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Peruvian Slinging Tradition: The Battle of Chiaraje
Jan 21st, 2017 at 4:25am
 
I just stumbled upon this article: https://petapixel.com/2016/05/13/photographing-perus-traditional-bloody-slingsho
t-battle/

Apparently in Peru it is a tradition to annually go to the highlands and then battle each other with Slings...for real, with stones, serious injuries and even people dying.  Shocked
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Re: Peruvian Slinging Tradition: The Battle of Chiaraje
Reply #1 - Jan 21st, 2017 at 5:44am
 
Horrifying, fascinating and amazing all in one. It's kind of sick to think about, but it's like the impossible experiment, what would be the effect of a sling on a human in real (sort of at least) conditions? The experience of the journalist, one hit to the leg and he's out of it, I imagine must have been very common on the battlefields of the past. This is a good reminder of just how dangerous this hobby can be.
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Reply #2 - Jan 21st, 2017 at 8:48am
 
Rockman ,known for his invention the rockman sling, used to keep us up to date every year on the "festival".
( Yeah, I've been stalking slinging.org that long.  Wink)


http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1327518988

http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1370668162

http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1423197160/

It's absolutely crazy!!! Something I would never do.
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Reply #3 - Jan 21st, 2017 at 8:16pm
 
Chiaraje is a red-blooded event. Here is some perspective for those who think I'm crazy. Grin Grin Grin
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Reply #4 - Jan 22nd, 2017 at 3:50am
 
I'd feel pretty bad if I killed someone...

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Reply #5 - Jan 22nd, 2017 at 9:22pm
 
If you do a search on youtube under "Chiaraje", you can find videos of the festival/battle. Be warned that some of the videos have gruesome images.
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Reply #6 - Jan 23rd, 2017 at 12:35pm
 
This is scary stuff.  Shows you how deadly a well thrown rock can be.
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Reply #7 - Jan 24th, 2017 at 7:31am
 
You won't catch me there!
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Reply #8 - Jan 24th, 2017 at 8:06am
 
It is crazy and in some cases deadly, sure.
But watching the Videos it really seems like most of the time they are not aming with ill intend but rather sling in the general direction of the other side/ group. Which of course is still crazy and dangerous!  Grin

But just imagine what a group of experienced Slingers like we have on the forum could do if they wanted to
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Reply #9 - Jan 24th, 2017 at 11:33am
 
Can someone explain to me when this becomes fun? Cus I'm not seeing it. I'm guessing it's somewhere between your 8th and 10th shot of tequila.
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Re: Peruvian Slinging Tradition: The Battle of Chiaraje
Reply #10 - Jan 24th, 2017 at 3:34pm
 
@Morphy  see it as a ritual , it's not only seen in Peru...

take a look at this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZLGKFWlRzY
2:05 till 2:35
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