Andreas Proft free solo barefoot

[auastudentrights]

Remember Derek Hersey! 

[Vietnamesi]

At least put on a parachute in case of falling and prevent dying. A parachute help climbers to have more opportunity to climb more mountains and enjoy what they do. Thumbs up if you agree so climber can read this and wear a parachute :)

[ScramblerCutie]

With a rope is not harder Im sorry... It is heavier but the safety factor is way higher. No way you can even compare the two. wat Alex honnold and then tell me what he does is easier then using a rope....

[jacoby1682]

if you fall you are dead, one mistake and you are done.

[cigarzan]

BTW, what's this song?

[cigarzan]

The difference is the rock vs. you, or the rock vs. you and the shoes and the rope and the carabiners and the crampons and the croutons, etc.

[Medicpr]

Great effort. Can i have the song title?

[moorsy88]

@Medicpr Seether- The Gift

[juevoncillo]

where's the top out? did he downclimb this too?

[efacirfA]

This is freedom!!!

[gajooo]

Puto loco, yo escalo tambien y simplemente puedo comentar que su vida es una mierda si quiere perderla tan rápido, lo siento por el, le compadezco.

[mrsvinarich26]

is he roped in!?

[scottleeper]

@mrsvinarich26 no

[mrsvinarich26]

@scottleeper awsome and stupid

[rebelsouljaz]

so did he make it?

[limey3r]

I didn't know it was possible to do a 5.13 barefoot. I have done a 5.11a with shoes and it was the hardest thing I've ever done.

[SirWillOfWeBB]

@limey3r my shoes imitate my feet, just shaper edges, erry now and again I just tape my toes and go at it.

[DrSebby]

What a rare personality type to pursue this activity...I wonder what other commonalities these people share in their day 2 day lives; with their friends, family, relationships etc...truly bizarre. to look at it from the outside you'd think...yeah, 1 screw up amongst thousands, and youre dead....Umm...I'll give him about 4months to live max - and yet this is not the case! It's almost terrifying just to watch it.

[Fuzzelwuzzel]

why did he attach a rope. Theres no need for this risk.

[petekaz1977]

@Fuzzelwuzzel You do understand that buttoned down people said the same thing about people who started climbing to begin with. This is what evolution is called. Just because it has become the norm to BASE jump, climb etc etc you think that the next step is crazy? You should have been born in the 40's shaking your fist at "those long haired louts". Seriously mate. If you think a person is "crazy" you should have nothing to do with EXTREME sports.

[brumaculan11]

fucking crazy man! congratulations for your brave! I have pity about my sister! lol...

[ohadrean]

if I'm gonna go bare hand, I'll go bare foot.

[hengilaga]

isn't it better to wear short trousers ? beside that, very brave action to clmb there

[madfreerider]

you meen shorts

[YukonJack88]

Beautiful, solid, then fail as the cameraman decided to zoom out to catch the potential fall and death bounces... completely dishonoing the climber's art by not allowing us to see it up close....

[buulabop]

It's Seether The Gift

[miborneo]

good, very good video, I wanted to know who is singing.

[thbslawson]

Impressive, talented, difficult. If that's what this guy wants to do with his life, then that's his business. Me, I have a wife and two kids. I love them more than an adrenaline rush and wouldn't want to do anything to leave them fatherless. That's where Dan Osman really didn't think straight.

[ScubaDude79]

@thbslawson

You may already know this, but soloing was not what killed Dan Osman. He was killed WHEN HE USED A ROPE. Granted, he wasn't exactly using it for it's intended purpose (rope jumping) but still, soloing didn't kill Dan-O.

[absinthe5765]

Yes this is impressive, but I see no reason to not attach a rope.

[OceanBird888]

@absinthe5765

If you are confident with your abilities you can just do it. And, it takes a lot longer with a rope.

[RockstarHQ1]

@absinthe5765 Cuz it`s harder without one and doing harder things is human nature

[MisterTFK]

@RockstarHQ1 It's actually just risk * 1000, climbing with a rope is actually harder as you have the weight of the rope to account for, not to mention all the clip ins along the way.

[RockstarHQ1]

@MisterTFK Yes climbing whit a rope is harder and not only because of the rope,the routes are much more tough.What I meth was that it`s much harder mentally

[FinalFantasyBlades]

@absinthe5765 More exciting? Feeling more free while climb and not having an annoying rope in the way? But i'm just guessing

[FreakinFinnishMetal]

@absinthe5765 Although to most people not attaching a rope must seem insane, these free soloers want to achieve something more than just a difficult path. They want to prove to themselves that they do not need technology to achieve this. In a way they want to imitate animals, only relying on their strength and technique to survive. Andreas Proft shows this very well as he even climbs barefoot! (painful as hell when you need to stick your feet on really small holds)

[AlSwearengen15]

barefoot too.

