Okay, I'll neglect the fact that he was free soloing...............But why the hell didn't he tell anyone where he was? Why didn't he have a cell phone or such? If you are going to be free soloing, and then do it alone, without telling anyone where you are and have no means of contact; the guy was being pretty damn stupid.
Actually, I'm not going to neglect the fact that he was free soloing. Not that I disagree with it, but the guy was only 28. I am doubtful that he had been climbing long enought to be free soloing alone. What he did was irresponsible. Its like the stupid shits that go to the red river gorge, get drunk on a ledge and fall off. I love it when they close crags and give climbers a bad name because of these strupid shits!
Everybody thinks that if you climb you are a risk taker~ hard core!~ extreme! Dumb asses. I wish more people would climb responsibly.