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#50 Re: Honnold in Mexico
January 20, 2014, 09:59:50 pm
In my experience jellies and indolence can be perfectly combined with climbing to achieve the best of all possible worlds. Take a pocket full of Haribo up Gogarth on a sunny day, get comfy on a belay ledge and you're ringing the fucking bell right there.

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#51 Re: Honnold in Mexico
January 20, 2014, 10:01:06 pm
^^  Best post of 2014 to date.

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#52 Re: Honnold in Mexico
January 20, 2014, 10:46:50 pm
Given he's about the most famous climber in the world, but there isn't masses else on his CV, I think what is more likely is he'll inspire a few wannabes who are in it for the glory. Not good. But then climbing is a pretty safe sport nowadays and folk tend to avoid anything properly dangerous, so maybe not.

I think you're correct. When we were in Yosemite / Tuolumne we saw a fair few people soling and far closer to their level of (apparent) ability for (my) comfort, for instance Royal Arches where some guy passed us and sketched his way across in the in-situ pendulum / tension.

The other that stuck in my mind was one guy who arrived at the top of a dome after us not having the faintest idea of how to get down with the typical afternoon clouds rolling in. We abseiled (no dildos involved), I think he probably sparked up another joint and enjoyed the 'lights'.

Right, time to open up the 1kg of Haribo I have left from Christmas  :popcorn:

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#53 Re: Honnold in Mexico
January 20, 2014, 11:12:28 pm
I've gotta come down on the freedom of expression side of the argument here. I go climbing because I can do what I want when I want, there are no external pressures or bullshit like I might have to put up with in my day to day life.

We have a code of ethics and morals which relate to rock/wildlife preservation and integrity with regards to reporting ascents (style etc... ) outside of that there are no rules, I can go do some easy soloing down in Langdale or spend a week sitting under a project in switzerland. If someone saw me doing any of these things and decided they were a good idea that's their choice, I'm not responsible for their actions and neither is Alex Honnold.

I understand that we all have personal opinions about what people should and should not be doing with their time, but ultimately it's their choice not ours.

If watching Honnold makes you feel uncomfortable then I totally get where you are coming from, and I think it's because we can put ourselves in his shoes and relate to how we would feel in that situation. We however are not Honnold, and cannot relate to the wealth of experience he has in dealing with those situations (I understand that last part was a generalisation).

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#54 Re: Honnold in Mexico
January 21, 2014, 06:38:46 am
....Take a pocket full of Haribo up Gogarth on a sunny day, get comfy on a belay ledge and you're ringing the fucking bell right there.

I'd be careful with those bears....http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2014/jan/20/haribo-sugarless-gummy-bears-laxative-effect

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#55 Re: Honnold in Mexico
January 21, 2014, 07:13:22 am
only a fool would buy the sugarless!

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#56 Re: Honnold in Mexico
January 21, 2014, 09:20:06 am
I'll add 'hit by falling rock/seagull' to my list of comfy haribo hazards.

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#57 Re: Honnold in Mexico
January 21, 2014, 09:22:11 am
only a fool would buy the sugarless!

Like decaffeinated coffee or alcohol free beer. A shadow of their intended purpose.

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#58 Re: Honnold in Mexico
January 21, 2014, 10:09:41 am
only a fool would buy the sugarless!

Like decaffeinated coffee or alcohol free beer. A shadow of their intended purpose.

Just imagine...a world-class soloist wakes up, drinks a flask of decaff coffee, sets off up some multi-pitch testpiece, scoffs some sugar-free Haribo on a lonely ledge halfway between heaven and the void, and then later celebrates his successful ascent with an alcohol-free beer. Crazy bastard! 

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#59 Re: Honnold in Mexico
January 21, 2014, 10:15:27 am
All my nightmares rolled into one.

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#60 Re: Honnold in Mexico
January 21, 2014, 03:04:30 pm
They won't make it as far as the beer.

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#62 Re: Honnold in Mexico
January 23, 2014, 07:16:41 pm
http://www.dpmclimbing.com/articles/view/honnold’s-solo-you-won’t-believe-article

Some perspective, endorsed by the man himself on Crackbook.

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#64 Re: Honnold in Mexico
February 06, 2014, 02:34:30 pm
That's really interesting and is the first time I've really understood his mentality behind doing these things.

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#65 Re: Honnold in Mexico
February 06, 2014, 03:57:44 pm
I thought that incredibly well written and succinct, cheers for posting

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#66 Re: Honnold in Mexico
February 06, 2014, 05:44:18 pm
I liked that alot.He seems very open even about some events that he was at the time ashamed over. Also, I notice he"s not only a keen reader, but also a talented writer. Nice to see him show some of his other skills. I remember another article where he states that he wants to be know not only as a good climber. Think he has a non-profit also, focusing on environmental and social issues?

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#67 Re: Honnold in Mexico
February 06, 2014, 06:46:11 pm
Yeah, I thought it was a great insight.

Think he has a non-profit also, focusing on environmental and social issues?

The eponymous Honnold Foundation

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#68 Re: Honnold in Mexico
February 06, 2014, 07:06:47 pm
Thnx slacks, cool.

I see, a non-profit may be called a charity. Stupid belgian I am :-)

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#69 Re: Honnold in Mexico
February 06, 2014, 07:09:10 pm

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#70 Re: Honnold in Mexico
February 06, 2014, 08:01:00 pm
I find that scarier to watch than the crack solos  :popcorn:

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#71 Re: Honnold in Mexico
February 06, 2014, 09:45:30 pm


ARGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH  :sick:

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#72 Re: Honnold in Mexico
February 06, 2014, 10:38:41 pm
That's all kind of fucking wow amazeballs n shit, etc.

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#73 Re: Honnold in Mexico
February 07, 2014, 01:16:25 pm
That didn't really look that scary to me. Not being macho, but it looked slabby, positive, and escapable. Whereas I find that footage on Moonlight terrifying.

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#74 Re: Honnold in Mexico
February 07, 2014, 04:01:43 pm
Agree. When he did that sequence on fingerlocks with bad feets on moonlight… There's not much margin of error. On positives holds on a 7a slab someone who comfortably onsights 8a slabs will not fall even if attacked by snakes…

 

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