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[-] lunarul@lemmy.world 216 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

More pixels:

Rope and anchor much easier to see here.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 61 points 2 months ago

I'm so pleased to discover he's smart

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

"smart" being a relative term here...

[-] kn33@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

Yeah. Rope and anchor mean that falling isn't guaranteed death. I still wish he'd have a helmet, though.

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[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago

Ah, thank you

[-] realitista@lemm.ee 21 points 2 months ago

Thank Jebus he has a rope. Original picture made me feel bad and nervous.

[-] Pnut@lemm.ee 19 points 2 months ago

I'm actually glad for that. I thought he was free climbing and it made me nervous.

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[-] circledot@feddit.org 10 points 2 months ago

But still 😵‍💫

[-] fitjazz@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 2 months ago

When I first looked at the OP I thought someone had photoshopped out the rope and quick draw and was mad at them. Then I looked more closely and saw that it was just shitty quality and they blended in really well.

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[-] ABC123itsEASY@lemmy.world 82 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Fyi Adam is free climbing here but not free soloing; there's a big difference. The rope in this photo has either been edited out or is hard to see. Free climbing means climbing without aid, like ladders or ascenders attached to the rope. If youve climed at your local gym, you have free climed.

Edit: it's just hard to see but it's there. It's yellow and coming down beneath him.

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 months ago

Yeah what we see here is called "trad climbing" and specifically it seems like he's lead climbing here (first one up and putting in the rope as he goes along).

Adam is a fucking beast btw for those that don't know him he's one of the best in the world.

[-] ABC123itsEASY@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Nah; it's actually sport climbing, not trad. You can see in the higher definition photo that he's got a quick draw attached to a bolt below him. Trad (traditional) climbing means climbing without prebolted routes where you place pro(tection) as you climb, like cams, nuts and hexes to name a few. If he were climbing trad, you would see a bunch of pro hanging off his belt because he'd need to place it as he climbs. Also pretty sure there's not even enough going on on the dawn wall to climb trad which is why it's generally looked down upon to bolt a wall if pro can be placed. Trad climbing the same wall would be much harder than sport climbing the same wall because placing pro is so more more involved than placing a quickdraw. Also you have to carry it up. Also if you place pro incorrectly and you fall you can die. Sport climbing in practice is much safer.

To clarify further, the quickdraws are already placed for him. This is likely because the dawn wall is just that hard that you really don't have a chance if you have to spend the energy placing quickdraws as you climb.

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

Oooooh right you're right trad is placing the anchors etc yourself, I'm still learning. So is this still lead climbing (while being sport climbing) since he's going up with the rope?

[-] CozyOtters@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

Yes, lead climbing applies to both trad and sport climbing, as long as you climb above the last bolt/piece of protection to clip the rope to the next one.

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[-] SassyRamen@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago

A what point does it change from unique hobby to death wish?

[-] moody@lemmings.world 24 points 2 months ago

It's hard to see from the shrunken picture, but he has a rope to catch him if he falls. The likelihood of an injury is very low.

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

When you stop caring about safety.

[-] shoo@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

https://brainasap.com/adrenaline-addiction-rock-climbers-thrill-seeking-behavior/

I'm all for letting people have the hobbies they want, but adrenaline junkies are literally wired differently. Kind of weird that they get put on a pedestal for being the "right" kind of neurodivergent.

[-] gazter@aussie.zone 7 points 2 months ago

I don't think any of the climbers I know would call it an adrenaline sport. It's slow, considered, thoughtful. It certainly gets a high sometimes, pun intended, but it's much more akin to a runners high or the elation of finishing a difficult task well.

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[-] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

Halfway through reading this I realized I'm addicted to mountain biking lmao

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[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 months ago

A what point does it change from unique hobby to death wish?

100% when you remove the safety gear.

The mountain, you see, is in nature; and Nature doesn't give a fuck about your inability to fly once you pop off that flake.

[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

When the likelihood of death is knowingly greater than the safety precautions taken to avoid death.

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[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago

“Good morning, Captain.”

[-] floo@retrolemmy.com 6 points 2 months ago

Beat me to it by one minute, goddamnit!

[-] superkret@feddit.org 19 points 2 months ago

This is a lot less impressive when you rotate the image to the right.

[-] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

I dunno, that background tho. Becomes something out of scifi.

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[-] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago
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[-] MissJinx@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

I watched a video about a person with a rare condition that makes him not have a fear response and now, everytime I see people doing stupid shit like this, I think "bet it's not so fucking rare"

[-] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Don't be do quick to judge: He's secured by a rope that passes through a series of bolts that are drilled into solid granite. You could lift a car with the gear he's using to secure himself.

You're less in control of your fate when passing someone on the highway than he is here. The only way he dies in this situation is first slipping off (first layer of protection is your hands and feet), and then having several layers of ridiculously redundant protection fail.

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[-] hanke@feddit.nu 9 points 2 months ago

Does anyone know of any active climbing community on Lemmy?

[-] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Not very active, but !climbing@lemmy.ml sees some posts every now and then. Only way to make it more active is to join :)

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[-] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Great pic.

Fuck that.

These freesolo guys are crazy impressive.

Is he wearing jeans?

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Is that not a rope right under his butt?

[-] moody@lemmings.world 9 points 2 months ago

Yeah, it's there, just hard to see

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[-] crawancon@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

I understand, hey go climb a big rock. cool.

i don't understand doing it without a basic life line attached to you to ...ya know, prevent .... rapid inertia.

[-] Gnugit@aussie.zone 20 points 2 months ago

Is the rope hanging off him not a life line?

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[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago
[-] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 7 points 2 months ago

The wall after you finally got that mosquito

[-] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 7 points 1 month ago

Rope or not this is terrifying! It's a no from me

[-] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

How do you climb a MacBook?

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[-] Bieren@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago
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[-] mienshao@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

I will never ever ever be impressed by this shit. All I see is a very stupid person taking an unnecessary risk for clout.

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