everything about the sport said danger oh my god as a as a young guy I was
oh my god as a as a young guy I was
oh my god as a as a young guy I was totally excited about that if I even
totally excited about that if I even
totally excited about that if I even sneeze I was dead
sneeze I was dead
sneeze I was dead exciting to say the least to some
exciting to say the least to some
exciting to say the least to some climbers the act climbing without the
climbers the act climbing without the
climbers the act climbing without the rope free soloing is reckless and
rope free soloing is reckless and
rope free soloing is reckless and irresponsible not having a rope any
irresponsible not having a rope any
irresponsible not having a rope any mistake at all and it’s a death fall to
mistake at all and it’s a death fall to
mistake at all and it’s a death fall to the ground so even easy terrain became
the ground so even easy terrain became
the ground so even easy terrain became difficult mentally the vast majority of
difficult mentally the vast majority of
difficult mentally the vast majority of climbers would never seriously consider
climbers would never seriously consider
climbers would never seriously consider ditching the Rope the Rope clipped in
ditching the Rope the Rope clipped in
ditching the Rope the Rope clipped in two successive pieces of removable gear
two successive pieces of removable gear
two successive pieces of removable gear placed in cracks is the climbers safety
placed in cracks is the climbers safety
placed in cracks is the climbers safety net the climber slips the Rope catches
net the climber slips the Rope catches
net the climber slips the Rope catches him or her
for as long as climbers have been using
for as long as climbers have been using ropes they’ve also been making the
ropes they’ve also been making the
ropes they’ve also been making the decisions to go without them so little
decisions to go without them so little
decisions to go without them so little climbers who push their limits they
climbers who push their limits they
climbers who push their limits they never get a chance to learn from their
never get a chance to learn from their
never get a chance to learn from their mistakes Matt Maddaloni has been working
mistakes Matt Maddaloni has been working
mistakes Matt Maddaloni has been working on ways to make climbing without the
on ways to make climbing without the
on ways to make climbing without the Rope safe or at least relatively safe I
Rope safe or at least relatively safe I
Rope safe or at least relatively safe I wanted to push it harder
wanted to push it harder
wanted to push it harder physically mentally I wanted to get that
physically mentally I wanted to get that
physically mentally I wanted to get that grade as difficult as it could be so I
grade as difficult as it could be so I
grade as difficult as it could be so I discovered a sport called deep water
discovered a sport called deep water
discovered a sport called deep water soloing where you’re climbing without a
soloing where you’re climbing without a
soloing where you’re climbing without a rope but this time over water so if you
rope but this time over water so if you
rope but this time over water so if you fell off you had that as your safety net
falling became acceptable Matt decided
falling became acceptable Matt decided to take this fringe niche of the sport
to take this fringe niche of the sport
to take this fringe niche of the sport back to solid earth the next test would
back to solid earth the next test would
back to solid earth the next test would be a feat of engineering okay let’s try
be a feat of engineering okay let’s try
be a feat of engineering okay let’s try a Youngblood for the rope oh my god I
a Youngblood for the rope oh my god I
a Youngblood for the rope oh my god I don’t know it’s a long way down
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[Music] god it’s like too much dude really Matt
god it’s like too much dude really Matt
god it’s like too much dude really Matt took a page from the circus there is no
took a page from the circus there is no
took a page from the circus there is no instruction booklet on how to set these
instruction booklet on how to set these
instruction booklet on how to set these things up so all of this creates a
things up so all of this creates a
things up so all of this creates a challenge that pushed it into a realm
challenge that pushed it into a realm
challenge that pushed it into a realm that we had no idea what we were getting
that we had no idea what we were getting
that we had no idea what we were getting ourselves into a trapeze man would take
ourselves into a trapeze man would take
ourselves into a trapeze man would take the place of the rope if the net failed
the place of the rope if the net failed
the place of the rope if the net failed it would be like your rope breaking out
it would be like your rope breaking out
it would be like your rope breaking out of each successful engineering project
of each successful engineering project
of each successful engineering project comes the idea for the next creative
comes the idea for the next creative
comes the idea for the next creative endeavor learning is the most exciting
endeavor learning is the most exciting
endeavor learning is the most exciting thing about life and as long as we’re
thing about life and as long as we’re
thing about life and as long as we’re learning we’re living you know it’s
learning we’re living you know it’s
learning we’re living you know it’s definitely not gum and paper clips and
definitely not gum and paper clips and
definitely not gum and paper clips and jumping off a cliff and see if it all
jumping off a cliff and see if it all
jumping off a cliff and see if it all works there there is a method to my
works there there is a method to my
works there there is a method to my madness for sure
am i fringe do I stand out as one and
am i fringe do I stand out as one and only doing the stuff that I do within
only doing the stuff that I do within
only doing the stuff that I do within the sport no but I’d say for for the
the sport no but I’d say for for the
the sport no but I’d say for for the main group of climbers that exists yeah
main group of climbers that exists yeah
main group of climbers that exists yeah I’m definitely a bit of an oddball for
I’m definitely a bit of an oddball for
I’m definitely a bit of an oddball for sure
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