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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Mar 28, 2013 - 10:34am PT
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No need to go to Mars to find alien life - whew! he's not human!
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bjj
climber
beyond the sun
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Mar 28, 2013 - 11:42am PT
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The mainstream, and even most climbers seem to be under the impression Honnold solos huge hard routes daily.
According to him, this is not the case at all. In one interview he explained that when he does a solo like Moonlight, or Half Dome, it is akin to watching the Super Bowl. Everyone tunes in to this once a year event, not realizing that 99% of the time is devoted to practice and other completely boring non-events.
For Alex that means climbing with a rope (trad and sport) almost all the time, and only when he's really feeling ready does he leave the ground without one.
I don't know enough about Bachar, Hersey and Reardon's (RIPS) old habits to know how comparable the ratio of roped to non roped climbing is, but it seems like those guys all spent a lot more actual time soloing than Alex does.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Mar 28, 2013 - 11:50am PT
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bjj, I think your suspicions are correct. Alex seems to be following the natural crescendos of his training, each season, and his career, and is being about as careful and self-possessed as possible.
In a way, it must be kind of hard being that talented and still remaining within one's own bounds of reason however.
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bjj
climber
beyond the sun
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Mar 28, 2013 - 11:58am PT
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June/2012 - eagle: this guy will be dead in a year
mark my words
2 more months to go. What happens when June rolls around and he's still alive and you're still hating on him with every fiber of your insecure soul?
I'm sure you're hoping with all your might that he dies so you can be proven right, but it's looking like that won't happen. No schadenfreude for you, f*ckstick.
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willm
Social climber
Oakland
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Mar 28, 2013 - 02:44pm PT
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I think Alex saying the SBelle is not a death route goes to his obvious competitiveness in the realm of run out and solo climbing.
Well said, Coz.
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Mar 28, 2013 - 06:22pm PT
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Alex is a BAD MAN. He can stay in the zone for HOURS.
Love this quote: “I’m plum tuckered out today.”
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Mar 28, 2013 - 06:25pm PT
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The mainstream, and even most climbers seem to be under the impression Honnold solos huge hard routes daily.
I don't care if he does a solo like the zion solo once in his life, he is in another realm.
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snowhazed
Trad climber
Oaksterdam, CA
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Mar 28, 2013 - 09:45pm PT
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a wha?
Inspired all over again
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Mar 28, 2013 - 10:56pm PT
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If a full pitch 300 foot fall is not death what is?
I guess when you've climbed enough 5.12 ropeless pitches as Alex it resets the curve a lil bit... ?
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