Video: Rock Pillar Collapses Beneath Climber

This is exactly what you don’t want to happen halfway up a climbing route: the entire pillar you just ascended collapsing at your feet. We can’t find more details on the climber or route just yet, other than the climber was likely Spaniard Antonio Saldaña Santaella, but wherever it was, it’s scary. 

Almost as good as this gem from the ice climbing world:

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