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Alex Honnold Solos El Capitan* (Read 1890 times)

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Alex Honnold Solos El Capitan*
May 23, 2012, 09:21:29 am
*OK is was only the West Face but even so...

Tom Evans reports Honnold climbed the route roped and then came back the following day and soloed it.  Crux was the 8 mile hike out to the road!

I don't think anyone has soloed the West Face before even though it is relatively straight-forward by current standards.  The route doesn't seem to attract as much attention as it deserves, I thought it was one of the best I've done in Yosemite - the rock is much more featured than the usual glassy granite - like a giant Welsh E4. 

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#1 Re: Alex Honnold Solos El Capitan*
May 23, 2012, 09:33:31 am
 :clap2: :bow:

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#2 Re: Alex Honnold Solos El Capitan*
May 23, 2012, 09:33:53 am
I think perhaps Peter Croft, Tim O'Neil or Dean Potter may have soloed this before, could be wrong though.  Amazing effort all the same!

 

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