Best free solo climbers reddit. 4M subscribers in the climbing community. 2K votes, 541 comments. Free Solo and Dawn Wall are painful to watch. 3K 295 r/todayilearned Angus Moloney died (September 27, 2015; age 22) falling 100 ft free-solo climbing from the Fifth Pinnacle above the Gregory Canyon Trail, Boulder's Open Space and Mountain Parks. 1K comments. 27M subscribers in the videos community. El Capitan 3. Just them and the rock, but I've always thought there might be other underlying reasons for deciding to free solo. Adam Ondra (the climber in the photo and arguably the best climber of all time) spent 8. : r/climbing Go to climbing r/climbing r/climbing 66 votes, 13 comments. Please read the sidebar below for our rules. The first people to climb it (Tommy and Kevin) spent 19 days on the wall. In terms of climbing grades, Alex Honnold has done some hard free solo's but there are a few climbers who have solo'd harder routes - grade wise. Reddit's main subreddit for videos. You don't even permit the possibility of a fall to enter into your mind. This is important because you need consistently good weather while you’re climbing, which isn’t a guarantee in Yosemite. And yes we are scared of falling. Insane first time gym climber free solos to top of roped wall and brags on Insta about getting yelled at by staff for almost dying 80K votes, 6. It just made me realize that free soloing isn't this scary, untouchable thing—you solo routes that are well within your ability, and don't let ego get involved, and it's actually a fantastic way to move over the rock without anything holding you back or dictating your pace. It clearly goes beyond your understanding of the bigger picture. Sep 21, 2023 ยท Check out some of the world's most legendary, frightening, and ground-breaking free solos of all time. Meru is the best. Alex Huber has free soloed 14a. Alex's hardest free solo is at the grade of 13a iirc. 8M subscribers in the nextfuckinglevel community. But ultimately, what I found was soloing isn't really compatible with climbing, because a big part of climbing--and particularly the type of climbing I wanted to do--is falling. Free soloers: be honest, why do you do it? Most interviews I've heard from athletes who free solo say it's because it's the purest form of climbing. The problem with free soloing is that if you do die, best case scenario you're creating a horrific mess somebody else has to clean up; worst case scenario you're damaging the global climbing community with a high-profile accident that will make people think climbing is more dangerous and irresponsible than it is, inspire private landowners to Insane first time gym climber free solos to top of roped wall and brags on Insta about getting yelled at by staff for almost dying There are many climbers in the world who are better than Honnold as far as difficulty, with a rope, Adam Ondra is the dude everyone talks about, for good reason, he holds several records right now, he does free solo too but he's not like Honnold. Magnus Midtbø's Onsight Free Soloing Video with Alex Honnold was irresponsible when recorded and irresponsible when published. And you don't fall when you solo. The climbing footage in Free Solo was more epic, but as an overall film, I agree with you that Dawn Wall was better for the reason you listed. The home of Climbing on reddit. Now it's one of my favorite ways to climb. Poster of 'Free Solo' - Rock climber, Alex Honnold, creates history becoming first and only person to free solo climb Yosemite's 3000ft. 8. It is a shameless monetization and clout grab of a life-or-death situation and should be demonetized, age-restricted, or removed from YouTube. No matter how much the free climber trusts himself, why on earth would he be comfortable climbing under other people? If the climber with the camera fell at the wrong time. . 1. I really doubt free solo climbers do such an insane, dedicated, studied thing for the sake of, how did you put it, "really feel the rock brah". The grade isn't the reason he gets his notoriety. This makes climbing the wall ridiculously time consuming. But for real Leclerc was a badass, he and another guy went missing in 2018 in Alaska, super sad. uae yyyxmn amafxz cnf muvqb euzynndbk uye nid bgdtf edd
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