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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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Sep 28, 2011 - 07:36pm PT
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Didn't Dean solo the Alien with a parachute? He calles it Free-base.
In no way am I trying to disrespect Dean, but Alex's accomplishment is much more impressive.
Alex is not a little man. He's at least 5'11" & has normal sized hands from what I've seen.
Yeah & how did he get down from Cosmic Debris?
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Scotty E
climber
AB- land of canuck rednecks
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Sep 28, 2011 - 07:59pm PT
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I heard a rumor that Dean free-based upper Freerider (from Heart maybe???). Anyone know the skinny?
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Gene
climber
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Sep 28, 2011 - 08:16pm PT
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Scotty E,
I heard a rumor that Dean free-based upper Freerider (from Heart maybe???). Anyone know the skinny?
Seems On the troll scale, I suspect your post falls into the 1.0 to 1.5 range.
Maybe Dean did do that, but why wouldn't he connect the upper part of Freerider (from the Heart on) with the much easier lower Free Blast portion?
I deleted my post because I sure as hell don't know one way or the other. I am continually amazed by what these guys do. Free solos at this level are beyond my imagination.
Cheers,
g
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martygarrison
Trad climber
Washington DC
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Sep 28, 2011 - 08:38pm PT
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He truly is a remarkable climber and seems like a humble guy. I have to say, I worry about him crashing on one of these amazing feats. I remember feeling the invincibility of youth. As I got older life taught me some lessons. I only hope the best for the man.
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Scotty E
climber
AB- land of canuck rednecks
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Sep 28, 2011 - 08:42pm PT
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Freeblast isn't steep enough to deploy a chute in the event of a fall. Or so I was told...
But thanks anyway for knee-jerk skepticism. Nice talkin to ya.
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Gene
climber
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Sep 28, 2011 - 08:50pm PT
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knee-jerk skepticism.
Yep. That's me! TFPU.
g
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Johnny K.
climber
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Sep 28, 2011 - 08:59pm PT
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R&I :Was this one of your best climbing days?
Honnold:
It definitely wasn't one of my best days. I literally climbed 11 minutes the whole day. I warmed up on a bouldering traverse, then did Cosmic, which took like 4 minutes, and then did Heaven, which was about the same. So I mean it was pretty satisfying to do both routes, but it wasn't exactly a full day.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Sep 28, 2011 - 10:12pm PT
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I ran into him at the FaceLift on Wednesday night, I'd say he's really fit but not particularly small... cool dude, it will be fun to watch where he takes the sport.
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Sep 28, 2011 - 10:19pm PT
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"Two rules for happy living:
"1. Be able to experience anything.
"2. Cause only those things which others are able to experience easily."
in other words, don't be a freak.
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Kalimon
Trad climber
Ridgway, CO
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Sep 28, 2011 - 10:37pm PT
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Witness this action man . . . should be an inspiration to each and every one. Transcending the current levels of self imposed human limitation . . . we can all achieve much more than we allow ourselves.
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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Sep 28, 2011 - 10:59pm PT
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and what an 11 minutes it was. Wow!
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Sep 28, 2011 - 11:01pm PT
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does doing extreme stuff make you happy,
that is the question,
or does it make you feel paranoid?
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Kalimon
Trad climber
Ridgway, CO
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Sep 28, 2011 - 11:05pm PT
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Doing extreme stuff makes us feel ALIVE!
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 29, 2011 - 12:21am PT
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and what an 11 minutes it was. Wow!
lulz
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steveA
Trad climber
bedford,massachusetts
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Sep 29, 2011 - 08:19am PT
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Amazing guy!
I often wonder what kind of state the sport will be 100-200 years from know-if we last that long.
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jfailing
Trad climber
Lone Pine
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Sep 29, 2011 - 09:33am PT
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I often wonder what kind of state the sport will be 100-200 years from know-if we last that long.
More than just popular climbs will end up being slick as porcelain. It's starting to happen already...
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Sep 29, 2011 - 10:14am PT
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in your hearts, where fear wishes to govern,
all those whom question Alex's pursuits,
patronize this won reality:
here is a man who is thriving at the upper threshold of his potential.
that is one of the most beautiful accomplishments that i'm aware of.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Sep 29, 2011 - 12:00pm PT
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Is soloing cracks a full number below your redpoint ability all that reckless?
Seems like reactions are more projection that anything.
Few here probably know that an occasional poster on this board soloed the first pitch of Cookie Monster, the Rostrum, Nabisco Wall, and the Beaver recently, to no fanfare whatsoever.
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