Note Mckewan is wearing tennis shoes. Unless you really know what you're doing, its a bad idea with clipless, given that you may end up bialing off the back until you get the balance right.
As alluded to above, it has as much to do with the torque applied by your legs as it does pulling up on the bars.
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You could fall off a cliff and die.
You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.