"Oh Sh*t" 🪂

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

[catbyte]

1. I wonder how much that rescue cost the good folks of what sounds like

Australia? Or New Zealand?

[3catwoman3]

2. Thrill-seeking adrenaline junkies...

…are fucking crazy.

[Skittles]

5. I have mixed feelings about them

on the one hand I think they are nuts, and resent that they risk the lives of the people who have to rescue them

on the other hand, I concede that life would be very boring indeed if no one ever did stupid shit

[3catwoman3]

6. There's stupid shit, and then...

…there’s death wish dangerous shit.

Our older son, who is 32, is very into physical fitness and earns his living as a CSCS - certified strength and conditioning specialist. His lasted passion is rock climbing. Fortunately, he only does it indoors. When he first told me about doing this, the very first thing I said to him was, “Please tell me you have no plans to ever do anything like free climb El Capitan!”

He promised he had zero interest in doing that.

[Skittles]

7. I read this today

I will NEVER understand the appeal of climbing rocks

https://people.com/sports/former-dallas-cowboys-player-gavin-escobar-dead-after-rock-climbing-accident/

[3catwoman3]

8. What our son does is called bouldering, and the...

…highest he gets off the ground is 12-15 feet. The floors are well padded with very thick rubber mats.

My maternal protectiveness can handle bouldering.

[CloudWatcher]

3. "accident"

No, it's not an accident if your risky behavior doesn't quite work out the way you had hoped.

[Lucinda]

4. ...

[LudwigPastorius]

9. "I need a helicopter."

Other things he needs:

Good judgement
New parachute
Smaller sense of entitlement
Fresh underwear