[TheMalinTransition]

Gnarly. Bummer about the nu-metal ballad though : )

[1Deejay7]

hmmmmmm I think I left my wallet up there. girlfriend-" how you gonna get there babe" just wait here. " OMG are F*n kidding me!" few hrs later.. screaming up. Wait a minute I put your wallet in your my back pack. Guy- mumbles to himself I h8 her..

[ceebo100]

I am not trying to put a downer on this, but it is hardly an adrenilin rush. Im confident 99.9999% of all people who have ever free solo are familiar with the route they are doing.. infact so familiar that they could probably climb the route 5 times in a row on lead.

Why eople do this?, its a mixture of a show of confidence, a need to conquar and ofc.. to show off.

When people start free solo flashing anywhere close to their limit.. then you can call it ''for the adren rush''.

[munkel002]

@ceebo100 Your confidence is misplaced. You seem to have never free-soloed, as you are missing a hardly describable feeling and replacing it with this gibberish, "Why eople do this?, its a mixture of a show of confidence, a need to conquar and ofc.. to show off."

[ceebo100]

@munkel002 Dont talk shit. All free solo is... is the ability to ignore the little voice in your head saying ''the hold is gune snap'' ''foot is gune slip'' ''gune miss the next dynamic''. It is simply DENIAL or if you prefere.. CONFIDANCE IN YOUSELF AND ROCK. Do not try and make out that it is some sort of spiritual experiance.. that is bs.

[sarcasticoldbastard]

i dont think a monkey could do that .awesome job

[bubbybear08]

1. More holds that can break on a 5.6 than on a 13.

2. big toes go in finger pockets better than shoes.

3. It's not so much the adrenaline rush but the 'no adrenaline' rush that is the high. Free solo and fear don't mix. It takes the zone with no fear and only thinking about the up.

4. Its nice to leave the rest of the world and only think about one thing and it is in the present.

[narcolepticpug]

@bubbybear08

1. thats not always true that more holds break on 5.6 then a 13. iv never had a hold break on me tell i got up to the 5.10 areas. it just depends on the place you climb.

23. YES. the first time i did a freesolo i was amazed. it was just me and whats above, and the connection(if that makes sense). i got a adrenaline rush once i made it to the top of the climb

[Hightreewalker]

Wow.. that's awfully dangerous but also great to see that it is possible to override your normal limits. Personally i like climbing trees, also without ropes. It feels safe enough to me, those stones look a bit more 'unfriendly'

[skyhlgh]

hey buddy ever hear of shoes?

[skatethemushrooms]

@skyhlgh yes, i'm quite sure he has

[JTStryker]

@johnvsk Climbing is not about comps. It's about pushing yourself to the edge of your own comfort zone and red lining what you once thought was impossible. Screw medals and trophies.

[parrishsk8mafia]

song killed it

[drmandolin]

I'll give you the props you deserve...my balls aren't that big...yet! Stay safe....

[theocarinanoob]

it will happen one way or another you will screw up and the reaper will have his day

[johnvsk]

Don't waste that talent boy, crushing in comps beat that feeling you probably had

[joshgrundy11]

omfg

[KAYF07]

Determination is the force which propels. Understanding is the perceptive force which comprehends. What happens then, when determination out propels understanding? Is understanding enough to subdue determination? What happens then, when you reach the point of no return? Do you get to return?

[lampearthwing]

Free Solo is an amazing amazing headspace! You are on the edge of life and death the entire time, and you only have yourself to rely on. You push your self to defeat fear and finish alive! It is when you doubt yourself that you Die. And when you are done with a solo you know that you are your own master and you control your fate.

[lampearthwing]

Free Solo is an amazing amazing headspace! You are on the edge of life and death the entire time, and you only have yourself to rely on. You push your self to defeat fear and finish alive! It is when you doubt yourself that you Die. And when you are done with a solo you know that you are your own master and you control your fate.

[VanGavran]

@lampearthwing If a hold breaks and you die, who controls your fate then?

[yankeez625]

@VanGavran its the risk u have to take

[ketchupecoca]

è vivo per miracolo..

[kurdasmahlt666]

no shoes ?

[Elementecho]

@kurdasmahlt666 he is going a long barefoot walk when he is done

[Squishy31097]

How does he get down, Do you climb back down?

[narcolepticpug]

I give this guy alot of credit. and all solo climbers. i did my first solo climb last week. it was a low grade (5.8), and i had done it with a rope twice before. but the intense focus climbing and adrenalin rush once you get to the top is unbeatable by anything else.

[Susi83714]

Einfach nur ein Traum... Du strahlst eine absolute Ruhe aus, es macht unheimlich viel Spaß dir zuzusehen. Bei 2:30 ist mir fast das Herz stehen geblieben! 

