Free Solo Route Up El Capitan
Jimmy chinnational geographicjimmy chin were both about 30m up me on an adjacent route.

Free solo route up el capitan. The formation was named el capitan by the. Alex honnold climbing el capitan without a rope in the film free solo. A reasonable comparison would be roger bannister breaking the 4 minute mile or tommy caldwell and keven jorgesons. I trust him with my life.
On june 3 he completed the first ever free solo of el capitan climbing the wall via freerider vi 513aaccording to national geographic he ascended the peak in 3 hours 56 minutes taking the final moderate pitch at a near run. Honnold is the only person to free solo el capitan and holds the fastest ascent of the yosemite triple crown an 18. The captain or the chief also known as el cap is a vertical rock formation in yosemite national park located on the north side of yosemite valley near its western endthe granite monolith is about 3000 feet 914 m from base to summit along its tallest face and is a popular objective for rock climbers. Person to ever free solo.
With californias yosemite valley far beneath him alex honnold free solos which means climbing without ropes or safety gearup a crack on the 3000 foot southwest face of el capitan. It is the first free solo ascent of el cap and arguably one of the crowning achievements of climbing up to this point. Now alex honnold has done the unthinkable. On june 3 alex honnold made history by free soloing up yosemites el capitan taking the freerider route along the southwest face following a system of cracks to the summit more than a half.
The official name given to his ludicrous feat is the first free solo ascent of freerider the specific route he took up el cap but that doesnt even begin to explain just what an achievement it was. Capitan a major rock. The base of el capitan. Alexander honnold born august 17 1985 is an american rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big wallshis 2017 accomplishment of free soloing el capitan in yosemite national park is regarded by some as one of the greatest athletic achievements of all time.
Almost 3000 feet from. I trust him a little less with his own. Today national geographic broke the story that alex honnold the best free soloist in the world climbed el capitan via freerider 512d without ropes. Why alex honnolds free solo of el cap scared me we all know alex is the greatest climber of our generation.
A major route on el. In june 2017 alex honnold free solo climbed it. No equipment no ropes nothing.




































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