CAIRO — A daredevil adventurer known as “The Spider-Man of Yemen” has died after falling into a volcano crater while attempting to climb vertical rock faces without safety equipment, authorities said.
Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar, 30, was climbing the steep walls of the Hardah Dam volcanic crater in the southern province of Dhale on Friday when he lost his grip and fell into the 393-foot crater, according to the Civil Defense Authority, which posted a short video capturing the moment of his fall.
The 10-second video shows Antar climbing a rocky cliff without any safety equipment. On the cliff he is scaling names in Arabic have been written in white across the rocky wall. He is then seen holding the cliff with his right hand, with his left hand in the air, before he appears to lose his right grip and falls.
Rescue teams, including diving and water specialists, were sent to retrieve Antar’s body, which was found by divers at a depth of 100 feet below the water surface. The four-hour search and rescue operation was described by the authority as “complex” due to the steep and rocky location which made access difficult.
The Hardah Dam - known also as the Haradhat Damt - is a unique volcanic crater located near the city of Damt, in Yemen ’s southern Dahle province. A landmark of the region, the crater has steep rocky walls with a hot sulfurous lake at its base.
Antar had gained fame on social media platforms where he posted videos showing him performing high-risk ascents of some of Yemen’s most rugged terrain. His videos often went viral. In one of them he was seen hanging from the edge of a rocky cliff using his bare hands, his legs dangling toward a steep slope in a risky performance without safety equipment.
The Civil Defense Authority has urged those who climb and engage in adventure sports to observe safety procedures and issued a warning to use “appropriate protective gear to avert similar incidents.”
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Breitbart NewsIndependentCenter4 days agoAn adventurer known as 'The Spider-Man of Yemen,' Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar, died after falling into the volcanic crater of the Hardah Dam in Yemen. He was climbing without safety equipment when he lost his grip and fell approximately 393 feet. Yemen's Civil Defense Authority shared footage of the incident and the subsequent search-and-rescue operation, which took four hours to recover his body from beneath the water. Antar had gained attention online for his extreme climbs of Yemen's challenging landscapes.
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Associated PressIndependentCenter7 days agoA man known as the 'Spider-Man of Yemen' died after falling while attempting to climb the crater of a volcano.
Bias read (Center): The article reports on a tragic incident involving an individual nicknamed 'Spider-Man of Yemen,' focusing on his death during a climbing attempt. The subject matter is not politically charged, and the article provides a straightforward account without evident bias or slant.
The Washington TimesIndependentCenter7 days agoA daredevil adventurer known as 'The Spider-Man of Yemen,' Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar, died after falling into the volcanic crater of the Hardah Dam in Yemen's southern Dhale province. He was climbing the steep walls without safety equipment when he lost his grip and fell into the 393-foot crater. Rescue teams retrieved his body after a four-hour complex operation. The Hardah Dam is a notable geological feature with a sulfurous lake at its base.
Bias read (Center): The article reports on an incident involving a daredevil adventurer who died during an extreme sport activity. There is no political framing, bias, or ideological emphasis present. The content is purely factual and descriptive, focusing on the event itself rather than any political implications.
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