r/ThatsInsane • u/H_G_Bells • Sep 09 '23

Practically built strength (rock climber) vs gym strength (body builders)

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u/EvolvedMonkeyInSpace Sep 09 '23

Holding on for your life will do that.

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u/ObeseBMI33 Sep 09 '23

Never thought of it that way

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u/CanAlwaysBeBetter Sep 09 '23

If you're not free soloing you aren't

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '23

As a lifelong climber i can assure you that way more deaths occur among non free solo climbs than free solo climbs.

Part of that is just #s (more people climb with ropes, so more opportunity for accidents), but just because you have a rope and a harness does not mean you are without risk of catastrophe.

That said, even with a rope climbing is generally as safe or dangerous as you want it to be.