Jared Leto 'nearly died' while mountain climbing at Red Rock

Jared Leto has revealed footage of the day he "nearly died" during a mountain climbing expedition.

The 48-year-old actor and singer/songwriter took to Instagram to share the dramatic footage, which shows him dangling from a rope "600 ft in the air", only to realise that the rock he was on was cutting his safety rope.

Leto's post in full reads;

"Not to sound dramatic, but this is the day I nearly died. Took a pretty good fall climbing with @alexhonnold at Red Rock. Looked up and within seconds the rope was being cut by the rock while I dangled some 600 ft in the air. I remember looking down at the ground below. It was a strange moment - less fear, more matter of fact, and slightly melancholy. The adrenaline came after, when I got back on the wall. But we made it through and lived to see another day ??? Overall it was actually quite fun. we continued climbing into the night...swipe thru for video." 

You can check out the dramatic video right here:

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Leto also posted pictures of himself on the climb and the rope that frayed:

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And he continued discussing the scary incident on Twitter, where he wrote;

"Not to sound dramatic, but this is the day I nearly died. Took a pretty good fall climbing with @AlexHonnold at Red Rock. Looked up and within seconds the rope was being cut by the rock while I dangled some 600 ft in the air. I remember looking down at the ground below."

In a second tweet, he added;

"It was a strange moment - less fear, more matter of fact, and slightly melancholy. The adrenaline came after, when I got back on the wall. But we made it through and lived to see another day Overall it was actually quite fun. we continued climbing into the night..."

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It just goes to show how precarious life can be, and why mountain climbing requires such strenuous security checks.