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Taking the plunge off that step requires more guts than most people have, but...

Posted by: Zaba (a.k.a del_WRA_Zaba) on Oct 14, 13:52 in response to islander's post anyone watching the dude in the balloon? going to jump...

...I still think Joe Kittinger has the edge on Baumgartner. Kittinger flew 52 years ago in an open gondola, with a much smaller support network, a failed pressure seal in his right glove that caused his hand to swell up, no "space" suit, so he was really pushing the envelope. Is climbing Everest with a support network monitoring your every step impressive? It's certainly an achievement, but it's not what Hillary & Tenzing (or Mallory & Irvine) faced back in the day. Still, Baumgartner went higher and faster than anyone before him, so...

I still find myself being even more impressed by Nick Piantanida's foolhardy DIY attitude.

anyone watching the dude in the balloon? going to jump soon i guess islander Oct 14, 10:45

Taking the plunge off that step requires more guts than most people have, but... Zaba Oct 14, 13:52

thanks. i wasnt very aware of either, so it gave me something to google. {nm} islander Oct 15, 07:53





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