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My buddy's Wall strike in Moab 11/24/13

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LivinOuttaBounZ
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He just released the footage to the public so I thought I'd share here and on Unofficial. In case you hadn't seen it.

Enjoy.


Dec 5 2013 1:20PM
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SkeechyD
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that was painful to watch. how bad where his injuries?
Dec 5 2013 1:28PM
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Avifarer
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hard to watch. what happened exactly? what caused him to get turned around? and why didnt he get a running start?
Dec 5 2013 1:28PM
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jca
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fuck, that was really hard to watch.
Dec 5 2013 1:32PM
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theBearJew
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That looked like he hit the worst possible spot on first impact. Damn
Dec 5 2013 1:37PM
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Ski_the_east01
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of course he had to hit the one fucking pointy piece on that whole ledge

also, your buddy is a certified psycho path for jumping off that thing
Dec 5 2013 1:38PM
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TheBigApple
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That sucks, base jumping = selfish death wish.
Dec 5 2013 1:44PM
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1440ski
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That was unreal to watch that footage. Leaves a pit in my stomach

Dec 5 2013 1:49PM
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Blurst
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Fuck that. Base jumping is the coolest shit in the world.

That was crazy though, multiple strikes. Glad to see that he lived.
Dec 5 2013 1:56PM
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El_Barto.
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gnar
Dec 5 2013 1:56PM
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LoathesRaisins
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How the hell is it selfish???
Dec 5 2013 2:25PM
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skiierman
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God you kids are fucking stupid.


Sometimes parachutes deploy wrong and cause the jumper to do an instant 180. You can't do shit about it. Base jumping in Moab is very common and I think I remember reading a story about this on KSL... couldn't quite understand how he survived the way the article described the incident but I get it now.


Is there a chance he'll upload the raw footage of it? Setting the whole video to slo-mo to that horrid song kinda ruined the vibe and you get no sense of how fast he's plummeting. It was like watching an MSP film.
Dec 5 2013 2:33PM
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Ski_the_east01
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ughhh god you kids are fucking stupid for asking questions about something you have no personal experience or interest in
Dec 5 2013 2:36PM
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remove
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especially the fucking song
Dec 5 2013 2:38PM
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Furrer92
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The last like 10 seconds is a regular speed jump.

To the guy asking how it happened you can see in the slow mo when hes looking at his chute deploy that the lines are twisted and when they gain tension everything straightens out and he spins, kinda like when you spin around on a swing.
Dec 5 2013 2:47PM
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Calb3rt
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scott stop trying to sound knowledgeable by putting people down. you pretty much restated, in non question form, what the kid asked. and if you watch the edit, you would notice the real time footage starts at the 3:00 mark...


I hope the guy is alright, that first hit was horrible.
Dec 5 2013 2:50PM
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howlongcanausern
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that song should be used in more edits....what is it called?
Dec 5 2013 3:20PM
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1337
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yeah seriously of all the places. What ended up happening to him?! hope he's alright
Dec 5 2013 3:25PM
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Mag
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Compression fracture, 5 stitches on eye and 6 on the chin? He got off really damn lucky IMO and lol @sail
Dec 5 2013 3:35PM
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-WZ-
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That first hit though holy fuckk
Dec 5 2013 3:44PM
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Mr.Huck
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Definitely kept expecting the canopy to fold and for him to start accelerating. That was so gnarly. I've ridden my road bike right past that spot. That just gives me the heebies.
Dec 5 2013 3:46PM
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Bart.Man
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That was just shy of a free fall off of that damn cliff. Insane. The real speed footage at the end really drove it home. It's hard to appreciate the true impact in slow motion.
Dec 5 2013 3:54PM
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stupendous-man
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That first slowmo felt like a Hollywood movie
Dec 5 2013 4:36PM
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Crispy.
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was just about to say, so much lawlz in the song used.
Dec 5 2013 4:51PM
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last_tango
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Oh he is going to smash into a smooth wall this is going to suck. Oh fuck the only jutting rock on the fucking face. FUCK!
Dec 5 2013 4:53PM
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MitchPee
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He had a 180 opening, it happens. Usually it's caused by bad body position. Definitely want to get a running start to increase separation from the wall. That particular exit especially.

