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tylermacguire wrote:Does anybody know if anyone has ever actually fallen from the knife edge? I have never been up there but, I am curious how much potential danger there is versus "realized" danger.
Are you from out of state? Either way it sounds awesome but it would help with acclimatization. Have a good trip
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tylermacguire wrote:Does anybody know if anyone has ever actually fallen from the knife edge? I have never been up there but, I am curious how much potential danger there is versus "realized" danger.
I really should go back and re-shoot that with HD video.
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I really should go back and re-shoot that with HD video.
Was that shot with a fish eye lens? The knife edge looks way more intense in that video than in person, from what I remember.
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Yes, that was a 8mm lens on a helmet cam. Most helmet cams use a very wide-angle lens. Still gives an idea of the climbing moves required. That vid was me walking across the knife, not butt-scooting.
BillMiddlebrook wrote:Yes, that was a 8mm lens on a helmet cam. Most helmet cams use a very wide-angle lens. Still gives an idea of the climbing moves required. That vid was me walking across the knife, not butt-scooting.
With all due respect, Bill ... that's just insane. After going across the knife edge a few times with 3 or 4 points on the rock at all times, I now know that doing a Phillippe Petit across that thing requires brass huevos of the magnitude I'll never possess.
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