Quote Originally Posted by dirkterrell View Post
No doubt, but they go through many more flat areas too. PP is potentially flying off a cliff pretty much all the way up. I think I'd rather splat into a wall and get it over with than spend my last few seconds in a free fall off of a 14'er.
The famous line is that "there are places near the top where if you go over the edge you'll starve to death before you hit the bottom."