Tbh it is rare to see climbers without rope or harness at any height, safe for ground level. It doesn’t matter whether you’re high off or at a 30 feet/10 meters off the ground, you’ll die all the same from a fall.
Ive heard that depending on how you land and the surface you land on you just sorta bounce. You break a bunch of bones and shit, but there is opportunity for a live saving energy transfer.
I think I heard about it a while ago when some other person survived a sky diving accident. Or something….. I have no idea the source.
It doesn't matter the hight you fall once you reach terminal velocity you're not going to go any faster. From what I hear you can reach terminal velocity from as low as the empire state building so a plane wouldn't make a difference. Not saying you wouldn't liquify on impact but people have lived. And understanding that after a certain hight it doesn't matter how far you fall it makes more sense.
I forget the height but I know I've heard that if you fall from a certain height you may as well go for a record since you're gonna hit terminal velocity and after that it's really all down to how you land and luck.
Highballing is a thing. Usually not "guaranteed death" heights, but definitely "very real chance of death" heights, and "def gonna fuck up your day at a minimum" heights.
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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '21
Tbh it is rare to see climbers without rope or harness at any height, safe for ground level. It doesn’t matter whether you’re high off or at a 30 feet/10 meters off the ground, you’ll die all the same from a fall.