Jyoti Raj | |
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Born | 17 May 1988 |
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Kothi Raj, Monkey man |
Occupation | Climber |
Known for | Scaling walls |
Jyoti Raj is an Indian free solo climber from Chitradurga, Karnataka. [1]
Known as "Kothi Raju" or "Spiderman of Karnataka", Raj is famous for scaling the Chitradurga Fort without safety harnesses. [2] He does not climb for sports, but to entertain the visitors to the fort. [3] [4] [5]
He is also the only person to have scaled Karnataka's highest waterfall, the 830-foot Jog falls, climbing against the flow. [6] On 13 September 2013, he free soloed the clock tower at Moorusavir Math in Hubli in just over 15 minutes. He did not use any harness, but used chalk for grip. [7]
He made his debut as an actor in Sandalwood with the 2014 film Jyothi aliyas Kothiraja. [8]
He has been called upon numerous times to rescue or retrieve the bodies of people who have fallen down Jog Falls, and on a rescue operation in 2018 he got stuck in a gorge overnight. [9]
Jyoti Raj | |
---|---|
Born | 17 May 1988 |
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Kothi Raj, Monkey man |
Occupation | Climber |
Known for | Scaling walls |
Jyoti Raj is an Indian free solo climber from Chitradurga, Karnataka. [1]
Known as "Kothi Raju" or "Spiderman of Karnataka", Raj is famous for scaling the Chitradurga Fort without safety harnesses. [2] He does not climb for sports, but to entertain the visitors to the fort. [3] [4] [5]
He is also the only person to have scaled Karnataka's highest waterfall, the 830-foot Jog falls, climbing against the flow. [6] On 13 September 2013, he free soloed the clock tower at Moorusavir Math in Hubli in just over 15 minutes. He did not use any harness, but used chalk for grip. [7]
He made his debut as an actor in Sandalwood with the 2014 film Jyothi aliyas Kothiraja. [8]
He has been called upon numerous times to rescue or retrieve the bodies of people who have fallen down Jog Falls, and on a rescue operation in 2018 he got stuck in a gorge overnight. [9]