Started by WitnessTheFitness, April 27, 2014 · 41 Replies · 14,888 Views
For all those that are bored with human flags and want to take it to the next level, here's a new progression: Human flag on the middle of a sheer cliff, with no ropes 
Progressions include removing the portion of your brain responsible for survival instinct.
That's still a human flag lol.
Brian, quit being a stick in the mud. 
doing that takes balls.
Hey I'm not saying that doesn't take any balls, but there are much better options of making the human flag harder. If you want to grow gigantic balls or you disregard your life then do that in the photo; if you want to get stronger in the human flag, then add weight or do harder variations. Doing what the guy is doing in the photo won't make you stronger in the human flag anyways.
It will if he climbs down that ridge in that position
difficulty through endurance? first you have to climb up the cliff, probably using an exaggerated grip because you have no safety lines and you feel the need to sink your fingers into the stone, then you hold the flag for however long it takes the camera guy to get a good shot. Then you climb back down
Downclimbing is usually harder, so in all likelihood he would have continued. Climbers try to avoid downclimbing at all costs, since it is particularly hard on the ego.
B1214N said:Hey I'm not saying that doesn't take any balls, but there are much better options of making the human flag harder. If you want to grow gigantic balls or you disregard your life then do that in the photo; if you want to get stronger in the human flag, then add weight or do harder variations. Doing what the guy is doing in the photo won't make you stronger in the human flag anyways.
My post was meant as a joke, but I'd say this definitely takes more endurance and strength than just walking up to a pole after a rest period, kicking up, and then getting to rest afterwards. First he has to climb up the cliff to even start the move, then afterwards has to finish the climb.
The climber is Dan Osman, a famous extreme free-soloer, in case anyone is curious. He died young, but it wasn't ropeless climbing that killed him. He used to create jumping stations at the top of cliffs in Yosemite, and do free-fall jumps on rope for fun, when one day the rope broke.
B1214N said:That's still a human flag lol.
lmfao
WitnessTheFitness said:My post was meant as a joke, but I'd say this definitely takes more endurance and strength than just walking up to a pole after a rest period, kicking up, and then getting to rest afterwards. First he has to climb up the cliff to even start the move, then afterwards has to finish the climb.
The climber is Dan Osman, a famous extreme free-soloer, in case anyone is curious. He died young, but it wasn't ropeless climbing that killed him. He used to create jumping stations at the top of cliffs in Yosemite, and do free-fall jumps on rope for fun, when one day the rope broke.
Like they say, quality of life over quantity.
Safer way to progress if the human flag is too easy
This is Dan Osman, from Tahoe. He died at 35 doing a free fall rope jump.
WitnessTheFitness said:The climber is Dan Osman, a famous extreme free-soloer, in case anyone is curious. He died young, but it wasn't ropeless climbing that killed him. He used to create jumping stations at the top of cliffs in Yosemite, and do free-fall jumps on rope for fun, when one day the rope broke.
I'm sorry to hear that. At least he died doing what he loved.
Welp. I for one will be the boring guy simply weighting his side lever pulls... 
I down climb . Good for a warm up and technique training...
swhitley said:
Safer way to progress if the human flag is too easy
Well this is certainly one way to "pick up" girls 
WitnessTheFitness said:Well this is certainly one way to "pick up" girls
He needs to develop some self-respect if you ask me: he's letting her walk all over him!
Dominic Lacasse recently posted a video with extracts from an act including that move (with the girl, not the climbing )
Leosvel and Diosmani do a similar move with a handstand on top, if I remember correctly.
Badass. Human flags done using other people as a pole also always impress me.
Besides the one arm side lever (flag), the shoulder width grip side lever impresses me the most.
B1214N said:the shoulder width grip side lever impresses me the most.
Yeah, that's severely underrated. Crazy hard.
One arm side lever? Anyone have video/pics of this?
WitnessTheFitness said:One arm side lever? Anyone have video/pics of this?
This is actually called a flag, but it is essentially a one arm side lever.
B1214N said:
This is actually called a flag, but it is essentially a one arm side lever.
Street workout guys call this move "one arm planche" 
Closer to a handstand than a planche, but still impressive.
I wonder if it's possible to hold a weight in the free hand and do a true single arm side lever? Probably too awkward to bother, but I bet there's some potential for some truly creative cirque execution there.