What is the most adventurous thing you would feel comfortable doing?

[dustybiker]

Riding a rollercoaster? Hot air balloon? High speed off road mountain biking? Sky diving? Astronaut? Something else?

[HighlyVolatile]

The prolonged ones might be a challenge for me. There are quick thrills and there are slogs like trying to endure a broken arm in the jungle while eating bugs. I always found my weaknesses lie in those prolonged challenges. I can't rely on adrenaline for that.

I broke my arm at a skateboarding competition long ago and I not only continued and finished the competition but won first place. Then I drove myself home with one arm but then I turned baby curling in the fetal position for the whole week until I finally drove myself to the hospital with one arm.

I'm not very manly about the prolonged types of pain. I can't rely on adrenaline for that. So I think the adventurous things I'd become uncomfortable doing would be ones that require me to suffer like this for long periods of time.

[dustybiker]

Ouch. Yes. Good points.

[HighlyVolatile]

Something like climbing Mt. Everest would be much tougher for me that way than skydiving. Can't rely on pure adrenaline to get to the top of Mt. Everest. And I might find myself the weakest in the group easily when I can't recover.

[dustybiker]

I hear the trick is to go slow. Acclimated.

[HighlyVolatile]

I don't have that type of endurance toughness yet let alone the smarts. I get the adrenaline rush and I can feel like a champion for a while, but it wears off, and then I feel like a baby just trying not to complain too much. The other thing I'm not sure I can endure is torture like if people start just hammering my fingers or putting a drill through my eyeballs or just slicing off huge chunks of my flesh. I don't know if I can be manly in those moments. The thought always bothers me like maybe I'll lose my dignity if I do that.

[dustybiker]

I think anyone would.

[HighlyVolatile]

I don't wanna! But I'm worried that I will. Adrenaline-rush training doesn't necessarily prepare us for guaranteed and prolonged torture. I got lots of training in risky business that, when failed, risks acute injury or death, but not the prolonged kinds of pain. So the people I most admire these days aren't crazy risk-takers, but the people who can endure the longest, most torturous bouts of pain.

[dustybiker]

This is about adventure that you are comfy with. No torture required.

[HighlyVolatile]

I think I might be comfortable with almost all of them -- at first! I wouldn't think much about it. Like daring me to take a police officer's handgun away from him. That's nuts! But you know, I don't think about that if someone dares me.

[HighlyVolatile]

The types that would give me pause are ones with guaranteed consequences like getting my arm cut off -- even surgically removed under anesthetic. That's a type of dare I don't think I want to take. There's not even a risk involved -- I'm guaranteed to lose the arm.

[dustybiker]

I wouldn’t recommend it. lol

[HighlyVolatile]

I did before removing the police firearm but in Japan. Japanese police are extremely reluctant to shoot their guns. I wouldn't try that in the US. That's pretty much suicide in the US as far as I know.

[dustybiker]

Yes. I would think so too.

[HighlyVolatile]

Apologies for rambling anyway. I got incidents in my life that I reflect on wondering if I'm ever all there in the head. But as far as adventures go, I'm probably down for just about anything that isn't guaranteed to be suicidal... until I'm not, but then it will be too late.

[dustybiker]

You are free to be yourself in my Q’s. No apologies required.

[HighlyVolatile]

High-five! :-D

[dustybiker]

Right back at ya! 😎

[Andres77]

@dustybiker
@highlyvolatile
Wim Hof. The Iceman.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Hof

[Andres77]

@highlyvolatile
Hey bud, we hold ourselves back sometimes because we don't realize "what's possible."
You're a good man with a good heart.
The sky is the limit.
Don't hold yourself back.
Evaluate, prepare, go crazy!!!
I've lived a better life once I got to this point.
You've still got a lot left in you.
I'm excited for the transition you're going to make once this sinks in.
You've got a cheerleader in NC!

[Andres77]

@dustybiker
I meant to add you too.

