Bad Ass or Dumb Ass?

[clif]

did this involve the Inhibitor?

[dustonian]

used to be 3 rules in freesoloing: don't fall, don't spray, always make sure you can (probably) downclimb. somewhere along the line rule #2 got lost.

You can witness that rule 3 got lost with me as well.

LOL!! At least it was a high-end route, Honnold!

[Cromper]

did this involve the Inhibitor?

I wish it was as cool as that haha

[clif]

yeah, i've free soloed the first three jams of that route, down climbed and never told anyone about 20 times. i'm not counting this.

[whoneedsfeet]

Free soloed my basement steps today without the banisters or walls for balance, suck it Chris.

[clif]

right on. i opened my canned peaches with just my finger. have you thought about replacing the steps with a climbing wall?

[whoneedsfeet]

No, cause at least when I'm hammered I can slide down the steps on my ass and not have to worry to much.

[clif]

sounds like what you've got in your basement is better than what i've got

[camhead]

used to be 3 rules in freesoloing: don't fall, don't spray, always make sure you can (probably) downclimb. somewhere along the line rule #2 got lost.

When was #2 ever the norm? Even by today's definition of spray, Bachar publicized the hell out of his exploits (the wager sign in camp 4, TV specials, photo ops).

And yeah, I tend to think that, for me, soloing becomes contrived when you have to end in the middle of a blank face and rap/lower off (Chainsaw, BOHICA). But for other people, it is fine. Most of us think soloing at a crowded crag is rude, and it probably is by the mainstream standards of climbing culture. But why doesn't a noob misusing a cinch evoke the same discomfort and hostility as a free-soloist at a crowded crag?

Most of us get uncomfortable at a strong mutant soloing a 5.12 in front of us. A guided group will get uncomfortable at a 5.12 climber soloing a 5.8 handcrack in front of them. A bunch of tourists may get uncomfortable at any of us climbing roped and taking whips in front of them. It's all a sliding scale.

[dustonian]

that's true, Bachar was kind of a spraylord in his earlier days.