His wife is a true ride or die! I feel like most significant others would do their best to keep them from doing what nearly killed them. But she was supportive in his return to climbing even though it scared her!
I think she realizes life is too short to live in fear of doing stuff you enjoy, even after something bad that's happened. There is a thousand ways we could die everyday, and climbing is generally safe if done correctly.
That guy survived and fought through the worst, he has given hope to others who may not climb. But to give the want to accomplish the goals others may or should do. Kudos to him and his faith
I think craig is a amazing testament to LIVING life and not letting fear run your life! Good on him for recovering and continuing back to doing what he loves!
I like a little adventure now and then, but these shows make me grateful I never felt the need to conquer a cliff, sail the high seas, explore a cave, fly in a little plane, etc. etc.
I remember when I had to climb three steps in order to get another Heineken beer. I got to the last step, cat ran in front of me. Stubbed my toe. It changed my life forever.
What an incredible story and what a brave man! He is truly lucky to still have his life today. I’m glad he didn’t give up on climbing and living his life how he loved to.
This has given me goosebumps, what a level of endurance he is having, climbing again with the prosthetic foot is an ultimate sheer resistance towards following your passion. Simply incredible.
His attitude is inspirational He’s motivation 💪💪💪💪 He overcome the physiology of regret , anger , hopelessness, pain , suffer , questioning, remorse Amazing guy god bless you your family from support and strength
My god, the bravery to break a record after having a fall that nearly killed you… I could only hope for that kind of courage if I were mangled so severely. What an amazing man! The support of his wife truly shines though. I don’t know that I would be so willing to let my husband go it again so soon, but she knew it’s what he needed to truly recover, both physically and mentally. So inspiring!
His friend just left him for a moment and this happened..I am amazed that he survived this fall..Thank God the paramedics were in time.. Every moment was critical..
I know that's what we're left to assume but what climber would ascend 100ft and not secure his own anchor rope? I've never seen a climber lay back that high up while relying on some one else to have ESP.
As a rock climber myself his partner broke on the biggest rules in rock climbing. What they were doing What's something called lead climbing, Lead climbing is where you climb the natural features on the rock when you make it to a bolt you clip in a Quick Draw . You can place cams nuts or hexes along the route if the bolts are spaced out pretty well. When you make it to the top you clip your PAS personal anchor system in to the bolts make a anchor. Once you pull up the rope to repell down you then say take me off belay. Then reppell down then your down while going down you collect your Quickdraw and cams and nuts or hexes. Your partner should fireman's belay for you in case of a accident. In this situation What ended up happening once he made it to the top of the climb he assumed that his partner Had a mom play when he leaned back to sit down to be lowered he fell. The biggest thing to take away from this video is that when your climbing or lead climbing you always want to make sure that your belayer is downer when you are ready to be lowered his partner made a fatal fatal mistake for taking his blade device off and walking away so there was a miscommunication during this accident
Nostalgia when I watch Wonder's format: Okay, the format of this show Wonder is tripping me out, and I love it because it's exactly like stuff that I watched in the 90s on a tube tv, with scan lines. Back then, we would watch shows like this, probably before or after X-files. This format is exactly how they did it back then, with a very similar announcer and cadence and script, and re-enactments.
Actually, this is a very common mistake. Saying it only happens to rookies make you sound like a douche. Countless legends have died from simple user error mistakes just like this. The part worth being critical of is the fact that they even bothered to describe the E rating of the route when that played zero role in the accident.
@@vanessamoseley4254 obviously it is acted out when they show the accident. I thought literally everyone knows that, how on earth can you not see the difference between the real one and the one that is acted out!?
