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This man's brain can't process fear

I'm not doubting his abilities, but a lot of that was edited together, I only saw one camera man on the pan out shot from the ground.

I'd also argue that his brain can process fear, he's just able to process it far better than most people and thus he doesn't allow the fear to hinder his ability to perform
 
I also believe he had climbed that face quite a few times. If you're interested int his kind of stuff, check out the documentary 180 south. Pretty good.
 
skyking said:
I remember reading a story about his fatal jump, written by his good friend. It was well written.
Edit: I found it, funny how you recall things. Not written by a friend but certainly somebody who interviews his friends well.

http://outsideonline.com/magazine/0499/9904terminal.html
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From the article:

Osman was by all accounts dedicated to Emma and concerned that his high jinks put her in a precarious spot that she had not chosen. He talked about his anxieties in Andrew Todhunter's book about him, the breathlessly titled Fall of the Phantom Lord, published in 1998 before the Leaning Tower jump. "By dying," Osman said, "I would be letting everybody down—my family, my friends ... My daughter will manage, she'll be okay ... but I'd be robbing her."
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I have to say that my sense of danger when climbing went up enormously when I started dating someone I really cared about. I will probably end up giving up trad climbing altogether when I have kids. I've never been the type to free solo, though.
 
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