6 Horrifying Free Solo Deaths

[@TheExtreme-Edge]

Do you think free solo climbers are selfish for risking their lives, leaving their loved ones behind?

[@edwinkunz3469]

very

[@mpg314]

since I will never climb I don’t understand the thrill of tempting the death angel

[@ajaks7636]

Definitely. I feel sorry for the body rescuers, and body recovery team.

[@Daneiladams555]

It is what it is Some people feel the need to do it I’m glad I don’t

[@Gabby-c4x]

YES‼️

[@duncanidaho2097]

These obsessed adrenalin junkies have already resigned themselves to dying at any point. Whether it’s free solo climbing, extreme alpine mountaineering, underwater cave diving or wing suit base jumping, these dudes are compelled to push the envelope of their skills, determination and luck until they come up craps. It is a cult of death seeking.

[@skierprincessakify]

I’ve lost a lot of friends that do these sports, it sucks they choose to throw their lives away.

[@katarinatibai8396]

No. It's adrenalin seeking. The ded is just calculated risk they take. They are somewhat addicted to that adrenalin rush. It must be something stronger than a runner's high. They knew what they were doing. When someone needs much more, then a runner's high, then it's not more just a passion. It's turns to an obsession and addition at this point.

[@duncanidaho2097]

@@katarinatibai8396 -Ya you just elaborated on my comment, if you are responding to my comment. But you are right. It is much stronger than a runner’s high. They are aware of the hideous risk, but it doesn’t outweigh the thrill seeking. They are not concerned with leaving behind family and friends.

[@Saltyseadog-n7f]

I get it. My thing was bikes. No sex or drugs...nothing ever came close to that rush....pushing on the ragged edge...in the zone. Things go tit's up very quickly though and yer dead in a heartbeat..that was my playtime. I worked fishing the Norwegian sector and North Atlantic all year round. Adrenaline addiction is a terrible affliction 😁....see what I done there?

[@duncanidaho2097]

@@Saltyseadog-n7f We used to call that “work hard, play hard.” It’s different with these critters. They don’t have full time jobs and their obsession is their vocation and avocation. You have my respect for working that long range fishing gig. Looks like long days and hard work once you get to the fishing grounds.

[@katherinemcintosh7247]

The lesson I learned when I was climbing was, “you may not need the rope, but if you do and you don’t have it, you are screwed.” I apply that to everything I do. Always have an out. Always have a net. Always have a rope in case the unexpected happens, and you won’t be afraid when it does.

[@yooperlooper]

Agree! 💯 Once of my rules to live by is Always Have A Plan B! Any and all situations.

[@poutinedream5066]

Yup. I'm all about options. I do NOT like being forced into a corner where I have no other choice but to do X. Free climbing is not for me. I also really hate pain. If I was ten feet from the top and a bee started harassing me, I'd jump in order to not get stung 😂

[@pblaschke]

Sage advice.

[@yooperlooper]

It may seem cold, but I have very little sympathy for persons who engage in extreme sports. They know the risks, and aren't afraid to take them so if they lose it's their choice. The only time it disturbs me is when they take those kinds of risks, lose and leave children behind - then my opinion changes to "God gave you the responsibility of raising children - grow up."

[@Terry-tg4dq]

I agree with you....

[@oldladyfalling7844]

Agreed

[@cmaekkk]

An ordinary human being like yourself will never understand the reasons, saying you have no sympathy for someone that just passed away is beyond nasty.

[@yooperlooper]

@@cmaekkk They are adults, they know the risks and are willing to take them. They died doing what they loved. My sympathies are with the families and friends left behind - especially if there are children.

[@cmaekkk]

@@yooperlooper that's ok then.

[@Gabby-c4x]

"It made him feel alive," and now he's not!!

[@jim2376]

Gravity never makes a mistake and it's always working.

[@MercilessBreed]

Amen to that

[@wendyschutze2818]

You mentioned something about these people not being reckless….they are the epitome of recklessness.