[HighlyVolatile]

@Andres77 Cheers!

[NathanDavis]

for me being (somewhat) in control... could be rally racing off-road in the snow, I've done it before without it and I almost hit a tree with enough speed, adding snow would be a dream but also risky

if others (professionals that know what they're doing) are in control of the calculated risks... then I would be up for many things, jumping off planes, exploring in the wilderness, even storm-chasing... lol

there is one thing I would never do though... and that is, deep diving into caves underwater, not even with the most prepared and ready, experienced professionals, I would not even sign-up for the training and practice... lmao

[dustybiker]

Nice 😎 And yes. Heard some very scary things about spelunking

[DizzyDesii]

Yea im definitely not adventurous unless its being sexual in public. I guess the most I’d do is travel to AU (the only country i really care to temporarily leave the states for). I’d like to learn to surf while there. I’d also like to snowboard. I used to wanna try skydiving but i’ll certainly pass on that. I've never been into bungee jumping, rockclimbing, ziplining, camping nor snorkeling.

[dustybiker]

Great reply, thanks. 😎

[DizzyDesii]

Thanks and im stil debating on the hot air balloon. But i want a parachute on my back just in case lol

[dustybiker]

lol totally. 😁

[midnightmoon05]

Taking a bus home from the city all by myself at the age of 6,7 or 8…
my family told me… I don’t remember I did that. jumping off of a 7 feet high railing at age 40… hummm maybe I should call that stupid sigh 😔

[dustybiker]

You little daredevil.

[lightbulb27]

If that's what you'd do at 40, what going to do at 50?

[midnightmoon05]

@lightbulb27 we shall find out 😊

[DonkeyDan]

Used to love roller coasters, now my back doesn't like them much at all 😟
Have been tempted by skydiving although again the back thing, same for bungee jumping. Maybe a hot air balloon though, never thought about doing it before, but it could be fun.
Used to go with a friend to navigate on road races, that was pretty exhilarating. Astronaut thing no, because of my phobias.
How about you?

[dustybiker]

Annoying to have something hold you back.
I am game for anything at this point. So long as the people in charge have experience I would feel comfy trying it.

[andreasderjuengere]

I'd love a ride on the backseat of a combat aircraft.
I almost got one once, but then ''my government'' cancelled the type of aircraft (F104), and I was... grounded :D
What I indeed did: caving (spelunking), alone. Gandalf was right: under the mountain there are many surprises waiting.

[dustybiker]

Bad timing in possible fun!!
His are wise words. 😁

[Massageman]

We are all hurtling though space at about 66,000-67,000 mph (depending on source and rounding), so we are all kind of astronauts - - but I digress - -
I've already para-sailed and flown in a helicopter- pretty tame stuff.
And big steel coasters are no problem.

Maybe riding a motorcycle in the H-D parking lot?

[dustybiker]

Yes, love to warp my own mind thinking about space. - I might be over-thinking.. what is an H-D parking lot?

[Massageman]

Harley Davidson (not Home Depot).
When HD has bike training, the have bikes with "training wheels" all set for beginners.

[dustybiker]

How funny. I haven’t heard this. I took a class on Harleys too. No mention of this.

I though HD was some futuristic parking lot.

[dustybiker]

*thought

[Staximus]

I've done a few stupid things in my time, haha. Crashed mountain bikes going downhill at 40 mph in Breckenridge Colorado, took a rusty old stock 66 Chevelle downhill at 150 mph with no power steering or power brakes in Washington, hiked into a canyon at night on acid and almost fell off a 100 ft. cliff onto rocks the size of Volkswagens in Azusa canyon, rode a jetski in a summer monsoon on lake Mead and almost got struck by lightning right in front of me, there's some other stuff too

[dustybiker]

lol How are you alive? 😁

[Staximus]

Because I'm part leprechaun

[Andres77]

Do a super high altitude freefall parachute jump from about 50,000' in a pressurized suit... and land on a cruise ship going to Alaska and after I've gotten some rest get dropped off and travel out to Kodiak Island in a kayak and camp and track Brown Bears and get some excellent pictures.
Umm... what's my actual budget?

