Injured Climber Dies After Falling From Rescue Helicopter

I don’t understand why people like to flirt with death/possible harm by doing things with such little payoff. Many might say that I am not a risk taker and that would be inaccurate. I love a good risk – when the reward is worth the risk. For me – hot air balloon rides, jumping out of a perfectly good airplane, bungee jumping or heaven forbid mountain/rock climbing are all out of the question. I will never be lucky enough to win the lottery but I feel quite sure doing any of the aforementioned activities would lend itself to my being unlucky enough for my number to come up. So sorry for the wife and child’s loss, though. RIP Mark.

Wow. Way for life to turn around at you and say “lol just kidding” just as the safety line gives way.

And I thought I was having a bad day – never mind.

Roo-ree, us Scottish folk have some weird spellings.

I would be down with a hot air balloon ride, especially a romantic one, except for the fact I have a weird combination of fear of heights and fear of impulse control loss and the desire to jump. I’m guessing it would make for a lousy evening to watch your date unexpectedly leap to his death leaving you alone in a balloon, so I suppose I should stick to horse buggy rides and whatnot. Assuming I ever meet any women, that is.

At any rate, agreed on the others. Lord knows I’m clumsy enough with mundane, non-life-threatening tasks. No need to tempt fate.

Reading this, for me, was so eerie. My thoughts echo exactly every word
you wrote. There are people who are adrenaline junkies, my boss is one
of them. I can’t really understand why he would do most of the risky
things he does. And each time he has to up the ante. Sooner or later
it’ll catch up with him, I think.

TAXPAYERS paying for rescue flights for unnecessary adventures. Great!

IKR? I had a CBR 900RR in college and they said it would do 169 MPH. I got mine up to 164 before I chickened out. 164 is FAST on any vehicle, but on two wheels it’s INSANE. I was glad I didn’t hit a squirrel or even a pebble as that could have been disastrous I realize this contradicts my earlier statement but let’s just say I’ve come a LONG way from those days, and this isn’t something I’d do now that I am “all grown up” and have a family where people love and depend on me.

Our family friend is a police officer and he was shot in the head yesterday. His youngest son is only 4.

I replied to myself in my attempt to make you feel bad for douching on me – I really am a mean and despicable creature at heart, you know.

My condolences to you & your friend’s family, CT.

If you saw my hair today – you see an all new meaning to bad day. CT’s hair = white trash = bad day.

I guess it’s a good thing then that I have such a large mouth and such small feet.

Ah the hurricane. Yep – know it well although I got started in the CBR 600 F2 days. I’ve owned several CBR 600 F2s, F3s, F4s, and then the 900RR and later the 2002 CBR 954RR (which got stolen out of my deadbolted storage building – fuckers). Then I got a VFR 800 before my friend was almost killed so I sold it. They are fun but fuck – people don’t pay attention so I moved on. Besides I don’t have anyone to ride with anymore anyway. Too bad because they are sooo much fun!

Thats fucked.

Its all fun and games till you fall down and can’t get up.

I believe the dead man father’s name was “YLECYOT.”

How romantic can it be when you share a basket with a dude operating the balloon? Always I have questioned this….

I think it’s an addiction to adrenaline.

There’s so many numbers in this conversation! It’s hard to follow.
Fast things go super fast & can kill, go slow. Good enough summary?

I’m in AZ. We get a “News Flash” at least 6 times a year that an inexperienced hiker was killed/hurt/fallen/attacked by bees/lost on Camelback Mountain. It’s in the CITY! Evidently dying climbers ARE news!!
(Disclaimer: I was not the down vote)

Mid 170′s is insane, I’m a little envious! Now I’ve got to push Boyfriend to go even faster!

Society hasn’t given much of a fuck about its members since society was created Joshua,sadly it’s all about the almighty dollar my friend.

So, when you’re in a car accident on a totally UNNECESSARY shopping trip to get the 10th purse and 100th pair of shoes you DON’T NEED, we can just let you die trapped upside down in your burning car? ok, good to know.

“Accidents are going to happen & do happen. All it needs is one mistake in a split second you’re gone” says John leader of the Mountain Rescue Team. DUH We know that John it’s up to the rescue team to make sure “accidents” like this don’t happen again! Damn dude you’re not reeling in a fish as you drop it back into the fish barrel! Get real! Then the widow what does she have to gain a huge insurance policy? I know he died doing what he loved best. Just remember this Phillips is the 11th climber to die in the Scottish Highlands this winter & the FIRST to die after getting the rescue line severed BEFORE his body was loaded on the helicopter! That’s what I’m talking about.

It would certainly be an interesting way to tick mile high club, ménage a trois AND dogging off the bucket list…

Like you, I am not big on risk without reward. But I have had to come to terms with it because I happen to be married to a risk-taker/adrenaline junkie. I also need to mention that my daughter has taken after him. My son is more like me but since he joined the army he has become more open to adrenaline rushes, too. I have had to learn to just not ask questions and have asked them to mostly just talk amongst themselves. They obviously see great reward in what they do. I don’t get it, but obviously it is strong in a lot of people’s make up.

Sooooooooooooooooo wrong.

What makes you think I wouldn’t need them ? What if they were like a to die for pair of flats I couldn’t live without ?

hahahah yeah!

Nope. My heels hurt my feet. I don’t know what I was thinking, wearing heels to stand on concrete for 3 and a half hours.

I can play an incredible game of don’t ask don’t tell with my parents myself. They didn’t ask any questions they didn’t want to know the answer to and I never volunteered info. Worked out great!

You know, there is another downside to this approach though. I taught my children to tell the truth and when they were asked a question to answer it. I had a bitch of a time dealing with teachers who didn’t like their answers, or mine. I kept telling the teachers and admins, if you don’t want to hear the answer or aren’t prepared to deal with the truth then don’t ask my kids the questions. Shit, how hard is that to understand?

The pilot must have ear muffs and a blind fold on at all times. ACME balloon pilot flight kit for the couples cruises.

Very true.