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On the edge of forever (i.imgur.com)

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[–]metarugia 13 points14 points ago

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So... what happens if you start sliding down?

[–]easyjo 26 points27 points ago

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Hold your iceaxe to your chest and dig in, and slide down on your chest. don't try to use crampons to dig in or you'll probably twist your ankle badly.

[–]metarugia 13 points14 points ago

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Wow, thats actually useful advice. Here I expected someone to say, "throw your hands in the air and just enjoy your final moments".

[–]sundayultimate 6 points7 points ago

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"It's impossible to fall off a mountain you fool"-Japhy Ryder

[–]Lasallexc 0 points1 point ago

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reading that book right now :)

[–]sundayultimate 0 points1 point ago

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Amazing book, I want to be more like Japhy...I may have to settle for naming my future dog that instead

[–]Lasallexc 0 points1 point ago

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My lit professor told me I reminded her of Japhy!

[–]bigbagofcoke 0 points1 point ago

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intrigued, book recommendation imminent?

[–]sundayultimate 0 points1 point ago

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The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac, amazing book

[–]GoodGuyAnusDestroyer 2 points3 points ago

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You are correct. They're also usually in groups so if one guy starts sliding down the guy behind him jumps to the other side to become an anchor.

[–]thfc 5 points6 points ago

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"Oh, my friend just fell off the mountain? Well, I'll just jump off the other side!"

[–]Nutty_Irishman 0 points1 point ago

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Yes, looks like they're still roped up, the weight of yourself on the other side of the ridge will stop the other persons fall. It's not a bad idea for ridgelines like this which are approaching the limits of being able to self arrest with an ice axe.

[–]Vlyke615 2 points3 points ago

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Wow where the hell did my mind go...As I was reading your comment I was for some reason picturing your explanation of the person falling digging the iceaxe into their chest and slide it down while at the same time to not use crampons to dig in deeper which would somehow fuck up your ankle.

[–]citationmustang 0 points1 point ago

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Received "Freedom of the Hills" for Christmas and just recently learned this. It's funny how many simple things could save your life but are in no way intuitive.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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a wild cliff appears

[–]slapded -2 points-1 points ago

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Start whacking off

[–]PhantomCheezit 36 points37 points ago

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Fake.... Only a horse could climb at that angle.

[–]davidquick 17 points18 points ago

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Immma nope right out of here on that note.

[–]tysonsaurusrex 10 points11 points ago

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Light the fires of the Rohan!

[–]steveotheguide 5 points6 points ago

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The beacons are lit! The beacons are lit!

Gondor calls for aid!

[–]BravoJulietKilo 2 points3 points ago

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And Rohan will answer!

[–]Kustav 0 points1 point ago

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MUSTER THE ROHIRRIM!

[–]beatlecrazy 0 points1 point ago

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This is what I was trying to go for in my original comment, but failed. Hope is kindled!

[–]lud1120 0 points1 point ago

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I think it's a bit too high place to have beacons to be seen... Unless Rohan has airplanes then maybe.

[–]NotFrank 2 points3 points ago

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Watch that next step, it's a doozy....

[–]inthefantry 2 points3 points ago

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on the edge end of nope

[–]dreinn 4 points5 points ago

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We should build a city there. With a big donut rock.

[–]CraftyCaprid 0 points1 point ago

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Was my first thought upon seeing the title as well. You deserve more upvotes. BRB must re-watch.

[–]triscuit540 2 points3 points ago

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Where is this?

[–]hotoatmeal 3 points4 points ago

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http://www.summitpost.org/eiger/150228

[–]Spants23 2 points3 points ago

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Throat of the world

[–]MOMMERTS 2 points3 points ago

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Yes.

[–]aesir33 2 points3 points ago

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Why don't they walk on the top? Why the side? STRADDLE IT YOU FOOLS!

[–]Tetren 15 points16 points ago

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Have to walk on the windward side, snow is weaker on the other side if a cornice forms you could fall through.

