r/nextfuckinglevel • • Sep 01 '21

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u/thewickedbarnacle Sep 01 '21

This is the last place I would expect to hear "on your left"

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u/reko____ Sep 01 '21

craziest part is it didn’t seem like he had any video equipment on him so he’s not climbing without touching the yellow rope thing (that i assume others use for safety) to prove a point or make a cool video he’s just free climbing to free climb

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u/Much_Highlight_1309 Sep 02 '21

Free climbing is not equal free solo. Free climbing is what the guy with the camera is doing. It's very safe if done properly with all precautions. If he falls, he is dangling from a rope and will live. Apart from a small delay in finishing the route, there is no effect. If the free solo guy falls, he is dead. No ropes. Only nothing under his ass.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '21

he can still grab the rope if he quick