Crazy Obstacle Course

[iluvquarks]

Saw this link on Sherdog. It's like watching a real life Mario Brothers game. What he did in stage 2 (just after the 2 minute mark of the clip) was unbelievable.

Anyway, I don't understand a word as it's in Japanese. For those who can speak it, does anyone know if they mentioned how high that last tower was? I can't believe he got up there so fast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkBkZpK-fYQ

 

[Jade4u]

WOW That is a lot of mighty difficult things to do.

 

[Moraff]

looking at the markers on the side of the tower, looks like it was somewhere around 25-30 meters (not sure if the tag below the platform says 20 or 25)

Very impressive!

 

[tboy]

Dude, that's nothing, there was a show (done in english but produced in japan) that made that obstacle course look like recess in kindergarten. The one I saw had a mental agility test halfway through where the contestant had to decipher codes etc and was much more flamboyant in it's setup.

 

[klein26]

I saw something similar on tsn a few months ago, I think it was called Viking. It was done in english but shot in Japan.

It was crazy, but this one looks harder.

 

[iluvquarks]

Dude, that's nothing, there was a show (done in english but produced in japan) that made that obstacle course look like recess in kindergarten. The one I saw had a mental agility test halfway through where the contestant had to decipher codes etc and was much more flamboyant in it's setup.

I saw something similar on tsn a few months ago, I think it was called Viking. It was done in english but shot in Japan.

It was crazy, but this one looks harder.

Think you two are referring to the same show, which I've never seen, but can comment on via the power of Google.

Turns out Makoto Nagano, the guy in the clip I linked to, is also the only person to ever make it to the final stage of the Viking and came within 5 feet of finishing before time ran out. He gets my vote as the most athletic person alive. Just think of the balance, strength, conditioning, endurance and coordination it takes to do what he does. And he makes it look easy too. I'm trying to find a clip of his final stage Viking run but can't find it.

Apparently Viking has been cancelled due to too many people getting injured. Of course, I read that in a YouTube comment so who knows if it's accurate.

 

[tboy]

Yeah, I never said it was easy, that was freaking impressive.

Now that I think of it I think it was viking. I seem to recall one of the obstacles had these ropes over water that as you pulled on them, they came down (like it takes 180lbs to pull them through and you weigh 200).