Indoor climbing is fine just not outdoor climbing. I tried outdoor climbing and it was scary since you had to look for places to step on and the foot holds aren’t big most of the time
Yea im definitely into climbing things less vertical. I like when it's kindagiant boulders that go up in steps. completely vertical stuff i look down and get sick in my stomach and scramble back down
@@ryujinxyyeji no nooooo thats like a million times worse to me coloradomountainschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Estes-Park-Rock-Climb.jpg this kinda stuff isn't as bad cause if you fall youre not likely to go all the way down
@@christianbishop6524 erm when you climb things less vertical you’re more likely to fall and get tired and you will fall more on lead climbing i feel you when i started climbing i was scared of heights but after that i got used to it plus don’t forget you have to find a comfortable positions to clip into the quick draw (aka those clips he clipped the rope into,in the video) assuming those route are already set up by people with bolts attached to them and you have to keep chalking to not get hella sweaty palms
@@Lettusfarm @Amber - it was an honest miscommunication between them. Steve thought Craig was going to belay him up to the anchor. Once Craig tied into the anchor and called off belay - Steve took him off to get his shoes on to follow and clean the route. (Source - long time friend of Craig's)
@@Wallrat yes but why can't you just wait until your climber is on the ground to put your shoes on? I never let the rope go even when my climber is off belay!
@@Wallratthank you Wall Rat, I keep seeing everybody blaming Steve for not tying off the rope but imo it was mainly Craig's fault for not harnessing directly to the rock at that height. Everybody's blaming Steve but this was a combination of errors. And they both were responsible for checking equipment beforehand.
In high school I had to have 4 surgeries on my knee. The pain of physical therapy was extremely painful and I almost gave up, then the doctors told me if I didn't keep going and work though the pain I would lose movement in that leg and possibly lose the leg. I developed a bad staph infection from all the surgeries. I had to deal with this for 4 years, my high school was mostly in and out of hospital. I only had a knee injury, I just cant imagine what this guy went through with so many injuries. This guy could have been paralyzed and now his is back to climbing. It's just awesome to what he accomplished after his fall. My doctor told me I will never play sports again because my other knee with go out like the one that I had 4 surgeries on and as a teen I believe him and never play sports again but I did find a new outlit though photography.
It seems like everyone, even people who claim to be climbers (except Wallrat), are blaming Steve. But what happened here is that once Craig secured himself to the rock face, that is supposed to mean his harness is secured to the rock face and he's no longer on the belay. At that point, yes there should have been knots in the bottom of the rope, but Steve had no reason to think that Craig would need those knots. So these are two rookie mistakes that both of these men made. It wasn't just Steve and it wasn't just Craig but if anyone made the fatal error it was Craig by unhooking his harness and assuming Steve had started his ascent.
That's scary I would never do something like that I stay on the ground. When my brother was climbing a very high tree from the 2nd floor to cut the branches I was so scared he was going to fall but he acted like it's nothing.
Kirsten K. I am just new on here and haven’t read all the comments but yes I used to rock climb. You would never unhook anybody from your harness. You are their lifeline. Even if they run out of rope because they mistook the length of the climb you have a huge knot tied so they can’t slip through. They Called this his accident all the way through. It wasn’t his accident it was negligence by his climbing partner.
I disagree. When you're up 100ft and can't see your partner, you clip your harness to the rock, not your pully rope. Also, if Craig thought Steve was climbing, hooking the pully would mean he will start getting slack as Steve ascends. Why would he risk that? Steve was a long time climbing partner so if he didn't even have knots in the rope and didn't start his ascent by then, he clearly was intended as a guide, not an anchor. It's not clear why neither of them blame each other but in every retelling they call it an accident without pointing fingers. Craig was 100 ft up and mistook one of the pully ropes for his own harness. Sad to see someone claiming to be a rock climber blaming the person on the ground.
