Tone this is for you

[mbeach]

Looks pretty scary, but man...

I used to throw people out of airplanes and they didn't cry like that...

[rowhard]

So, what grade is Lions Back, and if you say its a 3.5 I'M NOT COMING!!!!

[psychos2]

They should use this video in a Jeep commercial. One of those only in a Jeep commercials. Because if your gonna wine and cry like that it should be ONLY IN A JEEP ! shawn

[Heraclid]

Didn't look that bad except right at the end. I'm sure it's worse actually doing it, but why couldn't a stocker do that? And it's not THAT narrow. It's a good thing he didn't die doing that. Imagine them recovering the tape somehow and he's left behind that whimpering legacy. LOL!

[Kenny]

Now this guy would have had a keepsake in his pants.
I would have...


http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.ph...=4x4racing.wmv

(hope the link works for a while)

[yal^]

Todd, the link doesn't work.... temporarily?

[Moncha]

... but why couldn't a stocker do that? ...

I'm sure a stock Jeep or a VX could do Lion's Back with no problems.. It's a confidence thing more than anything. A modified vehicle almost always give more confidence.

[WormGod]

Wow.... I want to punch that guy just for his whining. Do it and shut up. Next time you go out for some adventures, pick up a 6 pack of SELF CONFIDENCE!!!!

[Tone]

I don't believe I uttered a word up or down the fin as I was too busy focusing on the task at hand. My chest and arms were sore from hanging onto the wheel. It is not a technical trail but video or pictures will never do justice to the difficulty.

Biju was ok with me doing it while we stood at the bottom but once we started just walking it, he quickly changed to 'I don't think you should do this....". The VX would do fine on this with aired down tires and a calm driver as evidenced by a stock Merecedes with street tires and open diffs.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...50764141881715

[biju]

Biju was ok with me doing it while we stood at the bottom but once we started just walking it, he quickly changed to 'I don't think you should do this....".

Pictures and vids will NEVER do this obtacle justice. I highly suggest to anybody who wants to attempt this to walk it first... You'll see exactly what I was thinking... It's totally disorientating and messes with your mind!!

Alas, it's doable. I've got just under 12 months to psych myself up for it...

-biju.

p.s. Tone, I still have pictures that Chris took - I'll get you them as soon as I can....

[Maugan_VX]

isn't that obstacle the same one that the bronco took a plunge down when its brakes gave out?

[Tone]

Yup, and there are pictures at the office of other who have not made it and the remenants of a blue Toyota fatality can still be seen in the crevasse. Lisa wanted me to look at them BEFORE I made the ascent - I chose not to....

[Maugan_VX]

Certainly seems like something not to tackle if you're not experienced or afraid of heights.

[Triathlete]

1. With a good spotter to keep you on the line this would not be to tough.
2. Tone, your camera person needs a tripod!
3. Propper music selection is vital!

[mbeach]

...There was also that old video ('91 I think) of a full size Blazer/Suburban that lost its brakes on the way down. It went off the opposite side of the back as the Toyota -pretty nasty.

Everyone lived.