That is true, the free soloing is the eye catcher. But he has a very likeable and relatable personality too. I would be really sad if something happened to him.

People frequently dying doing roped climbing too, even the most experience and skilled climbers; and often of stupid mistakes or random hazards.

But more importantly, it's probably better to let people do the things they love as long as they're not directly hurting others. Surely the feelings of fans shouldn't override the preferences of the object of their fanaticism.

And people doing roped climbing often fall and recover just fine, which is impossible to do when you...dont have a rope.

I agree that nobody should be prevented from doing risky things. But when they become "famous" I believe it reckless to disregard the feelings of their fans.