Sep 14, 2022

BUT, WOULD YOU DO IT?

OUT AND ABOUT ON THE TRAILS TONIGHT, I came across two young lads. I'd followed them up the easy route, back to the top. As I closed in...

... I could see they had stopped to look at something.

Their heads were perched above the grass, and I could tell they were investigating something.

What could it be?

Dead animal?

Fallen rider?

Oh, I see.

You guys gonna ride that?

Well, you could take this line but it's a little rutted out from the rain.

You gonna ride it?

I think it would be better over on the left.

Are you gonna ride it?

If I do it, I'll def drop in slow and land to the side before I try and hit the huge step up.

Are you gonna ride it?

Oh, no way man. We're just checking it out.

I know that feeling.

Vertical entry for first 30 feet, another 60 slightly less steep, then straight up the other side into the air, hoping you clear the 20' gap to the landing that is 10' higher than the top of the jump.

I don't actually know the feeling of jumping something like that, but I'm very familiar with analyzing the crud out of something well beyond my capabilities and...

... simply living with the thought, What would the be like?

Makes my hands sweat just thinking about a jump like that.

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