{"id":792,"date":"2026-06-15T15:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=792"},"modified":"2026-06-15T15:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:12:02","slug":"spider-man-of-yemen-dies-in-fall-while-climbing-volcanic-crater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=792","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Spider-Man of Yemen\u2019 dies in fall while climbing volcanic crater"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>CAIRO (AP) \u2014 A daredevil adventurer known as \u201cThe Spider-Man of Yemen\u201d has died after falling into a volcano crater while attempting to climb vertical rock faces without safety equipment, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=790\">Congo reports record one-day increase in Ebola cases, a month after outbreak\u2019s declaration<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar, 30, was climbing the steep walls of the Hardah Dam volcanic crater in the southern province of Dhale on Friday when he lost his grip and fell into the 120 meter (393 feet) crater, according to the Civil Defense Authority, which posted a short video capturing the moment of his fall.<\/p>\n<p>The 10-second video shows Antar climbing a rocky cliff without any safety equipment. On the cliff he is scaling names in Arabic have been written in white across the rocky wall. He is then seen holding the cliff with his right hand, with his left hand in the air, before he appears to lose his right grip and falls.<\/p>\n<p>Rescue teams, including diving and water specialists, were sent to retrieve Antar\u2019s body, which was found by divers at a depth of 30 meters (100 feet) below the water surface. The four-hour search and rescue operation was described by the authority as \u201ccomplex\u201d due to the steep and rocky location which made access difficult.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=788\">Defense minister says Israel won\u2019t withdraw from land seized in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Hardah Dam \u2014 known also as the Haradhat Damt \u2014 is a unique volcanic crater located near the city of Damt, in <span>Yemen<\/span> \u2018s southern Dahle province. A landmark of the region, the crater has steep rocky walls with a hot sulfurous lake at its base.<\/p>\n<p>Antar had gained fame on social media platforms where he posted videos showing him performing high-risk ascents of some of Yemen\u2019s most rugged terrain. His videos often went viral. In one of them he was seen hanging from the edge of a rocky cliff using his bare hands, his legs dangling toward a steep slope in a risky performance without safety equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The Civil Defense Authority has urged those who climb and engage in adventure sports to observe safety procedures and issued a warning to use \u201cappropriate protective gear to avert similar incidents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=786\">A history of Iran\u2019s nuclear program and tensions with the US as an interim deal is reached<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Yemeni adventurer, known as \u201cThe Spider-Man of Yemen,\u201d has died after falling into a volcano crater, authorities said. Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar, 30, was climbing the steep walls of the Hardah Dam volcanic crater, in the southern province of Dhale without safety equipment, on Friday when he lost his grip and fell. The Civil Defense Authority deployed rescue teams, including diving specialists, to retrieve his body. They found it 100 feet below the water surface. Antar had gained fame for his high-risk climbing videos, which often went viral on social media platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Spider-Man of Yemen\u2019 dies in fall while climbing volcanic crater - Top Moving Pros<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=792\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Spider-Man of Yemen\u2019 dies in fall while climbing volcanic crater - Top Moving Pros\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A Yemeni adventurer, known as \u201cThe Spider-Man of Yemen,\u201d has died after falling into a volcano crater, authorities said. 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