Michael Reardon fell in Irish Sea

Post by **the lurkist** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:00 pm

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/ ... limber.php

Snyd told me. Guy definitely pushed the boat out.

Post by **SCIN** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:23 pm

He beat the game.

Post by **Andrew** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:51 pm

The guy onsight free-soloed a mutlipitch 12c and has free soloed hundreds of routes, and then dies standing my the ocean. Thats crazy.

Post by **steep4me** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:48 pm

That is ironic--sort of like the crocodile hunter

Post by **steep4me** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:50 pm

Hey Lurkist-- I thought you never posted on here--what's up?

Post by **reospeed** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:42 am

Post by **Zspider** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:46 am

SCIN wrote:

He beat the game.

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It sounds like he's dead. If that is beating the game, there aren't too many losing at that one.

ZSpiddy

Post by **tomdarch** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:10 am

Wether he bit it while actually climbing or standing on a ledge between solo pitches doesn't really matter. If he was roped up, he'd probably be alive.

Surprisingly enough, earning the title "famous soloist" tends to correlate with imminent demise.

Post by **SCIN** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:44 am

Total Fucking Muggle wrote:SCIN wrote:

He beat the game.

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It sounds like he's dead. If that is beating the game, there aren't too many losing at that one.

Total Fucking Muggle

He beat the soloing game. The dude has performed some amazing free solos and never fell. Onsite soloing Romantic Warrior is probably one of the bravest free solos ever done. Last I heard he was trying to solo, at Joshua Tree, enough routes to equal the height of Everest when added up. I think he was doing it all at once without a break. That would be like over 250 routes. Reardon beat the odds that most of us would never dare trying to beat. It's a shame that he may be gone.

Post by **512OW** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:08 am

tomdarch wrote: Surprisingly enough, earning the title "famous soloist" tends to correlate with imminent demise.

How so? Not many "famous soloist"s have died while soloing.

Besides, doesn't being human tend to correlate with imminent demise?