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So, here's another kid's-play-to-grownups
idea...
I don't know about you, but I still really
like to climb from time to time. Climbable
trees in my city are getting less and less,
so every once in a while, when the urge
strikes, I'm likely to be found on the top
level of an unfinished
building. (I love
Urban Exploring)
Still, nothing can beat the natural, organic
feel of climbing a tree.
So, why don't we make a sport out of this?
Apart from very entertaining training
sessions, we could compete by seeing who
makes it to the top of the tree in the
shortest time.
Of course, it would be at one's own risk,
since you can't really secure yourself to a
tree as you can with rock climbing.
And.. maybe the world finals in the
Amazon, or the Sequoia forest?
Almost, but not quite
http://www.goape.co....asp?M=1&E=2&Site=2
Great fun, invented by someone French. [AbsintheWithoutLeave, Apr 22 2005]
International Tree Climbing Championship
http://itcc.isa-arbor.com/
[Worldgineer, Jun 23 2005]
[link]
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don't give up your day job! |
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//you can't really secure yourself to a tree as you can with rock climbing// - why not, surely it would be easier? |
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Yeah, but it would kill the point. |
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I find exploration of unfinished buildings to be a much better idea, IMO. |
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Bun - as long as absolutely no "tools" are allowed. Barefoot and bare hands only. |
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There actually do exist "tree climbing" competitions, however they simply involve shimmying up a large column with a rope wrapped around you and the column. I like the idea of a more natural tree with branches, rough bark, leaves etc. |
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+. And the getting down again competition, don't forget that. Many times I climbed to the highest possible point with relative ease, only to find my way back down to be much much harder. Love trees. |
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Yeah, trees rock. Rock trees. Rock/tree climbing. Yeah. |
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its *professional* I have a problem with. |
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who would pay me to climb trees? |
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? as the usual walls I am clinging to. |
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//who would pay me to climb trees?// |
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Who would pay someone to drive in an ellipse for a couple hours? |
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Yes but nobody in their right mind would pay to watch "ellipse driving".
Nor in all odds would there be much revenue going to pay these pro tree-climbers. Perhaps advertiser's names could be engraved into the bark. ,
Wouls monkeys be allowed to compete? |
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//Bun - as long as absolutely no "tools"
are allowed. Barefoot and bare hands
only.// |
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Thats one way to round up hippys. Hey, I should make a new invention! |
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Bare feet and hands - that makes it so easy for me - I got around a lot of places bare-footed, until I got kicked out of that shop for not wearing shoes... |
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//I find exploration of unfinished buildings
to be a much better idea, IMO// |
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Wow, can't believe I missed this the first
time 'round. , [disbomber]. Yay! Good to
meet a fellow urban explorer. |
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And yay [froglet]. More barefootedness is
also needed. |
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There is already a sport about this. Watch the great outdoor games. Except it is on a stripped tree and it is smooth. It is a good idea though. |
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