Skiing down a London Underground escalator

[verticalzero]

This is cool, I have to admire a guy who has the courage to do this:

 

 

http://www.glumbert.com/media/tubeski>http://www.glumbert.com/media/tubeski

[PKI Jizzman]

Link doesn't work^

[CK Media]

This is cool, I have to admire a guy who has the courage to do this:

 

 

http://www.glumbert.com/media/tubeski>http://www.glumbert.com/media/tubeski

www.glumbert.com/media/tubeski

[metrock]

That was wicked awesome!

[jimbobcoaster]

Thats crazy and awesome! There are probably some crazy g's at the bottom of that too!

[kennywood!007]

WOW

[coasters 4 me]

That was very funky. I thought he would go on for ages at the bottom, but he slowed down real quick.

[FlippyTrick09]

Can anyone point me to the longest escalator in the U.S.?

[cobra_roll06]

Wow that was awesome! He got some amount of speed and I was sure he was going to fall over the ledge at the bottom. Really cool!

[verticalzero]

Update from the BBC Website:

 

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6501897.stm

 

A man who skied nearly 200ft down the longest escalator on the London Underground has been condemned by police and transport officials.

He launched himself down the 196ft (60m) escalator at Angel Tube station and filmed the stunt.

 

The unidentified man then posted it on the YouTube video sharing website where it has received more than 100,000 hits.

 

Transport for London (TfL) urged police to take the "strongest possible action" against any similar offenders.

 

'Reckless' stunt

 

A TfL spokesman said: "This is a dangerous, stupid and irresponsible act that could have resulted in serious injury or death to not only the individual concerned, but other passengers."

 

A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesman described the skier's antics as "naive and reckless".

 

They urged the man to contact them so they could discuss the potential dangers of his stunt.

 

A BTP spokesman said the video was thought to have been recorded about a year ago.

 

He said under by-laws they could not prosecute after six months had lapsed.

 

If someone had been injured, they would still have powers to prosecute under criminal law, the spokesman said.

 

The video, filmed from the skier's head-mounted camera, shows him walking, going up the escalator, fitting his skis on and launching himself down at high speed.

 

The escalator was clear at the time but passengers on opposite conveyors can be seen looking on, bemused.

 

The film's producer said other people were not in danger as friends of the stuntman, a Norwegian national, had warned passengers away.

[mr_teisco_delrey]

Can anyone point me to the longest escalator in the U.S.?

 

CNN Center in Atlanta has the longest freestanding escalator. Unfortunately, there is no way you'll get on it without tour tickets.

[Swimace]

yeah, if I recall correctly the one in Atlanta used to be a roller coaster's lift hill.

[thrillrideseeker]

WOW! That is funny! I think it would be fun! I would so try it!

~Matthew

[Jeezus Juice]

I had heard that the escalators on the DLR's parking structure we're the longest freestanding unsupported escalators.

Not sure if the is just careful wording or what, but the biggest one is pretty large.

trying to find a better picture (and stats!)

[mr_teisco_delrey]

yeah, if I recall correctly the one in Atlanta used to be a roller coaster's lift hill.

 

It was the escalator to the HR Puff N Stuff theme park back in the 70's. That is what the tour guide on the CNN Tour said.

[texashorns82492]

Does anybody know the name of the song at the end of the video?