Posted on 05/18/2015 7:08:25 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Extreme athlete Dean Potter and another man were found dead Sunday in Yosemite National Park after an apparent BASE jumping accident, park officials said.
Potter and Graham Hunt were jumping Saturday night from Taft Point, a 7,500-foot peak above Yosemite Valley, park spokesman Scott Gediman said.
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ExtremeLY STUPID Athlete
I read they tried to fly through a crease in the rocks, but to quote Agent 86, “They missed it by that much”.
They died a perfect death.
I saw the part about landing on his head at age 5 and thought that explained a lot. (Among my circle of friends we would incredulously ask someone who did something stupid: “What, were you dropped on your head as a child?”)
They deliberately tried to go between a narrow passage but missed and smashed into the rocks. Others have done this where they try to skim the surface but get smacked down and killed. They must have been a mess of pieces to pick up.
I am not a Sith Lord and deal in absolutes, but it is more likely than not...
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I am not happy about that, but will do anything to get the coveted first row.
Instead of having some gas monster which makes a big footprint in my garage and requires constant maintenance, I have a light 40# mower which hangs up easily and needs no more maintenance than an occasional blade sharpening and grass unclogging.
Simple definition, IDIOTS.
...and that is the interesting part. Were they jumping using timing to open the chutes, depending on visual cues or some other means. Park folks assumed they launched at dusk or dark to avoid being discovered.
I read this morning they were using “wingsuits” and tried to fly though a narrow crevice — apparently missing....splat.
...or as previously mentioned did they run into solid rock?
I guess he found out he was not Harry Potter.
There’s a reason these things are called “extreme.” Its because you put yourself in danger by doing them. This guy did and died, just like a lot of other people who engage in risky behavior. That’s not callous or cold, its just reality.
I'm just going simple with a factory stock sleep number bed set at 55.
Why would anyone jump off a perfectly good cliff?
Because the valley isn’t there.
Reading these comments is worth my donations!
We have some funny FRers. :)
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