[@kaidzaack2520]

“Legends don’t die in bed!” they said. Fortunately, I never wanted to become a legend…😅

[@sentryogmixmaster]

shoooot i know exactly how these free solo-ers feel. i almost died one day climbing the steps up to my front door. i stepped off balance and lost my footing and tumbled down, my hand crashing through the soil of a potted plant at the very bottom of the steps. i am thankful to be alive, luckily it was only two steps up to my front door.

[@brendapyron459]

Funny!!!!!!😂

[@edpublic]

The Darwin Awards Gravity Pizza Wing🏆

[@martyreking5487]

Narrator- " Jim was a free climber well known in the community, but mostly for being an arrogant bastard..everybody hated the SOB"...

[@randal_gibbons]

He fell 200'. That's like falling off of a 7 story bldg, a 3 story bldg and two 5 story bldgs. Can you imagine that feeling?

[@stilnaughttelling6587]

No viewer warning needed. Also, why is the climbing community "shocked" when a free solo climber falls and dies? Tripped down the stairs and dies would be a shock, but not falling off a rock face.

[@curtmcd]

I'm sensing a pattern. Passion, wind in hair, sun on back, rock under fingers, exhilaration, overconfidence, slip, friends wondering how that could have happened.

[@edwinkunz3469]

who picks up the mashed bodies? Its an experience nobody gets for the rest of their life

[@jim2376]

FUN FACT: For each second of fall you pick up slightly less than 22 mph in speed. Fall for 1 second, you hit the ground at 22 mph, 2 seconds 44 mph, etc. until terminal velocity.

[@jet6110]

@@edwinkunz3469 should everyone stop driving too?

[@duncanidaho2097]

@@jet6110 You would think that people would evolve to the point where they don’t see only 2 ways to live-either rock climbing, wing suit BASE jumping or free running-on high rise building rooftops, OR staying on your couch. There is no in between. People need to drive cars as a part of everyday living. We don’t need to climb the tallest mountain peak on every continent or climb the face of half dome in Yosemite, or scuba dive through underwater caves and hundreds of yards of narrow natural tunnels barely wide enough for a diver.

[@jet6110]

@@duncanidaho2097 driving is not a necessity period. People work and don't drive all over the world.

[@frustratedalien666]

​@@jet6110 a better analogy is driving without a seatbelt. Climbing is risky, but the risk can be controlled with safety gear, caution, and experience. Same with driving a car. If you choose to "live your life to the fullest" by not wearing a seatbelt, that's your choice. I definitely won't pretend it was a tragic loss, though.

[@paolow1299]

Damn that Gravity sneaking up on people like that .Who would have thought ?

[@jerrypolverino6025]

Falling and dying is part of free solo climbing.

[@jerrypolverino6025]

@@mrnice111 How well do the rotting dead understand it?

[@kyungshin5855]

@@mrnice111 Little people?! You mean people actually achieving something meaningful than just a thrill? Just a feeling, emotion and nothing.

[@68lyn68]

Yes a death wish

[@jerrypolverino6025]

How utterly stupid.

[@karenwalters7131]

All junkies are selfish. Doesn't matter what the drug is. We all think of that drug first. Heroin addict here. I get why they do this. That rush to the brain is unmatched.

[@LindaAguazul]

His loss hit the climbing community hard.....much like he did the ground after his 10 story drop 💀

[@amanitebg]

How can you have a video about free solo climbers who fell and the only thing you tell on repeat is overdramatic cliches and not a single detail about the actual situation... Just the same descriptions and the same tale with different names six times over... Come on, man... This is too much.

[@corb9459]

AI perhaps

[@robertmdel]

I think this is what ChatGPT sounds like. Terrible, isn't it?

[@CurtisJeffries-cd5vu]

it's called ai, my guy. they ALL like this cuz the person is too lazy to edit down the sht.

[@anglumangsiklista]

Adrenalin rush versus Life? I choose LIFE!!!

[@wuteva34]

No shortage of mental illness for these videos!! Plenty of material !!

[@MontanaVigilanteExplorer]

Gravity cares not for your inspirations. I respect free climbing but just a little more than I respect winners of Russian Roulette. Eventually you'll hit the live round. I'm lucky to be here intact after my own fall of only 20 feet or so. Just scrambling on an elevated log but happened instantly, no time to brace and fell flat on my back. On about 5 feet of soft moss because it was in the Redwoods. Anywhere else that would have been enough to kill me or put me in a wheelchair. Free climbing is simply too risky. I bet jumping on a grizzly and riding it would be amazing but won't see me trying it.