[–]Xoebe 2 points3 points ago

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That is some incredible faith in the integrity of that snowpack.

[–]Garrrr_Pirate 2 points3 points ago

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Not really, snow like that has been subject to repeated freeze thaw cycles and wind ablation. What remains is a hard icy pack called neve.

Sturdy stuff.

[–]losjellybones 1 point2 points ago

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ablation is a cool word.

[–]Baserunner 1 point2 points ago

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Don't fall off the wrong side like that GoPro skier did.

[–]IAmDude 1 point2 points ago

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This is so awesome.

Um, naive question real quick. What happens if you fall over?

[–]Garrrr_Pirate 2 points3 points ago

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You ice axe brake and hope for the best.

[–]IAmDude 0 points1 point ago

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Awesome, thank you.

[–]Me_As_Well 1 point2 points ago

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I'm on the edge of Please Don't Fall Please Don't Please Fall Please Don't Fall Please Don't Fall

Side note: More pictures of this!

[–]Generic_Name_Here 2 points3 points ago

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http://www.reddit.com/r/AdrenalinePorn !

[–]paxanimus 1 point2 points ago

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Good. I hadn't seen this repost in at least six hours.

[–]1derp4u 1 point2 points ago

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Ueli Steck shows us how to climb this mountain in less than 3 hours:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdHlyjM_8_E

[–]rileyrulesu 1 point2 points ago

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http://karmadecay.com/http://i.imgur.com/JNZfh.jpg

[–]CitizenPremier 1 point2 points ago

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Is that as dangerous as it looks?

[–]Imnotknown 0 points1 point ago

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Yep. Actually probably more. Between low oxygen. Extreme cold Volatile weather conditions. Plus the on top of an extremely steep and ice covered mountain thing..

[–]kaz1 1 point2 points ago

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at that height if you fell off the clouds would catch you.

[–]dogboyboy 0 points1 point ago

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It's never too late for now.

[–]jim-bo 0 points1 point ago

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dont slip...

[–]drummer1059 0 points1 point ago

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I'm sweating just looking at this

[–]deeni 0 points1 point ago*

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What the hell does the title even mean?

[–]Finnmanjohn 0 points1 point ago

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This is exactly what all my oblivion characters are looking at on the saved files before Skyrim came out.

[–]Elexyr1 0 points1 point ago

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Coincidentally, this is also the title of a Symphony X song, -Oh

[–]organicfunk 0 points1 point ago

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Everest?

[–]Priceisntright 0 points1 point ago

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Earlier tonight I walked along the top of a muddy hill at an incline like this one on my way to tinker with one of those portable electric street signs. I thought that was kind of scary. This picture makes me physically uncomfortable. That's terrifying.

[–]heretohelp13 0 points1 point ago

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What peak is this?

[–]AustinAtSt 0 points1 point ago

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Lol first thought was, "i wish i was there with a sled". Guess i fell victim to darwinism

[–]mack_95993 -1 points0 points ago

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All I can think when I look at this picture is: "holy shit it must be cold."

[–]Finnishalzheimerskid -1 points0 points ago

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So... This to the north of Whiterun?

[–]beatlecrazy -2 points-1 points ago

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This reminds me of the Pass of Caradhras: http://aragorn-elessar1.tripod.com/images/bigring.jpg

[–]scoops22 0 points1 point ago

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Tripod.com still exists?

[–]beatlecrazy 0 points1 point ago

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Ugh what a horrible link I picked. Sorry!

[–]AngryPizza -3 points-2 points ago

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I always knew Skyrim existed.

[–]Araeist -4 points-3 points ago

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BUT THEN I TOOK AN ARROW TO THE KNEE, LOL

[–]cynistre 0 points1 point ago

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whats the big deal? A Skyrim Horse can traverse this easily...

*waits for the photoshop

[–]ryanpt670 -1 points0 points ago

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Video version

http://youtu.be/1SUzcDUERLo?t=3m35s