Jeb Corliss Crashes

[Darrell]

Thanks for the update, Mekender. Wow. He ALMOST got it back before he hit... it looked like he barely grazed the rock, I wonder if he broke his legs then, or during the crash landing?

[Frankingun]

I just saw the video. Ouch. And mega kudos to him for being able to open the chute.

[308Mike]

The people who undertake extreme sports see death as an acceptable consequence of failure. They are simply not afraid to die.

No we don't. Actually, we're less afraid of dying than being maimed or crippled but we ARE afraid. Fear is what makes people who undertake such activities seem paranoid, or suffering from OCD when checking and rechecking equipment, or going over routes and moves time and time again until you don't have to think about it. When doing such activities, you push your fear way down deep and control it - but it's there alright. Sometimes when you get down and safe, and have survived some close calls, I've seen people throw up when contemplating just how close they came to being killed.

Sometimes, the challenge of controlling their fear is more addicting than the activity itself. Death is not an acceptable consequence of failure, rather, it is a driving force for LIFE, to ensure you DO NOT fail. Death is not acceptable, but it's recognized as a reality in various situations - but even then, people facing certain death have been rescued or have suffered severe injuries rather than death due to what they've done to try and save themselves, or someone else has done on their behalf.

Those of us engaged in "Extreme Sports" (more like extreme "ACTIVITIES"), understand that death means no more exciting activities, so no one I know/knew who did such activities (myself included) had any acceptance of death for failure, rather, they/we continued to FIGHT tooth and nail to maintain life. It's just that some of us need more stimulation than others to get excitement and/or any adrenaline in our systems.

I've ALWAYS been an adrenaline junkie, even as a kid. My parents were simply amazed that I reached my 18th birthday without being maimed (or not reaching my 18th birthday at all).

Be careful of the assumptions you make or when taking the information/advice from others who don't have personal experience in such things. Every person looks at things differently, but in MY experience, what I've said above holds true for all those I know/have known who participate in such activities.

As always, YMMV.

[free_me]

I've ALWAYS been an adrenaline junkie, even as a kid. My parents were simply amazed that I reached my 18th birthday without being maimed (or not reaching my 18th birthday at all).

Be careful of the assumptions you make or when taking the information/advice from others who don't have personal experience in such things. Every person looks at things differently, but in MY experience, what I've said above holds true for all those I know/have known who participate in such activities.

+1.