[@poutinedream5066]

I'm looking up at my 9.5 foot ceiling. 20 feet may not sound like much, especially while we're watchin this insanity- but yeah, that's a nice little drop.

[@MontanaVigilanteExplorer]

@@poutinedream5066 Ironically (?) a couple hours after this posting, I walk out of the local mercantile and slip right on my a$$ (only 6 feet down. Shoes w/little tread) w/brief flashback of this video. Managed not to hurt myself but it was that ?2-3? seconds of blurry WTF "whirly world". Like that forest, all okay until it's not. These poor people had that (probably) long enough to know what was happening w/o any hope of just turning an ankle. Bonus yammer: do so too much as it is (solo on remote farm; yeah, I'm okay, bwaa-ha-ha!) but another point with these videos is while I respect and salute all these crazy extreme sporters, it seems to expect more of the limited, close-call supply of luck each may have. I've crashed a bike through a plate glass shop window (unhurt), been in one modest plane crash, several car wrecks (incl a miraculous near-miss of a head-on on a dark Wyoming highway then totalled at a Helena intersection that killed several (but several factors allowing me to walk away and not kill the distracted mom/baby that turned in front of me at 55 MPH), been rescued at nick of time from a sinking boat in the Observatory Inlet (B.C.), accidently shot (x4. long story) a 300-gallon propane tank w/o blowing up, SHOULD have been shot 2-3 times by cops (all misunderstandings), had several rattler near-misses plus ... yikes. Wonder why I don't do that stuff? Manifesto ends. Carry on. Now I'm scared just sitting here ... JINX!

[@MontanaVigilanteExplorer]

@jaybanks1947 Tell'n me. THAT was in my 20s. 2 years later an insane fiasco had me and gf 5 minutes from sinking into ice-choked inlet in Canada for a last-second rescue by a passing rando seaplane that should never have been there. Excuse me as the comment strikes; I just got out of 2 days of county jail for ordering an armed trespassing hunter off the property WHILE SHOOTING AT PHEASANTS IN MY FRONT YARD. Rub was the landlady was ending the lease (for no reason I can determine), was supposed to be out last month but delayed with NO OPTIONS, late crops and some work the owner could use. All up and up. But the COUNTY had papers suggesting I wasn't the legal tenant so was FELONY INDITIMATION! THIS is MONTANA? Legally right but you know how that goes; no options until a judge. Wanted $10,000 bond; begged down to 3,000 and barely made it out of there. Cherry on top? Yesterday was my 65th birthday when most evaluate their lives. POINT TAKEN! Carry on.

[@MontanaVigilanteExplorer]

@jaybanks1947 The "Kramer Theory": a person may never be the star, always in conflict but will at least have a recurring role in the Cosmic Comedy." Google this: "Haunted Marysville, Montana." Later!

[@daviddemaria3982]

Imagine having a hobby where if you are not 100% perfect that day, you die. No thanks

[@CMinorOp67]

“Can you imagine that feeling?” I can imagine the AI script being extremely repetitive, even more.

[@B55Baron]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

[@karlshaner2453]

Living life fully is going to bed at a ripe old age with your grand kids in the other room. What these folks do is more like Russian roulette.

[@justme33126]

My thoughts exactly. It's a great challenge to live a LONG full life filled with great but safe experiences.

[@skierprincessakify]

Good point!

[@katarinatibai8396]

​@justme33126 Nothing is safe. Not even your every day walks to the shower. But I get what you say. One should not go aut of the way to explicit search the grim reaper. I also prefer to be here for my loved ones more then a adrenalin rush.

[@justme33126]

@@katarinatibai8396 Sorry but I find your "walk to the shower" comment a bit extreme and not rational at all. I've managed to shower safely for 67 years as most people do so worldwide every day, without any incident. I've also travelled and gone up several mountains very safely. I live near a mountain now and have gone to the top many times. Free rock climbing however is called an EXTREME sport and classified as extremely dangerous for very good reasons.

