Nerve-Wrecking Video Captured 70-Year-Old ‘Rock Star’ Descending Mountain Head-First Without Ropes

Age is just a number, and some sports enthusiasts never fail to prove this saying. However, Diduh Andrey Andronovich might also be a daredevil. The 70-year-old Russian climber had shocked the internet with his extremely dangerous yet skillful rock climbing video.

In a video from 2018, 70-year-old Diduh Andronovich can be seen running toward the Perya rock in the Stolby Nature Reserve. Dressed in baggy jeans and a ripped hoodie, Andronovich approached the mountain without any ropes or other basic equipment and began his climb.

Is that a superhero or a climber?

In the video shared by ViralHog’s channel on YouTube, the long white-bearded sports enthusiast, can be seen climbing between mountain crevasses using only his hands and feet. However, what took the onlookers by surprise is when he started descending the mountain head-first. The watchers began to worry about Andronovich and hopped the climber would make his way down without any accident. Turns out, the audience had nothing to worry about. Without a second thought or any hesitation, the climber crawled down the mountain like a pro.

The locals were delighted to see Andronovich’s short, yet daring, adventure and cheered him on. After reaching almost the end of the crevasse, the elderly climber did a wonderful aerobic split between the two mountains and posed for the cameras. The comment section of the video was also full of praise for his successful climb.

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Many could not believe how Andronovich made the climb down look so easy. While the elders are busy breaking age barriers, the younger generation too is following in their footsteps.

A 9-year-old climber scales a 450-foot cliff

In 2018, Edward Mills had stunned the entire climbing community with his heroic achievement. The 9-year-old star from Scotland scaled the ‘Old Man of Hoy’, one of the most dangerous climbs in the United Kingdom. However, Mills’s motive behind the climb was not ordinary.

In the same year, his mother, Bekki, lost a five-year-long battle against breast cancer. Mill’s mother always supported her son’s love for the sport and encouraged him to move forward. Hence, to pay her a tribute, the young climber decided to summit the Old Man of Hoy. With this, Mills also became the youngest climber in the world to complete the dangerous climb.

It was due to his mother that Mills was able to take the leap early in his career. As for Andronovich, nothing seems to be a hurdle in his climbing appetite. Yet again, climbers have showcased that age can never be a barrier if one is passionate enough.

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