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Paul Cascio · May 31st, 2008, 07:06 AM

I think I'd shoot myself first. This is amazing.

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1438490562

Andy Graham · May 31st, 2008, 07:29 AM

in this country they wouldn't let you on a thing like that...........id like to see the maniac that built the path!

Paul Cascio · May 31st, 2008, 08:16 AM

That's what I was thinking. Had to be inmates or something, cause no sane person would do it. What an incredible piece of engineering. I was also surprised that there were so many others our there. These must be the same people who run with the bulls each year in Pamplona.

Dean Sensui · May 31st, 2008, 02:52 PM

In the sections where concrete fell out, there's a lack of steel reinforcement.

Which means that cracks could lead to sudden failure and down you go, unless you're clipped into the safety line along the wall. And the guy who shot this wasn't using the safety line at all. In fact, in the video you can see only one person taking the time needed to clip himself in.

Andy Wilkinson · May 31st, 2008, 03:02 PM

Amazing, truely amazing video. My wife could not watch it for more than a few seconds without the feeling of vertigo...whilst I couldn't not watch it as it got more and more dangerous! (they always say opposites attract!)

Chris Barcellos · May 31st, 2008, 04:52 PM

I've had a recurring nightmare about walking along a narrow path, and being unable to turn around. In the dream, the path come to an end, and I have no where to go. This is just like that dream...

Bruce Foreman · May 31st, 2008, 05:02 PM

Well, I watched it all the way through. What got to me most was seeing both feet as he did a "tightrope" walk on the rusty pipe on those sections where all the concrete had fallen through.

And the pace he kept. I guess his balance was better moving more rapidly than going slowly.

And he had to have been using a hands free cam of some sort. I can't see anyone doing that with an eye glued to a viewfinder or LCD screen.

Richard Alvarez · May 31st, 2008, 05:15 PM

My brother sent me that video clip a few months ago. I have to say, the "PUCKER FACTOR" went through the roof on that one. I'm not afraid of heights, love to fly sailplanes - but the situation of falling 'through' a walkway like that - gives me the heebie jeebies.

From the look of his shadow, he seems to be wearing some sort of 'steady harness' for the camera - you can also tell its fairly smooth as he walks up or down steps. Not sure which brand it is, but its some amazing work. Which would also leave both hands free in a tight spot.

Marco Leavitt · May 31st, 2008, 06:54 PM

Yeah, I was wondering how he got the shot so steady too.

Paul Cascio · June 2nd, 2008, 02:50 AM

My knees would have been shaking so much that even the best stabilizer wouldn't have helped.

Mark Holland · June 2nd, 2008, 07:49 AM

I wanted to stop watching half-way through, but I couldn't. I kept waiting for something (or someone) to fall. All I can say is "WOW!"

And No Paul, I couldn't shoot that!

Robin Hall · June 5th, 2008, 12:07 PM

Amazing:

I would have been ok right up untill the first pipe walk ;), then it woulda been,
I outta here, see ya back at the bottom bud.

Barry Rivadue · June 5th, 2008, 12:39 PM

I would have fallen off just standing there!

Scariest video >ever<.

=:O

Chris Soucy · June 5th, 2008, 03:11 PM

I'd rather have shot myself, quite frankly!

Hey, Robin from London ON, I was born there, ain't it a small world!

CS

PS. Just noticed that's exactly how this thread started - sorry Paul!

Jim Miller · June 5th, 2008, 06:30 PM

This is great! Exactly the kind of thing I'd do! Nothing like getting the ol blood pumping early in the morning.

May 31st, 2008, 07:06 AM	#1
Paul Cascio Trustee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bristol, CT (Home of EPSN) Posts: 1,192	Could you shoot this? I think I'd shoot myself first. This is amazing. http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1438490562 __________________ Paul Cascio www.pictureframingschool.com

May 31st, 2008, 07:29 AM	#2
Andy Graham Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lanark,Scotland Posts: 736	in this country they wouldn't let you on a thing like that...........id like to see the maniac that built the path! __________________ Actor: "where would that light be coming from?" DP: "same place as the music" -Andrew Lesnie-

