Mountain climber with no rope plunges 1,000 feet in Alaska national park, officials say

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13. I'm with you in not wanting to free climb, but there's a reason people do this.

Fear is always about the future. These sports are all about being present and in the moment.

When we stand on a precipice, we fear falling at some point in the future. That's what is scary - the thought of the future, not the precipice. But in that moment, you are just standing, you're not falling.

People take these sorts of risks as a way to force themselves to be present. A lot of adventure sports people use it as a form of therapy. It makes them feel better, more connected, less turbulent. Overcoming fear is a way of not thinking about the future too much.