Living on the Edge Rules

in nyc that'd cost 7500 a month

“$75 Airbnb cleaning fee”

"OK, there's no way they can tell us about their extended warranties up HERE, right?"

Love how rock climbing has some of the safest, most thoroughly tested gear in sports, but it always looks dangerous and that attacts all the "these guys are all idiots", "darwin award" and "i would probably die" people.

There's no good reason to do what these guys are doing, it's thrill seeking pursued by the kind of people that associate risky behavior with meaningful life experiences.
- They're just having fun
- I feel like that logic could be applied to a lot of the things we do for fun.
- There's a good reason to find out what you are capable of.
- they needed a nap
https://www.tetongravity.com/story/news/your-chances-of-dying-ranked-by-sport-and-activity
Gear isn't the whole story. My running shoes are safe but a slip or getting hit by a car are always a risk. In the photo, the risk isn't necessarily the equipment: it's human error or the unpredictability of nature.
"OMG you're gonna get killed!"

Yeah, I think I'll just . . . not do that.

I mean I could, definitely, but I just don't really feel like doing it.

just gandering at the pic it looks like a crack route and you would most definitely not be doing that. a lot of strength, endurance, and technique for that.

Don't freak out, they would still be wearing their harness.

Well they are not wearing their helmets..
- Helmets are more useful during the climbing phase, when the person above you might dislodge small rocks.

Unnecessary bravery is identical to stupidity

Absolutely the fuck no.

Uhh what if you wake up in the middle of the night and have to poop?

Probably shit over the edge if you can't hold it
- "Those damm birds."
  Guy looking at his car.
- Lookout belooooooooow
- They actually do this. There are some gross stories about it.
They are supposed to shit in small bags and take them with them and dispose them only when they are back to the ground. Of course nobody can control you, if you pop just down from the edge.

All the people in this thread acting like this is safe and reasonable. "It's okay because they still are wearing their harnesses". Okay... lol

proprioceptive input
You should read about it. It's quite interesting but it doesn't make this any less dangerous but it does make scenarios like this more interesting because the human brain and body are incredible. Not everyone has the best proprioceptive input.

I really want to do this one day.

I don't think I'd be able to sleep. I toss and turn so much I doubt I'd be able to stay on the ledge.
- I think you'd subconsciously stop doing that. You do get larger platforms that double as tents. But whatever you take up, you have to climb up with, so the simpler, the better. My concern would be getting cold.
  Ah, I see it's actually a ledge and not one of those wall bed things (<-- the technical term for them)
- They’re strapped and tied in if I recall
but y tho?
- I'm a rock climber and it just seems really cool, also I'm sure it's some cool multi pitch climbing involved

I always just want to know seeing this how many have died hotelling cliffside.

Probably not many it's pretty safe if you're tied in.

I bet there are still a bunch of spiders up there.

- I'm sure the spiders have no problem fucking up there

Yeah, but would you do it IF YOU COULDN'T TELL ANYBODY?

In the words of dead Descartes: "I think not."

I know climbers who would absolutely do this and tell no one. Adrenaline can be its own reward.
Absolutely. And I aspire to that. Climbing rocks (pun intended)

I wanna know who took the picture, though. Someone is on that same vertical wall wielding a camera?

It could be a drone.

Made in Abyss flashbacks

Sober people are fuckin' crazy.

Darwin award in progress.

People on lemmy are becoming judgemental like on reddit. This is probably safer than riding a motorbike on a public road, remember there aren't many rock climbing accidents and the gear is really safe when used properly. Darwin award would be justified MAYBE if they were doing something wrong, or had forgotten a piece of gear at home. Wtf..
- This is probably safer than riding a motorbike on a public road
  Um, you're not really selling this. That's a pretty low bar.
  the gear is really safe when used properly
  Beside the point. I don't know where this is in the world, but there must have been options for more sensible places to stay the night. If there aren't, then it's a poor choice of climbing route. I'm critical of the decision making that put them overnighting here, not the sport of rock-climbing in general.

I would definitely roll in my sleep and fall to my death

Might not look like it, but they're clipped in.
So you'd roll off the ledge, crack your head against the rock face and then bleed out, NOT fall to your death 👌.
- I go to bed fully clothed and wake up without pants on, so there is no way a carabiner clip would save my lucid dreaming ass.
Same here! I toss and turn too much for this.

That guy's just like "God Damn Paparazzi!"