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July 19, 2011 7:00am by David Farrar

Catherine Destivelle

Am amazing video showing Catherine Destivelle climbing cliff faces with no ropes or safety gear. Incredible strength and agility.

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Brian Smaller

Yes DPF – incredible strength and agility. But one day she will fail her climbing roll and fall and like these base jumpers, people will say “what a tragedy”. If she wants to experience real nail biting fear and a huge adrenalin rush, she can try paying my mortgage.
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July 19, 2011 7:20am
Lance

I would normally like to applaud superlative achievement but alas I think this is just plain stupid.
The life risking enterprise is for no good reason other than to show off.
I can applaud astronauts taking enormous risks in pushing the bounds of human exploration and other such examples but not this.

As Brian commented, one day she is likely to fall and splat at the bottom and others will have to deal with the remains, police tell her next of kin etc.
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July 19, 2011 7:58am
Scott Chris

What’s the difference between rock climbing and golf?

A golfer goes ‘whack!’….. ‘shit!’.
A rock climber goes ‘shit!’….. ‘whack!’.
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July 19, 2011 8:12am
Longknives

Lighten up! I think it’s pretty cool…She is incredible!
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July 19, 2011 8:23am
Brian Smaller

Longknives – I agree – it is amazing to watch. However, when that little bit of rock crumbles and she falls most people will say ‘well it had to happen’ or ‘she died doing what she loved best’. If she played Russian Roulette would she just as amazing?
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July 19, 2011 8:29am
Longknives

Russian Roulette doesn’t take years of training and freakish amounts of strength and skill-
It simply takes complete lunacy/balls the size of grapefruits….
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July 19, 2011 8:36am
voice of reason

Fantastic to watch. She definately aint a glass half empty kind of person. Unlike some here.
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July 19, 2011 9:14am
Raging Glory

…and a complete lunatic.
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July 19, 2011 9:39am
Brian Smaller

Voice of reason – Glass half empty kind of person? Give me a break mate. I have a rich full life complete with friends, socialising, family, kids, sports, love, etc etc – I think she is, as @Raging Glory said, a lunatic. Albeit a highly skilled athletic one.
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July 19, 2011 10:05am
beautox

Given that she is now 51 years old and has pretty much stopped climbing, the chances of her falling to her death are quite slim.
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July 19, 2011 10:58am
RRM

😮 Holy SH!T.

Respect.
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July 19, 2011 11:02am
Scott Chris

I have to admit, she does move with a certain, simian grace that is quite alluring.
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July 19, 2011 11:16am
voice of reason

“Brian Smaller (3,107) Says:

July 19th, 2011 at 10:05 am
Voice of reason – Glass half empty kind of person? Give me a break mate. I have a rich full life complete with friends, socialising, family, kids, sports, love, etc etc – I think she is, as @Raging Glory said, a lunatic. Albeit a highly skilled athletic one.”

They why the fuck are you pointing out the negative. – Besides I didnt mention you in my post, you chose to ascribe my comment to yourself.
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July 19, 2011 11:21am
GJ

Unbeleivable! My heart was in my mouth. That is some feat.
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July 19, 2011 9:25pm
Dazzaman

Oh man, just watching that at those sort of heights had my balls throbbing! Can’t see the point of it but…..you’ve gotta admire her nuts.

Fabulous build too.
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July 20, 2011 12:45am
Shunda barunda

As good an excuse as any to watch a scantily clad female I guess. “what’s that dear? no, just watching a ‘climbing’ video”

But seriously, rock climbing is dumb.
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July 20, 2011 11:04pm

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