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TheSoloClimber

Trad climber
Vancouver
Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 26, 2014 - 11:03am PT
In other news, I heard that the famous Honnald soloed U-Wall in Squamish. Really want to hear the story on this one.
zBrown

Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
Aug 26, 2014 - 12:22pm PT
This Honnald sounds similar to Honnold. They both appear to do amazing climbing feets. I think locker makes their shoes.

clinker

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
Aug 26, 2014 - 12:25pm PT
The famous Locker?
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Aug 26, 2014 - 05:41pm PT
When was this nate???
Kalimon

Social climber
Ridgway, CO
Aug 26, 2014 - 06:58pm PT
Alex has been on such an impressive training roll this year . . . he is methodically getting prepared to blow some freaking minds. If your reality has not already been shattered . . . hold on to your hat.
ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber
extraordinaire
Aug 26, 2014 - 07:46pm PT
bring it motherf*#ker lol
Kalimon

Social climber
Ridgway, CO
Aug 26, 2014 - 07:57pm PT
That's what I'm talking about!

Thanks Alex for stoking the punting, willy waving masses (Donini and Hudon excepted}.

mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Aug 26, 2014 - 08:03pm PT
Anyone got the digits on the University Wall? How big? How hard? How sustained? Nothing he does surprises me these days.
wayne w

Trad climber
the nw
Aug 26, 2014 - 08:06pm PT
5.12

900 ft

8 pitches
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Aug 26, 2014 - 08:07pm PT
Had not realized he was gone....absolutely nothing he does would surprise me.
Kalimon

Social climber
Ridgway, CO
Aug 26, 2014 - 08:14pm PT
absolutely nothing he does would surprise me

True Dat!
Relic

Social climber
Weenie
Aug 26, 2014 - 08:37pm PT
University Wall is super steep, sustained, and badass. This is pretty mind blowing. We have some pics banging around on the Squamish thread of it somewhere...

All of the first ascentionists post on the taco. I'm sure they are pretty impressed to say the least.
MisterE

climber
Bishop, CA
Aug 26, 2014 - 08:37pm PT
5.12

900 ft

8 pitches

thanks, Wayne - badass!
zBrown

Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
Aug 26, 2014 - 08:42pm PT



http://www.supertopo.com/tr/University-Wall-C2/t11483n.html
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Aug 26, 2014 - 08:46pm PT
I wonder if he did the shadow pitch?? (12d Peter Croft fa).

That would be insane!!!
Mike Bolte

Trad climber
Planet Earth
Aug 26, 2014 - 08:48pm PT
calling Hamie, Peter Croft and gf!
Tricouni

Mountain climber
Vancouver
Aug 26, 2014 - 08:53pm PT
Pretty amazing, with or without the "Shadow"
Chief

climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
Aug 26, 2014 - 09:41pm PT
The thought of someone third classing U Wall blows my mind, but Alex has been doing that for a while with Northern Lights in particular.
Leading every pitch of U Wall on the second free ascent was a career high point and I don't know for sure what the freakiest place to be unroped would be.
The flying arm bar into the bombay slot to gain the main corner at top of pitch one?
The sloping, no foothold undercling left out of the main corner?
Once you got past that, the rest of the route would probably feel like laid back fluff.

Did Alex really do this?
TheSoloClimber

Trad climber
Vancouver
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 26, 2014 - 09:52pm PT
I'm just posting from what I heard via social media (Instagram) but James Lucas has a picture of what looks like Honnold just before leaving the corner into the slopy undercling bit.
If it is the real deal, I'm sure we'll hear about it in the mags.

I just know that there's been speculation about the possibility of him doing this for a while now, and it would be pretty cool to know it finally happened.
A bit more beta for those who don't know, yeah he may have soloed harder than .12a, but this was .12a back in what? '82? The first all free climb to the top of the Grand Wall. The first two pitches give it the grade - they are overhanging, sustained, and insecure. There isn't anything near a proper rest until near the end of the second pitch, that being a kneebar. The first hands free ledge is on top of the third pitch.
McHale's Navy

Trad climber
From Panorama City, CA
Aug 26, 2014 - 10:51pm PT
There's an Alex Honnold article in Alpinist 47 where Alex talks about transcendence. I think I'll read it tonight.
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Aug 26, 2014 - 11:07pm PT
By james_lucas
James Lucas So odd. I drove to Moonlight and talked to Alex and he had soloed. He soloed the Phoenix and Cosmic Debris...all my projects. today I climbed on the UWall and saw @alexhonnold On the way down. In the shade, just below the second power line, @alexhonnold solos the U-Wall. I took a picture of @smashits at the same spot a few hours earlier.
James Lucas photo

http://www.iphoneogram.com/p/795255583950810118_203335554/
Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
Aug 26, 2014 - 11:23pm PT
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Jasmin Caton and partner at the bombay on p1.
RyanD

climber
Squamish
Aug 27, 2014 - 12:41am PT
The best piece of info on UWall in existence. Thanks Chief.


http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/1159510/University-Wall-second-free-ascent
Delhi Dog

climber
Good Question...
Aug 27, 2014 - 04:51am PT
Geez Clint I was ready to puke @ the 55sec. mark.

Badass!

And Chief-WOW! thanks for sharing!!!!!!
hamish f

Social climber
squamish
Aug 27, 2014 - 07:51am PT
Free solo U wall?
Probably not a whole lot more stressful than soloing the Northern Lights. Alex has some serious skill and mental control. Amazing.
I sure love my mountain bike.
ionlyski

Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
Aug 27, 2014 - 07:52am PT
I don't know. He was did that interview down in Boulder right after he left Squamish. He was talking about the 290 pitches he did at Squamish for his 29th birthday. Most of it sounded pretty social for him. Lots on the Apron I think, no mention of U Wall.

Arne
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Aug 27, 2014 - 07:56am PT
James's post is from yesterday so he probably flew to boulder and he's now back in squish. This happened yesterday according to James Lucas. See my post above.
Norwegian

Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
Aug 27, 2014 - 08:25am PT
its like i told my wife,
this morning in regards to our impending separation;

"not until you've experienced my
void will your realize how big of a space i fill"

and no, it has nothing to do with sex.
zBrown

Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
Aug 27, 2014 - 08:41am PT
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