I was just gonna sign up myself and my son to a romper room around town, and now Im gonna cancel to make sure my son will never be passionate on rock climbing 😅
Here’s a fun story like this: Yesterday, me and my best friend went to urban air yesterday for my birthday. We went on the rock walls, and she strapped herself in (in case you didn’t know they have funny locks) and thought she was strapped in, turns out she wasn’t. When she jumped off, the rope broke and she fell. She was practically at the ceiling, when she hit the ground she hyperextended her foot and ended up falling on it wrong. We go her on a bench and it wasn’t swollen or bruised, but she couldn’t move it. Today, she went to the hospital to get an x-ray and I came along because I felt really bad. Turns out, she ended up breaking 3 out of 5 bones in her foot and had to get a cast. She was crying beforehand because she didn’t want surgery (she was scared of not waking up again). However, she didn’t have to get surgery. I got to sign her cast and I got her LOTS of candy, three different huge Harry Potter lego sets, and a puzzle. I feel really bad still, but I’m glad she’s gonna be okay.
It is amazing how these doctors can put us back together when someone is so broken. ❤️🙏🏻❤️
I always remind myself.. Doctors are smarter than me.
His wife is a true ride or die! I feel like most significant others would do their best to keep them from doing what nearly killed them. But she was supportive in his return to climbing even though it scared her!
but they live most of it
I think she realizes life is too short to live in fear of doing stuff you enjoy, even after something bad that's happened. There is a thousand ways we could die everyday, and climbing is generally safe if done correctly.
This guy is an inspiration, and a true breathing living legend. Phenomenal spirit and heart.
That guy survived and fought through the worst, he has given hope to others who may not climb. But to give the want to accomplish the goals others may or should do. Kudos to him and his faith
His recovery was amazing!
Good on him for getting over his fear and climbing again!
Thanks to his daughter
Am I correct that Mr. Craig deMartino is now THE HOST of this TH-cam show/series?
Yeah he is, this is just showing what had happened because lots of people wanted to see what happened to him
I think craig is a amazing testament to LIVING life and not letting fear run your life! Good on him for recovering and continuing back to doing what he loves!
Great faith can move mountains. He never gave up. Kudos to this wonderful man.
He'd broken his neck?? He was extremely lucky to survive.
😦
🧐🧐
Broken neck, broken back, broken ankles. Damn boi
@@FreeStyleSki69 Them broken ankles tho...
Trevor it’s like me after I cross someone in b ball though
I like a little adventure now and then, but these shows make me grateful I never felt the need to conquer a cliff, sail the high seas, explore a cave, fly in a little plane, etc. etc.
Stay home, clean cook, work on to do list, fix up house
That list is MONEY, my good man.
And stay in bed!
Welp sorry money guy 😎
1. Go jogging with my dog
2. Go hiking
3. Paragliding
4. have fun in life
5. Look at Natures beauty
Sheeeesh.
Man his friend had some serious explaining to do ay.
Long time friend of Craig's and sat with him in the hospital. It was an honest miscommunication between them. Craig has said so repeatedly.
there was a tree in the way
As a belayer his friend should never answer okay while he was not ready. Their communication between them should be precise and no miscommunication.
His friend almost caused his death
@@Wallrat They obviously needed to communicate more before the climb, very sad but Craig has moved on-you can be better or bitter.
Always let someone know where you are, especially if you’re out doing something like this.
What an incredible human being, very strong minded
The people that rescue you are wonderful genuine love their jobs really wonderful I admire them
I remember when I had to climb three steps in order to get another Heineken beer. I got to the last step, cat ran in front of me. Stubbed my toe. It changed my life forever.
lmaoooooooooooooooooooooo
Your lucky to be alive...
This man got some serious mental strength.
You're a true inspiration. Great job recovering. God Bless!!!
This guys my hero. What he Overcame that is amazing.
Amazing he recovered against all odds and went on to climb again!
What an incredible story and what a brave man! He is truly lucky to still have his life today. I’m glad he didn’t give up on climbing and living his life how he loved to.
These actors are always so good. Also wow this is one of my worst fears. Thank god he survived.
This is real there not acting
@@vanessamoseley4254 ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
What an amazing story of a determined, strong willed man who overcame so many odds stacked against him. He isn’t just a survivor, he is thriving. 💞
Thank God someone bring cellphone with a signal in the outback 🤣😅😂
This has given me goosebumps, what a level of endurance he is having, climbing again with the prosthetic foot is an ultimate sheer resistance towards following your passion. Simply incredible.
