What is the craziest whip of all time?

zosowrote:

Watching that kinda creeps me out since that's how he died.

Also, not really a whip imo, but a stunt.  

That's not how he died.

Tradibanwrote:

That's not how he died.

How did he die? 

I'm interested to see what the guy who said "That's not how he died" thinks he died, in reference to the video of him rope jumping. 

caughtinside wrote:

The stunt referred to, at like 7:10 in the video, was Osman climbing the Rostrum.  He gets to the top and lets go, and then rips the whole pitch.

He did not pull any gear, but he used a knife to cut the slings on all his cams, so they were just held by a few threads, that scene is shown in one of the videos (not sure if its in that clip.). So yes, it was a stunt, he fell the entire pitch, and he was wearing a bunch of padding. You can see the elbow pads pretty easily.

Which is different from the rope jumping.  

Ah ok. That's nuts! I just watched with him already falling and figured it was a standard rope jump 

T Legowrote:

I'm interested to see what the guy who said "That's not how he died" thinks he died, in reference to the video of him rope jumping. 

He did not die from a "stunt jump" in which he cut draws, he died after rope jumping on a old weathered anchor system.

Can't believe no one has mentioned Edu Marin's massive fall into space. I know it's sport so it's not as scary as some of the trad falls, but it still gets my hands sweating

This one definitely deserves a place in the canon...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9Wzx-9JzsI

katwrote:

This was one of the first whipper videos I ever stumbled across and think it's a pretty fun one, definitely not top top but a goody nonetheless

I like to think I'm fairly chill about lead falls, but I don't know if I'll ever be that chill.

David Kwrote:

I like to think I'm fairly chill about lead falls, but I don't know if I'll ever be that chill.

Are you saying you don't hear snoop dog in your head when you whip?

Pnelsonwrote:

This one definitely deserves a place in the canon...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9Wzx-9JzsI

This video is the sole reason I'm scared of climbing aretes. Wish I'd never seen this one

alpinist 47wrote:

Charlie Fowler off Broadway

Bridwell off compressor rt

Malcolm Daly in AK

Fowler off Broadway...not just once, but TWICE!

JCS

Nico's mega whips in Baffin on Asgard's North Tower are definitely in my top 5. Having been there, it's a terrifying environment in its own right so the thought of taking 60ft gear whippers while trying to free an old aid line is just outrageous. 

Whole trailer (and film) is great but whip is at 1:34min mark

https://youtu.be/jV36bw2_EDQ?t=93

Tradibanwrote:

He did not die from a "stunt jump" in which he cut draws, he died after rope jumping on a old weathered anchor system.

Just to clarify the mechanism of failure in his death since there have been recent threads on rope weathering:   the main issue was rope catching across itself at a knot point, resulting in it sawing/melting through and parting

Weathering aspect not major contribution at all since the result would likely have been the same even if everything had been brand new. 

Mark Pilatewrote:

Just to clarify the mechanism of failure in his death since there have been recent threads on rope weathering:   the main issue was rope catching across itself at a knot point, resulting in it sawing/melting through and parting

Weathering aspect not major contribution at all since the result would likely have been the same even if everything had been brand new. 

My apologies, I definitely used "weathering" in the vague sense, the anchor had been sitting around for months and he jumped on it. You are saying his jump rope crossed over itself, not the anchor?

Allan Sanderson. that sounds pretty darn spooky!

The guy who took this shot of me 

fell off just after he put his camera away.  It was a very big ride with two big airs. Launched off a bulge for massive air, clipped the top of a bulge after the first air made a horrible sound and launched him for a 2nd big air. landed from 2nd air in a big chute and disappeared from my sight.  t least 500 verticle ft..  Long day. He did live . broken ribs, fractured spine, lots of stitches and a full body hematoma.   Jud climbing a few years after the wild ride.