ickplant@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 day agoCzech climber Adam Ondra climbing El Capitán in Yosemite National Parklemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1346arrow-down111
arrow-up1335arrow-down1external-linkCzech climber Adam Ondra climbing El Capitán in Yosemite National Parklemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square100fedilink
minus-squarePnut@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up20·13 hours agoI’m actually glad for that. I thought he was free climbing and it made me nervous.
minus-squareCookieOfFortune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·10 hours agoHe is free climbing. He’s not using things like a ladder to climb. He’s not free soloing, which is done without a rope. There’s also rope soloing where you use a rope but you don’t have a belayer and have to catch yourself on falls.
minus-squarevxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-211 hours agoI think the only climber that did it free solo is Alex Honnold. He took a less deadly route I believe. The documentation is fear inducing though.
minus-squareabsGeekNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·39 minutes agoAs a long time climber, watching that documentary is really gripping/terrifying. The bit at the end when he says what it was like walking over the top; no one noticing what he had done, because he didn’t have ropes and a harness etc…wow.
I’m actually glad for that. I thought he was free climbing and it made me nervous.
He is free climbing. He’s not using things like a ladder to climb.
He’s not free soloing, which is done without a rope.
There’s also rope soloing where you use a rope but you don’t have a belayer and have to catch yourself on falls.
I think the only climber that did it free solo is Alex Honnold. He took a less deadly route I believe. The documentation is fear inducing though.
As a long time climber, watching that documentary is really gripping/terrifying. The bit at the end when he says what it was like walking over the top; no one noticing what he had done, because he didn’t have ropes and a harness etc…wow.