What a beautiful man inside and out. His wife is the same way. Beautiful couple ❤️
His attitude is inspirational
He’s motivation 💪💪💪💪
He overcome the physiology of regret , anger , hopelessness, pain , suffer , questioning, remorse
Amazing guy god bless you your family from support and strength
Theses rescue people are wonderful.
And I guess they are underpaid :(
My god, the bravery to break a record after having a fall that nearly killed you… I could only hope for that kind of courage if I were mangled so severely. What an amazing man! The support of his wife truly shines though. I don’t know that I would be so willing to let my husband go it again so soon, but she knew it’s what he needed to truly recover, both physically and mentally. So inspiring!
His friend just left him for a moment and this happened..I am amazed that he survived this fall..Thank God the paramedics were in time.. Every moment was critical..
“Steve scrambles over to find his friend in a crumpled, mangled heap. He’s wondering what the hell just happened.”
What happened was... Steve.
Right
I know that's what we're left to assume but what climber would ascend 100ft and not secure his own anchor rope? I've never seen a climber lay back that high up while relying on some one else to have ESP.
Steve was liable.
Steve must feel so bad..
Lot of people out there would receive a lot of encouragement watching this.
Demartino you are the man bro I was blown away by this video it left me speechless
What a legend.
I'm definitely not an expert on rock climbing but didn't his partner break the golden rule of belaying?? Yikes.
As a rock climber myself his partner broke on the biggest rules in rock climbing. What they were doing What's something called lead climbing, Lead climbing is where you climb the natural features on the rock when you make it to a bolt you clip in a Quick Draw . You can place cams nuts or hexes along the route if the bolts are spaced out pretty well. When you make it to the top you clip your PAS personal anchor system in to the bolts make a anchor. Once you pull up the rope to repell down you then say take me off belay. Then reppell down then your down while going down you collect your Quickdraw and cams and nuts or hexes. Your partner should fireman's belay for you in case of a accident.
In this situation What ended up happening once he made it to the top of the climb he assumed that his partner Had a mom play when he leaned back to sit down to be lowered he fell. The biggest thing to take away from this video is that when your climbing or lead climbing you always want to make sure that your belayer is downer when you are ready to be lowered his partner made a fatal fatal mistake for taking his blade device off and walking away so there was a miscommunication during this accident
I can't even climb a fake rock climb thing
@@Morgieiscool123 that's actually rock climbing no gym at all.
What a positive attitude.mmm I learnt so much from this video thank you for sharing
Nostalgia when I watch Wonder's format: Okay, the format of this show Wonder is tripping me out, and I love it because it's exactly like stuff that I watched in the 90s on a tube tv, with scan lines. Back then, we would watch shows like this, probably before or after X-files. This format is exactly how they did it back then, with a very similar announcer and cadence and script, and re-enactments.
Steve is such a great friend
This is like dozing off and waking up like you're falling but like 100,000,000x worse.
I love this couple
In the rock climbing community we call this a rookie mistake.
Or also known as a Darwin Award 😂😂😂😂
Actually, this is a very common mistake. Saying it only happens to rookies make you sound like a douche. Countless legends have died from simple user error mistakes just like this. The part worth being critical of is the fact that they even bothered to describe the E rating of the route when that played zero role in the accident.
And just in my local community we call this a bad day 😅
@Fear The Bunny 😆😅
@@Jollyswagman7 exactly
Goooood damn man those docs are seriously amazing
That's what happens when you rely on others.
That doesn't apply to everyone might be your friends but for me no I can rely on the with my life 💪🏽
@@seyiesoul3104 Lol you can't even rely on yourself with anything
That's why I only top rope solo.
