Daniel Eugene Osman was an American extreme sport practitioner, known for the dangerous sport of free-soloing, rock climbing without ropes or other safety gear.
10 Facts About Dan Osman
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Dan Osman participated in rope jumping, falling several hundred feet from a cliff then being caught by a safety rope, for which his record was over 1,000 feet.
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Dan Osman lived a bohemian lifestyle, working as a part-time carpenter and living in Lake Tahoe, California.
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Dan Osman was the subject of several rock climbing videos, which brought free-soloing to a wider audience.
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Dan Osman appeared in Eric Perlman's Masters of Stone series, free soloing Fire in the Hole on Cave Rock near Lake Tahoe, Atlantis on The Sorcerer in The Needles in the Sequoia National Forest, and Airy Interlude on The Witch, in Needles.
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Dan Osman is featured crashing a BMX bicycle, ziplining off The Witch, taking a 192 feet whipper for fun in Yosemite, and on-sight free-soloing Bolder Display of Power.
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Dan Osman gained a wider audience with his 4 minute 25 second speed solo of the route Bear's Reach, which was featured in Eric Perlman's film Masters of Stone 4.
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Dan Osman died on November 23,1998, at the age of 35 after his rope failed while performing a "controlled free-fall" jump from the Leaning Tower rock formation in Yosemite National Park.
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Dan Osman had come back to Yosemite to dismantle the jump tower but apparently decided to make several jumps before doing so.
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Harmston noted that Dan Osman's rope was in excellent condition, despite it having been left outdoors for some time.