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[Paulscoconutass]

I was looking through the old Maddox stuff and found his 'Tribute to real men' article. I was just wandering what the manliest thing everyone else has seen or read about is.

I'd have to give Aron Ralston a shout out. Like maddox said... he's a legend.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - With no water and as little hope of survival, Aspen mountaineer Aron Ralston, 27, used a pocketknife to amputate his own arm and free himself from a boulder weighing 800-1,000 pounds that fell and trapped him for five days in a remote desert canyon in eastern Utah.

Pinned in a 3-foot wide slot canyon near the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park south of Moab, Utah, Ralston cut through his own arm below the elbow Thursday morning, applying a tourniquet and administering first aid before rigging anchors and fixing a rope to rappel to the bottom of Blue John Canyon and hiking out to meet rescuers. Ralston had been hiking alone when the boulder fell and pinned his right arm as he was moving through the narrow slot last Saturday afternoon, according to information from the sheriff's offices in Emery and Wayne counties.

Ralston told rescuers that on Thursday morning he realized he would not survive unless he took drastic action. He had run out of water on Tuesday.

Search efforts that had begun Wednesday evening yielded no signs of the hiker until he walked out of the canyon with two other hikers at about 3 p.m. Thursday. Ralston was taken to Allen Memorial Hospital in Moab where he was stabilized before transport to St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., for surgery.

The episode marked Ralston's second brush with death since February, when he was buried in an avalanche while backcountry skiing in the Colorado Rockies. Ralston, an avid outdoorsman who has climbed 49 of Colorado's 14,000-foot-plus mountains, was buried up to his neck in the avalanche, managing to dig himself out along with a completely buried skiing companion within 15 minutes.

Ralston's pocketknife amputation was not the first in the region. In October 1993, Colorado fisherman Bill Jeracki cut off his leg at the knee when two boulders fell on his leg while angling alone in a remote canyon stream. Trapped and yelling for hours, Jeracki made the decision to sever the limb after the weather took a turn for the worse and he became concerned for his survival. He used hemostats from his fishing kit to close the severed artery and vein, then crawled a half mile back to his truck and drove to find help.

[JJ 10 Easy Wishes]

my manly recovery from the pro evo disgraces of yesterday

[Paulscoconutass]

Originally Posted by JJ 10 Easy Wishes

my manly recovery from the pro evo disgraces of yesterday

That's not exactly 'manly'... probably falls under willingness to live

Can't believe no-one else has seen or heard about a single manly thing in their life.

Originally Posted by Paulscoconutass

That's not exactly 'manly'... probably falls under willingness to live

Can't believe no-one else has seen or heard about a single manly thing in their life.

I saw a man walk down the street today, infact, i saw more than one...

He had to brake his arm in several places before he cut it off.



Surely this man deserves a mention.

[Paulscoconutass]

I think the following guys deserve a shout out also....







All hard at work doing their part for society!

[Paulscoconutass]

I Can't Believe No-one Has Any More Stories About Real Men And The Manly Things They Do.....

[Jesus.H.Christ]

"Headbutting is probably the manliest thing ever. It's a great way to break up with your girlfriend. For example, I couldn't find the words to tell my ex that our relationship was over, so one day while we were watching TV I headbutt her in the tits. Then I picked up my jacket and left. No awkward goodbyes, no "still friends" bullshit. Just a couple of bruised titties and a failed relationship. I rule." ~Maddox

Ahh what a guy!

[Jesus.H.Christ]

These guys r manly as well,

http://www.coolchat.net/rmog/

Real american hero and Real men of genius.....Brilliant!

Originally Posted by Paulscoconutass

I think i just found the most manly man in the world.

didnt actually happen

it used to be a folk tale told in iceland about 5 years ago, i remember hearing about it at school in Reykjahverfi

but then again the teachers tried to scare us shitless with tales of elves

oh and the half wolf - half elf from huskavic - which preyed on the homeless