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Legendary free climber conquers the 'Crack of Destiny' in Squamish, B.C. | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)

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[–] grte@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Free climbing is an activity for crazy people and this guy seems like an example of that.

[–] Blastoid5000@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeh, according to the article, this guy abandoned his daughter "for God" and is being praised a hero...

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

He's not being praised as a hero. The article says, "climbing hero". Very, very different things.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Free climbing is an activity for crazy people and this guy seems like an example of that.

I used to climb outside a LOT. Among the crew I climbed with, this kind of stupidity was regarded with mild awe and lots of hope that a fully-developed pre-frontal will help this man overcome his need for attention- and thrill-seeking; the parkour reflection.

[–] hillsanddales@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Heat least used ropes. Free soloing is the one without ropes, and indeed, insane. I agree with the other comment though, what an absolute dickwad for abandoning his family to "find god"

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

[He at] least used ropes.

It took me a LONG time to parse that properly. I took it as an imperative order to melt unused lines as, perhaps, a recycling effort.