Patrick Edlinger
Patrick Edlinger "My plan for the future is to remain free for life"
1995 Calanques, France. Patrick Edlinger was climbing casually and elegantly on a 7b route, after missing a few bolts a hold exploded under his hands, causing him to fall eighteen metres. During the flight the heart stops, not metaphorically, he has a real cardiac arrest. He was urgently resuscitated by a doctor on site and managed to recover without serious consequences, returning to climbing at a very high level even in free solo.
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