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This guy's failed attempt at climbing on the Irish coast is going super viral
IT WAS A windy few days in various parts of the country over the weekend – and even more so if you were by the cliffs trying to scale your way down them.
One Belfast adventurer was in Antrim trying to do exactly that – but he wasn’t exactly expecting the wind to be up when he chucked his rope out:
“Trying to climb cliffs in Ireland”
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He was in absolute stitches afterwards as well.
Trying to dramatically fire the rope out to begin his absail, the wind was having none of it
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The GIF to Reddit where it’s blown up globally – hitting the front page earlier today.
Simply put, one commenter could see where the rope was coming from:
While others would have packed up and bailed:
Seems logical.
The uploader told DailyEdge.ie that it took place on Fairhead headland in Antrim over the weekend, but failed to confirm whether he braved the decline after such a ferocious gust.
Meanwhile, people around the world are getting a serious kick out of such a cartoon-esque situation.
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