Lets go I shouldn’t be alive is back yes
This actually a different show
That actor who played Craig is gorgeous!! 😍😍😍
This is real- he isnt a actor
@@vanessamoseley4254 obviously it is acted out when they show the accident. I thought literally everyone knows that, how on earth can you not see the difference between the real one and the one that is acted out!?
Damn if this doesnt make me never want to rock climb, ever.
Indoor climbing is fine just not outdoor climbing. I tried outdoor climbing and it was scary since you had to look for places to step on and the foot holds aren’t big most of the time
Yea im definitely into climbing things less vertical. I like when it's kindagiant boulders that go up in steps. completely vertical stuff i look down and get sick in my stomach and scramble back down
@@christianbishop6524 so u like overhang routes?
@@ryujinxyyeji no nooooo thats like a million times worse to me coloradomountainschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Estes-Park-Rock-Climb.jpg this kinda stuff isn't as bad cause if you fall youre not likely to go all the way down
@@christianbishop6524 erm when you climb things less vertical you’re more likely to fall and get tired and you will fall more on lead climbing i feel you when i started climbing i was scared of heights but after that i got used to it plus don’t forget you have to find a comfortable positions to clip into the quick draw (aka those clips he clipped the rope into,in the video) assuming those route are already set up by people with bolts attached to them and you have to keep chalking to not get hella sweaty palms
Omg I haven't climbed in a while but our number one rule was never to let go of the belay rope unless it was tied off 😭
Right? Frickin crazy he just let it go
@@Lettusfarm @Amber - it was an honest miscommunication between them. Steve thought Craig was going to belay him up to the anchor. Once Craig tied into the anchor and called off belay - Steve took him off to get his shoes on to follow and clean the route. (Source - long time friend of Craig's)
@amber #beautiful 😍
@@Wallrat yes but why can't you just wait until your climber is on the ground to put your shoes on? I never let the rope go even when my climber is off belay!
@@Wallratthank you Wall Rat, I keep seeing everybody blaming Steve for not tying off the rope but imo it was mainly Craig's fault for not harnessing directly to the rock at that height. Everybody's blaming Steve but this was a combination of errors. And they both were responsible for checking equipment beforehand.
God bless him for real
Boating 🛶 , Hiking 🥾 Biking 🚴 always let someone else know of your plans.
Thank god he’s alive ❤️🙏
In high school I had to have 4 surgeries on my knee. The pain of physical therapy was extremely painful and I almost gave up, then the doctors told me if I didn't keep going and work though the pain I would lose movement in that leg and possibly lose the leg. I developed a bad staph infection from all the surgeries. I had to deal with this for 4 years, my high school was mostly in and out of hospital. I only had a knee injury, I just cant imagine what this guy went through with so many injuries. This guy could have been paralyzed and now his is back to climbing. It's just awesome to what he accomplished after his fall. My doctor told me I will never play sports again because my other knee with go out like the one that I had 4 surgeries on and as a teen I believe him and never play sports again but I did find a new outlit though photography.
It seems like everyone, even people who claim to be climbers (except Wallrat), are blaming Steve. But what happened here is that once Craig secured himself to the rock face, that is supposed to mean his harness is secured to the rock face and he's no longer on the belay. At that point, yes there should have been knots in the bottom of the rope, but Steve had no reason to think that Craig would need those knots. So these are two rookie mistakes that both of these men made. It wasn't just Steve and it wasn't just Craig but if anyone made the fatal error it was Craig by unhooking his harness and assuming Steve had started his ascent.
I’ll stick to using the elevator 😂
@@SpencerDonahue You're right, I shouldn't go above one story
@@SpencerDonahue ok I am with the stairs then
@@SpencerDonahue yeah im taking the stairs
Man he’s so blessed 😇
"The cliff's gonna tip over..." Okay, I boom-laughed.
Just watching this makes me pass out
#1 reason why overcommunication is essential when you're climbing multi pitch routes..
Beautiful Story
Survivor Hero...
