“I Nearly Died”: Oscar-Winning Actor Jared Leto Unearthed the Horrors of His Rock Climbing Experience With Alex Honnold in 2020

Published 01/03/2023, 10:45 AM EST

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Renowned actor Jared Leto is well known for his method actings and for mastering various roles. Moreover, the actor has also tried to ace the art of mountain climbing. And in March 2020, he shared about one of the deadliest incidents while climbing up the rocks in Nevada with the ‘free solo’ star Alex Honnold. The “Suicide Squad” actor fell while climbing at Red Rock Canyon and, to his surprise, he saw his rope breaking. This led to the horrific experience that shook up Leto’s life. The actor shared a collage of himself and of the rope to tell the world about the occurrence.

Climbing has become one of his hobbies now and his enthusiasm reached its peak when he went free climbing with Honnold.

Jared Leto detailed a scary moment

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In his Twitter post, Leto shared his thrill, “Not to sound dramatic, but this is the day I nearly died.” He went on climbing with Honnold and became electrified to know that the rope that was carrying him started to fray. He also wrote, “Looked up and within seconds the rope was being cut by the rock while I dangled some 600 ft in the air. I remember looking down at the ground below.”

Red rock could have been the end of the legendary actor, but some miracle happened, and he noticed the break before it was too late. His companion was always ready to help and eventually saved him from impending doom. He was standing 600ft up and would climb higher.

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Though after this he decided to take a rest to set up his mind. Leto shared a video in the same thread, “It was a strange moment – less fear, more matter of fact, and slightly melancholy. The adrenaline came after, when I got back on the wall. But we made it through and lived to see another day.”

Jared Leto’s love for climbing

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The Academy Award-winning actor is a fearless person and to make that work, he decided to join Honnold on his next venture. They chose Red Rock Canyon which has routes of almost 1000 feet. They were hiking successfully until he noticed something wrong in his rope and came to know that the harsh rocks frayed the tug. This could have led to bitter consequences, but somehow things got well.

Leto seemed to face the experience as an obstacle to his further hiking rather than fearing it. This confidence and practicality came from love and enthusiasm for the sport. Although they did not stop and continued climbing at night. It was like the “Suicide Squad” actor did not care about death and was up for all the fun and adventure.

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This hike is an instance that any uncanny can happen at any point in your life. So, one needs to be careful always and recheck equipment to avoid mishaps. But Leto is an exception like his characters in movies and dauntlessly faced death and made it through. Tell us what you think of Leto’s experience.

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Soumili Chatterjee

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