definition of awsome - escalator skiing

**mc_roon** · 03-23-2007, 09:56 AM

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1749621

**Roo** · 03-23-2007, 10:13 AM

Fuck me, that took some stones.

**Mr.Scruff** · 03-23-2007, 10:24 AM

It's from Mind The Gap, crazy Norwegians

**philippeR** · 03-23-2007, 10:28 AM

Ski-off anyone ?

**Steven S. Dallas** · 03-23-2007, 10:29 AM

Wow, that escalated quickly.

I mean, that really got out of hand.

**Tippster** · 03-23-2007, 10:29 AM

Incredible that he didn't eat absolute shit at the bottom!

**Obstruction** · 03-23-2007, 10:30 AM

de-fucking-ranged

**Dantheman** · 03-23-2007, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by Tippster

Incredible that he didn't eat absolute shit at the bottom and then get arrested!

Fixed it. I think they'd hang you for that in the States.

**RootSkier** · 03-23-2007, 10:48 AM

I bet that gives your bases some ill structure.

**iceman** · 03-23-2007, 10:52 AM

Whoa. That was the "up" escalator, right? Good thing he didn't have to do any gaper slalom action.

**Dantheman** · 03-23-2007, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by iceman

Whoa. That was the "up" escalator, right? Good thing he didn't have to do any gaper slalom action.

I'm guessing (hoping? praying?) he had some spotters at the bottom. I don't have any sound at work so maybe I missed some radio banter.

**iceman** · 03-23-2007, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Dantheman

I don't have any sound at work so maybe I missed some radio banter.

There's none on the clip, but that doesn't prove much.

**bio-smear** · 03-23-2007, 11:34 AM

But if he had wings, could he still take off?

**Dantheman** · 03-23-2007, 11:43 AM

Only if his wings could flap infinitely fast.

**dk_alaskan** · 03-23-2007, 11:46 AM

that was AWESOME. would have even been better had he done it switch to kicker to rail (both the up and down rail)

**Tuckerman** · 03-23-2007, 02:22 PM

I liked to see the security cam footage of that.

**ArmadaBC** · 03-23-2007, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by Dantheman

Only if his wings could flap infinitely fast.

What if he was on a treadmill?

**babel** · 03-23-2007, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by Dantheman

I'm guessing (hoping? praying?) he had some spotters at the bottom. I don't have any sound at work so maybe I missed some radio banter.

He prolly just had blockers that didn't let anyone get on after he did.

**cantunamunch** · 03-23-2007, 04:55 PM

I have one of these nearby.

Who's got a set of AxeCleavers?

**Van_skier** · 03-23-2007, 08:51 PM

That's crazy

I think the guy should take it up a notch and ride the actual longest escalator in Europe which is 124m long (Moscow metro), compared to the london metro's in the video at 60m.

Or better yet, the longest in the world in Hong Kong at 224m or the other one in Hong Kong that's 800m, but has interruptions. Now that would be awesome

**mtaylor** · 03-24-2007, 11:10 PM

anyone else catch this?

**Jim S** · 03-26-2007, 06:37 PM

Fabulous!

**brutah** · 03-26-2007, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by mtaylor

anyone else catch this?

that's what i was going to ask, was that Olenick doing the stair riding?

That shit was pretty sweet and I thought they didn't have skiing in england

**PaSucks** · 03-28-2007, 04:26 PM

I saw that clip on CNN earlier. Apparently the British underground officials are pissed.

**Mrs Roo** · 03-28-2007, 04:37 PM

Yep. I read in one of the papers this evening that London Underground want to press charges. The language in the article was interesting though. Words like 'hurled himself' and 'threw himself' describing how he went down the escalator. They were obviously trying to emphasise the reckless nature.

I just wish I'd been there to see it but that would mean straying "norf of the river" (shudder).