re: What is the bravest thing you have ever done?

When I was in Nicaragua, I couldn't make the summit of San Cristobal (highest volcano in Nicaragua and C. America). My partner wouldn't listen to me and went on ahead.

I waited on him down at the base camp. It got dark and he wasn't back. Worried, I built a huge bonfire in the orange grove at the base of the volcano. I could see a faint light moving up and down the mountain about 3/4 of the way up. In the pitch black with a local guide I went up the mountain looking for him. He wasn't on the trail or near the trail.

We went down and looked back up the mountain. Again we saw the light. We charged back up the mountain. Couldn't find him.

Went back down. Saw the light again and then nothing.

We went up one more time. I yelled his name the whole time. Finally, I heard him calling faintly from right off the trail. I went off trail to find him. I thought he was only 50 yards or so away. I ended up following his voice for another hour or so, scrambling over rocks, fallen trees, and ash fields in the pitch dark. Mountain air and volcanoes do strange things to sound. We finally found him at the bottom of a crevice with a broken leg.

He had fallen into it and snapped his leg across a fallen tree.

I got him up and carried him fireman style down to base camp.

The same volcano I couldn't summit, I climbed three times in as many hours.

Ended up sleeping in a goddamn chicken coop that night and drinking cheap arse Mombacho rum with the guides before hiring a donkey for my partner and walking out by myself the 10KM to the main road at about 5:30 am.

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Went deep into the Central City ghetto

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Central woods??

Impressive. Same thing for me at LAX airport. Largest shite I ever had was in LA.

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Now had both pilots had heart attacks and you landed the plane safely saving hundreds of lives, then that would be bravery.

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That's not really bravery either, because again, he's stuck in that situation and has no choice.

Bravery is when you have a choice whether or not to risk your life or safety, and though you are scared, you take the risk.

Going all in with a pair of 9's is more "brave" than emergency landing a commercial airliner.

Jumped off a boat into a lake to find a drowning man who was unconscious underwater. Found him and pulled him onto the boat with help from another. He lived but had some permanent injuries.

rescued a brand new scuba diver ands daughter 80' down in the gulf of mexico. bad situation. They had no business being on that dive and I can honestly say had I not where I was and not had the training I have.....the father would have died.

Went on a blind date with a girl from Galliano

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My first years as a high school varsity coach I cut the best player in the school. Kid was an absolute cancer. Dad said he was going to sue me and I just kept repeating I had 14 other kids better. 

The next year the dad wore camouflage and hid in some trees recording the entire tryout. I cut the kid again. 

I again explained to the kid, dad and principal how I had 14 players better

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Dude are you seriously bragging about that?

Instead of realizing he's a 14 year old kid that probably could have used your help, you take it personal that a 14 year old kid was acting immature and act like a dick?

You sure sound like an arse.

Pulled two brothers out of a burning humvee, having to cross about a 100yd open area while taking HEAVY enemy fire. Would do again in a second no question.