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Pushing the boundaries will always be hard wired into some people. It is when
they feel the most concentration. They forget about everything else and become
so focused that they reach a sort of meditative state. As the boundaries get
pushed fewer and fewer people will be able to complete what is the top of the
sport. The two "internet writers" have realized that Rampage can kill you, so
maybe they should invite fewer people and keep the invites secret so that
there's no pressure on the riders. I expect there to be change for next year,
but I hope they continue pushing the limits of what is humanly possible. If
people are upset about internet culture and glorifying the sport then I think
they should be critical of our society and not of the riders who I would
consider to be the ones keeping our world from being filled with the same
boring Instagram pictures of people's boring food selfies. Alpinists (and ski
alpinists) push the limits and search for those lines that are at their
limits. A mistake or even just a stroke of bad luck could be the end of them.
Yet those scary lines are the ones they dream of. A beautiful nightmare.
Rampage has always been capable of killing people and if people didn't realize
it, then yes, they should. So, professional riders, realize that Rampage can
kill you. If you go, realize that you may not come home or you may have
immense medical bills to pay for and no way to pay them. And realize that we
will NOT judge you for backing down. What you are doing is 'effed up" and we
know it. We are amazed at what you can do and if your gut says no, then we
respect you even more. Do not feel pressured to do what you do not want to do.
Be brave enough to say no and back away. Follow you own path, no one else's.
If you set your own path then you are in control of your own destiny. If you
are true to yourself you will never have anything to regret. Oh and invest in
a really good insurance plan.
"I do not go to the mountains to die. I go to the mountains to live, because
that is where I feel most alive." - Andreas Fransson
Oct. 23, 2015, 8:53 a.m. - Alex
#!markdown Pushing the boundaries will always be hard wired into some people. It is when they feel the most concentration. They forget about everything else and become so focused that they reach a sort of meditative state. As the boundaries get pushed fewer and fewer people will be able to complete what is the top of the sport. The two "internet writers" have realized that Rampage can kill you, so maybe they should invite fewer people and keep the invites secret so that there's no pressure on the riders. I expect there to be change for next year, but I hope they continue pushing the limits of what is humanly possible. If people are upset about internet culture and glorifying the sport then I think they should be critical of our society and not of the riders who I would consider to be the ones keeping our world from being filled with the same boring Instagram pictures of people's boring food selfies. Alpinists (and ski alpinists) push the limits and search for those lines that are at their limits. A mistake or even just a stroke of bad luck could be the end of them. Yet those scary lines are the ones they dream of. A beautiful nightmare. Rampage has always been capable of killing people and if people didn't realize it, then yes, they should. So, professional riders, realize that Rampage can kill you. If you go, realize that you may not come home or you may have immense medical bills to pay for and no way to pay them. And realize that we will NOT judge you for backing down. What you are doing is 'effed up" and we know it. We are amazed at what you can do and if your gut says no, then we respect you even more. Do not feel pressured to do what you do not want to do. Be brave enough to say no and back away. Follow you own path, no one else's. If you set your own path then you are in control of your own destiny. If you are true to yourself you will never have anything to regret. Oh and invest in a really good insurance plan. "I do not go to the mountains to die. I go to the mountains to live, because that is where I feel most alive." - Andreas Fransson