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Posted on 12/12/18 at 3:57 pm to toosleaux
Posted on 12/12/18 at 3:59 pm to NfamousPanda
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That was when he free solo'd Half Dome back in 2012
Whoops, thanks for the correction. I couldn't remember it was that climb or this new one.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 3:59 pm to toosleaux
Not him but the Meru documentary was fascinating as well.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 3:59 pm to ReauxlTide222
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She gets a lot of shite in the climbing community.
Why?
She started dating the hands down GOAT at climbing and then picked it up herself.
Does she pretend like she's better than she is or something?
well first she dropped him when she was belaying him and he broke his back
but in general its a lot of insufferable climbing groupies, male and female, who are jealous of her.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 3:59 pm to ReauxlTide222
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I can't wait for this documentary. Although they've released so much footage from the climb that I feel like I've probably seen the best parts.
ETA: Hell, is it already available?
It's playing in random theaters right now. I saw it at Perkins Rowe last month
Posted on 12/12/18 at 4:01 pm to EarlyCuyler3
Agreed. Meru and The Dawn Wall were both incredible climbing docs
Posted on 12/12/18 at 4:03 pm to REG861
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but in general its a lot of insufferable climbing groupies, male and female, who are jealous of her.
The climbing community isn't as open minded and free of judgement like they think they are.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 4:12 pm to REG861
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well first she dropped him when she was belaying him and he broke his back
I'm no longer a fan of hers either
Posted on 12/12/18 at 4:18 pm to REG861
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As I was lowering, we ran out of rope a few meters above the ground and my belayer accidentally let the end of the rope run through her brake hand and belay device.
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well first she dropped him when she was belaying him and he broke his back
He's almost as responsible as she is.
He should've done more to protect his own arse.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 4:22 pm to toosleaux
Whole lotta nope
Posted on 12/12/18 at 4:24 pm to toosleaux
Nope.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 4:27 pm to Columbia
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So how does he get down?
You don’t really have to get down from El Capitan, it’s a boulder face that overlooks Yosemite valley. The other side is relatively flat going out through the trailheads.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 4:28 pm to Hurricane Mike
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The other side is relatively flat going out through the trailheads.
Was he not aware of that route before he went up?
This post was edited on 12/12/18 at 4:29 pm
Posted on 12/12/18 at 4:43 pm to Ruxins Rascals
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The movie "Free Solo" was great. I'd recommend watching it. I had butterflies in my stomach at the movie theater just watching what he was doing.
I watched this in a theater pretty close to El Capitan in Mammoth Lakes. I went with a few rock climbers. One of them was there with his mom- let's just say she was not so happy with her son's decisions to do this kind of stuff!
highly recommended movie though- one of my favorites of the year. and his gf is fire.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 4:43 pm to toosleaux
Not hard when you shinny up the crack
Posted on 12/12/18 at 4:48 pm to toosleaux
His TED talk was interesting. He’s not the greatest public speaker, but learning what all went into that climb was worth the watch.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 4:48 pm to kywildcatfanone
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Not hard when you shinny up the crack
Accidentally deleted my comment. The crack section was only one segment. I can’t find a good picture to adequately convey how insane of a climb this was. It was almost like glass at some points. He had to rely on pressure almost exclusively from his thumb at one Hold. You would not have made it five feet.
This post was edited on 12/12/18 at 5:15 pm
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