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le_bruce
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Oakland, CA
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May 21, 2012 - 02:14pm PT
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Dumbstruck at those times.
Wild that Potter had done this trifecta before (even if not entirely free). Since the Delicate Arch affair his accomplishments have really dropped under the radar, which is neat.
Nice to be reading about something amazing Honnold did with a rope on! Wonder if Dean will recruit him for the Dawn Wall...
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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May 21, 2012 - 02:24pm PT
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Crikey!
Well done Lads.
Two really nice guys.
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
San Diego
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May 21, 2012 - 02:33pm PT
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Wow! Pretty Awe-mazing!!!
Yep. They ain't human, but superhuman. Perhaps they can team-up with the Avengers.
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aspendougy
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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May 21, 2012 - 02:52pm PT
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Caldwell at least sounded a little bit mortal (he fell three times on El Cap., once on face crux, another on a 5.11 section), but it sounds like Honnold was just getting warmed up!
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jfailing
Trad climber
Lone Pine
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May 21, 2012 - 03:10pm PT
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They're not humans. They're... machines.
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can't say
Social climber
Pasadena CA
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May 21, 2012 - 04:14pm PT
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pretty amazing fo sho
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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May 21, 2012 - 04:45pm PT
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I love it. Great mastery, without a doubt, and the way to use it. Critical intuition and imagination! My two heroes, I've got to say once again.
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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May 21, 2012 - 05:13pm PT
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Details from Climbing.com:
5/21/12 - Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold have pulled off an extraordinary feet of endurance free-climbing in Yosemite Valley. The two climbed the south face of Mt. Watkins, Free Rider on El Capitan, and the Regular Northwest Face on Half Dome, all free, in a combined time of 21 hours 15 minutes, from the foot of Watkins to the summit of Half Dome.
Caldwell said the clock started at 4:45 p.m. on May 18 at the foot of Watkins. The 19-pitch route is mostly 5.10+ or easier, but also has two 5.13a pitches, including a very hard dyno, plus three 5.12 pitches. The two sped up the route in 2 hours 40 minutes with no falls.
Once on top, they hiked about an hour to reach the Tioga Pass Road, near Tuolumne Meadows, where Tommy's wife, Becca, met them with food. She drove them down into Yosemite Valley to the foot of El Cap.
The two started up Free Rider (5.12d/5.13a, 37 pitches) at about 10:45 p.m. and climbed through the night, finishing up just after 5 a.m. (ca. 6 hours 15 minutes). Caldwell said he fell twice at the crux face climbing section and slipped off a 5.11 pitch as well, before successfully freeing both pitches. Honnold didn't fall once during the three ascents.
After hiking down the East Ledges of El Cap, the two refueled again and then drove back to Mirror Lake Trailhead where they'd started the previous afternoon. They hiked up the Death Slabs approach to Half Dome, and began the Northwest Face route (5.12, 24 pitches) at 9 a.m. They were on top 5 hours later, at 2 p.m. on May 19.
In all, they free-climbed approximately 70 guidebook pitches in a little over 21 hours, simul-climbing substantial sections of the routes.
"It was great to team up with Alex," Caldwell said. "When I asked him how he felt this morning [the day after the ascents], he told me that he thinks he could go climbing."
The El Cap/Half Dome/Watkins sub-24-hour triple was first done in 2001 by Dean Potter and Timmy O'Neill, with some aid. The two started on Half Dome, then did Watkins, and finished up The Nose on El Cap.
The following year, Potter free-climbed the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome and Free Rider on El Capitan in a day, with two different partners.
Dates of Ascents: May 18-19, 2012
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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May 21, 2012 - 05:18pm PT
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Feats like this are near unimaginable. Wow!
Wow...(had to be said twice)
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Gal
Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
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May 21, 2012 - 05:27pm PT
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So cool-glad to hear about it!
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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May 21, 2012 - 05:28pm PT
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so incredibly awesome!
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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May 21, 2012 - 05:31pm PT
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Sounds like they are both getting ready for Festivus.
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michaeld
Sport climber
Sacramento
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May 21, 2012 - 05:36pm PT
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Has Honnold been up on the Dawn Wall yet?
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thetennisguy
Mountain climber
Yuba City, CA
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May 21, 2012 - 06:05pm PT
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Simply amazing!! Congratulations guys World Class!
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Dos XX
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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May 21, 2012 - 06:07pm PT
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Our daughter ran into Honnold last week in the check-out line at the Village Store in Yosemite. Said she considered proposing marriage on the spot.
I was there also, but he didn't have quite the same effect on me ;-)
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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May 21, 2012 - 06:40pm PT
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He lives in a van and is known for doing things quickly.
Just how old is your daughter?
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Dos XX
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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May 21, 2012 - 07:06pm PT
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Yes, we saw The Van in the parking lot. We gave it a wide berth. But my daughter's 23, so there's only so much I can do.
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go-B
climber
Habakkuk 3:19 Sozo
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May 21, 2012 - 07:13pm PT
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That's crazy fast if they pulled on every piece, Cheers!
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LongAgo
Trad climber
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May 21, 2012 - 07:40pm PT
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Hats off to an outstanding achievement!
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