My “Impossible List”

Inspired by Joel Runyon‘s list who describes exactly what it is on his blog.

Alpha sorted first by category, then by item, then by sub-item.

Blog posts associated with the event are linked on the left of “|” and pics are linked on the right.

Video links are surrounded by “{ }

Categories: Adrenaline Rush, Adrenaline Rush Combos, Business, Fitness, Licenses, Life, Public Display/Accomplishment, Social Engagement, Travel

Adrenaline Rush

  • Bungee jump [x4] | July 31st, 2011: One; August 8th, 2011: One, Two, Three
  • Free-dive | 66ft max depth, 4 minutes static apnea breath hold max time
    • And spear fish
  • Get a BASE number
    • Building
    • Antenna
    • Span
    • Earth
  • HALO jump
  • Jump off the “best” BASE locations
    • The Dubai Tower (Building)
    • Any 2000 ft+ Radio Tower (Antenna)
    • Twin Falls Idaho Bridge (Span)
    • The Eiger in Switzerland (Earth)
  • Paragliding
  • Parasailing
  • Ride in a zorb ball
  • Rock Climb
    • Locations
      • Moab, Utah
      • Yosemite, California
        • El Capitan
        • Half Dome
    • Styles
      • Free-Climb
      • Lead Rope
      • Solo Climb
      • Top Rope [Indoor 30+ ft]
  • Scuba-dive[28 times]
    • Tasks
      • And catch dinner (lobster, fish etc.)
      • In a wreck
      • With sharks
    • Locations
      • Belize Barrier Reef
      • Deep-Sea Vents
      • Galapagos Islands
      • Great Barrier Reef
      • Lake Baikal
      • Northern Red Sea
      • Palau
  • Skydiving
    • By myself
    • Indoor
    • Tandem
  • Surfing
  • Wingsuit BASE jump
  • Wingsuit Fly

Adrenaline Rush Combos

  • Backflip a motorcycle into a base jump off a cliff
  • Skydive, drive a motorcycle and scuba-dive within 24 hours
  • Skydive into a scuba-dive

Business

  • Start a business[x2]
    • Hire an employee
    • With 10+ employees

Fitness

  • Backflip on solid ground
  • Frontflip on solid ground
  • Run a:
    • 5K [18:49, avg 6:04/mile 16th out of 3000 October 14th, 2007]
    • 10K
    • Ironman
    • Marathon
    • Sub 5-minute mile
    • Tough Mudder
    • Triathalon
  • Trampoline tricks:
    • 360-backflip
    • 360 front-flip
    • Double-backflip
    • Double-frontflip
  • Workout challenges:
    • 100 consecutive push-ups
    • 50 consecutive pull-ups
    • 200 consecutive squats
    • 20 handstand push-ups w/o wall

Licenses

  • Bus driver
  • First Aid List
    • Adult, Child & Infant CPR [Nov. 13, 2011 – Nov. 12, 2013]
    • Emergency Medical Technician Cert. (EMT)
    • Wilderness First Aid [Dec. 1, 2011 – Nov. 30, 2013]
  • Free-diving
    • Instructor
  • Motorcycle
    • Instructor
  • Scuba-diving (IDEA)
    • Advanced openwater (PADI/SSI)
      • Boat Diver (PADI/SSI)
      • Cavern Diver
      • Deep Diver (PADI/SSI)
      • Drift Diver (PADI)
      • Ice Diver
      • Night Diver (PADI)
      • Wreck Diver (SSI)
      • Nitrox diving up to EAN40 (SSI)
      • Dry Suit Diving (SSI)
      • Rescue Diver
      • Master Scuba Diver (Divemaster)
      • Instructor licenses
  • Skydiving (need 25 skydives) [25/25]
    • Wingsuit flying (need 200 skydives) [32/200]
    • Tandem master [32/500]
  • 18-wheel truck

Life

  • Get a Ducati
  • Develop a personal brand
  • Visit all of the Hard Rock Cafes

Public Display/Accomplishment

  • Backflip in a club [at least 10 times]
  • Dance on the street with a boombox playing
  • Play an instrument on the street (and play it well)
  • Scale a building on the outside
    • 8 floors
    • 15 floors
    • 50+ floors

Social Engagement

  • Consistently update my:
    • Blog
      • Subscribers: 10;
    • YouTube Channels
      • Become a YouTube Partner
      • Views: 10,000; 15,000; 20,000; 50,000; 200,000; 1,000,000
  • Encourage people to:
    • Get a motorcycle license
      • Friends [2]
    • Go scuba-diving
      • Immediate family [0/5]
      • Extended family
        • 16 cousins [0/14]
        • 8 Aunts & Uncles [0/16]
      • Friends [1]
    • Go skydiving
      • Immediate family
        • Brother
        • Sisters [1/2]
        • Mom [x3]
        • Dad
        • Friends [21]
        • Girlfriend
          • Get a skydiving license [13/25]
        • Girlfriend’s Immediate Family
          • Father
          • Mother
          • Brother

Travel

  • Circumnavigate the globe
    • Alone
    • Via airlines [6 months: San Francisco => Sydney => Bangalore => New Delhi => London => San Francisco]
    • Via balloon
    • Via boat
  • Swim in every ocean
    • Antarctic
    • Arctic
    • Atlantic
    • Indian
    • Pacific
  • Visit well-known wonders of the world
    • Aurora Borealis
    • Colosseum
    • Empire State Building
    • Golden Gate Bridge
    • Grand Canyon
    • Great Pyramid of Giza
    • Great Barrier Reef
    • Great Wall of China
    • Leaning Tower of Pisa
    • Machu Picchu
    • Mount Everest
    • Panama Canal
    • Stonehenge
    • Taj Mahal
    • Victoria Falls
  • Visit UNESCO World Heritage Sites[15/936] (added as completed)
    • Asia
      • Forbidden City (China)
      • The Great Wall (China)
      • Jiuzhaigou Valley (China)
      • Huangshan Mountains (China)
      • Historic Center of Macau (China)
      • West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou (China)
    • North America
      • Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (Canada)
      • Carlsbad Cavern (United States)
      • Grand Canyon National Park (Unites States)
      • Redwood National and State Parks (United States)
      • Statue of Liberty (United States)
      • Yosemite National Park (United States)
    • Oceania
      • Blue Mountains
      • Great Barrier Reef
      • Sydney Opera House
  • Visit the seven continents
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • Antarctica
    • Europe
    • North America
    • South America

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