Incredible: Chilean Rides Motorcycle Off a 3000-Foot Cliff in Andes
- Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:13am by
Emily Esfahani Smith
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Julio Munoz, Chilean daredevil, accomplished an incredible feat when he rode his motorcycle off of a 3300-foot cliff in the Andes mountains. Munoz free-fell 3000 feet before opening his parachute and landing safely. His bike, meanwhile, crashed into pieces.
Daredevil Julio Munoz raced towards a specially prepared ramp at full tilt, hit the middle of it, and soared off the 3,300ft cliff in the Andes mountain range.
Discarding his bike, which crashed into the rocks below, he only opened his parachute 200ft from the ground and landed safely.
The 37-year-old had been planning the stunt – which took place in the Loma Rabona region of Chile and cost $100,000 – for three years.
Watch his breathtaking stunt:
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ARAGORN2123
Posted on May 9, 2011 at 3:02am“an incredible feat”, “breathtaking stunt”. Are you kidding me? He has a freeking PARACHUTE, people.
Report Post »Try the same jump without one, then I’ll be impressed.
cableguy1
Posted on May 8, 2011 at 9:14amumm, that was stupid. it is something that anybody could do, like being a prostitute.
Report Post »EL CHOQUE
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 9:11pmNow, what really would have been cool is if he had strapped himself to the cycle & drove off when he landed. That would have been a topper for that stunt.
Report Post »whosebone
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 4:18pmparachute? we dont need no stinkin parachute!
Report Post »GA_dandelion
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 10:29amoil spill …oh the humanity!!
Report Post »harleynbarley
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:00amWhat in the world is so “incredible/stunning/unbelievable” about this? The guy used a parachute. Jump out of a plane, jump off a motorcycle, what’s the difference?
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 1:30pmHe destroyed a perfectly good motorcycle. When the machines take over they are going to remember that.
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 1:20pmDUSTYLUV…Three years to plan it? Man I thought Obama was slow on making decisions….
How long would it take >you< to get up the onions to do that?
Report Post »estone052060
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 12:52pmSo, then, the parachute would be the media and the ignorant Americans who will vote again for Mr. Obama……..
Report Post »teachermitch32
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:20amLittering in the andes! OMG! Patagonia would be proud.
Report Post »and to the republic
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:19amthat kinda looks like the US economy….
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:28amExcept fo the parachute.
Report Post »and to the republic
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:43ambut the parachute saves BHO, not the economy…..
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:18ama waste of a darn good bike, better clean up the mess, are the green commies will come and get you.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:29amCommonsense
You are right it was a waste of a good bike. I am confused though what cost him $100,000.00? Did he get paid anything to do this? Why?
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:52am@sissykatz— There are so many analogies to Obama and the government. The spending for the jump is one of them. I to ask why so expensive?
Report Post »integrican
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:18amParachute? Pffffft!!!!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:26am“In 1974, Mr. Knievel decided he would jump 1,600 feet across the Snake River Canyon in Idaho. Before thousands of spectators and thousands more on a closed-circuit television broadcast, he took a rocket-powered motorcycle up a 108-foot ramp at 350 miles an hour and soared some 2,000 feet over the canyon floor.
But his parachute opened prematurely, and he and the cycle drifted to the canyon floor, leaving him without serious injury.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/01/us/01knievel.html?pagewanted=all
Done that.
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 1:19pmDone that…but not on purpose…
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:15amThings that we do for a thrill. Chris Matthews thinks about Obama.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:19amrofl .. good thing I was done with my coffee.
Report Post »and to the republic
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:22amseriously, the bike is the US economy and the bike rider is BHO….
Report Post »Dale
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:29amand to the republic;
Report Post »seriously, the bike is the US economy and the bike rider is BHO….
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Like your analogy, however I believe you have it backward.
banjarmon
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:30amSome People are crazy, others are dumb.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:39amThree years to plan it? Man I thought Obama was slow on making decisions….
Report Post »smak
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:40am@poverty.sucks
Report Post »Things that we do for a thrill. Chris Matthews thinks about Obama.
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And you think about Chris Matthews.
and to the republic
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:46am@ Dale: Okay you made me think bout that but I stand by my analogy. The economy is the bike being ridden over the cliff and is destroyed at the bottom. The rider, BHO, is the one taking the economy over the cliff and the rider is saved by the parachute….
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:48amThe slacker ,used a parachute a real biker would have no parachute if they did it. lol?
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 12:14pm@POVERTY’
Report Post »That… was funny.
GODSAMERICA
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 1:36pmYou mean that a cheap motorcycle, a parachute and some plywood and 2X4s cost $100,000? I’ve got a few things around my house that I would be willing to sell this guy like my old 88 toyota pickup. I‘ll be more than willing to sell it to him for a measly 50 grand and I’ll even throw in a full tank of gas too. That is if he takes my offer before obama drives the gas prices up much higher.
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 3:03pmthat wasen’t the jet guy was it??
Report Post »ramburner
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 8:39amObama should have been riding along with him, skip the parachute please!
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Report Post »martinrnelson
Posted on May 7, 2011 at 5:15pmGood one:)
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