CrossFit East Bay WOD @ Ironworks 05-07-08
Dan Osman Speed Climbs a Cliff. incredible, brave and unbelievably stupid all at the same time.
WOD 05-07-08
Run One Mile
Up and down climb a boulder problem four times, touching every hold on the way up and down. Control with both hands at the top for two seconds.
Rest 2 minutes
Repeat on a different problem
Rest 2 minutes
Repeat on a different problem
Run One mile
Bonus (each set of four problems)
All V1, minus one minute on time
All V2, minus two minutes on time
etc.
+ grades minus :30
- grades plus :30
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Well yeah, he is dead. I think it was a bungee-jumping accident, though, not free climbing.
Done as RX, except not controlling at top. 41:26
Death of Dan Osman from Wiki
He died on November 23, 1998 at the age of 35 after his rope failed while performing a "controlled free-fall" jump from the Leaning Tower rock formation in Yosemite National Park. The failure was investigated by the National Park Service with assistance from Chris Harmston, Quality Assurance Manager at Black Diamond Equipment. Harmston concluded that a change in jump site angle probably caused the ropes to cross and entangle, leading to the rope cutting by melting.[2] Miles Daisher, who was with Osman when he made the jump, stated that the ropes used in his fatal jump had been exposed to inclement weather - including rain and snow - for more than a month before the fatal jump, but that the same ropes were used for several shorter jumps on the previous and same day.[3]