Key facts
- Yemeni adventurer Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar, 30, died after falling into the Hardah Dam volcanic crater.
- He was known for high-risk climbs without safety equipment.
- Antar fell into the 120-meter deep crater and his body was recovered from 30 meters below the water surface.
- The Civil Defence Authority conducted a complex rescue operation and warned adventurers to use safety gear.
Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar, a 30-year-old Yemeni adventurer known on social media as 'The Spider-Man of Yemen' for his daring, unprotected climbs, has died after falling into a volcanic crater. The incident occurred on Friday while he was attempting to scale the steep rock faces of the Hardah Dam volcanic crater in Dhale province without safety equipment. Video footage appearing to show the fall has circulated online. Yemen's Civil Defence Authority described the weekend recovery operation as highly dangerous and complex, with rescuers scaling down the crater and winching a cage to retrieve Antar's body from a hot, sulfurous lake at a depth of 30 meters. The crater is 120 meters deep. Authorities have since issued a warning urging adventurers to use protective gear.