Kothi Raj, Monkey man
Indian
Climber
Scaling walls
Jyoti Raj is an Indian free solo climber from Chitradurga, Karnataka.[1]
Known as "Kothi Raju" or "Monkey King", 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][6]
He is also the only person to have scaled Karnataka's highest waterfall, the 830-foot Jog falls, climbing against the flow.[7] 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.[8]
He made his debut as an actor in Sandalwood with the 2014 film Jyothi aliyas Kothiraja.[9]
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. [10]Template:Irrelevant citation
References
- ↑ Meet the Indian rival of spidey. India Today(2 August 2009).
- ↑ Monkey man of India is a climbing ace. The Daily Telegraph(October 14, 2009).
- ↑ Meet India's own Spiderman(14 October 2009).
- ↑ "Monkey King" Entertains Visitors at a Fort in southern India. NDTV(30 July 2009).
- ↑ 'Monkey King' is a cynosure of all eyes at Chitradurga Fort. Khabra Express(30 July 2009).
- ↑ இந்தியாவின் ஸ்பைடர் மேன் நான்தான்: மார்தட்டி சொல்லும் தமிழக இளைஞர். Nakkeeran(2 August 2009).
- ↑ Jyothi Raj scales Jog Falls, hurt but unshaken. Sports Keeda.
- ↑ Scaling clock tower with bare hands
- ↑ Debut as an actor
- ↑ Vidvat story cooked up by police: Mohammed Haris Nalapad's lawyer