cm0002Oct 3

Alaskan climbing star Balin Miller dies after falling from Yosemite's El Capitan

https://sh.itjust.works/post/47252538

Alaskan climbing star Balin Miller dies after falling from Yosemite's El Capitan - sh.itjust.works

>An Alaskan climbing influencer has died after falling from El Capitan, a famous vertical rock formation in California’s Yosemite National Park. > >Balin Miller, 23, was live-streamed on TikTok ascending and subsequently falling from the monolith on Wednesday. > >In an emotional social media post confirming her son’s death, his mother Jeanine Girard-Moorman said: “My heart is shattered in a million pieces. I don’t know how I will get through this. I love him so much. I want to wake up from this horrible nightmare.” > >Details of what caused the incident are not clear, but Miller’s brother Dylan told AFP he was lead rope soloing - a technique that enables climbing alone while still protected by a rope - on a 2,400ft (730m) route named Sea of Dreams.

Show threadWhiteOakBayouOct 3
The article I read said he had a bag stuck then went to rappel down to it to unstick the bag but his rope didn’t reach all the way to the bag and he just rappelled off the end of his line on his way to the bag
Show threadblargh513Oct 3

I will never understand the appeal of such dangerous hobbies.

Roller coasters are pretty thrilling and dont come with the risk of death (typically).

I like being alive more than I need some thrills.

Show threadhorseOct 4

He was using a rope. I imagine the risk of death while climbing with a rope is outweighed by the health benefits of leading an active life style.

Besides, I’m sure he loved doing it. Sometimes you have to take risks in life for the things you love.

Show threadblargh513

Yeah but he died.

Good health and love aren’t worth much when you cease to exist.

Also, his mom gotta bury her son. She thought he was gonna go out, live his life, do stuff. Now when his birthday comes, she will cry. She gets to throw all his stuff away or box it up and save it because shes too heartbroken to get rid of it.

When exercise and “fun” come with a very real risk of death, it becomes more of an indulgence than anything else.

Just because someone loves a dangerous activity does not mean the risk is justified when it also incorporates a mild virtue.

Oct 4 at 11:22amWeb
Show threadhorseOct 4
Have you ever got in a car to go somewhere to do something fun? You can die doing that too, but millions (billions?) of people drive every day. Eating an apple is healthy too unless you choke on it. Accidents can happen doing healthy things.
Show threadproleOct 4

Cars are a mode of transportation, its a tool that gets us somewhere. Apples are nourishment, we literally need to eat to live.

Nobody needs to climb mountains to live.

Show threadhorseOct 5

That’s why I specified the destination. Nobody needs to drive a car to get somewhere for leisure, yet people don’t think twice about it, because it’s an accepted risk.

People don’t have to climb things, but it’s not an unreasonable risk to take. It’s a generally safe thing to do, where accidents occasionally happen. Just like lots of other things people do all the time. You can’t go through life never taking any risk or you’d never get out of bed.

Show threadproleOct 5

People don’t have to climb things, but it’s not an unreasonable risk to take.

What?? It’s a hobby, not a utilitarian mode of transport.

They make documentaries about free soloing because it’s exciting and dangerous.

It seems like everyone but you understands this

Show threadhorseOct 5
He wasn’t free soloing. He was using a rope. That is not unreasonable.