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El Cap, Freerider free solo by Alex Honnold |
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14-Jun-2017 10:07:12 PM
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On 14/06/2017 Macciza wrote:
>If he could do the sketchy slab
>5 times hands free without a problem then obviously it's nothing to worry
>about on the eventual send ...
Hahahaha
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15-Jun-2017 4:19:12 PM
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On 14/06/2017 One Day Hero wrote:
>On 14/06/2017 Macciza wrote:
>>If he could do the sketchy slab
>>5 times hands free without a problem then obviously it's nothing to worry
>>about on the eventual send ...
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>Hahahaha
But has Honnold soloed Shai Halud?
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15-Jun-2017 8:07:25 PM
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or Dramp - that sorts the men out from the boys........
(I'm a man!)
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15-Jun-2017 9:14:06 PM
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On 15/06/2017 MisterGribble wrote:
>or Dramp - that sorts the men out from the boys........
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>(I'm a man!)
Have you done it since the hold snapped?
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15-Jun-2017 9:46:19 PM
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On 15/06/2017 MisterGribble wrote:
>or Dramp - that sorts the men out from the boys........
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>(I'm a man!)
What did you do with the boys?
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16-Jun-2017 8:47:42 AM
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I'm taking the 5th amendment on both those questions thanks chaps
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16-Jun-2017 9:31:31 AM
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On 16/06/2017 MisterGribble wrote:
>I'm taking the 5th amendment on both those questions thanks chaps
Interesting, MisterGribble. Not sure how the fifth amendment applies here :
1967 – Aborigines – amended Section 51 (xxvi) to extend the power of the Commonwealth government to legislate for people of any race to Aborigines; repealed Section 127 which stated that "In reckoning the numbers of the people of the Commonwealth, or of a State or other part of the Commonwealth, aboriginal natives shall not be counted."
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16-Jun-2017 10:53:44 AM
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#hijackedthread !
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23-Jun-2017 4:02:46 PM
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Back on topic, there's a few worthwhile follow up articles around this place. This one is worth a read:
https://www.outsideonline.com/2190306/why-alex-honnolds-free-solo-scared-me
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23-Jun-2017 9:35:31 PM
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tommy getting
on pay day
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2-Dec-2017 5:11:24 PM
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GQ magazine just published a pretty good interview. Some very climbing specific descriptions I would imagine go way over the average reader's head...
"The crux of the route, called the Boulder Problem, is about 1,800 feet off the valley floor. There are about ten moves on it, and the holds are small and far apart. Only one of them is something you can pull down on. When everything's facing sideways, if your foot slips or if anything happens, you're shooting off the rock face—no matter how hard you're holding on. It's what makes the Boulder Problem so tough. And then the crux of the crux involves this crazy karate kick into this corner, which requires a high degree of flexibility and precision, because you're kicking at mid-chest height way out to the side, and once your foot's over there you have to bring your hand over."
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15-Feb-2019 8:07:17 AM
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Dragging this old thread back to life, the film of this is on general release - 'Free Solo' (good name!)
and I saw it at IMAX in Melb this week.
It's a bit of a psychodrama in spots but overall it's pretty impressive, partic on the really really big screen, and Yosemite looked as awesome as ever.
I don't think I could have watched it if I didn't know the ending......
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15-Feb-2019 9:12:57 AM
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Yup, even knowing the ending there were buckets of sweat pouring from my hands.
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15-Feb-2019 4:09:04 PM
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My whole family thought it was great
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22-Feb-2019 2:07:56 PM
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How I climbed a 3,000 foot vertical cliff without ropes - Alex Honnold - YouTube
Very enlightening video regarding the fear he experienced earlier on his Half Dome free solo due lack of preparation, verses the preparation he put into the El Capitan free solo, which he consequently found much more satisfying due the mastery achieved.
The crux move of the whole many years of preparation and the mental and physical effort of actually being there and doing it...
https://youtu.be/6iM6M_7wBMc?t=666
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24-Feb-2019 9:55:17 AM
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Forgot to add, he has a very healthy appetite !!
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25-Feb-2019 1:14:05 PM
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If Alex was hoping for an Oscar, he just got one!
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