Free-solo climber dies after falling hundreds of feet from ridge in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/11/us/colorado-free-solo-climber-death-rocky-mountain-park/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/11/us/colorado-free-solo-climber-death-rocky-mountain-park/index.html
9 Comments
SolanumChillEse@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 3y
There are old climbers and free solo climbers. But there are no old free solo climbers.
Sir_Kevin@discuss.online · 15 pts · 3y
Seems like a darwin award to me. That shit is super crazy dangerous.
rstein@discuss.tchncs.de · 9 pts · 3y
I can understand the joy of bringing your body to go to the boundary and a bit beyond. For me it end far before tackling a cliff. More like balancing over a beam across a creek. But I can’t understand how one can take the risk of your own death or the harm of others.
elbarto777@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
rstein@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 3y
That is one point, but I thought of the rescue guys who have to go into the wall to pick up the body. Can be in a very unsafe place. Or the other drivers on the road in the case of driving a motorcycle at the limit.
SubsAndDubs@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Jeez, this is awful.
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Turns out the freedom is limited, they still have to obey gravity.
I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social · 0 pts · 3y
Someone ran out of micromorts.
rebul@kbin.social · 0 pts · 3y
I have to believe their final thought was something like, "I wish I hadn't attempted this".
sensibilidades@kbin.social · -1 pts · 3y
The climbers are pretty shitty people, since the survivor and the body had to be found and airlifted out.