28 June 2011

Bravery or madness?

This is the Verzasca Dam in Ticino, Switzerland. In this shot, it has its spillways open.

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The Verzasca Dam is 220 meters tall (that's 720 feet) and here it is with its spillways closed.

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This is my great friend Doug bunjee jumping off the Verzasca Dam on Monday afternoon.




Not bad for a man of 52. Better him than me though, I can barely stand watching the video. I used to be fearless when it came to this sort of thing, but those days are long past. Thanks for the thrill Doug, I can't wait to hear all about it when you get back here.

6 comments:

  1. Is the head banger music required? Damn, that's a long way down!

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  2. What better way to mark a milestone. Sheesh!

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  3. I share your sentiment: better him than me. I'm not diving700 ft with only a rubber band keeping my brain from becoming part of the landscape. Beautiful place though (and not far from where I live).

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  4. I didn't realize you were that far south. Beautiful part of the world!

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  5. I'm inspired! My goal for next week - take a leap! Figuratively, that is.

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  6. I much prefer my leaps to be figurative.

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