Dru Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 see der alex huber free solo der kommunist 14a video! Quote
bDubyaH Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 i like soloing...on ice. that vid churns my stomach, kept waiting for him to deck. uuuugghhhh Quote
billcoe Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 And NO helmet on Herr Hubers Kauph! Â That should keep this site buzzing for weeks. Quote
hohm Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 Pretty cool footwork....dont you love the casual 2 finger hold, one toe hold stop for chalk.....geez... Quote
Stemalot Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 I wonder how many times he has done that route before. Quote
Spliffy Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 I like the close-up of the sloper that's all cracked around the edges, like it could blow off any minute. Quote
ashw_justin Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 That is sooooo dialed. But I thought there weren't any holds on 5.14? Quote
specialed Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 Big deal. I downsolo-onsighted that in my approach shoes back in 1982. Â Serious though that is sick. But I think that 5.12? solo Huber did in the Dolomites was more ridiculous as it involved some insecure friction climbing and was way fucking exposed. Quote
RuMR Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 also, that 5.12 thing was pretty loose in spots, apparently... Â dude's sick...that's for sure... Quote
iain Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 he wore a helmet on that 5.12 thing too! safety first! Quote
ashw_justin Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 That guy looks badass. I bet he could take a trundle on the head while chalkin' up too. Quote
EWolfe Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 I thought this thread was going to be about Rudy's night out to Neighbors... Â Quote
pindude Posted September 10, 2004 Posted September 10, 2004 Thanks, Dru, for the heads up. Incredible vid. Great audio too, had to turn that up. Interesting that the "hiker" got a number of different great angles and shots. Â Leads this insomniac to a number of questions, anybody please answer...OK, consider this a trivia quiz. Â 1. I understand that when Bachar did Father Figure at J-Tree that was the first 5.13 ever free soloed. True? Â 2. Is Kommunist the first 5.14 ever FS'ed? Â 3. Is Kommunist the hardest FS? Â 4. What has bro Thomas FS'ed? Â OK, off to bed. Hopefully sweet dreams of FS'ing and topping out... Quote
Ponzini Posted September 10, 2004 Posted September 10, 2004 Cool vid, Dru. Very humbling for those of us that take whippers on 10a Quote
Sargent_Rock Posted September 10, 2004 Posted September 10, 2004 Thanks Dru. Very inspiring little video. What mind control that dude has! Quote
Dru Posted September 10, 2004 Author Posted September 10, 2004 Thanks, Dru, for the heads up. Incredible vid. Great audio too, had to turn that up. Interesting that the "hiker" got a number of different great angles and shots. Â Leads this insomniac to a number of questions, anybody please answer...OK, consider this a trivia quiz. Â 1. I understand that when Bachar did Father Figure at J-Tree that was the first 5.13 ever free soloed. True? Â 2. Is Kommunist the first 5.14 ever FS'ed? Â 3. Is Kommunist the hardest FS? Â 4. What has bro Thomas FS'ed? Â OK, off to bed. Hopefully sweet dreams of FS'ing and topping out... Â 1. Father Figure is 12d nowadays according to der guidebook. Â 2. No, but the other ones have been kinda bouldery and arguably highballs... Â 3. No, but see above. The Fly 14d and L'Archipel 14b/c have been soloed but both are very low cruxes. Â 4. He has never told me Quote
iain Posted September 10, 2004 Posted September 10, 2004 I wonder how many times he has done that route before. Â Apparently he has those routes totally wired, as they are local things he is on all the time. But still. He also downclimbed some hard 10-something to get off of it. Â oh here's the link: http://www.huberbuam.de/aktuell/enkommu1.htm Quote
Dru Posted September 10, 2004 Author Posted September 10, 2004 yeah gee, go figure, dude wants to solo a 14a so he rehearses it first until he has it totally wired, so he doesnt slip off and crater. punter! Quote
Stemalot Posted September 10, 2004 Posted September 10, 2004 it is still mighty impressive! excellent vid Dru Quote
SnowByrd Posted September 10, 2004 Posted September 10, 2004 Sexy..... Â Heres another one.... Â http://www.berghaus.com/content/index.asp?section_id=56&content_id=6257 Quote
RuMR Posted September 10, 2004 Posted September 10, 2004 I'm not sure about dates, but i believe scott franklin soloed survival of the fittest in the gunks before bachar soloed father figure? Again i'm not sure, but it was quite some time ago... Quote
drater Posted November 5, 2004 Posted November 5, 2004 Thanks Dru. Very inspiring little video. What mind control that dude has! Â Especially considering all the ganja he rocks! Quote
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