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Re:Rock climber Alex Honnold doesn’t experience fear like th... by rwallace on Friday August 12, 2016 @10:01PM (#12279874)
Almost every free soloist dies? Literally? That would make it the most dangerous hobby in the world? Are there any references or discussions on that handy?
Re:Rock climber Alex Honnold doesn’t experience fear like th... by justinator on Saturday August 13, 2016 @02:39AM (#12280532)
Well everyone dies.

If you mean, "died while freesoloing", you've got,

* Derek Hersey * John Bachar

off the top of my head. There are others,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_solo_climbing#Notable_acc...

Dan Osman died from a roped fall (jumped with the intent of the rope system to slow his fall), not a free solo. Dean Potter died from a wingsuit accident, which "literally" is probably the most dangerous hobby.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatalities_due_to_wing...

"72 percent of fliers had witnessed death or serious injury, and 76 percent had experienced what they categorized as a “near miss.” http://www.newsweek.com/2014/09/12/thrilling-deadly-world-wi...

Dean Potter on Heaven, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRUkolahw58

Re:Rock climber Alex Honnold doesn’t experience fear like th... by Hoasi on Saturday August 13, 2016 @07:23AM (#12281065)
The late, great Patrick Edlinger survived a terrible fall before retiring, only to fall into depression.
Re:Rock climber Alex Honnold doesn’t experience fear like th... by mytddu on Friday August 12, 2016 @11:45PM (#12280162)
Many die. Are you surprised from watching the videos that it's dangerous?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_solo_climbing#Notable_acc...

One of my favorite climbers and free soloists, Dan Osman, also died in an accident but not while free soloing. He was doing a 1000 ft rope jump (jumping from a cliff while connected to a climbing rope and catching oneself while trying not to slam back into the cliff face) when his rope snapped.

Here's two videos of him doing a rope jump and of him free soloing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EilwLq7w1bs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYbwZQ-QnMY (note the "dyno" at 1:09)

Re:Rock climber Alex Honnold doesn’t experience fear like th... by steveax on Saturday August 13, 2016 @08:13PM (#12283714)
The American Alpine Club gathers reports and publishes Accidents in North American Mountaineering [1] annually. That's probably the best source. I've been climbing for thirty odd years and recall very few deaths free soloing.

[1]: http://publications.americanalpineclub.org