What an idiot! I'm laughing here, because obviously the guy knows what he is doing. My question is why.
It's not what you think. He isn't mountain climbing. He's descending the mountain at umpteen mph on roller blades and wheeled knee and arm pads. Alrighty then!
I suppose you'd call this an extreme sport, and maybe we have others like him to thank for setting aside limitations that the rest of us know would be foolhardy for us.
And maybe it is safer than risking one's life to actually help someone in danger. But the latter seems like a 'better' way to risk life and limb, if there is such a thing. Or maybe, the sheer joy of this makes it completely worthy of doing. Yikes!
I kept thinking of the motorcyclist being overtaken and passed by this guy. Seems like it would be startling to see something out of James Bond hurtle towards and around you. Or one of the drivers coming up the mountain.
Does it endanger anyone else? Do we need to take other people's fears and attitudes into account?
At any rate, it is exhilarating to watch. I, frankly, would be an idiot to even contemplate it.
I think this could be used for a movie stunt!
What do you think?
Karin
Originally posted 2009-12-02 08:55:18.
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There was also a ton of belly and thigh wheels – there had to be because holding yourself up off the road is too hard to do!
I still think you’d feel in the middle of a James Bond movie!