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Moonlight Buttress SOLO!
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:11 am
by Lateralus
Well first I thought it was an April Fool's, but too many serious sources are saying it was a go. A dude named Alex Honnold Barefoot Free Soloed Moonlight Buttress in Zion! What takes most noobs a few days to aid he did without any gear save for a chalk bag in an hour and change. This has pretty much blown up the envelope. That isn't bomber Yos granite up there, it's sand! .12d 5-600 feet off the deck. Any takers for the second Free solo? Might be able to leave the chalk bag behind to do it in better style.
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:22 pm
by endercore
damn
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:43 pm
by Green3
Not that it would diminish (if you look at it that way) the accomplishment at all, but from what I heard, he approached and decended barefoot, the climbing part involved shoes.
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:55 pm
by Crankmas
is that on the east side of Angel's ?
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:36 pm
by Andrew
I remember watching Alex climb at the Lode. The kid is super smooth, and has endless stamina. He has been killing the trad climbing lately, downgrading 13d trad routes to 13a.
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:01 pm
by young'n climber
oh shit, that dude was hanging around the red a lot last year. that's so awesome.
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:11 pm
by bcombs
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:17 pm
by pigsteak
and he gets the full wilderness experience by rocking out his ipod....
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:22 pm
by 512OW
I quit.
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:27 pm
by kirker
Me too