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A celebrated rock climber plunged to his death after scaling the walls of a 390ft deep volcanic crater with no safety equipment.
Al-Khafa Ibn Adhar, known locally as the Spiderman of Yemen, was attempting to climb the walls of the Hardah Dam crater when he lost his grip and fell, according to Yemen's Civil Defence Authority.
A dramatic ten-second clip of the moment saw the 30-year-old daredevil scaling the wall, which is covered in Arabic writing, while demonstrating impressive movements and positions.
But in a tragic turn of events, as the Yemeni adventurer carried out a risky one-handed move, he slipped off the rock and fell into the abyss below.
Rescue teams, including diving and water specialists, found Adhar's body 98ft below the water surface inside the crater, following a four-hour search.
Authorities say the rescue mission was 'complex' due to the steep and rocky location, which made access difficult.
Adhar had gained popularity on social media after sharing videos of himself performing high-risk ascents in some of Yemen's most rugged terrains.
One of his most famous videos shows him hanging from the edge of a rocky cliff with his bare hands, with his legs dangling toward a steep slope without safety equipment.
Al-Khafa Ibn Adhar, known locally as the Spiderman of Yemen, was attempting to climb the walls of the Hardah Dam crater when he lost his grip and fell
Dramatic footage caught him slipping into the abyss below, where his body was found four hours later
The Hardah Dam, also known as the Haradhat Damt, is a distinctive volcanic crater near the city of Damt in Yemen’s southern Dahle province
Adhar had gained popularity on social media after sharing videos of himself performing high-risk ascents in some of Yemen's most rugged terrains
Yemen's Civil Defence Authority has urged people who climb and engage in adventure sports to observe safety procedures and use 'appropriate protective gear to avert similar incidents.'
The Hardah Dam, also known as the Haradhat Damt, is a distinctive volcanic crater near the city of Damt in Yemen’s southern Dahle province.
A regional landmark, it features steep rocky walls and a hot, sulphurous lake at its base.
The tragedy comes just two weeks after a British woman was killed in front of her partner after falling around 1,650ft on the slopes of a famous Pyrenees mountain called the Balaitus Peak.
She was crossing an area called the Great Diagonal, one of the most popular and accessible climbing routes to its 10,277ft peak, when she fell on May 30.
Mountain search and rescue experts from a specialist Civil Guard unit called Greim were mobilised, and a helicopter was sent to the area, which ended up taking the British woman's body to a nearby heliport after it was recovered.
It was then taken to Zaragoza's Forensic Medicine Institute for the post-mortem.
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