet24
You can only do that so many times before something goes wrong.
I was scared of heights as a kid. Not so much anymore when I know I'm safe. I would have no issue climbing that with the proper protection.
So many people today want to push the limits without any safety "net". I wonder how many of these people would still do it if it wasn't filmed and posted for others to see.
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December 31, 2018, 12:35 PM
Elk Hunter
As I recall, the charges for a rescue chopper there at the canyon STARTED at $3000 back when we floated the canyon around 1987 or so. Probably much higher by now.
Of course the odds of it being a rescue if the knothead falls are pretty slim. But they would still have to pay to cart what was left of him out of the canyon.
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December 31, 2018, 12:37 PM
nhtagmember
a fool and his life will be soon parted
unfortunately stupid stunts like this lead to kneejerk laws and rules and regulations ruining things for the rest of us
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December 31, 2018, 12:40 PM
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December 31, 2018, 12:43 PM
ryan81986
The thing is too, a lot of those surfaces are covered in loss dirt/debris, it's not just clean rock. All it takes is hitting one errant stone to go tumbling.
December 31, 2018, 12:51 PM
YooperSigs
The Grand Canyon Search and Rescue unit is one of the busiest in the country. Dudes like this are the reason.
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December 31, 2018, 01:03 PM
Floyd D. Barber
quote:
Originally posted by ryan81986: Yeah....nope.
I've walked out on a couple of the spots he did that, it's unsettling on foot let alone doing that crap.
My legs quit walking when I got about three feet from the edge.
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December 31, 2018, 01:23 PM
Georgeair
quote:
Originally posted by Floyd D. Barber:
quote:
Originally posted by ryan81986: Yeah....nope.
I've walked out on a couple of the spots he did that, it's unsettling on foot let alone doing that crap.
My legs quit walking when I got about three feet from the edge.
Yep, and struggling not to flop to the ground and scooch back inches at a time.
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December 31, 2018, 01:32 PM
LS1 GTO
And other than what the camera captured - what of the Grand Canyon did he see?
Just another narcissist yelling "look at me, I might fall."
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December 31, 2018, 01:52 PM
P-220
Pucker factor = high.
Count me out.
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December 31, 2018, 02:09 PM
Rey HRH
Nope. Not for me.
How does he get up there with his bike? Does he take the elevator?
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December 31, 2018, 02:25 PM
ryan81986
quote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH: Nope. Not for me.
How does he get up there with his bike? Does he take the elevator?
He's only about 50-100' from the paved walking path at the south rim.