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Well everyone dies.

If you mean, "died while freesoloing", you've got,

* Derek Hersey * John Bachar

off the top of my head. There are others,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_solo_climbing#Notable_acc...

Dan Osman died from a roped fall (jumped with the intent of the rope system to slow his fall), not a free solo. Dean Potter died from a wingsuit accident, which "literally" is probably the most dangerous hobby.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatalities_due_to_wing...

"72 percent of fliers had witnessed death or serious injury, and 76 percent had experienced what they categorized as a “near miss.” http://www.newsweek.com/2014/09/12/thrilling-deadly-world-wi...

Dean Potter on Heaven, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRUkolahw58




The late, great Patrick Edlinger survived a terrible fall before retiring, only to fall into depression.




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