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| 'Spider-Man of Yemen' competes last climb |
| 2026-06-15 |
| [Independent] The daredevil adventurer known as "The Spider-Man of Yemen" has tragically died after falling into a volcanic crater during an attempt to scale its sheer rock faces without safety gear earlier this week, authorities have confirmed. Gravity is a bitch Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar, 30, was climbing the precipitous walls of the Hardah Dam volcanic crater in Yemen’s southern Dhale province on Friday when he lost his footing. He subsequently plunged 120 metres (393 feet) into the crater, according to the Civil Defense Authority, which released a brief video of the incident. The 10-second footage shows Antar ascending a rocky cliff, marked with Arabic writing in white, without any protective equipment. He is seen gripping the cliff with his right hand, his left arm raised, before his right hand appears to slip, leading to his fatal fall. |
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