Jeep Eating It On Lions Back

[Kevin B]

The title says this is a jeep but its kinda hard to tell. The clip (http://www.big-boys.com/articles/jeephill.html) is short but scary.

[Kevin B]

The title says this is a jeep but its kinda hard to tell. The clip (http://www.big-boys.com/articles/jeephill.html) is short but scary.

[Kevin B]

The title says this is a jeep but its kinda hard to tell. The clip (http://www.big-boys.com/articles/jeephill.html) is short but scary.

[DRTYFN]

That's a Chevy Blazer. How the hell could you think that was a Jeep?

Plus, that clip is ancient history.

[Kevin B]

To me it looked more like an international (Ive also heard it was a Bronco). As far as ancient history, it is allways a good lesson IMHO to get a reality check to aviod becoming complacent. This could easily happen with A.B.S.

[dochummer]

That's an old clip. I think I saw it on realtv a couple of years ago. Apparently the brakes went out at the top, and it was a quick ride to the bottom. No life-threatening injuries if I remember right. The sand pit at the bottom softened the impact. I could be wrong, but I don't think it had anything to do with ABS...I think the husband drove it up, and he decided to let the wife "drive" it down. She was a rookie and had never done it before...

[DRTYFN]

dochummer is right about the details. It was some crappy old Blazer that had a brake failure on the way down, and the inexperienced wife didn't think to throw it into 1st or reverse to stop it. I seem to remember they didn't die but did eat some ca-ca at the bottom when they hit.

[PARAGON]

Here is a decent video that gives the perspective of coming down lion's back.

http://www.fuzzypixels.com/Movies/Moab.rm

[KenP]

That's a pretty cool video. Those little trucks hit a few trouble spots though.

[ShaggyX]

Hell Yeah. I will be doing Lions back in a couple of months. Then you guys can look in awe at my s10 on that beast. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[RIC-H0]

Nice Video...
I can smell the clutch burning from here! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Ric-H2

[Kevin B]

Originally posted by dochummer:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> I don't think it had anything to do with ABS... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

No it didn't. I said this could easily happen with A.B.S. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif.

[ROX]

I saw that on Real TV a LOOOOOOOOONG time ago.

Bummer.

[SunsetShannon]

Here's a vid clip from our last trip down Lion's back. Sorry you have to turn your head... and it's pretty slow going - the way you're supposed to take it http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[SunsetShannon]

I tried to post our short clip from our Hummer trip to Lion's Back last year... but couldn't get it to attach???