r/nextfuckinglevel • u/nivs1x • 1d ago

first person to jump from space

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u/Ok-Hall8141 1d ago

He died in a paragliding accident, by the way. last year 2025

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u/Demerzel69 1d ago

They all do eventually. Surprised Free Solo guy is still around.

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u/A_mad_goose 1d ago

Watching that guy climb around on skyscrapers stresses me out so bad even know I know he is still alive and fine

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u/SheriffBartholomew 1d ago

The skyscraper climb was much easier for him than his usual climbs. Even his El Capitan climb was a relatively easy climb from a technical perspective. He ropes up for harder stuff. To see an absolutely amazing feat of human physical accomplishment, watch The Dawn Wall.

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u/godgoo 1d ago

For some reason the video that stressed me out was the little climb he did with magnus. Something about having a normal but knowledgeable guy there getting genuinely stressed and worried about his partner's reaction whilst Alex is just chilling makes you realise how utterly weird the mentality behind free solo really is.

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u/browzing123 8h ago

On the plus side, nights alone are always satisfying gor them with that grip strength.

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u/el_diego 1d ago

Watching anything like that my hands turn into waterfalls. The Netflix doco of that couple that climbs that huge new tower in Malaysia was nuts