It is really a testament to Honnold's skill and discipline that he's still alive and climbing after this much time. Eventually, one of three things will happen:
* He'll retire entirely from climbing
* He'll "retire" from free climbing and continue climbing with ropes and gear, which will mean a huge shift in his professional and personal life but which you can do pretty continually through aging, or
as someone who's witnessed a freesolo climber fall to death I have very mixed feelings about his popularization of freesoloing as the ultimate form of rockclimbing.
Nevertheless got to respect the man, he planned the el capitan freesolo for years, memorizing every move and sequence, and mentally reinforcing himself was real dedication.
Syradil on April 25th, 2024 at 15:16 UTC »
Free Solo is the sweatiest palm documentary I've ever watched.
titlecharacter on April 25th, 2024 at 15:41 UTC »
It is really a testament to Honnold's skill and discipline that he's still alive and climbing after this much time. Eventually, one of three things will happen:
* He'll retire entirely from climbing
* He'll "retire" from free climbing and continue climbing with ropes and gear, which will mean a huge shift in his professional and personal life but which you can do pretty continually through aging, or
* He'll fall and die
Mister_ee on April 25th, 2024 at 16:25 UTC »
as someone who's witnessed a freesolo climber fall to death I have very mixed feelings about his popularization of freesoloing as the ultimate form of rockclimbing.
Nevertheless got to respect the man, he planned the el capitan freesolo for years, memorizing every move and sequence, and mentally reinforcing himself was real dedication.