How Alex Honnold Climbed El Capitan With No Rope

English climber Pete Whittaker analyses certain aspects that Alex Honnold needed to complete his free solo ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite via the Freerider route in 2017.

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February 2022

Climbing

8m 11s

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