ickplant@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 day agoCzech climber Adam Ondra climbing El Capitán in Yosemite National Parklemmy.worldimagemessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1355
arrow-up1355imageCzech climber Adam Ondra climbing El Capitán in Yosemite National Parklemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-squarevxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-214 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-up1·3 hours 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.
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoI think I saw that one, it ends with him being like, “well, I should go practice climbing more!” and the other climbers just look at each other
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.
I think I saw that one, it ends with him being like, “well, I should go practice climbing more!” and the other climbers just look at each other