You need nerves of steel for this one

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Reply By: Member - Sam (NSW) - Thursday, Aug 31, 2006 at 21:25

Thursday, Aug 31, 2006 at 21:25
Nerves of steel and a REALLLLLLYY good pair of undies!
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Thursday, Aug 31, 2006 at 21:27

Thursday, Aug 31, 2006 at 21:27
No thank you Willem , I have been to the Landcruiser Park and looked at a hill ,looked at twice and said to myself ....I have no need to go up that , Later on that day a Kia Sportage went out on a Tilt Tray , I drove mine home, Now I do believe you had someone say that their is no places to go 4X4ing in USA when I posted about the Dodge Nitro , I would class that as extreme.....ly dangerous...Besides if ya went over the side it tear that bluddy skirt off ,.

Good one Willem

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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 07:45

Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 07:45
Yeah my sentiments too. I do go some silly places but at my age this is a tad extreme. Though if dared I might consider it....... lol. The comment I made was about Californian Roads(not the USA) and was pertinent to driving on roads and not offroading. Yep the skirt would get damaged...............

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Follow Up By: Member - bushfix - Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 07:46

Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 07:46
G'day Doug,

"someone say that their is no places to go 4X4ing in USA"

try Moab.

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Follow Up By: Member - bushfix - Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 07:49

Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 07:49
aaaah just checked Willem's link....
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Reply By: Doggy Tease - Thursday, Aug 31, 2006 at 22:07

Thursday, Aug 31, 2006 at 22:07
that last bit is near vertical. There must be a winch involved for that thing to defy gravity like that.
But even so,,,i still want a fresh pair of undies please :):)lol
meow.

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 09:36

Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 09:36
nope its all rock, max grip, and the guys drove UP the thing first turned around and drove down, not so scary then
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Reply By: sav - Thursday, Aug 31, 2006 at 22:44

Thursday, Aug 31, 2006 at 22:44
Here is an old link of someone coming down - but not with the same control...
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Follow Up By: sav - Thursday, Aug 31, 2006 at 22:48

Thursday, Aug 31, 2006 at 22:48
And a good pic that shows how steep the lion's back is...
You have to go up and do a 9 point turn at the top before coming down!

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Reply By: geocacher (djcache) - Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 00:22

Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 00:22
Now look what you did Willem. I looked at this post an hour and a half ago and got side tracked watching offroad videos on the net....

An hour and a half later and I've lost my train of thought and my witty remark....

These guys are nuts!

These videos aren't bad...

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Reply By: Member - Michael J (SA) - Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 09:06

Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 09:06
Morning Willem,

The 'pucker' factor in that clip would be just a tad high...

I tend to look at where I need to go with a 4wd.....and at my time of life sure don't need to go there....lol lol

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Reply By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 09:41

Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 09:41
Another angle...going up!

" target="EOF" class="lbg">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRU0KOc7GRw&NR

though it looks easy now :-)

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Reply By: Grizzle - Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 10:31

Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 10:31
Hi Willem, There was a program a while ago ,one of those "Amazing Stories" type thing and someone missed a gear going down that hill (or one very like it) They bounced all the way down and survived. Might be worth searching for.

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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 10:46

Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 10:46
Missed a gear?....there is only ONE gear to use going down that sucker :-)

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 09:39

Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 09:39
actually it was a guy who had gone up and down and rode the brakes all the way down, asked his gorlfriend if she wanted a go and of course the brakes faded on the way down a second time as she was riding them even harder.

now thats SCARY
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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 13:46

Sunday, Sep 03, 2006 at 13:46
Did they ever get married? cause they deserved each other :-)

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Reply By: cowpat - Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 13:15

Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 13:15
Moab is awesome, totally awesome. The tracks are wicked steep and the grip between tyres and the rock is unbelievable. I've only been there to mountain bike (don't know how I'll get the 4wd on the plane, carry-on luggage maybe?) but you can ride up nearly 45 degree slopes as long as you can get the power into the pedals and don't fall backwards. Hiring a dirt bike is probably a great idea. And if you get tired of riding you can just sit by and watch all the guys with the monster 4wds trying out their skills on all the drops, steps, boulders, inclines, bowls, you name it, it's all there in the sun, sun, sun. Casper
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 17:10

Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 17:10
Its like driving down Oh Sh*t Hill at Argadells in the Flinders. But the Moab rock has more grip :-)))
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Reply By: Exploder - Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 17:23

Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 17:23
This Video is in Moab or “Truck heaven

youtube.com/watch?v=5AC054OQVWU

Check out this decent> 2 minutes 50 seconds in, now that’s steep!!!
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Reply By: Member - Ian S (NT) - Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 19:18

Friday, Sep 01, 2006 at 19:18
Heh Willem,

I have been totally distracted all day going back looking at those amazing video clips on that site. Thank God its been a quiet day at Mt Dare.

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Follow Up By: David from David and Justine Olsen's 4WD Tag-Along - Saturday, Sep 02, 2006 at 14:38

Saturday, Sep 02, 2006 at 14:38
Jeez Ian thats pretty slack:-)

What with a new pub and all, I'd think there would be plenty to do

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