Wow.... I want to punch that guy just for his whining. Do it and shut up. Next time you go out for some adventures, pick up a 6 pack of SELF CONFIDENCE!!!!
Super VXer
Wow.... I want to punch that guy just for his whining. Do it and shut up. Next time you go out for some adventures, pick up a 6 pack of SELF CONFIDENCE!!!!
Gary Noonan
'01 S/C VX / '18 Forester XT
VXer in the Sky
I don't believe I uttered a word up or down the fin as I was too busy focusing on the task at hand. My chest and arms were sore from hanging onto the wheel. It is not a technical trail but video or pictures will never do justice to the difficulty.
Biju was ok with me doing it while we stood at the bottom but once we started just walking it, he quickly changed to 'I don't think you should do this....". The VX would do fine on this with aired down tires and a calm driver as evidenced by a stock Merecedes with street tires and open diffs.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...50764141881715
Super VXer
Pictures and vids will NEVER do this obtacle justice. I highly suggest to anybody who wants to attempt this to walk it first... You'll see exactly what I was thinking... It's totally disorientating and messes with your mind!!Originally Posted by Tone
Alas, it's doable. I've got just under 12 months to psych myself up for it...
-biju.
p.s. Tone, I still have pictures that Chris took - I'll get you them as soon as I can....
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He lingers -- happily -- in a new hybrid state of semi-hormonal adolescence and responsible self-reliance.
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Super VXer
isn't that obstacle the same one that the bronco took a plunge down when its brakes gave out?
2000 Black VX 105k
VXer in the Sky
Yup, and there are pictures at the office of other who have not made it and the remenants of a blue Toyota fatality can still be seen in the crevasse. Lisa wanted me to look at them BEFORE I made the ascent - I chose not to....
Super VXer
Certainly seems like something not to tackle if you're not experienced or afraid of heights.
Super VXer
There was not a fatality involved with the toy still in the crack. Some broken bones and it took a major effort from the search and rescue squad to get them out. I am sure I could find the photos of the extraction. The only fatality that I know of on Lionsback was a number of years ago a couple of kids from West Valley City took a plunge off the north end (also in a Toyota). They were trying to come down the backside. No one saw it happen but they ended up in the alley next to Lionsbask that I often use to come off of Hell’s Revenge. Some folks found them long after they had taken the plunge. People do the backside all the time but you wont get me to do it. Rick Russell has a video out called Moab Extreme that you can purchase on line from his web site where they do the backside. In fact it starts to snow while they are on top.
Todd
Nice website Todd, looks like a blast. Unless I misread it, I believe Tone was talking about the toyota being the fatality.
"You can live your life in a thousand ways,
but it all comes down to that single day,
when you realize what you regret,
but you cant relaim and you cant forget."
----Trans Siberian Orchestra
Super VXer
1. With a good spotter to keep you on the line this would not be to tough.
2. Tone, your camera person needs a tripod!
3. Propper music selection is vital!
Billy Oliver
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...There was also that old video ('91 I think) of a full size Blazer/Suburban that lost its brakes on the way down. It went off the opposite side of the back as the Toyota -pretty nasty.
Everyone lived.
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