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Hardest Oz Solos? 13-May-2004 At 3:05:47 PM Wormz

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On 13/05/2004 adski wrote:
>"There are two ways to become an ex-soloist.
>I chose to quit."
>
>- source unknown

Nice, and true.

As Damietta spoke of, there are people doing equally dangerous things, Big Wave surfing, Base jumping, Extreme Skiing, which all push that boundry of what is accepted by the average person as safe (within reason), and we all know and can say that people should do things for the right reasons, so perhaps the most important factor to look at is how people get influenced by it. I know if I really want something, I'm going to go for it, fully responsible for my actions and having realised my motives, I just hope everyone else putting themselves on the 'sharp end' thinks the same, because it's a powerful and wonderful thing to have such choice. Though in reality there are people who do go out and do things as a result of idolising someone, or for 'image', unable to fully understand the choises they're making and why. I guess it comes down to whether or not the soloists and extremest should should stop or not for the sake of the more influentiable. I say not, but that's just me.

P.S. Is this off topic for Hardest Oz Solos??? :)