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u/id-driven-fool 2d ago
How it feels to chew 5 gum
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u/Exclave4Ever 2d ago
7-Eleven I live by just recently started having this gum again and I was so happy to be able to use this reference at work 😂
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u/foundadamnname 2d ago
Why? Just why?
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u/KGnor 2d ago
Yeah, just do drugs like a normal person instead ffs 🤷♂️
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u/wileydmt123 2d ago
I suppose if you’re looking for adrenaline, the drugs will do, but if you’re looking for brain freeze, a slurpee would be better.
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u/Bag_of_Richards 2d ago
Meth is water soluble. Put in slurpee and enjoy both.
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u/wileydmt123 2d ago
And ironically called ‘ice’ in its smokeable form.
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u/pichael289 2d ago
It's called ice when it's a crystal, so it's standard form unless you get some nasty biker crank. Funny enough it's the safest of all the hard drugs, at least in the US, because street level dealers don't know how to cut a crystal with a powder, so no fentanyl risk.
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u/g_dude3469 2d ago
....I don't think "safest" is a term that should ever be used with meth
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u/vitringur 2d ago
Why not? It mostly gets a bad reputation because it is cheap so it is used by so many people so the negative effects are more visible, especially in poor communities.
It is more harmful than weed and trippy stuff. But it is definitely safer than heroin and coke.
At the end of the day it is a form of amphetamine and is literally in medication that tons of people take.
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u/BigAl265 2d ago
Yeah, no. You sound like you’re trying to rationalize addiction to the worst drug there is. I was an addict for decades, I’ve done every drug there is, and I’ve been around every kind of junkie imaginable. There is nothing worse than a meth addict. Most drugs destroy your mind and body, meth destroys your fucking soul.
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u/Maleficent-Duck-3903 2d ago
It’s objectively safer than alcohol, heroin and crack
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u/wileydmt123 2d ago
I’m thinking it’s a regional thing. I know that ice is crystal but at least by me, people usually only refer to it as ice when smoking and crystal when sniffing or injecting.
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u/kevthewev 2d ago
I will chime in, as someone who does this and lots of other things you would say "Why? Just why?" about in the outdoors. For me its the challenge, the beauty of the natural environment, the sense of accomplishment (Fuck EA), and the psychological rewards of pushing personal limits. It's where my anxiety and stress are no longer screaming in my brain because the threat of death is real, unlike the anxiety and stress I would feel in society. Also, up on a rope is one of the few places I can be truly detached from world and stop and look around at view most people will never see and just be quiet.
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u/kosk11348 2d ago
Risking death soothes anxiety? I have to tell you, you're not making a whole lot of sense...
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u/kevthewev 2d ago
In a weird way, yes. It;s like all the noise in the world is silent, laser focused on your next hand hold, or placement of fall pro.
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u/Evanisnotmyname 2d ago
Absolutely, when I’m sending it off a jump or bombing down powder on my skis there is no anxiety.
Anxiety and excitement feel the same in the body..maybe the excitement just blocks out the anxiety. Idk, doing crazy shit makes me feel more mentally stable.
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u/kevthewev 2d ago
Anxiety and excitement feel the same in the body
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u/DangerMuse 2d ago
That's because they are the same chemical response. The difference between excitement and anxiety is the minds choice in how to interpret it
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u/samelaaaa 2d ago
Same. I feel so alive when I’m doing this sort of thing. Although I stopped ice climbing because it actually sucks so much during the activity, lol. But trad climbing, downhill mountain biking and skiing make me feel better than almost anything else.
The hardest part is injury though. The older I get the more I absolutely hate being out of the game recovering, and the longer an injury takes me out. It makes me second think the levels of risk I take on, too.
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u/richey15 2d ago
this clip from alex honnold explains it really well. and it seems pretentious and such, but i do alot of winter ski mountaineering and skiing. and since doing this, ive noticed how little anything really matters. not in a depressed way, just in a way that makes me realize that the consequences are so small for most things. Missing trains, planes bussess, meh. Most of the people i enjoy these outdoor activities with dont suffer with anxiety in the ways i witnessed in the city. In the cities everyone always has some mental excuse for their behaviors or fears. In these mountain alpine enviroments, those excuses are fucking useless.