[guspdm]

Ok. Just found out.

[guspdm]

Who is he?

[hs956]

I don't get it he can actually die doing that.

[TorchedSkunk]

@hs956 more drivers die than free climbers in ratio.

so think twice before you drive over that mountain....just climb it! lol jp

[hs956]

@TorchedSkunk lol maybe.... still prefer the safety of ropes though. going climbing for the whole week end in the blue mountains Australia this week woo hoo :)

[daqcraig]

Holds break all the time. 

[pikololulifuk]

why without rope?

[mileslies]

@pikololulifuk: someone who cant afford shoes, also cant afford a rope!

[TorchedSkunk]

@pikololulifuk why life?

[shodo2007]

YEah!!! Like a animal! you are good! Keep training!

[digitsdelight]

Climbing...what a sport it was and still is! After nearly thirty years in the sport I still don't comprehend how some can turn off the "switch" and solo like that. Nowadays, I've chosen to believe that there is a God, hence a hell, so I'm choosing to love the Truth, and share it with others. I'm still climbing though and love it as I did the first day, glory to God!

[booshigy]

@digitsdelight you're right on man and the climbing world needs more of your kind of person! keep seeking God and have a great time with what He has given you!

[rafrafc]

song ruins the video

[loveSc7]

without a rope? He's crazy ...but great..

[Neko91485]

I boulder... soloing leaves little room for error. This guy's got brass balls

[seige184]

Darwinism

[TheInGenCO]

nice, but please guys be fucking careful!!!

[chubbywater]

amazing

[simonstucki]

I think the problem is that when you ride a motorcycle at some speed you don't feel how dangerous that really is but when you are exposed to the risk of falling the fear is much more realistic.

this makes sense humans are used to the danger of falling from some cliff, tree or whatever but we are not used to the risk of being at high speed with only minimal protection.

so please don't get to upset about guys like him. they're just doing what they really like.

[EvilNinjaTeddybear]

There is a reason people are afraid of heights. if you fall from them....you'll die.

[renovacio9]

нахуй скальники, правильно! молодец мужик!

[streetmirage]

That takes guts!

[Kelmet27]

good luck to you.

[chillinspy]

5.13 barefoot??? I dought it...

[lostsin645]

@chillinspy I agree...still gutsy though

[zabezabe]

an amazing talent but what's the point of doing this without ropes or a helmet or anything when you can die not due to any skill level issue but just a loose rock you can't possibly predict?

[Kemics101]

Read a really good article about the development of climbing.

"Sooner or later the reaper has to be paid"

if you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room :)

[dergotto]

good job...

[ToppaliniTube]

that was really sketchy but so fun to watch 5/5

[ovomusic]

@topper259

This is how the American Indians used to climb. Give it a try sometime.

[MyJim1111]

my mate does this im amazed

[eatmyshorts2007]

dan osman would own his ass

[ovomusic]

@eatmyshorts2007

This is seriously one of the most retarded posts I have ever read. Dan Osman would certainly own your ass though.

[yukoon]

Weis jemand zufällig wie der Song heisst? oder die Band?

[rocknrollamelo]

okkey climb without rope but without shoes????

[fuckliao]

wtf man stop doing this. you'll die

[akkasoothy]

nice pantaloons



[kaliguy05]

sick

[torgojr1]

i can do that. p.s it is so fun but also scary because 1 wrong step can really get you hurt, i have learned from expierience.

[DrackenDarck]

Was heißt 8a+?

[franky758]

@DrackenDarck Das beschreibt den Schwierigkeitsgrad der Klettertour.

[DrackenDarck]

@franky758 ist ja ne blöde bezeichnung...

Ich persöhnlich würde sagen, es gibts kein Schwierigkeitsgrad, da jeder einfach so weit gehen sollte, wie er sich zutraut ;)

[Vertigopills]

@DrackenDarck 25m

[DrackenDarck]

@Vertigopills was willst du damit sagen Oo?

[pirzifox]

@DrackenDarck französische Schwierigkeitsscala, das ist in etwa eine 10-/10 in der UIAA Scala

[wrb1957]

It's not getting addicted to it that kills you. It's when you ignore your own limits...and when you start listening to others tell you how good you are. Some of us manged to live long enough to grow old, get grey haired and start wearing bi-focals ...and have kids and grandkids... A lot of you younger folks have taken the sport to a whole new level, and that's a good thing...but you've got to know yourself before you can know the mountain...or else the mountain is just gonna own you.

[torgojr1]

@wrb1957 you put it the way i think when im climbing. thanks for knowing that.