[TrueConfection]

Can I join you?

[Andres77]

@TrueConfection
Tandem freefall? Absolutely!!!
And tandem kayak... you carry the rifle while I take the pictures? Or vice versa?

[TrueConfection]

Not tandem. I need my own kayak and my own rifle.

[Andres77]

@TrueConfection 🤪🤪🤪
Awesome!

[TrueConfection]

I say that because the last time I tandem kayaked, my kayak partner panicked about something and caused us to flip. It's not like rafting. Kayaks flip if you're not in synch.

As far as the rifle goes, I'll carry it and you can take the pictures. I'm a terrible photographer.

The adventure sounds amazing though!

[TrueConfection]

I'm a better shot with the rifle than I am with the camera. Bada-bing! 🤦

[Andres77]

@TrueConfection
Fair enough. I've taken friends and family out in tandem kayaks for years, I'm good, I'm a good teacher and coach, they've all done well and we've never flipped. Even when we THOUGHT there were sharks surfacing close...
So... I finally bought a second individual kayak so I could take others out and have fun together.
I was a safety officer for years. I see threats everywhere... and I mitigate the threat and do it anyway... and have a blast.
Mr. Safety... I make people feel safe. I've even taken a cop friend on a trip that he never imagined... and he couldn't believe that you could have that much fun and not get hurt or be doing anything wrong.
I like your attitude. I hope you have a man that appreciates you!
👍👍👍

[TrueConfection]

Sharks eh? I've been on a shark dive. The panic was a swimmer who I assume was training because we were pretty far off shore. Anyhow, she swam right in front of the bow and we thought we were going to run her over. I stopped paddling and my partner tried to back paddle. We all became swimmers!

[Andres77]

@TrueConfection
But you have a cool story now, right?
Sitting around a table with friends drinking wine and showing pictures... good goals!

[TrueConfection]

Yeah, it starts out, "Three was that time I had borderline hypothermia..." 😬

[TrueConfection]

*There

[Andres77]

@TrueConfection
No awesome story ever starts out with "one time I was eating this salad..."

[TrueConfection]

😂😂😂

[slatyb]

Sky diving would be the limit for me. Hot air ballooning is pretty safe. High speed mountain biking? Probably not, I've never done that before. My most recent adventure was aggressively riding a quad ATV on mountainous trails in West Virginia.

[dustybiker]

Don’t need to ask if you had fun. 😁

[slatyb]

You have to get up and forward like riding a galloping horse. My quads were sore for a few days. It's a workout.

[slatyb]

I'm also a pretty aggressive downhill skier. I've done 50 mph on groomers.

[whereismyjohnny]

There are many things I want to try tbh. I find adrenaline activities very appealing 😂

I always wanted to try bungee jumping. Sky diving and kayaking seem fun too.

[Charliefretz329]

Adrenaline is the best drug

[dustybiker]

Adrenaline does make you feel alive. Don’t even have to be a junkie. Just sip.

[Femphile_xoxo]

For me, I'd probably say skiing a hard-leaning blue from summit to bottom at night. But then again that's more something I'm comfortable with rather than pushing the limit haha :)

[dustybiker]

That sounds thrilling!

[Femphile_xoxo]

It absolutely is! Night skiing is lovely and actually, summits at sunset are even prettier.

[dustybiker]

Oh yes! I bet a full moon would be amazing lighting too.

[Femphile_xoxo]

Do you like skiing? Or are you more of a biker (I assume you bike haha).

[dustybiker]

Snowboard. The thought of feet going in different directions unnerved me. lol

[Femphile_xoxo]

I've never tried snowboarding. Oddly enough it's the same thing for me but in reverse. I feel like I'd be less in control.