The worst thing was that he should have been able to turn it around. He accidentally pulled the WLO toggle which is supposed to release in case of a line over. Then when he did pull it, he kind of fluttered it instead of burying the toggle to make that thing turn ASAP. Lastly you could tell he was fixated on the one rock that sticks out in the whole wall.

Easy to sit here and play armchair quarterback but the two 180 openings I have had I was not fooling around in turning as fast as I could. He's doing alright though and will be jumping again soon.
Dec 5 2013 7:46PM
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skiierman
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Wow, that's cool because I stopped watching halfway through when it looked like it was just going to be him showing different angles all in slow-mo to a shitty song.
Dec 5 2013 9:29PM
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skiierman
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And everyone listen to Mitch. He's possibly the most insane person on this site... in a good way insane.
Dec 5 2013 9:31PM
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iggyskier
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I cannot believe, on that huge wall, he hit the section that juts out like that. Fucking...crazy. Glad he was (relatively) ok.
Dec 5 2013 9:33PM
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Phil-X-
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Honestly it made me thinking he was eventually just trying to go for it so when he did make impact he would at least get caught up on the wall and not keep slamming. Like he did.
Dec 5 2013 9:43PM
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MitchPee
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Your mom bringing you into this world was selfish, she knew the last thing we needed was more stupid people.
Dec 5 2013 9:56PM
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Darth.Maul
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Looks like he needed to take more than 1 or 2 steps before jumping. The extra outward momentum surely couldve given him more time to react by putting him farther away from the cliff? I dont base jump so i dont know but it just seems logical.

Also found this in the related vids... kinda NSFW.

Dec 5 2013 10:06PM
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Astomp
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I'm glad your buddy is okay. HOLY SHIT GOPROS ARE AMAZING. The clarity and detail from those is just impressive.
Dec 5 2013 10:33PM
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Troy.
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I've totally climbed a route on that wall though.
Dec 5 2013 10:46PM
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division.bell
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First watch through I was waiting for the chute to collapse, or get hung up on the wall. It's amazing he survived that shit.
Dec 5 2013 10:52PM
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eheath
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SAIL


for real how did he not die
Dec 5 2013 10:57PM
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skiierman
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Yeah, remember seein that on TV (blanked out before impact obviously) but Jeb Corliss was flying under the bridge and he was describing getting splatted with his uh... remains as he flew under and opened up. He also happens to be the only one to survive a collision during a flight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFk6hxHIR0Q
Dec 5 2013 11:00PM
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RICK_ROSS
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exact thoughts
Dec 5 2013 11:01PM
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eheath
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If YOU had the ability to fly, would YOU give it up!? NOOOOO
Dec 5 2013 11:05PM
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UncleGerry
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SAIL
Dec 5 2013 11:17PM
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TheBigApple
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Sick argument bro.
Dec 5 2013 11:20PM
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skiierman
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Fuck no but then again I'm deathly afraid of heights so to make the decision in the first place is inconceivable to me.
Dec 5 2013 11:36PM
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LivinOuttaBounZ
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MITCH!!!

You were there, weren't you? Thayer's a badass, glad he's okay. Bet he'll never go to toggles again! :)
Dec 6 2013 1:40AM
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howlongcanausern
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that's enough internet for tonight...god damn
Dec 6 2013 10:47AM
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JAHBRADOR
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Why this so down voted?

Everything said is 100% correct.

The music makes it almost comical.


Dec 6 2013 11:00AM
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40oz.
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He had to have been knocked unconscious for that ride down when he smacked his head right?
Dec 6 2013 11:28AM
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NoBigDeal
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skiierman knows everything and everyone else is stupid. he is frustrated by everyones lack of knowledge.
that song is terrible though.
Dec 6 2013 12:00PM
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theBearJew
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GoPro just shared your buds video.
Dec 6 2013 3:49PM
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deleted5
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this
Dec 6 2013 4:17PM
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Miomo
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Pussy
Dec 6 2013 5:34PM
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Dr.Dickless
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At least he landed close to the car, I hate those long walk outs
Dec 6 2013 6:19PM
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