Yemen's 'Spider-Man' Free Climber Dies After Falling Into Volcanic Crater

Executive Briefing

• Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar, 30, fell to his death Friday while climbing Yemen's Hardah Dam volcanic crater without safety equipment
• Rescuers recovered his body from 65 feet beneath a sulfur-rich crater lake after a four-hour operation
• Supporters noted Antar pursued dangerous social media stunts partly to escape poverty in war-torn Yemen
• Yemen's Civil Defense Authority warned citizens to avoid crater edges and follow safety guidelines at natural sites
• Reflects a broader trend of social media fueling risky free-climbing feats, following similar deaths globally