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Don't let go! Heart-stopping moment 'Spiderman' free-climber dangles over
500ft cliff with no ropes
This is the heart-in-mouth moment a daredevil climber dangles over the edge of a
500ft cliff without any ropes.
Mich Kemeter is a world expert at free solo climbing, a discipline where
participants forgo essential safety equipment in search of that extra adrenaline
rush.
The 23-year-old was pictured in the Verdon National Park, France, by mountain
adventure photographer Alexandre Buisse, who takes extra care not to put him off
in case he falls to his death.
Newfangled dangle: Free-climber Mich Kemeter hangs over the edge of a 500ft
cliff in the Verdon National Park, France, by the tips of his fingers without
any ropes
Getting a grip: As a free-climber, Mich does without the essential safety
equipment preferred by mere mortals to give him that extra adrenaline rush
Mr Buisse, 26, who follows great climbers around the world from the UK to Nepal
capturing their Spiderman-like feats.
He said: 'It can be dangerous, but we make sure that we do things the right way,
it is not dangerous to us.
'For the shot where Mich is on the 500 foot cliff we had to abseil down the rock
face for about 30 metres, or 100 feet, and then Mich removes the ropes.
Spiderman-like: This incredible picture was taken by mountain adventure
photographer Alexandre Buisse, who is extra careful not to put Mich off his
stride
Don't look down! These shots emphasise the terrifying scale of the drop that
faces Mich if he puts so much as a single finger wrong on the solo climbing
expedition
'He then has to climb back up again himself while I am above taking the
pictures. Of course the biggest thing for me is not distracting Mich, I don't
want him to fall.
'Mich is a free solo climber and one of the best in the world. In some of the
photographs you can see he is wearing a backpack, that actually contains a
parachute which he can use if he does fall off, just like Mission Impossible
really.'
Mr Buisse's work can be found in the book Remote Exposure or his website
Into the danger zone: Mr Buisse travels around the world, from the UK to Nepal,
photographing the very best solo free-climbers and their daredevil exploits
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