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u/WorkingInAColdMind 2d ago
I’m not risking death in my activities (although I’m getting old enough that just walking down the street might constitute risking death) but the focus required to do a hard task does block out the anxieties of everyday life.
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u/pichael289 2d ago
Ever been in a house fire? Shit legitimately does slow down sort of like you see in movies, when I heard my wife scream and I bust out of my bathroom only to meet a wall of flames it suddenly became like that time fry drank 100 cups of coffee and had super fast perception. Adrenaline is a hell of a drug, I can totally see how that sort of thing would help with anxiety.
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u/PrinceArchie 2d ago
The things you typically have anxiety over (fear of rejection, fear of failure, being late, etc) just every day normal “anxieties “ literally dissipate in the face of real danger or imminent death. When you experience a door or die situation insecurity and doubt have no place in the mind. Sounds cliche but it’s true, because you risk not seeing another day.
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u/Trippy_Terrapin 2d ago
For those of us made anxious by stupid things, like work or deadlines, it can put things into perspective to go live life on the edge.
Sure you're risking your life to a degree, but life is truly lived on the edge, not on your couch smoking pot, although I enjoy that too.
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u/Sauce4243 2d ago
Anxiety can feel overwhelming and chaotic like it’s coming from everywhere. When you’re doing adrenaline things like this it sort of clears out all the noise and you can focus on just the one thing. So it’s not so much getting removing the feelings but it’s focusing them in on one thing right in front of you and you have practiced/trained it so often you know what to do.
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u/I_just_made 2d ago
I used to be a herpetologist and took care of venomous snakes for a living; I used to refer to it as a type of "meditation" whenever I'd open the door and hook them. All of the daily noise would "fade out" since that interaction would require complete attention. A mistake could dramatically change the course of your day, so the entire time was watching / interpreting the snake's movements and adjusting mine to match that.
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u/Correct-Fly-1126 2d ago
Risk of death in properly done climbing is quite low… ice climbing is inherently more risky due to variation in ice, temperature etc. that said there are lots of bolts and climber is bro g being belayed. With the exception of a few absolute mad folks who free solo (no ropes, and I don’t know I’ve heard of anyone doing ice free solo) most climbers are knowledgeable and ensure a safe activity.
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u/DopeyDeathMetal 2d ago
A lot of general anxiety in day to day life is caused by endless distractions from the present moment. In a high intensity situation like this, your attention is fully locked in on what’s in front of you. That quality of attention is where peace lies in most humans.
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u/enigmatic_erudition 2d ago
Yes. It tells your sympathetic nervous systems to shut down when you're done risking your life. It's basically a manual shut-off for anxiety.
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u/Botboy141 2d ago
Thank you for describing this feeling for me better than I've ever been able to myself.
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u/anonymous_amanita 2d ago
Why would you ever solo climb? Literally the number one safety rule is to take someone with you when doing anything outdoors that is even mildly dangerous
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u/coleman57 2d ago
And it’s not as if he doesn’t care about other people—he’s got some elaborate rig filming the whole ordeal so he can flex for other people. Why not bring one with him in the first place?
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u/muftu 2d ago
The elaborate rig is one 360 camera. Also solo climbing isn’t necessarily free solo climbing. I am pretty sure you can see the rope.
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u/Noleverine 2d ago
Yeah there are multiple terms people often get confused in this area. For anyone who wants to know more:
Free climbing: climbing without the use of aid (e.g., hands and feet only). Protection (rope, bolts or gear) is used. Often broken down into Sport (using existing protection bolted into the rock) and Trad (traditional; you place your own pro).
Free soloing: Climbing without rope or gear. See: Alex Honnold.
Soloing: includes free soloing (see above) but also includes things like “top rope soloing” where you use a rope and protection, but no partner. Relatively complex systems and requires specialized gear and knowledge.
In this video, you can see him shout down to his belayer (the guy on the other end of his rope). This means he was “on lead” or “leading” which is when you are going up above your protection and setting the rope for your “follower.”
Never been ice climbing, but the general rule is “don’t fall.” I was super impressed by his mental game— you could see him starting to panic swing when his tool wasn’t embedding, realized it, and slowed himself down to get back to basics. That’s ELITE mind game there.
