Weekend Whipper: Inches From the Ground!
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This is as close as it gets. After dropping a tool on the mixed climb Ibex Direct, Sam Hinton tries to make the next clip.
But while pulling slack, his crampons skate off the stone, sending him flying towards the ground face first.
This whipper made the Top 10 Weekend Whippers of 2015, flying in at #3.
Click here to watch #2 of the year – Terrifying Scottish Mixed-Climbing Fall
Watch last week’s Weekend Whipper: 60-Footer!