Need a challange.... something challanging?
21 January 2008, 11:54 AM
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I dont think I would want to go near Everest any more. Mrs Leslie tells me that they say it is like a council tip with all the rubbish which has been dumped by expeditions and also on the way to the summit you are likely to see dead people's hands etc sticking out of the snow because previous expeditions were too selfish to attempt to rescue them! This was quoted on a programme about it apparently.
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21 January 2008, 12:01 PM
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I did that Bungy in SA. For a bit of added adventure it was on Friday the 13th! The walk out to the place where you jump from is arguably as bad, you are walking on a mesh platform with nothing below you but a drop!
It is good fun though, fall for 5 seconds before the cord goes taught then another 3 whilst it stretches.
Worst bit is waiting for the bloke to come down and winch you back up!
Prob not worth a trip out there just to do that and on its own its not really that extreme or challenging
It is good fun though, fall for 5 seconds before the cord goes taught then another 3 whilst it stretches.
Worst bit is waiting for the bloke to come down and winch you back up!
Prob not worth a trip out there just to do that and on its own its not really that extreme or challenging
21 January 2008, 12:08 PM
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BTW, friend of mine wanted to do Everest base camp. He bought every book, watched every film, read every website as research - then decided he'd learned so much he didn't actually need to go there 
As Les says, it's a bit controversial these days too.
As Les says, it's a bit controversial these days too.
Also no risk at all. Everyone knows that the M25 in rush hour only moves at 4mph.
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"I dont think I would want to go near Everest any more. Mrs Leslie tells me that they say it is like a council tip with all the rubbish which has been dumped by expeditions and also on the way to the summit you are likely to see dead people's hands etc sticking out of the snow because previous expeditions were too selfish to attempt to rescue them! This was quoted on a programme about it apparently."
He'd only be going to base camp, not the summit!
"I dont think I would want to go near Everest any more. Mrs Leslie tells me that they say it is like a council tip with all the rubbish which has been dumped by expeditions and also on the way to the summit you are likely to see dead people's hands etc sticking out of the snow because previous expeditions were too selfish to attempt to rescue them! This was quoted on a programme about it apparently."
He'd only be going to base camp, not the summit!
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Make some money at the same time and sign up with a private security firm in Iraq.
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Then you can get your Harley and do the coast to coast thang
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Bungy's OK but not really a challenge. I'm terrified of heights but still did 340ft/104m Pipeline in NZ.
See my post above. The book differentiates between pseudo-extreme sports (look terrifying but low real risk of death) and real ones (make a mistake and you're toast). For the latter, only a dodgy bungy set-up would count.
See my post above. The book differentiates between pseudo-extreme sports (look terrifying but low real risk of death) and real ones (make a mistake and you're toast). For the latter, only a dodgy bungy set-up would count.
I've enjoyed skydiving and also scuba diving in the barrier reef - actually I found the scuba diving more challenging (ie scarey !
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Well I'm looking to do something (as per title) challanging this year!
It has to be no longer than a week, and be SPECTACULAR....
I've looked at climbing to Everest's base camp, but that's 25 days in total... and as a guide I don't wan't to be digging wells or building bogs in Africa
Any ideas???
It has to be no longer than a week, and be SPECTACULAR....
I've looked at climbing to Everest's base camp, but that's 25 days in total... and as a guide I don't wan't to be digging wells or building bogs in Africa
Any ideas???
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How about Bungee Climbing
See how far you can climb before being plummeted to the ground by bungee cord
A year or so ago, I had this strange urge to want to climb everest, or at least part of it
Must have been the menopause or something
See how far you can climb before being plummeted to the ground by bungee cord
A year or so ago, I had this strange urge to want to climb everest, or at least part of it
Must have been the menopause or something
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