May 31st, 2008, 08:16 AM	#3
Paul Cascio Trustee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bristol, CT (Home of EPSN) Posts: 1,192	That's what I was thinking. Had to be inmates or something, cause no sane person would do it. What an incredible piece of engineering. I was also surprised that there were so many others our there. These must be the same people who run with the bulls each year in Pamplona. __________________ Paul Cascio www.pictureframingschool.com

May 31st, 2008, 02:52 PM	#4
Dean Sensui Inner Circle Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 2,054	In the sections where concrete fell out, there's a lack of steel reinforcement. Which means that cracks could lead to sudden failure and down you go, unless you're clipped into the safety line along the wall. And the guy who shot this wasn't using the safety line at all. In fact, in the video you can see only one person taking the time needed to clip himself in. __________________ Dean Sensui Exec Producer, Hawaii Goes Fishing

May 31st, 2008, 03:02 PM	#5
Andy Wilkinson Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 2,853	Amazing, truely amazing video. My wife could not watch it for more than a few seconds without the feeling of vertigo...whilst I couldn't not watch it as it got more and more dangerous! (they always say opposites attract!) __________________ Andy K Wilkinson - https://www.shootingimage.co.uk Cambridge (UK) Corporate Video Production

May 31st, 2008, 04:52 PM	#6
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Recurring Nightmare I've had a recurring nightmare about walking along a narrow path, and being unable to turn around. In the dream, the path come to an end, and I have no where to go. This is just like that dream... __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

May 31st, 2008, 05:02 PM	#7
Bruce Foreman Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Angelo Texas Posts: 1,518	Well, I watched it all the way through. What got to me most was seeing both feet as he did a "tightrope" walk on the rusty pipe on those sections where all the concrete had fallen through. And the pace he kept. I guess his balance was better moving more rapidly than going slowly. And he had to have been using a hands free cam of some sort. I can't see anyone doing that with an eye glued to a viewfinder or LCD screen.

May 31st, 2008, 05:15 PM	#8
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	My brother sent me that video clip a few months ago. I have to say, the "PUCKER FACTOR" went through the roof on that one. I'm not afraid of heights, love to fly sailplanes - but the situation of falling 'through' a walkway like that - gives me the heebie jeebies. From the look of his shadow, he seems to be wearing some sort of 'steady harness' for the camera - you can also tell its fairly smooth as he walks up or down steps. Not sure which brand it is, but its some amazing work. Which would also leave both hands free in a tight spot.

May 31st, 2008, 06:54 PM	#9
Marco Leavitt Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Albany, NY 12210 Posts: 2,652	Yeah, I was wondering how he got the shot so steady too.

June 2nd, 2008, 02:50 AM	#10
Paul Cascio Trustee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bristol, CT (Home of EPSN) Posts: 1,192	My knees would have been shaking so much that even the best stabilizer wouldn't have helped. __________________ Paul Cascio www.pictureframingschool.com

June 2nd, 2008, 07:49 AM	#11
Mark Holland Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central North Carolina (Raleigh, Durham, & surrounding areas) Posts: 301	Wow! I wanted to stop watching half-way through, but I couldn't. I kept waiting for something (or someone) to fall. All I can say is "WOW!" And No Paul, I couldn't shoot that! __________________ These are my own opinions, based on my own mistakes...

June 5th, 2008, 12:07 PM	#12
Robin Hall Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: London On Posts: 43	Amazing: I would have been ok right up untill the first pipe walk ;), then it woulda been, I outta here, see ya back at the bottom bud.

June 5th, 2008, 12:39 PM	#13
Barry Rivadue Major Player Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 508	I would have fallen off just standing there! Scariest video >ever<. =:O

June 5th, 2008, 03:11 PM	#14
Chris Soucy Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairfield, Dunedin, New Zealand Posts: 3,691 Images: 18	Shoot it? I'd rather have shot myself, quite frankly! Hey, Robin from London ON, I was born there, ain't it a small world! CS PS. Just noticed that's exactly how this thread started - sorry Paul! Last edited by Chris Soucy; June 5th, 2008 at 03:13 PM. Reason: Whoops.

June 5th, 2008, 06:30 PM	#15
Jim Miller Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa,Florida Posts: 236	This is great! Exactly the kind of thing I'd do! Nothing like getting the ol blood pumping early in the morning.