any hobbies more hardcore than mountaineering?
>>2853598Cave diving Exploring abandoned mines Robbing meth shacks hidden on BLM land outside of Dayton NV
Free climbing, base jumping and scuba diving in a cave. If you want to make it a career, then the answer is underwater welding. There are less than 4000 people in the whole United States who can do that. https://app.overgrad.com/careers/61-commercial-divers
>>2853611>Robbing meth shacks hidden on BLM land outside of Dayton NV?
>>2853626?
>>2853611>Robbing meth shacks hidden on BLM land outside of Dayton NVNo! That's to specific. That's not B roll!
>>2853624>There are less than 4000 people in the whole United States who can do that.Yeah because it literally kills you. Not just that it's high risk, but it's inevitable from the nitrogen poisoning.The people who are smart and skilled enough to do something like that are also smart enough to pick something safer.
>>2853685>The people who are smart and skilled enough to do something like that are also smart enough to pick something safer.Mountaineers aren't really any different. The major climbers that I've worked with have all been a little addled, because, surprise, repeated exposure to oxygen-deficient environments fucks up your brain. The ones that have been doing it for years are really fucked and it's sad to see, but they wholeheartedly chose it.
>>2853688Hardcore implies choosing something dangerous not to achieve any material wealth but out of pure love for the activity which is why Mountaineering is hardcoreno one chooses it to become wealthy
>>2853598>mountaineering kiddie shit, my hobby is more hardcore and expensive than yours. i win
>>2853598surfing in winter
>>2853702RC planes are most technical and expensive than mountaineering and your hobby. Fuck outta here.
>>2853728>RC planes>literal toys>expensive hobby lmao you need to be 18 to post here
>>2853729I accept your concession.
>>2853730um no i still won and you lost
>>2853598Dead Tourist Trophy motorbike racing on the Isle of Man. Wing suit retardation/Base jumping. Cave diving. Free soloing hard rock. Caving new routes or solo. Any of these will auto kill you if you're not in total control, aware of the 9000 things that will kill you and very very good. And will kill you anyway because fuck it why not.
>>2853734Tbh these are all retarded. They cross the line into retardation just like all the Red Bull stunts, where instead of being awed by it, you just shake your head at the stupidity.
bump :)
>>2853598Why is this thread in the catalogue twice?
>>2853688You do not know any real mountaineer. The (surviving) high-altitude people I know are extremely sharp even at old age. Messner himself is a good example.
