Free soloing reddit. 8 and I honestly won't ever do it again. It's really relaxing to be able to climb like that with no rope or harness and to just go up freely, but like others said you can't predict random events. 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. As far as when a highball becomes a free solo, I believe the answer is that a highball doesn't become a free solo. Alternatively, watch this video with Alex Honnold (he does a lot of free solo) and Magnus Midtbø (he does his first free solo ever) - it is quite entertaining although butt-clenching. Free soloing is simply a mode to reach the goal that all climbers share. Free soloing feels very unrestricted and one with nature. Free-solo climber dies following 500-foot-fall at Rocky Mountain National Park denvergazette. The home of Climbing on reddit. 4M subscribers in the climbing community. Share Sort by: Top Open comment sort options Add a Comment [deleted] • But gear has to be used by climbers and we're humans and we fuck up fairly routinely. It's great getting into flow and not having to stop for cams/draws and clips, while hauling all the gear with you. The top out is very rewarding and on the way up the mind connects with the rock in this weird, amazing way. And yes we are scared of falling. 1. . There is a difference between being a skilled climber free soloing and an unskilled climber taking unnecessary risks. Some of us strive to hold an unbreakable level of concentration for a 2 and a half hour free solo of Half Dome. I have only done one free solo of a 50ft (around that number) 5. 'Fall and you die' is, from a risk-reward perspective, equivalent to free soloing. I think it's fair to assume that Honnold's days of free soloing are over. com 485 Sort by: 1. 2K votes, 541 comments. 124 votes, 20 comments. The sooner Honnold and his peers get some kind of minor elbow injury and cannot climb anymore the better. And, of course, some trad climbers run out on routes so far that they're effectively free soloing pretty long sections of a pitch of whatever route they're climbing. Free soloing is as selfish as playing 'Russian roulette', it's as unadmirable as kids playing 'chicken' on the train tracks. 3M subscribers in the climbing community. The movie about Alex Honnald’s epic free solo of El Cap has been out for a bit, post your thoughts and reviews below. And I'm glad about that. A highball is a type of boulder problem (obviously with an off-the-deck topout) and a free solo is a style of ascent of a roped route. Some of us are content getting there through pushing the physical on a hard move in the gym. Free soloing isn't even my kind of thing because I'm a chicken who gets nervous when there's a missing bolt, but I realize that there is a place for free soloing if you are experienced enough to quantify your risk management. wtome sasosn fzabwpg jlpi ljua annile umbkx vhprrb dbgskxl tuz