• originalucifer
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    2281 month ago

    Siffredi was the first to descend Mount Everest on a snowboard, completing this feat in 2001 via the Norton Couloir.[1][2] In 2002, he disappeared after making his second Everest summit, while attempting to snowboard the Hornbein Couloir; his body has never been found.

    dude actually did it once

      • @[email protected]
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        151 month ago

        Right? His body was never found, so maybe he reached the bottom and hitched a ride to escape his life and now he’s in a monetary somewhere in Nepal leading a quiet, peaceful existence

    • Sundray
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      211 month ago

      It’s like winning big money the very first time you try gambling. You ought to quit while you’re ahead, but your judgement is too clouded to actually stop yourself.

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      1 month ago

      Is it… is it possible he ran away? Like I’ve seen documentaries where people disappear only to be found years later across the country. And people be like: dude made a second life, got tired of it and came back.

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      1911 month ago

      I made a rule for myself because of stuff like this

      If you’ve done something fun but incredibly stupid and got away with it the first time, never do it a second time.

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        1 month ago

        my mantra is “don’t tempt fate”

        could I e.g. jump off a 3 story building into a pool? probably. but if I’m wrong then I’m either dead or severely injured and will probably regret that jump for the rest of my life.

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          271 month ago

          As someone who’s been skateboarding for 40 years, I’ve almost always had that “This is a bad idea” feeling right before getting a serious injury.

          Took longer than I care to admit to start listening to it.

          • ddh
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            81 month ago

            My kid loves physical fail videos, and there’s lots of skateboarding. Some make me curl up in a ball, but I let him watch them because honestly they are pretty instructive.

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            51 month ago

            Same with dirt bikes and ATVs. Rolled a few and there’s always a point on that too steep hill where you feel the shift and realize oh no, gravity will be making all of the decisions from here on out and I’m just a spectator. I don’t ride nearly as recklessly as I used to.

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          31 month ago

          I see where you’re coming from. But luck favors the bold. And I would most definitely regret not doing something for the rest of my life

          But after the first attempt your no longer bold, just dumb.

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      261 month ago

      this reminds me of people that started winning big at the casino, but left empty handed because they continue playing