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john hansen
climber
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Someday, some one will climb El Capitan with out a rope .
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WBraun
climber
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Impossible,
The physical rope may not be there ....
But there is always an unseen non physical rope attached.
Knowledge ....
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wayne w
Trad climber
the nw
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Amazing accomplishment Alex. Reading this post motivated me to push way harder today than I would have otherwise.
Thanks for the inspiration!
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Amazing. Did anyone say photograph??
Alex, we bow down and line up to wash yer jock.....
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rincon
Trad climber
SoCal
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"Someday, some one will climb El Capitan with out a rope"
Victor Ostrovski soloed Freerider.
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MisterE
Social climber
My Inner Nut
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Mad props to Alex. What an amazing accomplishment.
Erik
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Pewf
climber
nederland
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Amazing! I can only imagine hanging with fingertips stuffed in those skinny little cracks, nothing but air below.
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Hoots
climber
Tacoma, Toyota
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Unreal. Just the thought gives me chills.
The support and response seems to be overwhelmingly positive. What did people say when the first long and hard solos were first being done- Croft/Bachar-Astroman/Rostrum? Disbelief? Anger? Congratulation? Was it down-played?
I agree with Mikey that it is a shame that there are 15 times the amount of posts for Growing Up, but it seems like this type of soloing is still something which must be tip-toed around, and which still involves a great deal of secrecy and mysticism.
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randomtask
climber
North fork, CA
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"That guy is a mega beast!!"
Like ManBearPig
-JR
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NinjaChimp
climber
someplace in-between
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the funny thing is he's really not a "mega beast"...just a quiet unassuming guy that KNOWS how to rock climb. He'll keep improving too, which is exciting for all of us watching from the sidelines.
-Justin
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marky
climber
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could someone at least post a photo of the line
edit: just saw a photo in Alpinist. I soiled my drawers.
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James
climber
a porch in Chinese Camp
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Yesterday, Alex and Chris Weidner fired Spaceshot and Moonlight all free. About 7 hours on Spaceshot and 4:20 on Moonlight.
Chris is savage. A "normal" dude who sends the gnar. Alex lives to climb, keeping massive logbooks of all his sends, his diet, and any physical ailment. Obsessive. Proud.
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BriGuy
Trad climber
Black Hills, SD
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I was blown away when I first heard the news but it doesn't surprise me. I climbed Moonlight last November as an aid climb and soloing 4 pitches of 5.12 fingers I'm sure is not easy. I was impressed that a few have onsighted the route with a rope. Nice job Alex and I feel like this was a pretty big step up as far as the local Zion scene goes. Natural talent from this kid.
Brian
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Sluggo
Big Wall climber
zanadu
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PROUD!!
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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hmm, James' post makes me wonder if this whole thing really isn't a put-on...
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James
climber
a porch in Chinese Camp
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Jay,
It's not. Honnold was crushing in Indian Creek for the past few weeks. He did Bellyful of Bad Berries, made the second ascent of Hong Kong Phooey (A Potter route), repeated from Switzerland with Love, and fired a buch of other similaly difficult routes. He drove out to Zion and was hanging here solo for five or six days with 800 feet of static line, which he fixed at the top of Moonlight. He minitraxioned the route (well the majority of the route- I don't think he was able to minitraxion the first couple pitches) 4 times in two days before soloing the rig.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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A bold and inspired accomplishment. Hats off!
Still I can't help but muse over the fact that the route is manufactured, albeit inadvertently, and the descent was blasted out of the cliffside.
The true challenge of Zion would be to climb a route that is pristine to the rim and then negotiate a likewise descent.
It is something that was done first by Orcutt more than three quarters of a century ago (onsight, no beta), and others since, but never by a route as big and as steep (or hard).
Now the challenge remains to integrate the two.
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GDavis
Trad climber
SoCal
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The reason the HD thread is 800 posts is because it is a discussion. There is really not a whole ton to discuss when your fvcking jaw is on the floor, lol. I still don't believe it... but I know he did it. Just insane.
Freerider next...?
:D
I'm buying homeboy a beer if i ever see him in the mtn room bar.
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