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Thread: Blind skier sets downhill record
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04-14-2006, 08:53 AM #1
Blind skier sets downhill record
Anyone ever try skiing with their eyes closed (even for a short time)?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...nt/4909602.stm
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04-14-2006, 08:57 AM #2
that's awesome!
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04-14-2006, 09:27 AM #3
Is it a record?
Or a record for a blind person?
And yes, I've closed my eyes a few times just to see how long I could do it before pussing out.Buy nice things here.
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04-14-2006, 09:31 AM #4
can't see what he is going to crash into ....
congrats, very cool
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04-14-2006, 10:04 AM #5Originally Posted by spanky
but i suppose thats not what youre talking about
freaking crazy to go that fast even with your eyes open imo
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04-14-2006, 10:06 AM #6
whoa
I can scarcely imagine what it must be like to be going tha fast on ski's without being able to see. That dude has balls. Big ones.
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04-14-2006, 10:52 AM #7Been there, skied that.
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04-14-2006, 10:57 AM #8
100 MPH sans eye site, ballsy.
A couple weeks ago at Kirkwood, I saw a blind skier on “The Wall” and several other un-groomed black diamond runs. It was pretty cool. (Also, the dude ate shit several times, rather spectacularly and didn’t really care. He stoked.)The trumpet scatters its awful sound Over the graves of all lands Summoning all before the throne
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04-14-2006, 03:22 PM #9
that IS inspiring. damn. that guy is amazing.
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04-14-2006, 06:21 PM #10
WOW!! 100mph on skis is an achievement. doing it blind is just looney.
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04-14-2006, 07:07 PM #11
Great story.
I have skied with my eyes closed at a much slower speed.
Going over 100 MPH is amazing enough. Doing it while blind is outrageous.
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04-14-2006, 07:27 PM #12
Wow. Amazing and inspirational.
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04-14-2006, 08:41 PM #13
"wow, holy crap did you see how fast you were going"
"actually no, I didn't see a damn thing."
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04-15-2006, 12:27 AM #14
badass way badass
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