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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,503 posts) Tue Jun 6, 2017, 02:32 PM Jun 2017

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Interview with first person to climb El Capitan without a rope

Just read this interview w/ first person to climb El Capitan w/o a rope. Am fairly sure he is insane.

Link to tweet

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Interview with first person to climb El Capitan without a rope (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 OP

Or maybe he can fly? awesomerwb1 Jun 2017 #1

That picture is enough to make me wet my pants n/t hibbing Jun 2017 #2

My grandson does a lot of climbing Frustratedlady Jun 2017 #3

My brother posted a picture of him climbing NCAR's Mesa Lab in Boulder CO Yonnie3 Jun 2017 #4

awesomerwb1

(4,268 posts)

1. Or maybe he can fly?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jun 6, 2017, 02:36 PM

Jun 2017

WTFF? Amazing, and also insane. Wow.

hibbing

(10,098 posts)

2. That picture is enough to make me wet my pants n/t

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jun 6, 2017, 04:22 PM

Jun 2017

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)

3. My grandson does a lot of climbing

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jun 6, 2017, 04:26 PM

Jun 2017

I sent him the link to the interview with an admonishment not to even think about trying this...it had already been done.

Yonnie3

(17,444 posts)

4. My brother posted a picture of him climbing NCAR's Mesa Lab in Boulder CO

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jun 6, 2017, 09:04 PM

Jun 2017

I'm guessing my brother got to watch the Mesa Lab climb.

I found this photo which is similar to my brother's.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AdrenalinePorn/comments/3drjau/alex_honnold_on_ncar_mesa_laboratory_in_boulder/

Looks easy compared to El Capitan

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