180 foot huck to flat

[Customjimmy]

Found these old photos while moving.

The year: 1988
The mission: 180 ft huck to flat during an abseiling adventure

Used to do a lot of abseiling in my teenage years. The place in the photo is behind where I grew up SouthWest of Tamworth. The cliff there is 220ft top to bottom but has a niche in it about 40ft down. Our plan was to tie on to the rope as usual but get a run-up from the back of the cave and launch far enough out to descend all the way to the bottom where someone is stationed to pull you up by heaving on the rope. It never quite worked but we did launch a hell of a long way out from the cliff face - only to smash back into it with force (note the damage to the bike). As you can see our attention to safety was second-to-none with no helmets and home-made harnesses made out of seatbelt tape. It's a BMX (yeah I know, but it was 1988 and 26" bikes were very thin on the ground) but it was completely sacrificed by the end of the day so worry not. Thought farkin members might get a kick out of these.

[leitch]

awesome hahaha.... check out the wife beater and gardening gloves in the last pic - thankgod i cannot remember anything from the few months i lived in the 80s for..:rolleyes:

[melbourne rider]

wow , insane :eek: :eek:

[pushyrider]

RESPECT! ......

[zorf]

that's some funny shit right there! wicked where can I get a pair of those gloves? they sure don't make jerseys like that anymore...

someone needs to photochop out the ropes so it looks like some nutcase really is riding a bmx off the edge

[rickazz]

that second ones good he jumping off a 180ft drop and he still turns around and smiles:)

[Customjimmy]

Yeah, he's not actually falling in that one, held in place by pressure on the rope. Ah, the gloves, the acid wash, the adidas romes, the mullet - the 80s sure were ordinary times for fashion... and music for that matter. Fark I feel old sometimes. And happy father's day to other parental type farkiners.

[rickazz]

Yeah, he's not actually falling in that one, held in place by pressure on the rope. Ah, the gloves, the acid wash, the adidas romes, the mullet - the 80s sure were ordinary times for fashion... and music for that matter. Fark I feel old sometimes. And happy father's day to other parental type farkiners.


hang on a sec the 80's produced some of the greatest music and bands of any era in music.

[Registered Nutter]

imagine trying to do that nowadays.....thered be a pile of paperwork 180 foot high.

[Breaka]

I salute you Customjimmy. My only claim to the 80's was that i was a biecentenial baby (88).
Fuck man, wish i could go back for a while.

[carpo_jnr]

that's some funny shit right there! wicked where can I get a pair of those gloves? they sure don't make jerseys like that anymore...

someone needs to photochop out the ropes so it looks like some nutcase really is riding a bmx off the edge

well here's my shot at it:p
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l207/carpo_jnr/braefield2.jpg

[riley ht]

haha far out man thats awsome! i dont recon id have the guts to do that! with equipment like that!

[elismith]

Caption for that should be.

It's fine mum, David Lee Roth told me to 'JUMP.....Go ahead JUMP!'

[Dozer]

That is crazy! I dare you to do it now......;)


I love the old school stuff like this, it sometimes puts what we do now to shame!

[Customjimmy]

That is crazy! I dare you to do it now......;)


I love the old school stuff like this, it sometimes puts what we do now to shame!

heh heh. Three collar bones and 18 years later I don't think that's likely! I would gladly be technical advisor on someone else's attempt though!

[aaron92]

thats a wicked jump. the 80s must been sweet. i definatly wouldnt do it with that equipment. ah well you had fun so good on ya.