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Rollie Free wrote:I see no reason he can't do it with spotting ropes. ... In understand the difference in terminology I just don't get the point. You can still display wild skills and not put your life on that thin line. Why? To prove to who, what? ... Yes, its unfathomable what he's doing and its jaw dropping. At the same time it escapes me.
Given the your name and avatar, ya gotta be trying for Troll Post of the Year, right?
Roland "Rollie" Free (November 18, 1900 – October 11, 1984) was a motorcycle racer best known for breaking the American motorcycle land speed record [150.313 mph] in 1948 on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. The picture of Free, prone and wearing a bathing suit, has been described as the most famous picture in motorcycling.
To protect himself and allow comfort when in such a position, Free had developed special protective clothing. However, when his leathers tore from early runs at 147 mph (237 km/h), he discarded them and made a final attempt without jacket, pants, gloves, boots or helmet. Free lay flat on the motorcycle wearing only a bathing suit, a shower cap, and a pair of borrowed sneakers
Rollie Free wrote:I see no reason he can't do it with spotting ropes. ... In understand the difference in terminology I just don't get the point. You can still display wild skills and not put your life on that thin line. Why? To prove to who, what? ... Yes, its unfathomable what he's doing and its jaw dropping. At the same time it escapes me.
Given the your name and avatar, ya gotta be trying for Troll Post of the Year, right?
Roland "Rollie" Free (November 18, 1900 – October 11, 1984) was a motorcycle racer best known for breaking the American motorcycle land speed record [150.313 mph] in 1948 on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. The picture of Free, prone and wearing a bathing suit, has been described as the most famous picture in motorcycling.
To protect himself and allow comfort when in such a position, Free had developed special protective clothing. However, when his leathers tore from early runs at 147 mph (237 km/h), he discarded them and made a final attempt without jacket, pants, gloves, boots or helmet. Free lay flat on the motorcycle wearing only a bathing suit, a shower cap, and a pair of borrowed sneakers
Yeah but notice I was wearing a helmet. I am all about being safe.
"Quicker than I can tell it, my hands failed to hold, my feet slipped, and down I went with almost an arrow’s rapidity. An eternity of thought, of life, of death, wife, and home concentrated on my mind in those two seconds. Fortunately for me, I threw my right arm around a projecting boulder which stood above the icy plain some two or three feet." Rev. Elijah Lamb
Sorry if I missed any chatter surrounding the recent release of the documentary which chronicles Honnold's climb. Anyways, I figured I resurrect this thread now that I saw it myself.
Wow. I'm not even sure how to put into words how I feel about what he accomplished. It's incredible. Getting a glimpse at his psyche and rationalization as to why he does what he does (if you can call it that) during the film is pretty cool, yet unnerving at the same time.
Somebody help me out here: is the route Alex climbed the same route that Lynn Hill was the first person ever to free climb? Or am I totally confused here?
Sean Nunn
"Thy righteousness is like the great mountains." --Psalms 36:6
nunns wrote:Somebody help me out here: is the route Alex climbed the same route that Lynn Hill was the first person ever to free climb? Or am I totally confused here?
Sean Nunn
I saw the film recently and am still trying to comprehend it. Whether you're a rock climber or not, see it. It's mind-boggling and about "it" which was noted in posts on this thread in early June. "It" can apply to a lot of things; not just rock-climbing.
"Climbing mountains is the only thing I know that combines the best of the physical, spiritual, and emotional world all rolled into one." -Steve Gladbach
MtnResident wrote:Alex did Freerider. Lynn did The Nose.
OK, got it. I am just curious as to which one is harder, because when I saw some of the pictures of Lynn Hill on that climb (especially at the Changing Corners Dihedral and the Great Roof), it was absolutely astounding to me that any human being could do that route without aid.
Sean Nunn
"Thy righteousness is like the great mountains." --Psalms 36:6
I went to her slideshow after doing the Nose free in a day back in '94. Incredible climber and all around nice person.
The parts around the 2:30 mark of the video are simply astounding.
FreeRider is 5.13a? Also incredible that someone could do that sans any climbing equipment.
These are actually my 2 favorite climbers of all time.
Sean Nunn
"Thy righteousness is like the great mountains." --Psalms 36:6
Given the your name and avatar, ya gotta be trying for Troll Post of the Year, right?
