Friday Fun: Dan Osman Speed-Free-Solo’s Lover’s Leap, CA in 4 Mins 25 Secs… The legendary Dan Osman free climbing Lover’s Leap via the Bear’s Reach route (5.7, 400+ feet) in 4 min 25 sec. Osman tragically died in 1998 at the age of 35 after his rope failed while performing a “controlled free-fall” jump in Yosemite National Park. This clip was originally featured in the movie Masters of Stone IV, released in 1997. Daniel Eugene Osman (February 11, 1963 – November 23, 1998)[1] was a Japanese-American extreme sport practitioner, known for the dangerous sports of free-soloing, rock climbing without ropes […] ameliatraynor | January 30, 2015 1 Comment