[@SuperDave-vj9en]

You probably won’t fall on your first climb. Doubtful you will fall on your twentieth climb. But you will fall on your last climb! They keep going and going until they fall.

[@kilroy1964]

This video is literally the same story told 6 times, with different names.

[@johnryan8808]

Falling is a part of climbing.

[@happydays4176]

a solo free climber... "he wasn't reckless".

[@Tatteddaddydc]

Lol😂

[@artistjim114]

Imagine, standing on the edge of a massive straight up steep rock face. .. then you wake up and from a bad dream.

[@MatthewWright-y9t]

I’m generally quite patient but the dragging monologue is difficult for me.

[@marievaleur7877]

Absolutely insane sport but Alex Honnold, who shows up in several of these clips, has managed to free solo some of the most amazing peaks and walls. I cannot imagine even trying it!

[@charlesburke2379]

Let's hope Alex retires. He's already proved he's the best in the world and nobody can beat him. But Mt. Thor is still out there. He'll either learn to ignore it or let it be his ending.

[@1LOvEC4TS55]

If you ask me it's stupidity all it takes is the tiniest mistake and you're a gonna there's nothing there to catch your fall to help at all so why would anyone take that risk to leave their loved ones behind.

[@gslblues1]

Yeah, that rush of wind as you're falling..what a rush.

[@SuperDave-vj9en]

You probably won’t fall on your first climb. Doubtful you will fall on your twentieth climb. But surely you will fall on your last climb!

[@skierprincessakify]

I saw the climbing documentary Free Solo in the theater, I was holding my breath most of the movie, it was quite disturbing.

[@KnawedOne]

I watched the making of Free Solo and it was terrifying

[@katyawc]

i feel lucky that i have enough problems in my life that i do not need to seek thrills, just existing is an adrenaline rush for me!

[@maxenielsen]

I met a former Army Special Forces member. He related to me that after his combat experiences he struggled to complete low-risk but highly challenging things, such as getting a PhD in physics. Seems high-risk activities have permanent effects, just as trauma can induce PTSD.

[@jpclimber]

I knew John and he pulled on a familiar flake that gave way without any warning and fell, survived the fall but not the brain swell RIP John

[@navycorpsmanveteran61]

Confidence can also kill you.

[@TheEarl777]

You have got to stop saying” can you imagine that feeling?”.

[@rubyred6954]

I have such a hard time watching these I end up turning it off and onto something else. It’s stuff made out of NIGHTMARES for 99.% of us!! I’ve always wonders- do they climb down?? I never see anyone going down🤔

[@Daneiladams555]

I do not feel sorry for these people

[@KnawedOne]

Rock can feel alive and communicates through fingers, feet & body. Rotten rock doesn’t talk to you, it just crumbles.

[@tsc7299]

Simply playing hide-and-seek with death, and always losing.

[@alibarron7558]

You can never beat stupidity.

[@metubyaj7675]

He doesn't think that each time each year the cracked rocks are going to peel off nothing stays the same.

[@ericcox6764]

I started rock climbing in 2003 in the Red River Gorge in Eastern Kentucky. In all of the years that I rock climbed, I free soloed 1 time. I felt like I had to get it out of my system. It was a climb well within my abilities, but i hadn't tried to climb it before. That's called an Onsight Climb. Where you don't have any previous experience with the route and try to get to the top on the first try. I didn't leave myself any other options but to make it to the top. Obviously, I succeeded or I wouldn't be typing this. Since then, I haven’t had any desire to repeat that day. I spent well over 5 thousand dollars for protection so I won't fall. It would be foolish of me to not use it.

[@umbrellacorp.]

Look just getting up and going to work is a risk or going to school or maybe even going to the store. To some us doing something exciting is getting to feel alive. And doing extreme sports is that feeling.

[@Mikinaak2023]

You're just a Dodo bird. Like a street junkie your Russian roulette game will come to an end.

