{"id":1398,"date":"2011-05-10T08:35:13","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T12:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/on_the_front_lines_of_the_culture_wars\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2011-05-10T08:36:01","modified_gmt":"2011-05-10T12:36:01","slug":"escape-the-bounds-of-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/on_the_front_lines_of_the_culture_wars\/2011\/05\/escape-the-bounds-of-earth.html","title":{"rendered":"Escape the bounds of earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes the seriousness of life can just get you down. So, let’s escape the mundane for a couple of minutes. In this video an apparent madman with a camera on his helmet skis down the side of one of the most jagged mountains in Europe’s Alps, the Eiger.<\/p>\n

Remember the grueling movie, The Eiger Sanction<\/em>? This guy jumps off the same mountain with nothing but skis and a parachute. And he lived. Because of his helmet camera, you get to go along for the ride.<\/p>\n

Enjoy. But do not try this at home. Tell your kids it won’t work off of the garage roof.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rLKVx60I5BM<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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