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6 days agoCellphone footage appears to show Alex Honnold climbing Las Vegas' Sphere
A climber ascended the Sphere in Las Vegas as part of a project called 'From the Edge' featuring Alex Honnold and other athletes.
On March 22, disaster struck. While ascending fixed lines high on the wall, Harlin was hauling himself upward when the rope-frayed from constant abrasion against sharp rock-suddenly snapped. He fell to his death about 2,000 feet from the summit, plunging down 3,000 feet-an instant and catastrophic end that shocked both teams and the wider climbing world following the ascent.
The solo female climber fell while nearing the summit of California's second-tallest mountain, injuring her leg severely and losing her backpack, leaving her alone and without supplies.