Dan Osman
Daniel Eugene Osman (February 11, 1963 – November 23, 1998) was a Japanese-American extreme sport practitioner, known for the dangerous sports of "free-soloing" (rock climbing without ropes or other safety gear); and "rope free-flying" or "rope jumping" (falling several hundred feet from a cliff then being caught by a safety rope), for which his record was over 1000 feet/300 meters. He was known for living a bohemian lifestyle, working as a part-time carpenter and living in Lake Tahoe, CA. He was the star of several rock climbing videos, which brought free-soloing to a wider audience. Dan had one daughter, Emma Osman.
Read more about Dan Osman: Climbing Films, Death, Notable Climbs, Biography
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