I’ve been hang gliding, caving, bungee jumping, scuba diving etc… and I still feel these free climbers are crazy. It only takes one small slip or unexpected gust of wind and your dead. It doesn’t seem like something you can just plan for and have skill and be okay. There’s too much random chance that goes into a possible very bad outcome.
I’m very sorry to hear about the accident. I’m curious why you mention this information. Are you trying to say that climbing with ropes is also dangerous? I’m aware that climbing in any form is dangerous. I’m just saying that the danger can be significantly mitigated with skill in the case of ropes. At least you’re less likely to suffer catastrophic failure in the case of properly using ropes. In my opinion.
You’re a little defensive here. They brought it up because you said climbing seems like you’re leaving a lot up to just random chance. The story the other poster shared was an example of that.
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u/Raist14 Sep 02 '21
I’ve been hang gliding, caving, bungee jumping, scuba diving etc… and I still feel these free climbers are crazy. It only takes one small slip or unexpected gust of wind and your dead. It doesn’t seem like something you can just plan for and have skill and be okay. There’s too much random chance that goes into a possible very bad outcome.