[dustybiker]

I could see it feeling restrictive too.

[TommyMountainFigure]

For me the whole point of being adventurous is that I don't feel comfortable doing it.. I want to be out of my comfort zone, or I wouldn't class it as adventurous.

[dustybiker]

I agree. I wanted to find out what people considered was pushing that comfort zone.

[TommyMountainFigure]

I did a parachute jump for charity a few years back.. That was VERY much out of my comfort zone.

[dustybiker]

Interesting choice for charity!
lol I bet. Did you enjoy it? 😁

[TommyMountainFigure]

Best thing I have ever done. It was for great ormond st hospital for kids.. they saved my life when i was a baby so i figured I owed them.

[dustybiker]

Even more amazing then. Thanks for sharing that. 😎

[TommyMountainFigure]

You're welcome. What about you? what's the most adventurous thing you feel comfortable with?

[dustybiker]

I’m pretty open at this point. So long as the people offering the adventure knew what they were doing I would try it.

[TommyMountainFigure]

Then honestly? You really should. I would be way too scared to do that jump now, but in my 20's and to a lesser degree in my 30's I was fearless. The older I get the less likely I am to do anything If you wanna do it, then do it so you don't look back and say I really wanted to do that!

[ReynoldsPhilip240]

Mountain biking, running, and hiking is something that I do regularly, I also like playing sports like soccer, rugby, tennis, soft ball, basketball, etc.
I would also like to take up various activities such as: ice skating, skiing, snow boarding, and surfing someday, but I just haven't found the time yet.

[dustybiker]

Get on the surfing. That flexes the soul. Magical and addictive.

[UniquelyBasic]

I would like to go skydiving. Seems really cool based on the videos I've seen.

[dustybiker]

I’d even be happy in a wind tunnel. Flying is fun.

[UniquelyBasic]

Those look like fun too

[TrueConfection]

Any of what you just mentioned, but no way would I be on the bridge in your picture. 😂

[dustybiker]

We all draw lines. 😎

[Rizwan_khan]

I like to do adventure realted to height like skydiving. Hot air balloon and many more cuz i have a height phobia and want to over come that fear. That would be great achievement for me.

[dustybiker]

I hope you have the opportunity one day.

[Rizwan_khan]

Thank you 😊 appreciate it

[Anonymous]

All of the above. Anything that is decently safe and won’t take me away from my friends and family too long unless I die. Why not try it ya know

[dustybiker]

Yes! Agree.

[douride2]

Anything to do with heights is out of bounds for me. It's not that I'm scared of heights it's being high makes everything spin.

[dustybiker]

Can you do zip lines with a controlled direction?

[douride2]

If it is high up I can't do it.

[dustybiker]

Right. That’s a shame.

[douride2]

It wasn't always like this. At one time heights never bothered me.

[sirderpsalot123]

I have always wanted to go skydiving, just once so I could brag about it. The hot air balloon would also be cool.

[DaveToo]

A balloon ride would be nice. I'm well past riding an off-road motorcycle, I don't jump out of perfectly good airplanes. I'm claustrophobic so riding in a titanium shell in the middle of space wouldn't be my preference.

[MysticDevice]

I've gone skydiving before and would 100% do it again. So the limit is pretty high, no pun intended.

[dustybiker]

Very nice😎

[driven159]

rode many roller coasters did hot air balloon shy diving once used to do crazy things on a bike but not an astronaut to old now to go in Outer space

[dustybiker]

Hot air balloon Q. Is it uncomfortable heat from the burner when a passenger?

Found this cool diagram.
cameronballoons.com/.../blast-valve

[driven159]

no heat is above you but can be noisy, but landing is the hard part you kind of crash-land

[dustybiker]

Thanks. That’s the inside intel I like to know.

[Charliefretz329]

Survival training - hiking/backpacking. Completely remote off-grid situation. Alone with no communication

[dustybiker]

True challenge. 💪