Pole vaulting Bear

Horn Dog said:
Why oh why must some of you put down my hero? Everyone knows that pole vaulting is the safest way down a loose rocky slope. Did you catch Bear eating bear crap? What a man!
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That cracks me up - He used his only water to wash off something in bear poop to eat.

I'm no braniac or survival teacher but I could venture to say you'd not want to waste your only water rinsing off semi-edibles out of poo.
 
Horn Dog said:
Why oh why must some of you put down my hero? Everyone knows that pole vaulting is the safest way down a loose rocky slope. Did you catch Bear eating bear crap? What a man!
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We used to strategically place raisenets to play a trick on newbs. The joke goes something like "Wow here is some really fresh deer poop" then pop a few in your mouth make a big show of chewing them up and then say "Yep, just what I thought, they are feedin on white oak acorns". You get some pretty good responses.

Since it has already been proven that Bear has no integrity and is a liar. I wonder if a lot of what he eats is like the old raisenet joke. Chris
 
Man vs wild is touted as a "survival" show but there should also be a disclaimer that his stunts are for ENTERTAINMENT VALUE only. I mean the guy is basically a show off with the needless risks he takes ... he's all about look at me I'm a badass mutha-f@$#%
 
Like the Baby Ruth candy bar in the pool in Caddy Shack? When I was a kid, we used to make Milk Dud turds in the movies. Dumb stuff!
 
I think MVW is like fear factor in the woods... I watch it, I find it entertaining and I can't wait to see what kind of wacky thing he's going to do or what kind of gross items he's going to eat.. I glean very little if any actual usable information from his show.. but I can respect his athleticism...and his show (now that Les is gone) is the only trick in town so I'll take it.
 
I don't like his show at all (not that I have a TV anyway but the internet is out there!) but to be honest this particular stunt didn't bother me much...that was a pretty controlled, slow pole vault and I would probably consider doing it if, for whatever reason, I couldn't wade the river. It's definitely a slower descent than you'd have by jumping, anyway.

I don't like the guy or his show at all but this scene is a lot less troublesome than I was expecting from the title.
 
I tried to find a funny picture of a bear pole vaulting to post and came across this.

I wouldn't mind watching a few rounds of pole vaulting at this event :)

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Seems like he either has to pole vault/slide/run down a mountain in every show i see.

he also has to go down rapids without a boat (or a boat that is mostly underwater) in every show i see.

he also doesn't mind sippin a little bit of his own pee now and then.

I'm not sure how large his balls are because there is always a camera shot from the goal of his objective, so some geeky camera man already did it before he did.
 
I didn't see the segment, but you bet I've done it.

But note: across swamps and marshy areas.

Simply get a good long length of dead wood--just enough to support your weight--get a good *walking* speed up, plant the far end in the swamp and swing yourself over. You land on your feet.

It ain't Olympic pole vaulting. Even now, I could still do it: it's not a huge effort to do. Although what Grylls did, and does, who knows.

Across rapids or down hills is exactly the WRONG application of the basic technique. There are easier ways to cross those. The technique I describe is used to cover swampy, low areas without getting too muddy or wet.

Why are you still watching him?
 
myright said:
I tried to find a funny picture of a bear pole vaulting to post and came across this.

I wouldn't mind watching a few rounds of pole vaulting at this event :)

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WOOOW!! :eek: That pic caught me by surprise, that girl is unbelievable. Chris
 
myright said:
That cracks me up - He used his only water to wash off something in bear poop to eat.

I'm no braniac or survival teacher but I could venture to say you'd not want to waste your only water rinsing off semi-edibles out of poo.
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He wasted his water. He should have made poop tea. The boiling would take care of parasites Instead of washing off some peanuts.
 
Loosearrow said:
He wasted his water. He should have made poop tea. The boiling would take care of parasites Instead of washing off some peanuts.
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LMFAO - Poop tea..

I'm surprised he didn't use it as an excuse to drink more pee. He could have boiled those poop berries in a pot of pee :D
 
KTMGUY said:
If you have the skills then why not? Bear is fit, has above average balance, huge balls, and some pretty damn good climbing skills. No, I can't see some 50 year old dude with a titanic beer gut, and the muscle tone of pudding trying to attempt shit like that.
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he's also on belay, and has about 50 people with him.
 
Man I was hoping to see a big grizzly or black bear pole vaulting when I clicked on the post !!!!
 
pitdog said:
Man I was hoping to see a big grizzly or black bear pole vaulting when I clicked on the post !!!!
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You and me both. THAT would have been a blast! :) Not a staged act for the camera.

I don't know where you guys have hiked, but even in urban parks, flying off onto unknown ground can land you on loose rocks or small tree stumps. Betcha Bear's ankles and maybe his ribs are braced for some of these dumb stunts.
 
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