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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 12, 2018 8:27:07 GMT -5
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Post by MsAli on Dec 12, 2018 8:56:29 GMT -5
I think the last (well known) climber tried and fell to his death Every year theres a couple
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Post by MsAli on Dec 12, 2018 9:03:23 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 12, 2018 9:27:34 GMT -5
Nuts is too mild a word in my opinion.
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 12, 2018 9:28:25 GMT -5
He has big steel ones and nerves of steel to match.
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 12, 2018 9:29:09 GMT -5
I know a guy into rock climbing. But, I'm sure he wouldn't try that.
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 12, 2018 9:31:15 GMT -5
People called astronauts and cosmonauts nuts, too. Where ever there is a challenge, there will be those who take it up. I don't see this as being much different than flying into space or climbing Mt Everest.
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Don
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Post by Don on Dec 12, 2018 13:12:30 GMT -5
I always wonder how they climb DOWN afterwards.
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Post by aDave on Dec 12, 2018 14:10:56 GMT -5
I think the last (well known) climber tried and fell to his death Every year theres a couple I was thinking the same, but it looks as if it was in another part of the park. I found a Wiki page about free climbing that listed "significant accidents" (seemingly worldwide), and it only lists one in Yosemite - this guy.There are, however, plenty of falls, even with ropes. Last incident resulted in the death of two this past summer. Here.
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Post by parfive on Dec 12, 2018 16:09:04 GMT -5
The first accident by a climber on El Capitan was by Jim Madsen, in 1968, who rappelled off the end of his line while descending the wall to check in on a team on the Dihedral Wall.
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Post by zarguy on Dec 12, 2018 16:13:52 GMT -5
Wow! My hands got clammy just looking at the photo in the Original post. Lynn
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Post by johnw on Dec 12, 2018 17:47:10 GMT -5
I always wonder how they climb DOWN afterwards. I always wondered what happens if they had to P? Cheers, johnw
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Post by johnw on Dec 12, 2018 17:49:26 GMT -5
Stark raving Bonkers comes to mind. Cheers, johnw
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Post by Tommy on Dec 12, 2018 18:44:58 GMT -5
I tried to watch the trailer for the movie and it gave me the willies for sure, and maybe even the heebie jeebies.
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Post by Pat on Dec 12, 2018 20:05:25 GMT -5
People called astronauts and cosmonauts nuts, too. Where ever there is a challenge, there will be those who take it up. I don't see this as being much different than flying into space or climbing Mt Everest. I think the astronauts and cosmonauts took and take every available safety precaution. The free climber deliberately eschews them. Life is too precious to behave that way.
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 12, 2018 21:43:01 GMT -5
People called astronauts and cosmonauts nuts, too. Where ever there is a challenge, there will be those who take it up. I don't see this as being much different than flying into space or climbing Mt Everest. I think the astronauts and cosmonauts took and take every available safety precaution. The free climber deliberately eschews them. Life is too precious to behave that way. He has modified safety lines and trains. No different than anyone else doing something "extreme".
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Post by amygdule on Dec 12, 2018 22:41:35 GMT -5
Don't Look Down!
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Post by woodman on Dec 12, 2018 22:49:40 GMT -5
I think the astronauts and cosmonauts took and take every available safety precaution. The free climber deliberately eschews them. Life is too precious to behave that way. He has modified safety lines and trains. No different than anyone else doing something "extreme". The article says he trained with safety lines but the climb itself was without any safety lines whatsoever.
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 13, 2018 8:36:13 GMT -5
He has modified safety lines and trains. No different than anyone else doing something "extreme". The article says he trained with safety lines but the climb itself was without any safety lines whatsoever. OK, I saw in the video that he had small ones on the face.
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 13, 2018 11:25:55 GMT -5
No pity for fools!
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