This video of free climber Michael Simkin taken while climbing Bear Creek Spire in Yosemite National park proves a few things. First, free solo climbers are nuts—Simkin could have fallen to his death at any point of this 13-minute video. Second, we can see why they do it. The view from the top of the spire is breathtaking, and all the more so knowing that nothing is tethering you to the rock.

Of course, this is easy to say from our living room couch, where we will happily remain.

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