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The article I read said he had a bag stuck then went to rappel down to it to unstick the bag but his rope didn't reach all the way to the bag and he just rappelled off the end of his line on his way to the bag
I will never understand the appeal of such dangerous hobbies.
Roller coasters are pretty thrilling and dont come with the risk of death (typically).
I like being alive more than I need some thrills.
He was using a rope. I imagine the risk of death while climbing with a rope is outweighed by the health benefits of leading an active life style.
Besides, I'm sure he loved doing it. Sometimes you have to take risks in life for the things you love.
Yeah but he died. The health benefits were explicitly NOT outweighed because he's fucking dead!
Good health and love aren't worth much when you cease to exist.
Also, his mom gotta bury her son. She thought he was gonna go out, live his life, do stuff. Now when his birthday comes, she will cry. She gets to throw all his stuff away or box it up and save it because shes too heartbroken to get rid of it.
Have you ever got in a car to go somewhere to do something fun? You can die doing that too, but millions (billions?) of people drive every day.
Eating an apple is healthy too unless you choke on it. Accidents can happen doing healthy things.
Cars are a mode of transportation, its a tool that gets us somewhere. Apples are nourishment, we literally need to eat to live.
Nobody needs to climb mountains to live.
That's why I specified the destination. Nobody needs to drive a car to get somewhere for leisure, yet people don't think twice about it, because it's an accepted risk.
People don't have to climb things, but it's not an unreasonable risk to take. It's a generally safe thing to do, where accidents occasionally happen. Just like lots of other things people do all the time. You can't go through life never taking any risk or you'd never get out of bed.
What?? It's a hobby, not a utilitarian mode of transport.
They make documentaries about free soloing because it's exciting and dangerous.
It seems like everyone but you understands this
He wasn't free soloing. He was using a rope. That is not unreasonable.