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12-17-2004, 01:41 PM #26Originally Posted by Ski Monkey
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12-17-2004, 02:10 PM #27Originally Posted by Hayduke
If I were on the mountain and got buzzed by a chopper that close, I'd have to restrain my impulse to toss rocks. I wouldn't actually throw, but the thought would cross my mind."if the city is visibly one of humankind's greatest achievements, its uncontrolled evolution also can lead to desecration of both nature and the human spirit."
-- Melvin G. Marcus 1979
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12-17-2004, 07:02 PM #28Registered User
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Originally Posted by Hayduke
I'm sure flying near a mountain as stunning as that is cool experience and no doubt everyone appreciates the opportunity to see what you saw by means of a video.
Every heli pilot I've ever seen loves the performance of their machines so much that they don't pay as much concern to the natural aspects of their surroundings like whether anything would mind if they leave noise behind. I've been with ones that go and buzz mountain goats on a ridge just because they can and they want to get a better look. SAR pilots sometimes go and land near a camp to ask where the injured climber is, but land so close to someone's campsite that hasn't been prepared for their arrival, that things blow away or tents are on the verge of collapse.
While I might not have brought up the subject of the impact of a flight around the peak, after having been on the receiving end of near fly-bys, I can surely sympathize with how a climber would react if one were there.
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12-18-2004, 11:38 AM #29
Wow, that's a big mountain. Sweet video, it's hard to appreciate it the thing from the one picture I always see of it.
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