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honnold may be a special case. his capabilities of dealing with risk and fear are exceptional.
by stefs 6y ago
honnold may be a special case. his capabilities of dealing with risk and fear are exceptional.
- freedrock87 6y agoWhy is he a special case. There are hundreds if not 1000s of people that want to be risk takers for no other reason then the risk its self
- libraryatnight 6y agoYou're right. Just visit GoPros youtube channel. There's no shortage of adrenaline seekers.
- TheRealSteel 6y agoI'd say it's partly that, but more a case of survivorship bias; we don't hear from other solo free climbers because most of them are dead.
- def_true_false 6y agocitation needed Edit: It's not like these climbers never climb with gear. That is, they don't have to confront the learning curve and fatal consequences at the same time. They can also learn safely via bouldering, climbing above water and such.
- libraryatnight 6y agoYes, that's sort of why I recommended his interviews, because he's given it a lot of thought and has interesting things to say about risk (I imagine even if he initially didn't think a ton about it, people constantly asking has given him some good answers) in addition to the explanation that these climbs are prepared for in advance.
- libraryatnight 6y agoHe has a unique perspective, I've heard on a couple occasions him talking about his father dropping dead of a heart attack changing planes. I can't find the exact video or I'd link it, but he's clearly thought a lot about risk and is pretty interesting to listen to even if you're not enamored with his exploits.