Comments on: Because snow is too fluffy.

Because snow is too fluffy.

empath — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:18:05 -0800

Nicaragua's Cerro Negro is the youngest volcano in Central America. While it has a kind of stark beauty, since this record (and bone)-breaking stunt, most tourists go there for a different reason.

By: mannequito

mannequito — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:22:16 -0800

ahh yes, to see the guy dressed up like the horse who interrupts the fighting of the bull penises.

By: empath

empath — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:24:29 -0800

(Well. There's that, but also the sledding at the end of the video...)

By: three blind mice

three blind mice — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:40:28 -0800

Daryn and his crew endured a fair share of trial and error, testing everything from picnic tables to mattresses until they arrived to a sit-down, wooden toboggan, made of metal and Formica-reinforced plywood. The adventure sport was born! Going down any hill in a toboggan made like a cheap kitchen countertop would seem to be adventure enough. Doing it in a remote part of the world far from medical attention seems like adventure overkill.

By: empath

empath — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:56:29 -0800

Doing it in a remote part of the world far from medical attention seems like adventure overkill. It's not that remote. It's about an hour outside of Leon, which is a decent-sized city.

By: HuronBob

HuronBob — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:57:30 -0800

Some mornings just getting out of bed and getting to the bathroom that is five feet away without accidentally, in a half sleep, lurching to the left and falling down the wooden stairs that lead to the loft, is adventure enough. This stuff....this stuff is akin to applying to be a research subject for Darwin.

By: notmtwain

notmtwain — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:02:19 -0800

Pretty tame actually-- after a morning spent surfing the intellectual slopes of Mt. Metafilter. But if you find yourself one day bored to tears with bags of extra bandaids standing on the side of a volcano in Nicaragua, why not try it?

By: Goofyy

Goofyy — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:25:47 -0800

It's a good thing they don't pile pretty white sand as high as ashy volcanoes. I might be tempted in that case. Well, except for the heat. Fergetaboudit.

By: three blind mice

three blind mice — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:26:47 -0800

It's about an hour outside of Leon, which is a decent-sized city. Hmm. I Google Leon+Nicaragua+Trauma+Center and... My friend we have very different ideas about what remote, decent-sized, and far from medical attention mean.

By: empath

empath — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:33:11 -0800

My friend we have very different ideas about what remote, decent-sized, and far from medical attention mean. Eh... I got patched up for this boo-boo at the farmacia in Leon. Took 15 minutes. Though I still have some volcano dust under the skin....

By: Slap*Happy

Slap*Happy — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:38:44 -0800

The Hawaiians have been doing this as a religious ritual for centuries.

By: Segundus

Segundus — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:18:10 -0800

Looks just the place for some ill-prepared zorbing.

By: AElfwine Evenstar

AElfwine Evenstar — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:22:44 -0800

Speaking of Nicaraguan Volcanoes, Cerro Negro's big brother San Cristóbal, has been a little bit more cranky than usual. By the direction of the plume it looks like Chichigalpa has been getting a good ash covering since the recent spate of eruptions started. I hope my monthly shipment of Flor de Caña isn't affected...

By: GenjiandProust

GenjiandProust — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:37:01 -0800

He blames his plan on a village and it's explosions. I imagine that alcohol, a lack of imagination, and a critical desire for bragging rights are more likely culprits.

By: orme

orme — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:38:37 -0800

Seems like the real danger is how everything seems to include free beer.

By: Just this guy, y'know

Just this guy, y'know — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:02:35 -0800

I like that sledding is not limited to people in cold places. In fact, even if you can't find anything sufficiently niveous you can still go sledding. Hooray!

By: drlith

drlith — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:15:47 -0800

Christ, what an ash hole.

By: lalochezia

lalochezia — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:20:37 -0800

Protip, from one who knows first-hand*: if you're doing this, and develop second thoughts going down too fast, using your unprotected hands as braking devices is not advisable. * Ba dum!

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:19:16 -0800

Damn that's a crash!

By: skrozidile

skrozidile — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:25:14 -0800

The first time the camera pans down to reveal the tiny, tiny shorts was maybe the biggest surprise I got out of that video.

By: arcticseal

arcticseal — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:55:36 -0800

Because snow is too fluffy. I take umbrage at your title; like kittens, snow can never be too fluffy.

By: chance

chance — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:05:55 -0800

Glad I hiked it before the boarders invaded the place.