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Dan Osman- Do Not Try This
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Makes my palms sweat just watching that! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif I don't have an irrational fear of heights, but I get nervous even from behind the safety of a gaurd rail at places like Lookout Mtn. or Little River Canyon.
Crazy!
BR
Crazy!
BR
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Yeah, that is unbelievable !!! I saw that video a few weeks ago and just couldnt comprehend how someone could climb at that rate! I really like the part when he actually leaps up in the air about 3 ft and grabs another hand hold about 500 ft up the cliff /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
This guy is good /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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This guy is good /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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riptides
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I can chew gum and skip at the same time! Haven't managed that challenge yet.
-Mike Z.
-Mike Z.
OK--my fear of heights is QUITE rational. I couldn't finish the video. When he jumped for the next handhold who-knows-how-many feet up, that was the end for me. It is not possible for me to fathom that someone would willingly do that.
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I have no problem with heights --- as long as I'm not going to fall more then 1 to 2 feet. Anymore then that and I could get seriously hurt. Seriously, one mistake and he's dead. He knows that so he does not make mistakes. I wish my confidence was that elevated.
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From: "The Fall of the Phantom Lord" by Andrew Todhunter
"A trust fund has been established for Osman's daughter Emma, age twelve at this writing [1998]. While one of the world's finest climbers, he had no insurance or assets at the time of his death."
Circa 1998-1999
-Mike Z.
Upon further investigation, the trust fund is no longer accepting donations, I have removed it.
"A trust fund has been established for Osman's daughter Emma, age twelve at this writing [1998]. While one of the world's finest climbers, he had no insurance or assets at the time of his death."
Circa 1998-1999
-Mike Z.
Upon further investigation, the trust fund is no longer accepting donations, I have removed it.
BillG_in_TX
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For those that are interested, here's a link to a magazine article post in a climbing forum that gives a pretty good recap of Dan Osman's life and death. It also includes a recent post from his daughter.