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WBraun
climber
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There are plenty of incredible climbers out there but none with the genuine desire to free solo el cap.
Such horesh!t from the peanut gallery.
Lots of people have a genuine desire to free solo El Cap.
Desire is always there, just not always the resulting action to carry it out .....
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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I desire to have the wisdom of Werner.
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dhayan
climber
culver city, ca
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Tell me one person who genuinely wants to free solo el cap. (Other than Honnold)
Lots of people migyt have a fantasy about it but not a real world desire to do it.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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They have done research on Alex's brain and he does hold a significant mental advantage.
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Just saw it- liked it alot-also enjoyed Mike not being able to watch the filming- I totally got that. Good on ya for pulling it off
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
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They have done research on Alex's brain and he does hold a significant mental advantage.
So from an evolutionary perspective, the amygdala exists for a reason; its structure and function (anatomy and physiology) varies across individuals and populations. It would be interesting to know case-situations or environments, if any, in which Alex's brain or his amygdala "holds" disadvantages.
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In Alex's case, as far as the climbing world goes, I guess climbers could call this "amygdala privilege."
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Rattlesnake Arch
Social climber
Home is where we park it
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 8, 2018 - 04:28pm PT
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Free Solo screened at the Mill Valley Film Festival today. Alex, Jimmy, and Chai were there, apparently unannounced. My sister-in-law reported a very positive audience reaction, "a long standing ovation, the theatre was buzzing for sure."
I wonder how they decide which screenings they will attend in person. I envision Chai giving Alex and Jimmy marching orders based on which venues are the most important, influential critics will be there, etc. There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes...
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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Can you tell me where / when it's playing? Navigating the MVFF site is useless; there's no calendar or schedule listed (!). I was downtown a few hours ago and it never occurred to me that it was playing here.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Just saw it. Wow, what a ride. Cinematography was off the charts.
I did not realize he had backed off on an earlier attempt. That seemed to make a difference.
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Rattlesnake Arch
Social climber
Home is where we park it
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 8, 2018 - 05:38pm PT
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Can you tell me where / when it's playing?
I don't know if there are any more screenings in Mill Valley. I just know it screened there today with said principals in attendance.
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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I'm taking my mom to see it on Tues in SF at the AMC on Van Ness as originally planned.
I usually avoid downtown Mill Valley like the plague during MVFF because of all the posturing poseurs, but I didn't even know it was happening!
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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WTF was he thinking letting a rookie belay him with a gri-gri? It's like he wanted to be dropped.
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mikeyschaefer
climber
Sport-o-land
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What exactly would a non grigri belay device have done to keep alex being lowered off the end of the rope? As far as I know every device acts the same after the end of the rope has passed through it.
Alex grew up and learnt how to belay with a grigri. He didn’t even own another device for a long time. I had to lend him an atc when he did the triple link up solo. So him teaching a beginner the same way he learnt and is most comfortable with makes sense to me. But again being lowered off the end of the rope has nothing to do with what belay device is being used.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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What exactly would a non grigri belay device have done to keep alex being lowered off the end of the rope?
gri-gris are notorious for being misused. Why not just have tied her into the rope, or at least a knot at the end. It was shocking to see a mistake like that.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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gri-gris are notorious for being misused. Why not just have tied her into the rope, or at least a knot at the end. It was shocking to see a mistake like that. Alex doesn't really know how to use ropes, that why he leaves them behind so often.
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