▲ 111 ▼ Alex Honnold completes live Netflix free solo climb of Taipei 101 without safety gear (www.bbc.com) submitted 6 months ago by Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world 52 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] worhui@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) I mean it's clearly a mental illness. He could be using safety gear. He's climbing like this for a rush. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Participating in extreme sports is a mental illness? Pushing ones limits is not a mental illness. He knows the risks and enjoys it. This is what he's trained for his entire life. It's no different than a Travis Rice being heli dropped off on top of a mountain in Alaska and snowboarding down. Or a Redbull athlete jumping between planes in a wing suit. Different strokes for different folks. Not a mental illness. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Participating in extreme sports is a mental illness? Pushing ones limits is not a mental illness. He knows the risks and enjoys it. This is what he's trained for his entire life. It's no different than a Travis Rice being heli dropped off on top of a mountain in Alaska and snowboarding down. Or a Redbull athlete jumping between planes in a wing suit. Different strokes for different folks. Not a mental illness. permalink fedilink source parent