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Wow Free Solo on El Cap. Crazy
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Wow Free Solo on El Cap. Crazy
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lucky Day
We saw Alex riding his bike
We saw Alex riding his bike through the valley a couple weeks ago.
The guy has super powers.
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Impressive. The technique
Impressive. The technique and focus required to pull that off are out of this world. No room for error. Well done!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lucky Day
He pretty much just walks up
He pretty much just walks up the things. He was passing people that were sleeping during their 4 day climb. He did it in 4 hours and change.
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Absolutely amazing! Is that
Absolutely amazing! Thanks for posting El Nino! Is that the first time anyway has free climbed El Cap?
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It has been free climbed
It has been free climbed (ropes used to catch you if you fall but not to help you upclimb) before. This was the first free solo (no ropes) ascent.
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The article says he climbed
The article says he climbed it in 3 1/2 hours. Unreal!
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The article says he climbed
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lucky Day
He's probably not 100% human.
He's probably not 100% human.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Honnold
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I'd rather see someone climb
I'd rather see someone climb down it w/o ropes
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: smiley
Honnold is a fucking Beast.
Honnold is a fucking Beast.
Nicest guy on earth, too.
Ran into him at the Red River Gorge in KY a few years back on a bouldering trip.
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https://www.outsideonline.com
https://www.outsideonline.com/2190306/why-alex-honnolds-free-solo-scared...
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nutball.
nutball.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lucky Day
There's no great whites on El
There's no great whites on El Cap
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Patrick H.
There is an article in our
There is an article in our local paper about this feat. Alex had been working on this project for 8 years. The other 7 years did not feel right. This time he felt good and went for it. He holds the speed record on el cap the nose route too - 2 hr and 23 minutes. It is over 30+ pitches...3000+ feet of hard climbing...that is climbing almost every pitch in 5 minutes for hours straight. Look at the exposure in that picture.
First 1/3 of el cap is not vertical though close and is rated around 5.9 or 5.10. Second third is vertical and last third is overhanging. Last few hundred feet is easy slab climbing. Think it was lynn hill who first free climbed el cap the nose first at something like 5.14a. Hardest pitch is around 2000 feet off the ground. Climbing on very small holds on that pitch. If he fell off there you go to the ground...
Mental capacity and ability to focus must be extreme to do at those heights. Any fear and you could just fall off...
The ascent will be featured in a Nat Geo documentary. Can't WAIT!!!
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>>>>>Climbing on very small
>>>>>Climbing on very small holds on that pitch. If he fell off there you go to the ground...
Yeah, that section has so few holds if you don't keep moving forward you'll end up slipping off the face. You can't rest and think about anything there.
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The power of the human mind
The power of the human mind is amazing. This guy is Jedi.
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Incredible
Incredible
love the pic, too
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So fucking badass.
So fucking badass.
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Rad, probably the only
Rad, probably the only successful person with these credentials listed on Wikipedia.
Education: UC Berkeley (dropped out)
Occupation: Professional rock climber
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Aaron Rodgers left Cal before
Aaron Rodgers left Cal before graduating.
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I heard a great interview he
I heard a great interview he gave on NPR after the climb. Pretty amazing!
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incredible!
incredible!
NPR interview from 6/6/17: http://www.npr.org/2017/06/06/531787135/alex-honnold-climbs-3-000-foot-e...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sycamore Slough
He must eat a lot of insects.
He must eat a lot of insects. Bugs can walk around safely on vertical rock shelves or even ceilings. This fellow is a Highly-advanced humanoid/insect Hybrid.
Somebody name a Strain after him.
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I think he just eats walnut
I think he just eats walnut shells
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It's a great feat. But I can
It's a great feat. But I can't help but think if he had fallen to his death I would have thought he was an idiot.
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Then make the climb.
Then make the climb.
How?
As the child did. Without the rope. Then fear will find you again.
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>>>>It's a great feat. But I
>>>>It's a great feat. But I can't help but think if he had fallen to his death I would have thought he was an idiot.
He understands and accepts the risks. He's also mentioned that if he was married or had kids it would influence his decision to free solo large walls.