Doogie
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As most of you would know - the Doogie is a bit of a renaissance man. Interests in many drugs things and a dab hand at most activities.
Now like most people, I've a bucket list which I've ticked off a few but one which I missed my boat on was a trip to the Baltoro glacier in Pakistan - the place where you can look up and see four of the 8000m mountains (if you survive getting there of course). Family and the risks involved have ruled that out now but I always have a thing for dudes that challenge 8000m peaks. TBF - anything where I just go I wouldn't even know where to start.
And I've always really appreciated stuff where you just go - dude - you have balls bigger than Kenty's legal bill.
So I challenge my fellow kennelers - show me the dude who has the biggest balls (metaphorically speaking Lovemachine). Let me start with one of my faves - something that I've watched the full version of and still makes me sweat just thinking about it. This is the short version of the dude that ski'd down K2. If its not your schtick - well 1 in 4 people die just getting to the top - every minute you spend above 8000m your body is dying and you can still die just randomly above 7000m. If you have a tumble, every chance in the world you're there for eternity as its too difficult even to recover your body.
And this dude decided not only to climb it - but to ski down it - and ski via the Messner Traverse (which you'll see just has 'why the fck am I doing this' written all over it.
Enjoy and look forward to your offerings.
Now like most people, I've a bucket list which I've ticked off a few but one which I missed my boat on was a trip to the Baltoro glacier in Pakistan - the place where you can look up and see four of the 8000m mountains (if you survive getting there of course). Family and the risks involved have ruled that out now but I always have a thing for dudes that challenge 8000m peaks. TBF - anything where I just go I wouldn't even know where to start.
And I've always really appreciated stuff where you just go - dude - you have balls bigger than Kenty's legal bill.
So I challenge my fellow kennelers - show me the dude who has the biggest balls (metaphorically speaking Lovemachine). Let me start with one of my faves - something that I've watched the full version of and still makes me sweat just thinking about it. This is the short version of the dude that ski'd down K2. If its not your schtick - well 1 in 4 people die just getting to the top - every minute you spend above 8000m your body is dying and you can still die just randomly above 7000m. If you have a tumble, every chance in the world you're there for eternity as its too difficult even to recover your body.
And this dude decided not only to climb it - but to ski down it - and ski via the Messner Traverse (which you'll see just has 'why the fck am I doing this' written all over it.
Enjoy and look forward to your offerings.