In free soloing, it is not always true that one fall means death; there are many situations where a foot can slip but hands remain secure, allowing the climb to continue without issue.

“I've heard you say before that's actually not true. Um, >> I mean, yeah, it's kind of fall. Yeah. Like, yeah, it's true that most places if you fall off, you're gonna die. But like when I started free soloing as as a kid, not that I like started and then only did that, but on my first free solos when I was young, in back of my mind, it always be like, if you slip, you'll die, you know? And the reality is that there are tons of places where your foot can slip and nothing else moves, you know, like your hands are locked on, you're holding on tight, and your foot slipped and you're just kind of like, "Oh, my foot slipped." And you keep climbing and it's no big deal.”