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Old 03-15-2019, 11:01 AM  
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Free Solo - Greatest athletic achievement?
Free Solo is the award winning documentary about Alex Honnold free solo climbing the 3,000 foot wall, El Capitan in Yosemite. Free solo means without any ropes or gear. It took him just under four hours. I first heard about him a while back from another documentary where he free solo climbed Half Dome some years back.

There are lots of good videos on YouTube showing him climbing and interviews talking about this recent climb. He says he practiced with ropes for about two years to memorize every hand and foot placement. It’s just insane.

I get butterflies just seeing him up there sometimes when they show how high he is and how he is basically holding on to nothing. I haven’t gotten around to watching the new documentary yet but here is the trailer.

Is this the greatest athletic achievement ever?

https://youtu.be/urRVZ4SW7WU
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Old 03-15-2019, 12:08 PM   #16
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I really enjoyed how freaked out (duh) the guys filming were and how happy he looked while climbing.

And his prep was clearly off the charts.

And yes. This is more impressive to me than the two hour marathon attempt.
Well yea, if you fail and only run a 2:00:01 marathon you don't die.
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Old 03-15-2019, 12:14 PM   #18
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Well yea, if you fail and only run a 2:00:01 marathon you don't die.
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Old 03-15-2019, 12:23 PM   #19
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Well yea, if you fail and only run a 2:00:01 marathon you don't die.
I’d die at 2:00:01. No question.
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Even beyond the risk of what he did and does, the mental preparation, strength, and stamina are other worldly.
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I just watched this after seeing the thread. The last 20 minutes made my hands sweat and my stomach turn. Not sure of any other way to describe it other than completely insane.
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I recognize the tremendous achievement of his climb. But I don’t know if I can watch that movie. Heights skeeve me out. In college I took up rappelling and I certainly climbed my way out of several caves via ropes and climbers, but this is a whole different level. I want to watch that movie but ... I know what it will take to watch.

I have no idea how that guy could climb that wall with balls of steel that require their own wheel barrow.
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Worth the watch. He's an odd sort. Incredible feat. The mental focus and determination.
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Impressed! Was VERY cool to watch! I got dizzy! LOL!
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Just standing there on “something” giving his hands a break.



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Free Solo is fantastic. If you dig it, try Valley Uprising for some history and The Dawn Wall for a chronicle of a different kind of climbing achievement.
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