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Jared Letois looking back on a terrifying time.
TheWeCrashedactor and avid rock climber, 50, opened up toMen’s Healthabout hisnear-death experiencewhile climbing at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Las Vegas. Leto, whofirst spokeabout the incident in March 2020, said he was out with professional climber andFree SolosubjectAlex Honnoldwhen the rope supporting him began to come apart against a rock.
Leto recalled that his reaction was “was like an acceptance, and a little bit of sadness.”
“It wasn’t even fear. It was like, ah, not now,” he told the magazine for their latest issue, which he covers.
Letofirst sharedon Instagram two years ago that he had"nearly died" while rock climbing, but didn’t disclose the date of the scary situation.
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He posted video footage from the climb to his account, captioning the clip, “#FBF Not to sound dramatic, but this is the day I nearly died. Took a pretty good fall climbing with @alexhonnold at Red Rock.”
“The adrenaline came after, when I got back on the wall. But we made it through and lived to see another day 😅🙏🏼,” he wrote. “Overall it was actually quite fun. we continued climbing into the night.”
Leto began climbing after he made a five-part climbing docuseries,Great Wide Open, in 2016, according toMen’s Health. One reason why the actor madeGreat Wide Openwas because he wanted to make time to learn to climb, the outlet reported.
Since first taking up the sport, Leto has climbed Joshua Tree, Yosemite and as far as Sardinia, often posting photos from his adventures on his Instagram page.
“I’d put it somewhere between amateur bowling and . . . Usain Bolt,” Leto toldMen’s Healthof his take on the challenge of climbing
“It’s hard to explain because you’re up there having a good time, but it’s full on for a couple of hours. You’re singing and running around, you have so much adrenaline, and you’re performing at your limit,” he explained. “Your heart is pounding outta your chest, you’re dripping sweat, and you’re exhilarated, but you’re working your body in a really intense way.”
source: people.com
