Should he do it?

We found a wicked jump today from atop a local bridge..

The Specs:

Spot: Concrete Bridge
Jumping Area: Approximately 50 ft or more to the ground
Conditions: Jumping area is adjacent to a tree that runs the height of the bridge, diameter of trunk is around 1 ft or less. The landing is a steep incline covered in rough brush and prickly bushes. There is also a large concrete pad directly under the bridge, if the tree broke it would be a 50 ft plunge to concrete.
The Plan: To jump out from the bridge and attempt to grab the tree for a portion of the lofty descent, then let go approximately 35 - 40 feet from the ground and hopefully land in a roll.
The Backup Plan: If the tree breaks we'll have several crew members in place to hopefully catch him (hopefully.)

So the big question is, in your oppinion: Should he do it?

While awaiting forum response, I'll take some photographs of the area and post them sometime tomorrow, we'll be getting several different angles with our cameras if this goes down, so I'll try to get shots from around where I think the cameras will be placed.

You silly boys, go for it if you want.

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YES!
Edit- Before doing this I suggest you take a look at what life would be like in a wheel chair. It would have to suck.

Hell, it's not me. So go for it. I jsut hope you don't fall.

I'm still thinking about it....it's raining today though...

Yeah..he's my little bro, so I'm def gonna check it out well before I let him do it....it's raining today though...so I'm not even gonna consider asking him to try to jump and grab hold of a wet slick branch...

Why dont you do it?

If he grabs the branch he wont want to let go...

Yeah, he should do it. As long as he makes sure he does everything right.

Fuck it, No more Mr nice guy, go for it man. But make sure you call the fire brigade before.

Look at the Safety thread in the homegrown forum on ckyforums.com, it might have some tips in there if you sift through it.

Pretty much all he will have to do is this:

Make sure you can make it

Hold on as tight as you can to a branch

Make sure there are no sharp/jagged rocks at the bottom

That is basically it...

Yeah make sure you dont hesitate cause then you will probably die.

He'res a pic of brad beside the tree....he intends to jump into from the bridge...

Here's one from above

You can see a patch of rock there in the last pic, that's pretty much what all of the landing is like, there's a bit of brush covering over the rest though, as you can tell from the pic

Yeah, I think he could do it. Maybe he should climb near top of the tree and make sure it wouldn't break if he jumped into it.

No matter what its going to hurt...

Go for it.. Brads pretty crazy. I remember when he smashed the glass or whatever it was on his head External image not preserved — inspect source: http://homegrownforums.com/forums/html/emoticons/thefinger.gif

Go for it brad.

Do it Brad! Do it now! ........and dont die either!

Brad! Brad! Brad! Brad!

Yeah.. GO BRAD!

woah this is old. Did he ever try it or did he decide not to?

A friend had the idea where you hold on to a branch with your hands, and then kick all of the other branches away beneth you.

You can't chicken out though, and, its just a matter of time before you have to let go.

That ideas better for smaller trees. But you should be able to chicken out on this one,as it a hell of a lot more dangerous.

QUOTE woah this is old. Did he ever try it or did he decide not to?

Go for it. But in the first pic I saw, i had to look twice to see the guy. Oh well, it'll be good on camera. I'm not the one doing it.

He should definetly try it,whether he gets hurt or not, you guys ave got a sweet video.

It's gonna get done, it's just when I don't know for sure, soon though, definately

Get your lazy ass off the computer and do it now! External image not preserved — inspect source: http://homegrownforums.com/forums/html/emoticons/icon_mrgreen.gif