EWolfe Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Tearing it up PROUD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 sickness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 What up, SolMan? 4 hours - one response. Yah, not a big deal to you NW hardmen. Cheers, E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy_t Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 That's kick ass. Epic jaunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
111 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 that kid id badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Its a big deal for sure. But I can't fathom it...he might as well have walked naked on the moon. Its amazing what people are climbing free at this level these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Very impressive! I can't even fathom it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 What up, SolMan? sup senor E, hope life is well down south, nason says hello. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 3. It seems like you've had a fairly steep learning curve. Can you explain what made you so strong mentally and physically? I don't know what made me strong mentally, if I even am. You should see me around hot ladies. Terrified. From http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web08x/wfeature-solo-honnold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiente Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Impressive, more so because of his age. Most folks in their early 20s lack the mental discipline to pull-off something like this. One as to wonder what he'll be doing when he gets a bit older. Side note, I have to imagine that it is really fun to climb like this, walk up to a monster route on half-dome and cruise to the summit before lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 It's cool but more to the point, are we going to see any photos or video of this, especially in ads or DVDs? I hope not. That (sponsorship cash for boldness) is the start of the slippery slope that led Dean Potter from his French-free solo of Half Dome to Delicate Arch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el jefe Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 i don't quite follow your thinking here, g-spotter, you claim that sponsorship caused dean potter to solo delicate arch? where does personal responsibility come in to play? lots of climbers have been sponsored and haven't soloed delicate arch, so my thought is that maybe dean potter should be held accountable for what dean potter does. i hope we do see photos and dvds of this remarkable solo effort, and i hope alex honnold gets some sponsorships (if that is what he wants). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Some climbers get sponsored for climbing the hardest routes, and some get sponsored for climbing the fastest, and some get sponsored for soloing. Personally I think soloing is rad but not for money. When soloing is tied to cash, judgement is compromised and bad things can result. So far Alex seems to have avoided the trap of having a pro photographer and video crew along to document his solos and sell them afterwards (no shots of him soloing Moonlight Butt for instance) and I hope he maintains that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el jefe Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 whether judgment is compromised depends on whether the individual in question has good judgment to begin with, and that is something only time will tell. however, i think this sort of event is high profile and is going to mean that alex honnold will likely be seen in more magazine ads in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 4 hours - one response. Yah, not a big deal to you NW hardmen. Cheers, E Ya never seen anyone stunned into silence before E? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 Not by my posts Bill Just talking to Bloom, and he said the crux pitch is .12b slab... **shudder** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 makes my hands sweat just thinking about it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 What up, SolMan? 4 hours - one response. Yah, not a big deal to you NW hardmen. Cheers, E can't have much of an opinion on a climb i've never done while i solo a lot, i try to remind myself not to compare what i solo to others, or even what i'm soloign today to what i've soloed in the past - the shit scares me, so i try to keep it fun and non-competitive i couldn't begin to imagine even freeing, let alone soloing, 5.12 - i'd no more compare myself to this guy than to lance armstrong or any other athletic mutant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 It's cool but more to the point, are we going to see any photos or video of this, especially in ads or DVDs? I hope not. That (sponsorship cash for boldness) is the start of the slippery slope that led Dean Potter from his French-free solo of Half Dome to Delicate Arch. Why is that a slippery slope? You sound like he did something wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Yes he did. He went from soulclimber to media whore in a few short years, and lost his dignity in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Oh...you mean me was trying to make a living...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1 Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 That is amazing and he's only going to get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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