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Indestructible Skier Survives 1,600ft Fall That Would Kill a Normal Human

This double-hard skier is made of tough stuff.

Have you ever fallen over at home and sort of hurt yourself, then got up and said "ouch, that sort of hurt"? Yes? Then you are weak and pathetic and should hang your head in shame. This skier fell 1,600ft down a mountain – a fucking mountain, guys, in Alaska – and simply described it as "the ride of my life".

This skier is tough. They should manufacture tanks and battleships from whatever he's made of.

Ah, but you disagree, don't you? You think he's actually not a double-hard winter sports Terminator. "Snow is soft" you're saying in your weak voice, "falling down a mountain of snow is like tumbling gently down a giant marshmallow." No, that is wrong – snow is cold and extremely hard, like icy rock, and it will mess you up.

The skier, Ian McIntosh, was shooting a new movie when the fall happened in April. As such he was wearing a microphone that captured his reaction (which sounds like someone trying to hide the fact they're having sex but then giving up and just going with it).

When the fall is finally over he takes some time to dust himself down and catch his breath before gurgling "I'm okay," which is what I would say if I'd just fallen 1,600ft down a mountain and survived. But not you. You complain about minor falls at home. This fall would have killed you dead.