Scale, scale, scale. There are FAR more rock climbers, and FAR more people climbing El Cap than in the past. With ALL of those rolls of the dice, you're bound t

Scale, scale, scale. There are FAR more rock climbers, and FAR more people climbing El Cap than in the past. With ALL of those rolls of the dice, you're bound to find a prodigy like Honnold (or Beethoven or whoever, pick your field+prodigy). More people, more scale, more chances at finding prodigious talent.