[wrb1957]

@torgojr1 Yeah, it's a state of mind. A different way of looking at the world. Like a 'Zen' thing or something. I was a purist, though. I learned not to trust ropes and gear, and chalk was just another way to lose your grip, imo. (Oh, yeah, for the newbies: Always make sure there's an easy way down before you start your climb. BTDT. Kinda sucked.)

[ovomusic]

@wrb1957

Sweaty palms is another way to lose your grip. You can climb without chalk to a certain grade, but there comes a point when it is absolutely necessary.

[ToppaliniTube]

@wrb1957 its when you sneeze, like; ooh this looks like a good hold.... oh its not. ill just move my foot up to this ledge, let go with one hand and **ACHOOO** aaaaaagh

[nicholass21]

@wrb1957 Sage words that I hope people listen and pay heed to. It is imperative to have a great deal of respect for the mountain and know your own limits.

[sydneydoc]

@wrb1957

It's one thing knowing your limits but you can never know the limits of nature. What experienced climber hasn't had holds break off ? I've had holds in different strata, break off in each hand a second apart. In such circumstances, if you're free soloing, you die; if you're on trad or sport you might injure yourself; on top rope you laugh about it.

[wrb1957]

@sydneydoc The ropes gave you a false sense of security. You didn't test your hold before you put your weight on it, thus, you didn't 'know' the mountain. (geology is important, folks. So is weather and climate.) otoh, no matter my own experience with ropes and hardware (and with trusting other people on ropes), I allow others to use ropes if they wish. Freedom is kinda funny that way. If I value my own freedom, I must allow others the same freedom that I allow myself.

[sydneydoc]

@wrb1957

How do you safely put your full weight on a hold to test it in critical situations ? In my case, when the first (higher) hold broke, it put my full weight as an impact loading on lower the second hold, which then also broke ... just like unzippering a trad climb.

[wrb1957]

@sydneydoc See: Logical fallacies, under Hasty Generalization. I can offer anecdotes about the times that ropes and hardware failed me...but I never once failed myself while climbing a mountain. My own experience does not mean that other people shouldn't use ropes, if they so choose. If your purpose is to control others, you probably shouldn't be climbing stairs without adult supervision.

[sydneydoc]

@wrb1957

Ah, that's a truism ... if you'd failed yourself free solo, you wouldn't be replying.

I'm not criticising and I'd never try to control - each to his own thing. I know I'm not infallible and I have a wife and child as well as myself to think of

Climbing in general is less risky than pregnancy, anethesia, hang gliding or scuba. However, I think free solo would rank pretty high, accounting for 25% of climbing deaths ... at least it has a low injury rate :-)

[Medicpr]

safety first

[Saeckel1970]

Glückwunsch Andreas, bist wie der Wein, je Älter ums so besser

Gregor

[rocabule]

Climbing alone and barefoot is also an accomplishment. My congratulations to the climber. I do not know if the track is 7b, 8a+ or 7c, the question is do the route without falling.

The record deserved images with the zoom during the entire route, what a shame not to have them!

If you want to visit my channel (rocabule) you will see many videos of climbing in Andalucia (Spain) which are recorded and assembled by Alicia (alijassa). You can also visit our blog climbing, aprietabicho. A greeting.

[smellybottompooface]

Would take some guts - but just a matter of time till he ends up dead. Too many good climbers go this way :(

[Rockdictionary]

@smellybottompooface dan osmann, john bachar, u name them. hope, he's smart enough to stop before getting addicted to soloing

[Bebopopotamus]

@smellybottompooface Everyone dies. You don't have to be a climber to do that.

[twitchman27]

respect bro. barefoot climbing is so freeing

[octaves4]

worst gayest song ever

CUNT

[bretwalters]

thats pretty amazing stuff my friend, but i care too much about my life to free solo like that

[TheGefro]

Thats scary ass shit i wouldnt go that high with out having a rope bolited in at the top.

[mpgxsvcd]

Hard Core climb. 2:30 is crazy when he cuts feet. Stay safe and keep posting.

[franky758]

Wahnsinn, aber pass bloss auf sonst endet das noch schlimm.

[Algalord87]

un malato mentale

[Karodrinker]

very intense.

[Rockdictionary]

As far as I know that´s only the 2. free solo climb without shoes in this grade. Dani Andrada was the other one who did the same a couple of years ago.

[peterhaan]

The Song is "Look Away Lucifer" by Madrugada, Szakal.

Good solo climber! The real thing!

[eselalbert]

flipaoooo!!xo buen videoo!

[TheSzakal888]

What is this song?

[eugen113]

zoom in the camera omg!

[aust561]

Sympa.

Mais totalement stupide.

[rozimanv5]

cool.. but how did he come down after that? any ideas?

[babekyt]

@rozimanv5

yes - he downclimbed...

[DonTomDerErste]

Wow !!! 5* !!! thats awesome !!!