oh shit

Damn, wish him all the best in his recovery.

yikes, that's scary. esp as a rock climber, though it's unusual to see that magnitude of injury outside of free soloing.

Had a high school friend who died doing this. Very dangerous thing. Hope he recovers well.

That sucks, crazy sport tbh

He should stick to Metal climbing and abandon Rock climbing,

Gran Sasso and Abruzzo in general is beautiful but this stuff scares me to be honest. I have a couple of friends who recently started climbing and it makes me anxious everytime they talk about the last climb. "haha it's a bit hard because the first who goes up doesn't have a precise path laid out". motherfucker what

Metal climbing is much safer.

I get vertigo just from regular heights let alone at mountians. Rock climbing is like in the top 5 most dangerous things you can do. Wish him a fast recovery.

No idea why anyone would rock climb. I understand thrill-seeking, but there's only so much you can do before putting your life at risk.

"Rock climbing is like in the top 5 most dangerous things you can do" based on what exactly? Certainly not fatality statistics. Rock climbing includes a number of very different activities, most of them being very safe.