Rock-bouncing 500-hp buggy climbs sheer cliff face, because it’s there

First, some defintions: If someone invites you to go rock crawling, you're likely joining a caravan of off-road machines (whether it's a Jeep Wranger or even a Ford Crown Victoria) traversing the most treacherous terrain available, at slow but careful speeds. If someone invites you to go rock bouncing, you're being asked to strap into a 500-hp piece of tube steel with no bodywork and a massive suspension that will be hurtled through the wilderness at full throttle. Like this buggy above, which attempted to climb a well-known rock bluff last weekend with surprising results.

To say rock crawlers and rock bouncers have different views of the world puts it diplomatically. Traditional off-roaders see the rock bouncers as nothing but brute-force buzzsaws requiring no talent outside a heavy right foot. Bouncers, obviously, disagree, pointing to the skills needed to construct shock-proof drivetrains, high-travel suspensions and find a path that matches the power and traction; they also ask what's wrong with having some crowd-pleasing fun.