Jared Leto Recalls the Day He ‘Nearly Died’ While Rock Climbing: ‘I Dangled Some 600 Feet in the Air’

Jared Leto made headlines last week when he came back from a phone-free meditation in the desert to learn of the pandemic, but now he’s all caught up to speed.

Getting in on the shelfie game! Jared Leto took a “shelfie” snapshot and shared the contents of his refrigerator with all of his social media followers.

Jared Leto just returned from a 12-day silent retreat and he had no idea that the world was crumbling under the fear of Coronavirus pandemic. The 48-year-old actor learned about the COVID-19 crisis after emerging from a meditation retreat where he had no access to the outside world. “Wow. 12 days ago I began a silent meditation in the desert. We were totally isolated. No phone, no communication etc. We had no idea what was happening outside the facility,” he wrote on Instagram. 

By Amanda N'Duka

That we are living in the time of corona shouldn't be news to anyone at this point — but if you're Jared Leto, it very much is. The former Joker was enjoying a 12-day silent meditation retreat in the desert as the virus spread across the United States. In classic Leto form, he released a statement on his Instagram upon leaving the facility and learning that there are well over 4,000 cases of COVID-19 nationwide.

Believe it or not, Jared Leto is just now waking up the coronavirus crisis. The Thirty Second to Mars singer posted a series of tweets on Tuesday morning (March 17), explaining that he's been off the grid at a silent retreat for the past two weeks --and when he got home on Monday night, he was floored by how quickly things had changed since Pres. Trump declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency last week. "Wow. 12 days

Jared Leto was left stunned by the scale of the global coronavirus pandemic after returning home from a 12-day silent meditation in the desert.

Jared Leto said he “walked out yesterday into a very different world” as he emerged from a 12-day silent meditation in the desert to news of the coronavirus.

Back in the day, Jared Leto used to climb all over the scaffolding above the stage at Thirty Second to Mars shows.

What a scary close call for Jared Leto!!

Not for the faint-hearted...

Jared Leto has shared a video of the moment he "nearly died" in a mountain climbing fall.

© Provided by The Independent Jared Leto has revealed he “nearly died” while rock climbing in Nevada.

Jared Leto is recalling a very scary moment in his life.

Jared Leto is recalling a very scary moment in his life.

Jared Leto is lucky to be alive after a rock climbing fall.

Jared Leto is opening up about the near-death experience he had while rock climbing with Free Solo subject Alex Honnold.

Jared Leto has said he “nearly died” after he took a fall while rock climbing.