When he said the "clifs gonna tip over" I died 19:19
Glad your good, love these videos.thank God for good women
When I saw this I actually cryed
Remarkable man!
Wow just wow
Wow love you greg good story happy you are ok
He is super lucky men god bless u
That's scary I would never do something like that I stay on the ground. When my brother was climbing a very high tree from the 2nd floor to cut the branches I was so scared he was going to fall but he acted like it's nothing.
Kirsten K. I am just new on here and haven’t read all the comments but yes I used to rock climb. You would never unhook anybody from your harness. You are their lifeline. Even if they run out of rope because they mistook the length of the climb you have a huge knot tied so they can’t slip through. They Called this his accident all the way through. It wasn’t his accident it was negligence by his climbing partner.
I disagree. When you're up 100ft and can't see your partner, you clip your harness to the rock, not your pully rope. Also, if Craig thought Steve was climbing, hooking the pully would mean he will start getting slack as Steve ascends. Why would he risk that? Steve was a long time climbing partner so if he didn't even have knots in the rope and didn't start his ascent by then, he clearly was intended as a guide, not an anchor. It's not clear why neither of them blame each other but in every retelling they call it an accident without pointing fingers. Craig was 100 ft up and mistook one of the pully ropes for his own harness. Sad to see someone claiming to be a rock climber blaming the person on the ground.
Me:*about to go rock climbing* Oh a rock climbing video nice *starts watching* Ok then imma stop and think through my life.
That was so inspiring. Love it!
Inspirational 🙏🏻💯💕🤗
Amazing recovery
He's the middle brother between Jim Carrey and CM Punk
Wow what a brave person
Ouch 😢
I was just gonna sign up myself and my son to a romper room around town, and now Im gonna cancel to make sure my son will never be passionate on rock climbing 😅
but how did he not die? He must have someone up there looking out for him. 100 ft= 100% chance of death , dang
That’s why you probably should bring flairs. But he’s lucky to get service
Yosemite and el cap are my hometown :) sadly a lot of climbers 🧗 have fallen and died there. It can happen to anyone.
Well, say what you want, I just found an awesome American hero!! God bless you and your family and your faith!
Finally someone with a brain
Talk about getting back on the horse....Inspiring. All I have to do is overcome alcohol.
Glad they are ok and I am from Pennsylvania to
That’s why communication is so important
Good one steve...
quite remarkable keep it up .
I want to see Alex , from Free Solo , do a review on this video
Am afraid of height omg what a strong man and family
Dude is a living miracle. 13:47 Is that him in the hospital or a actor?
How can I support this program love ❤️ from France 🇫🇷
This is why i don't go rock climbing😭. But i got hiking😹
this give you the same adrenaline as a horror movie
Here’s a fun story like this: Yesterday, me and my best friend went to urban air yesterday for my birthday. We went on the rock walls, and she strapped herself in (in case you didn’t know they have funny locks) and thought she was strapped in, turns out she wasn’t. When she jumped off, the rope broke and she fell. She was practically at the ceiling, when she hit the ground she hyperextended her foot and ended up falling on it wrong. We go her on a bench and it wasn’t swollen or bruised, but she couldn’t move it. Today, she went to the hospital to get an x-ray and I came along because I felt really bad. Turns out, she ended up breaking 3 out of 5 bones in her foot and had to get a cast. She was crying beforehand because she didn’t want surgery (she was scared of not waking up again). However, she didn’t have to get surgery. I got to sign her cast and I got her LOTS of candy, three different huge Harry Potter lego sets, and a puzzle. I feel really bad still, but I’m glad she’s gonna be okay.
He did say off belay so I don't understand why he clipped out without confirmation that he was back on belay ? 🤔
That actor looks like Jake from Scream
Just amazing what god can do
Imagine being Craig’s friend
God love you
wow this was so heartwarming ❤️
After seeing the fall, I realised I forgot to put ketchup on my lunch. Thanks 👍
Thats carzyyyy 🤯🤯