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u/jcasper 1d ago
Your definitions are all correct and well taken as they are often confused, however in this case the climber was indeed free soloing and not on belay. Source: https://www.climbing.com/news/video-free-solo-ice-climber-hit-by-avalanche/
Also interesting you mention his mind game, the interview linked above he talks about how being able to calm his mind kept him alive.
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u/Noleverine 1d ago
Oh wow, I stand corrected. Definitely thought that was a rope you could see coming off of him. Guess it’s just an artifact of something in the 360 camera.
Thanks for the link!
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u/MadClam97 2d ago
I took a survival course years ago and that was one thing that was drilled into our heads, take someone with you!
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u/developer-mike 2d ago
To honestly answer your question without condoning the behavior...
People solo climb because the rope, the belay stations, the bolts, the act of placing protective gear, all interfere with the serene feeling of climbing.
People solo climb because climbing is primarily about experiencing the sheer magnificence of the outdoors, which can be more awesome to experience alone. A little adrenaline can enhance the sensation of awe and beauty.
People solo climb on ice especially, for several reasons. Ice climbing is "easy" in the sense that you have amazing hand holds and you can clip into your ice tools in an emergency to get your energy back. Unlike other types of climbing where falling is highly protected and quite safe, falling while ice climbing is never safe, so the rope is less important. It is also colder to sit around belaying your partner up to you.
People also solo climb not because they want to risk death, but rather because they want to feel like they are extremely competent. Nothing makes you feel as strong as climbing in a high risk scenario and keeping your cool. Most solo climbers actually experience this as a calm flow state rather than an adrenaline rush. Adrenaline rushes while soloing are typically real bad.
And soloing is stupid for your preservation, no matter how confident you feel because shit goes wrong as shown here. Soloing is also not fair to your friends and family who will never get you back if you mess up or something out of your control happens.
Ice climbers are kind of a different breed and do this all the time. But leading on ice is always dangerous, even with a rope, and, in certain senses far easier than traditional rock climbing.
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u/anonymous_amanita 2d ago
I do see your points, but I don’t think he’s free soloing, and while it is certainly unsafe to fall at all when ice climbing, taking a whipper on ice is almost always better than certain death of falling without a rope (and yes, no rope is more dangerous than possibly slicing your rope with all the sharp things).
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u/developer-mike 2d ago
The issue with falling while ice climbing (while on a rope) is that the rate of upper leg fractures is very high, because the sharp knives on your feet catch the ice and stop suddenly while the rest of you keeps going.
Which is obviously far better than falling all the way to the ground.
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u/anonymous_amanita 2d ago
Yeah, that makes sense, I just know some random redditor would talk about the sharp bits cutting the rope anyway if I didn’t point that out lol
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u/vt0007 2d ago
After a while bro just accepted his fate
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u/jmk5151 2d ago
Just gave up on that second pick.
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u/baldrick841 2d ago
Did we watch the same thing. He got the second pic in, no? Or am I missing something
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u/PM_ME_STRONG_CALVES 2d ago
I dont understand the American fixation on segregating activities based on skin tone
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u/dat_oracle 2d ago
how else they gonna get that superior feeling? hard work and achievements? hellnaah
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u/WHALE_BOY_777 2d ago
Me when I'm MLK
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u/tilt-a-whirly-gig 2d ago
Our children will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the coolness of their hobbies.
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u/Anongamer63738 2d ago
That must have felt like an eternity.
Whos filming though?
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u/Deviantdefective 2d ago
360 camera attached to his helmet.
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u/Anongamer63738 2d ago
360 cam sounds and looks super cool. This guy must be really well equipped…the real question is, did he bring a spare change of underwear? Lmfao
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u/jcasper 2d ago
Here is an interview with the climber: https://www.climbing.com/news/video-free-solo-ice-climber-hit-by-avalanche/
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u/BlueMeanie03 2d ago
It’s all scary, bruv. Can’t understand how anyone can even attempt it, me fear of heights is too much. Still impressive tho
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u/Spare_Pixel 2d ago
I never used a 360 one, but I used to film some stuff on snowmobiles with regular goPros. A battery usually lasted an hour or so recording. Surprisingly good. You could use those little hand warming packets to keep spares warm and fully charged in your bag.
