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Re:The Blue Hole in the Red Sea is the deadliest dive site i... by hutzlibu on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @12:00PM (#26957716)
Oh, but in the alps there are ways with a metal ladder, where you indeed "walk" a overhanging way, without rope.

Not for everyone obviously.

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Re:The Blue Hole in the Red Sea is the deadliest dive site i... by nix23 on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @04:28PM (#26973776)
You have steelropes or hooks there too and a via ferrata set with a shock-absorber and a helmet:

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

And if without securing...even a bigger objective danger for you to decide if you can do it, that's the point.

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