The amazing and cool photo thread

[MatskiMonk]

Every climber climbs rock faces, he does something different.

Not to mention that what handholds are available are generally polished in comparison to natural rock. Whether the modern building has a glass and steel facade or some sort of rock, the material has a finished surface totally unlike natural rock, besides an unweathered and unbroken granite face or something, but that doesn't typically occur in nature.

Yeah different doesn't make it more impressive, neither does the tactility of the surface he's climbing... a man climbing 1230ft aluminium ladder is not as impressive* as somebody climbing a 100ft crumbly sandstone face, or a 70ft greasy rain soaked fractured flakey rock face.. because they take more skill and bigger bravery orbs! As far as the height goes, It's free climbing, you get to about 50 ft and get it wrong you are pretty much dead whatever happens!

(*impressive is in the eye of the beholder, climbing buildings gets attention and therefore average Joe is more likely to see it and be impressed, which is frustrating because I've seen people climb things a 20th of this size which requires far more skill... that's all I'm saying)


.. walk along kerb stones on the edge of the road for 20ft, one foot in front of the last, and 100 times out of 100 you can do it... imagine those kerb stones were 200ft up in the air and how sure would you be? My point is, there is bravery and there is ability, free climbing a building takes some of one and a lot of the other, free climbing a real rock face takes a lot of both ---- but people don't seem to be as interested when it's the latter...



... like I say, it IS still impressive.

 

[Jay]

Throw up some impressive free climb natural rock pictures then, rather than trying to take away from this guy.

 

[Blitz187]

Dan Osman.... Same guy from the clip I posted earlier... Not free climbing in every picture though....

 

[Neal]

^ Holy 🤬....not even Tom Cruise could do that!


This isn't shopped!

 

[Omnis]

^ Holy 🤬....not even Tom Cruise could do that!


This isn't shopped!

Voltron!

 

[Neal]

Voltron!

You'll have to explain that one, I've just google image searched Voltron but still don't get it...I can only see the shape of a bird!

 

[Omnis]

It's a giant bird made of lesser birds.

 

[Neal]

It's a giant bird made of lesser birds.

Ohhhh I get it now :tup:

 

[Blitz187]

That pic is awesome! I bet they planned it...

 

[Small_Fryz]

Dan Osman.... Same guy from the clip I posted earlier... Not free climbing in every picture though....

Human flag with no harness in the middle of a cliff face??

Am I seeing that right? If so... I have no words to describe the awesome

 

[Blitz187]

Human flag with no harness in the middle of a cliff face??

Am I seeing that right? If so... I have no words to describe the awesome

You are correct. He also has some youtube clips where you just go The speed climbing clip is just amazing! Also a note, this man has passed away... RIP

Dan Osman

 

[Danoff]

Also a note, this man has passed away... RIP

When I was watching his video, I was wondering whether he was still alive. I have to say I'm absolutely shocked to find out that he isn't.

 

[exigeracer]

 

[Blitz187]

^^ Cool pic!

 

[Neal]

First off London World Record Panoramic photo

Secondly Supercars get light graffiti treatment

 

[Blitz187]

^^^ That is pretty sick if you ask me

 

[Neal]

^^^ That is pretty sick if you ask me

Sick as in that's totally awesome or sick as in WTF were they thinking doing the Top Gear crew?

 

[Rey-FD]

Great thread, spent some time taking in some of the quality photos that people have put into here.

Here's my contribution:

Keep it up! 👍

 

[Blitz187]

Sick as in that's totally awesome or sick as in WTF were they thinking doing the Top Gear crew?

Sick as in Awesome Pardon my slang...

 

[Blitz187]

@ Rey-FD

Are these your own shots? Or ones you found on the web? Very nice shots!

-edit: Crap Double post... Sorry!

 

[lpb-nissan-gt-r]

I love the beach picture.

 

[Rey-FD]

@ Rey-FD

Are these your own shots? Or ones you found on the web? Very nice shots!

-edit: Crap Double post... Sorry!

They're photos I've stumbled across, usually on wallpaper websites

Here's the hi-res versions if you're interested (in chronological order).

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6767/1994209516.jpg - 1680x1050
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5295/02257thelastrayofsunshi.jpg - 2560x1600
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1904/1592497446.jpg - 1680x1050
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/205/462362477.jpg - 2560x1600

 

[WeinerSchnitzel]

 

[Alex.]

That fish looks really sad. You could say he was gutted.

 

[daan]

That fish looks really sad. You could say he was gutted.

On the grand scale of things, that was awful.

fin

 

[Small_Fryz]

On the grand scale of things, that was awful.

fin

At least he took a stab

 

[Omnis]

If it makes the fish feel any better, there was a crocodile that ate the bird shortly after.

 

[Brett]

That fish looks really sad. You could say he was gutted.

At least he took a stab

 

[Roo]

That fish looks really sad. You could say he was gutted.

On the grand scale of things, that was awful.

fin

At least he took a stab

A comedy night would be awful with you lot on the bill.

In other news, elephant vs crocodile.

 

[Neal]

Turtles hatchlings make their way across a beach at night.