16 points itdude | 2 comments | 13 Oct 25 12:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.397s | source

This question has been asked several times before (see below), but looks like the most recent was about a year ago.

Thoughts on why are also appreciated.

  1 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18085765
  2 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18537512
  3 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18271167
  4 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32799789
  5 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41906454

1. mitchbob ◴[15 Oct 25 18:15 UTC] No.45596459[source]▶

>>45567701 (OP) #

If you're not afraid of heights (or maybe if you are):

- Free Solo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Solo

- Man on Wire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_on_Wire

And one with the greatest ever road cyclist in the greatest one day race:

- A Sunday in Hell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sunday_in_Hell

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2. barrenko ◴[17 Oct 25 02:42 UTC] No.45612855[source]▶

>>45596459 (TP) #

Personally, regarding Free Solo and the amygdala shenanigans, "Meru" is an even better one.

Tl;dr is three guys go up a mountain, fail, one of them cracks a skull in the meantime, and then they make another attempt...

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