Naked man defies death, climbs rattlesnake-infested cliff without gear
Naked man defies death, climbs rattlesnake-infested cliff without gear A 29-year-old mountaineer Austin Howell was filmed tackling Shortoff Mountain in North Carolina infested by rattlesnake, wearing just a hat. He believes in using the bare minimum, and that includes clothes When climbing a cliff face, mountaineer Austin Howell believes in using the bare minimum, and that includes clothes. Recently, the 29-year-old was filmed tackling Shortoff Mountain in Linville Gorge, North Carolina, wearing just a hat. Howell, who works as a personal trainer in Atlanta, Georgia, scaled 350ft up without a single piece of clothing or climbing equipment, the Daily Mail reported. Howell said, "Sometimes I feel like folks take climbing too seriously and just need to lighten up, so I wanted to make something short, pointless, and humorous." He says the plan to climb naked, happened on a whim. "I had actually planned a solo trip to just go spend a day by myself climbing. But a friend ...