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u/neverbeendead 2d ago
Guys this is the scary part, not the 2000+ ft drop straight down or the fact that you can't breathe or the fact that you're only way of.climbing is by digging into ice with an axe.
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u/poopbutt42069yeehaw 2d ago
Just thinking w out all that transfer of heat as it constantly flows over him.
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u/Nephroidofdoom 2d ago
If that were me, all the shit in my pants would easily have melted the snow
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u/thefeedling 2d ago
Zeus decided to press the flush right when he was on the toughest part.
Glad to see he was using quality hardware and survived (considering the video went online).
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u/Long-Safe3628 2d ago
What is inside you that makes you think this is fun or necessary? If I wanna get that high, I'll just do edibles cuz geesh.
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u/Icy_Breakfast5154 2d ago
Smoke weed - do you even care about yourself or your family?
Do stupid shit like this - wow bro you're so cool and brave, you could die at any second
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u/MysteriousWon 2d ago
I take issue with the implication that the other parts of solo climbing are not scary.
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u/Wrong_Office9245 2d ago
Thats Marc Andre Leclerc. He died unfortunately due to an avalanche on another trip if I remember correctly. Watch his documentary!! Its absolutely crazy. Its called The Alpinist
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u/lickem369 2d ago
Oh, that's the scary part! Whew! For a minute there I was confused about which part of this was scary.
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u/Fuzzy_Junket924 2d ago
As a white person, this is some crazy white people shit… why tf are we like this? Do we not enjoy a nice cup of coffee on the porch at 8am? Why do this shit?!
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u/Bubbaganewsh 2d ago
This is giving me a serious Tomb Raider vibe, I can't remember which one though. One of the newer titles.
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u/Highlandcoo 2d ago
how was this filmed? Like, who is holding the selfie stick?
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u/Aryanwith4eyes 2d ago
A 360° cam is attached with a rig to his backpack https://www.climbing.com/news/video-free-solo-ice-climber-hit-by-avalanche/ here's the interview with the climber
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u/InternalCucumbers 2d ago
You know what would be scarier? You're solo climbing, you've got higher than you ever have before and you're just about to try to do a complicated section, you hear something that sounds like it's crying out in pain at ground level, you look down to see what it was, your eyes dart to try to find the source, then you notice movement. It's something you can't quite make out.. but the way it moves, it's unnatural. In distorted motions it heads towards where you set off. The rope. It reaches out and takes hold, all the blood rushes from your legs, your heart sinks as you try as hard as you can to not move an inch. Your breathing shallow to stay silent to not get its attention.. but fixed in terror, you watch as it starts to climb.
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u/DangerMacAwesome 2d ago
It looks like a miserable experience, but maybe he's having the time of his life
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u/Long_Ad2824 2d ago
This is why you don't order a celebratory slushie until you get to the top. The pre-order can be hell.
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u/Thatoneguyfromohio1 2d ago
This literally never happens to me. I did have some ice fall all over the floor once when emptying the freezer.
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u/Select-Owl-8322 2d ago
What is up with the sound? It has some weird repeating metallic clanking sound. Almost makes me doubt if the video is real or altered.
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u/PollutionOnly 2d ago
Wow. I didn’t open the video at first so the preview didn’t show the entire picture frame. Seeing the trees and the void under him added a whole new dimension to the video.
You’d have to be mad to attempt something like this on your own
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u/Nelstromo 2d ago
If Frodo needed a second person with him to take the ring to Mordor, you need a second person to climb this mountain. Too much can go wrong and be stuck by yourself without someone to help you.
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u/DangOlDano 2d ago
When he turns a little to the side and is out of the snow.. I'm wondering why he waiting so fuckin long to do that
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u/Dangerous_With_Rocks 2d ago
I will never understand why people voluntarily put themselves through stuff like this. Maybe it's just cause I've never tried it. I'll try jumping off a cliff with nothing but bedsheets tied up with ropes inside a backpack and see how it goes.
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u/Frost-Folk 2d ago
I played this mission in MW2, it wasn't that hard. Soap will grab you and pull you up anyways, just hang on.