[@Mo_Ketchups]

I subbed immediately upon finding this channel. But whatever you do, do NOT play any drinkin games, taking a hoot whenever you hear the word “spirit” in these. More dangerous than free-soloing. ✌️

[@Mo_Ketchups]

@@batgoat28 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤟✌️

[@TheExtreme-Edge]

Thanks for subbing! Haha, good advice-safety first! ✌

[@cindygreleski5376]

I’m sorry but climbing a huge mountain without safety gear is the epitome of recklessness. Good grief. 🙄

[@Truth-f2q]

Died doing what they loved.

[@jet6110]

@@mrnice111 assumption

[@martinep6293]

Most of these guys look like they were in their 30s, at least. Is it possible they became complacent or unfocused for a small fraction of a second? Clearly this is something more likely to occur as you age. No matter how much of a virtuoso you are. May be as they fell they knew exactly the answer to that question. Sure it could be a fluke, the rock that day. But really, it is obvious that as you age, there are slowly imperceptible changes in you body and especially your brain. It is only a matter of time and likely different for each person. Is there really nothing to hint to you that free solo is no longer a good idea? Can we think of scientific tests? I am glad Alex Honnold has a family and and such a fascinating life ... because he is almost 40. Much admiration for all he has done.

[@krispoli22]

The free solo climbers are the ones who couldn't tie knots.😂

[@gugusibanda4056]

They all got what they had been applying for

[@joannagodfrey5111]

"what went wrong?" he probably got over confident

[@SamBroadway]

I used to sit back in Sedona Arizona and watch people scale the Red rocks... I always thought to myself I could never be that foolish...

[@plurpee.]

"Gravity always wins..." - Radiohead

[@Za7a7aZ]

Yep, there are bold climbers and old climbers but no bold old climbers.

[@CrazySmokefan]

Remember it's not the fall that kills, it's the landing.

[@rikroer5983]

Many picture and video's are not the people mentioned

[@sweetkaroline5626]

What I hate about people out doing dangerous things is that at some point they get in trouble then it is up to the Rescuers to put their lives in peril trying to save them.... then if they survive the're out doing it again..... they should be charged an enormous amount then they'll be justified to keep on climbing or whatever..

[@jet6110]

@@sweetkaroline5626 then don't sign up to rescue people...my fam is in rescue and they don't think like you.

[@20cenctstyle]

Anyone who does that has a mental problem. I believe in personal freedom but shit is ,insane period.

[@jeffersonlee-i2z]

This is complete insanity. How do you get back down if you make it to the top? Ironically, The greatest rock climber of all time ended up falling to his death last year. How much are there life insurance policies?

[@parisachilles2682]

I’m with anyone who feels that doing free solo climbing is just a death wish, and invariably that wish is granted. Clearly Darwinism.

[@jsEMCsquared]

I fall out of my bed every morning, That's the equivalent of 1/10 of a story in a building thats 10 story's Tall!

[@edpublic]

...."he was good,real good".... But still left the base of the hill in a bucket

[@NameRequiredSoHere]

I love how after the fall, there's the speculation, "How did this happen???" Hmmm... hundreds of feet in the air on a vertical rock face with no safety equipment... what could possibly go wrong?

[@rosslangerak8361]

In free soloing, you don't learn from your mistakes.

[@RJFP67]

Risking your life for thrills and a adrenaline rush in my opinion is the most selfish thing to do especially if you have a family to raise ? You cannot know every crack and crevice in a decaying weather worn mountain ? Over confidence and arrogance rules their life.

[@arnehusby1420]

Sport or pure madness? Here in Norway we had to pick up climbers with Helicopters. They must pay for the ride.

[@jenniferbreaux7385]

I've noticed a pattern. I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised by the obvious outcome.

[@cynthiagibson6793]

I guess it makes you feel alive until it kills you

[@Clod-Hopper]

Im sorry but all of these adrenaline junkies have something missing mentally. Its not pure freedom. Its a willingness to trade in your life as a parent, a spouse, a coach etc...all for a thrill.

[@scotthruska4906]

They are like Moth’s flying around the Candle Flame 🔥……🔥✨🔥✨💥! They call falling CRATERING 🤔🤡☠️☠️☠️

[@joe27954]

Life ist too valuable and worth to try to loose it in such risky way. To climb free solo may be a funny thing but in the end your life seems not very worthy for this type of climbers!

[@Iconoclasher]

You don't need a parachute to skydive. You need a parachute to skydive twice.

