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This is an incredible feat.
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That chilled my blood!

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That was nuts. I climb a little but I'm not that great at it.

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I'd say that guy qualifies as a superhero! While I was watching that the whole time I was thinking he must have some extremely strong hands. I have never done anything at all like that but I used to practice a few freeclimbing techniques I would use to gain access to rooftops and other similar urban locations, it can be a useful skill if you're spry enough for it. As far as this gentleman goes, I could just imagine a firing squad having him up against a rockface similar to that... "Ready! Aim!" and they start stare goggled-eyed as he zip right up the sheer cliff face and off into the horizon!

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He didn't live very long..........Dan Osman (February 11, 1963 - November 23, 1998) was an extreme sport practitioner, known for the exceptionally dangerous sports of "free-soloing" (rock climbing without ropes or other safety gear) and doing "controlled free-falls" (deliberately falling several hundred feet (his record was over 1200 feet) from a cliff while relying on a safety rope). He was known for living a bohemian lifestyle, rarely working, and living in a treehouse for months at a time. However he was the star of several rock climbing videos, which brought free-soloing to a wider audience.

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So would this guy be considered brave or stupid. I kind of admire guys like this beacause they do what they love to do even though the risks are huge. As for the urban climbing it's not a bad idea to practice a bit, you never know when it might come in handy.

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ditto, shitto !!!!!

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brave AND stupid AND DEAD.

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Free solo climbing is arguably the purest form of climbing but obviously also carries the highest risks. Free solo climbing (also known as free soloing) is a form of climbing whereby the climber (known as a free soloist) does not use any hardware such as ropes, harnesses or other gear during their ascent. For practical purposes, 20 feet off the ground is commonly considered free soloing. If a fall will almost certainly result in death or serious injury, that is soloing. It is mostly practiced on routes that are familiar to the climber and where its difficulty lies well below the climber's abilities. However, inherent risks such as loose rocks or sudden change in weather are always present and fatalities are not unknown to the practice. Free soloing belongs to the group of extreme sports. One famous practitioner of the sport was Dan Osman who was killed in an unrelated activity, a "controlled free-fall" jump in Yosemite National Park. Yosemite climbing program manager and park ranger Mark Fincher said there has been only one confirmed death from free-soloing at the park, that of Derek Hersey, a high-profile free-soloer who died on Sentinel Rock in 1993. The challenge of free soloing is (or should be) mainly a mental game of staying focused on what the climber is doing. Doing the move isn't the game. Free soloing should usually not be hard in a physical sense. Another well-known practitioner, Alain Robert ("spiderman"), has scaled dozens of skyscrapers around the world — a sport known as buildering — and several mountains, without using any safety equipment. Free soloing on seacliffs, where a climber falling into deep water may avoid injury, is known as deep water soloing - however, this should only be carried out at very specific sites which have been properly ascertained to be safe for the purpose. Otherwise, free soloing on seacliffs is viewed as particularly dangerous due to the unique combination of hazards: i.e. wet holds; loose rock; waves; birds; difficulty of rescue. Remaining close to the ground and using protective mats is known as bouldering and is another, safer alternative. Some of the driving forces in rock climbing and free soloing from 1900 to today: Paul Preuss, Henry Barber, John Bachar, Dan Osman, Derek Hershey, Dean Potter.

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vids of alain robert climbing buildings etc

http://www.alainrobert.com/en/video.htm

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There definately are philosophical considerations to his story. On one hand he didn't live very long, on the other hand he lived free and did with his life what he wanted to do. It depends your priorities. My wife once observed that we tend to spend our money on experiences rather than things and maybe that makes more sense as its the only thing you can kind of take with you. Human life is short and there is no safe position, nobody makes it out of here alive. There's a lot of exploring I still want to do and I want to raise a family so dying young doesn't appeal to me, but neither does living a long life as a drone. Ultimately I don't think it comes down to brave or stupid but rather how did you live, how will you be remembered and how will your maker judge you?

strophe 77, Havamal
 

Deyr fé, deyja frændr, deyr sjálfr et sama; ek veit einn, at aldri deyr: dómr of dauðan hvern

Cattle die, kinsmen die
the self must also die;
I know one thing which never dies:
the fame of a dead man's deeds.

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I see you've read the Havamal.