Perhaps their own sense of how much risk is acceptable or pleasant in their life is different than yours, and it's either less risky, not perceived to be as risky by them as by you, or the risk is...
Perhaps their own sense of how much risk is acceptable or pleasant in their life is different than yours, and it's either less risky, not perceived to be as risky by them as by you, or the risk is more needed?
If you haven't see it, you should watch Free Solo (a documentary about one of Alex Honnold's greatest feats). Minor spoilers, but there's a scene where Hannold gets an MRI and discover his...
If you haven't see it, you should watch Free Solo (a documentary about one of Alex Honnold's greatest feats). Minor spoilers, but there's a scene where Hannold gets an MRI and discover his amygdala -- the part of the brain responsible for fear -- barely does any work. Here's a more in-depth article.
There’s a bigger question of individual risk and community risk, as well as perceived risk and objective risk. There is a quantifiable and much higher risk of death and serious injury during free...
There’s a bigger question of individual risk and community risk, as well as perceived risk and objective risk.
There is a quantifiable and much higher risk of death and serious injury during free solo v roped climbing.
Whether that risk is acceptable to the individual is up to them, but there is a social cost to bad outcomes, and society should be able to choose to curb the activity or charge you the cost of the risk up front. In some places, search and rescue will send you an invoice for your extraction.
My view, as a thrillseeker myself (backcountry mtb), is that free solo is way over the line.
Honestly, extreme sports are really not much different from addiction, except espn doesn’t have a competitive crack show.
Alex Honnold is fucking incredible. Not only is he free soloing himself here, but he's also filming them both, manually stabilizing the camera, and coaching Magnus all at the same time. What an...
Alex Honnold is fucking incredible. Not only is he free soloing himself here, but he's also filming them both, manually stabilizing the camera, and coaching Magnus all at the same time. What an absolute madman.
I'm so glad to finally see this collaboration. It's just too bad that YouTube decided to demonetize it. :(
p.s. If you enjoyed this video, also worth checking out is Magnus' collaboration with another of the world's best climbers, Adam Ondra. Playlist
I mean, free solo is kinda insane. Seems like a lot of needless risk for thrillseeking.
Perhaps their own sense of how much risk is acceptable or pleasant in their life is different than yours, and it's either less risky, not perceived to be as risky by them as by you, or the risk is more needed?
If you haven't see it, you should watch Free Solo (a documentary about one of Alex Honnold's greatest feats). Minor spoilers, but there's a scene where Hannold gets an MRI and discover his amygdala -- the part of the brain responsible for fear -- barely does any work. Here's a more in-depth article.
There’s a bigger question of individual risk and community risk, as well as perceived risk and objective risk.
There is a quantifiable and much higher risk of death and serious injury during free solo v roped climbing.
Whether that risk is acceptable to the individual is up to them, but there is a social cost to bad outcomes, and society should be able to choose to curb the activity or charge you the cost of the risk up front. In some places, search and rescue will send you an invoice for your extraction.
My view, as a thrillseeker myself (backcountry mtb), is that free solo is way over the line.
Honestly, extreme sports are really not much different from addiction, except espn doesn’t have a competitive crack show.
Alex Honnold is fucking incredible. Not only is he free soloing himself here, but he's also filming them both, manually stabilizing the camera, and coaching Magnus all at the same time. What an absolute madman.
I'm so glad to finally see this collaboration. It's just too bad that YouTube decided to demonetize it. :(
p.s. If you enjoyed this video, also worth checking out is Magnus' collaboration with another of the world's best climbers, Adam Ondra. Playlist