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I think it’s kind of strange that Jeb gets so much publicity for something he dreams of doing. No disrespect to Jeb, of course, he’s an amazing athlete and very inspirational. It’s just a strange concept.

It kinda reminds me of a couple of badass free climbers who are working on the hardest free climb on El Cap, they haven’t sent it yet, but they get all kinds of press for something they haven’t accomplished.

I mean, we all have lofty goals and HUGE dreams but whether or not we achieve them, is an entire different story.

It kinda reminds me of a couple of badass free climbers who are working on the hardest free climb on El Cap, they haven’t sent it yet, but they get all kinds of press for something they haven’t accomplished.

There are two types of people in this world. Regardless of race, nationality, religion, height, weight, sex, sexual preference, class, and so on, there are only two. People who do things, and people who talk about doing things. With that said...

Please don't put Jeb on the same level as Tommy Caldwell. While both have done amazing things, Tommy Caldwell has actually been a pioneer in his sport. He has accomplished several first ascents and other firsts, and therefore earned the publicity not because of the route, but because of his past routes. He doesn't seek the spotlight, the spotlight seeks him. If he said he was going to climb to the moon, it would be worth watching because he will make it happen.

Jeb, if you log on and read this, how about letting this community know how the survivable bounce project is going (if it is a real project and not just a publicity stunt to help put food on the table).

I personally don't like to talk about projects before i do them but to raise this kind of money I have to promote.

Please don't put Jeb on the same level as Tommy Caldwell. While both have done amazing things, Tommy Caldwell has actually been a pioneer in his sport. He has accomplished several first ascents and other firsts, and therefore earned the publicity not because of the route, but because of his past routes. He doesn't seek the spotlight, the spotlight seeks him. If he said he was going to climb to the moon, it would be worth watching because he will make it happen.

I have worked on projects that have taken 16 years to happen :) The wing-suit landing is very complex and very expensive :) It will take time and in order to raise the money needed we need to promote it.

If you guys would like it to happen faster you can always chip in with some cash :) Right now it's only 3.2 million, a total bargain at twice the price :)

By the way we are no longer working with vertigo inc. Not because they were to expensive but because they were purchased by the government and no longer work on civilian projects.

We now have a new group of engineers who are prefect for this type of project :) They have actually built many things very similar to what we are needing to build to land :)

It will happen and it will take time :) I will never give up no matter how difficult it is or how long it takes :) If someone beats me then they beat me but to be honest I am in no rush :)

I personally don't like to talk about projects before i do them but to raise this kind of money I have to promote. It was so much easier when projects were small and didn't cost anything :)

Sorry if you guys think it is a bad way of going about things but to be honest you can always do it any way you like when you decide to go for it :) I welcome any and all of you to try :) Come on, go for it, beat me to it :)

Jeb

Just because I give my girlfriend a buttplug doesn't mean I have to use it on myself.

Just because I give my girlfriend a buttplug doesn't mean I have to use it on myself.

God bless you....

Im not big fan of Jeb Corliss

Well Chris, if you think it is so easy then do it :) I will be happy to either except the money from you once you have raised it or watch you land your self :) Either way it will get done and the whole community will be better off. So go for it, get this small amount of money that is so easy to raise :) It's not that amount of money is hard to get. It's the amount of money mixed with the high risk of the project :)

i didn't think it was going to be this hard to raise that amount of money either :) Turns out i didn't know shit till i actually tried :) It's amazing how much you learn when you actually go out in the world and try to do things that have never been done before :)

Like I sad, if you think you can do better then go out there and do better :) Don't just sit there and criticize. Go raise the money and beat me to it :) I will be the first to shake your hand because I actually know how hard this really is...