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I think the main thing you need to realize is that is climbing with ropes there is a lot of overhead involved to do it safely. I'd say about 1/8th of the time
by scottcha 9y ago
I think the main thing you need to realize is that is climbing with ropes there is a lot of overhead involved to do it safely. I'd say about 1/8th of the time is climbing the other 7/8 is spent with the logistics of the rope management, partner management and placing protection in the rock. With free soloing you can focus entirely on the climbing and not on the logistics. I honestly think its more about this focus and flow and less about the cheating death.
- theparanoid 9y agoI free solo'ed small stuff, mostly 5.6/5.7. It's a rush, the desire will always be there.
- samstave 9y agoWhat's the rating of free solo El Capitan?
- Bartweiss 9y ago5.13a, as Honnold did it. There's a route without the dihedral that drops it down to 5.12d, but the rock isn't considered trustworthy anymore.
- basseq 9y agoFor anyone else who has no idea what these 5.x[a-d] numbers mean: http://outdoorswithdave.com/climbing/climbing-ratings http://outdoorswithdave.com/climbing/climbing-ratings
- collinmanderson 9y agoahh, 5.13 > 5.6. Thanks.
- luca_ing 9y agoI agree. This is why I prefer bouldering these days.