[@lr329]

I can't imagine what Tony thought. I'm not that stupid.

[@edpublic]

Its All so pointless,,Mother Nature will ALWAYS Win & make humans look insignificant and futile

[@BeauGregg-vw9zh]

As a man I can say why certain men do extreme sports. When you take risks like free climbing or racing motorcycles or sky diving or cliff jumping,it's the only time where we feel 100% free! It is a feeling that is comparable to nothing else. You are fully alive and the dopamine spikes are better than every single drug all put together. When it hits you life makes sense for the first time in your life. You feel like nothing can even come close to you. Nothing can stop you and you are on top of the world. Yes it sucks when people die and leave their families behind and it hurts them forever but at least they died doing what they loved to do and they should be happy about that. It's no different than when our military is at war and thousands of men die. They decided to protect their country. It's what they wanted to do. It is unfortunate that many climbers die every day but they died while being as alive and happy as ever

[@georgeblackley6028]

They have made the choice to accept an early death.

[@Jackie-v3z5e]

I have a fear of heights so it's so amazing watching these people.

[@Guiltless765]

People like this aren't too bright.

[@Leitros-kj4qb]

Rubbish. Alex Honnold is one of the brightest guys around. He did the impossible but knew when to stop.

[@peace-yv4qd]

People who free solo climb are nuts.

[@supertruckerrolling]

This is beyond stupid and the the things that can go wrong are endless and if you fall and die I have no sympathy for you

[@alejandroneri8782]

Amazing video

[@thelyingscotsman7993]

I don't feel sorry for them as it was their choice to climb,they knew the risks,RIP to all.

[@barnabasschuler9025]

They are crazy, and there is no cure for crazy 🧐

[@Iconoclasher]

Five years ago my best friend died in his recliner watching Leave It To Beaver on a 1960 TV. I learned my lesson! I'll never watch Leave It To Beaver on a 1960 TV in a recliner. 😮

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

The narrator keeps saying things like “now imagine you were in the same situation” - which is ridiculous. I want nothing to do with this death sport and the vast majority feel the same way.

[@Kelly-ul9rp]

It's irresponsible, especially if you have children.

[@rossbaldwin4611]

Sponsored by Vaseline 😢 ??? 6:21

[@maureendrozda9960]

Taking Ridiculous, Deadly, Live Or Die Chances For An Adrenalin Rush Is Not "Living Life To The Fullest," It's Stupid😳

[@EuanMacmichael-y8z]

I call it stupidity. Not bravery or skill. Just stupid.

[@mrsmith4662]

Crazy to take such lethal risks.

[@Pi2.718]

I am sure as they all realized what’s happening, they released tension, took a deep breath and thought … “here we go”, with piece and calm RIP ❤

[@vudu8ball]

I don't have much Sympathy for these people. I believe the practitioners are adrenaline addicts. If they hadn't found rock climbing they would have found drugs. And frankly I don't have much sympathy for drug addicts either.

[@karlbabaji]

I've done a ton of free solo climbing, living in Yosemite for decades. I never pushed limits hard and aimed at staying alive but had plenty of close calls over countless climbs. Some of the motivation is mundane. Want to go climbing but not bother to try to find a partner when your friends are at work? Or bother with all the gear and weight? How blissful to move over stone freely and hone the focus and mindfulness? A climb that might take much of the day with a partner could be done in an hour. Fortunately or unfortunately, I both moved away and got older and not climbing as much so trying to stay away from most soloing. The few significant injuries in my climbing were with ropes

[@don7294]

I was never a rock climber but, I did a lot of mountaineering and made a number of first descents of rivers before selfbailing rafts and modern rescue gear were available. We had some very close calls and young men have the unfortunate fact that their Prefrontal Cortex doesn't mature until their mid 20's. The PFC is a part of your brain that is involved in Executive Functions and impulse control. When I got married and started having children I changed drastically. The problem with free soloing is, any physical mistake by the climber can be fatal and rock is not as static as folks think. Life is so short to begin with, think about your family when making decisions about dangerous activities.

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

What possesses a person to do such a thing as free soloing when having equipment for safety could be added to keep death at bay.