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Hawkeye
climber
State of Mine
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Piton ron said, "A bold and inspired accomplishment. Hats off!
Still I can't help but muse over the fact that the route is manufactured, albeit inadvertently, and the descent was blasted out of the cliffside.
The true challenge of Zion would be to climb a route that is pristine to the rim and then negotiate a likewise descent.
It is something that was done first by Orcutt more than three quarters of a century ago (onsight, no beta), and others since, but never by a route as big and as steep (or hard).
Now the challenge remains to integrate the two. "
f*#k ron. your routes werent manufactured? hahahhahahahhhahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahhaha
feck thats funny....
hats off to Alex, that dude must be a real climber
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Did I say not, Browneye?
I look forward to the day when a pristine wall will be soloed onsight. Why not keep upping the bar?
Merely recognizing the process that occurs. I think you have an alternate agenda with your slings.
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GDavis
Trad climber
SoCal
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Leave the armchair alpinist alone, ron. He's had a hard day of posting and coaching the "Living Room Athletes."
Damn sundays.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Okay, I'll say it, Amazing!!
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adventurewagen
Trad climber
Seattle
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That is just rad. The feeling to know you are in control of something that caliber must be awesome.
I wonder how many laps he did on the thing before he soloed it?
I'd love to see on some hi-rez camera shots of that. I hope to see some photos or was it hush hush when he did it?
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Been off ST for awhile--too busy and too sick to stay abreast. This is wonderful, amazing news! When Mike Weis and I made the first ascent of Moonlight, back in 1971, we knew it would someday go free. Steve Petro and I tried to free it in the fall of 1991, and got up the first five pitches all free except for a few moves at the end of the original - pitch 3 - bolt ladder. We planned to come back the next spring to figure out the moves on the bolt ladder and complete the free climb. But Jonny Woodward and Peter Croft beat us to the punch with their brilliant end-run variation around the bolt ladder to make the first free ascent, on-sight with no falls in a high-water mark of style. Steve and I, along with Steve's honey, Lisa Gnade free-climbed Wind, Sand and Stars as a (excellent!) consolation prize. But I never saw far enough into the crystal-ball to forsee Alex's inspired leap of faith. I know of no other "sport" that has changed so dramatically in my lifetime. I feel incredibly fortunate to witness these spiritual manifestations.
Great job, Alex. Always take care, as I know you do.
-Jeff Lowe
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Cheers Jeff,
a lifetime for some, but an instant for others.
Thanks for the route.
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Cheers back atcha, Ron. Great to be alive, and to live, ain't it, old man. Look forward to seeing you up here at ClimbFest - Ogden in a coupleten days or so. This is the spirit we're celebrating
-JelloIsWaaa-ayImpressedByAlex
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Heckuva way to blow the doors off the speed record, eh?
Amazing. When I first read about it, dismissed it as an April Fool's joke.
Salathe or the Nose in my life time? Yikes.
-Brian in SLC
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Ca
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Bump - in case this is knott an April Fools joke after all...
-but how will we know for sure?
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billygoat
climber
3hrs to El Cap Meadow, 1.25hrs Pinns, 42min Castle
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Momentum Video Magazine has it listed on their page.
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
Arid-zona
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Same Brian...I ignored it for a couple days cause it seemed obviously an April Fool's gag.
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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I wonder why climbing mag and alpinist don't list it.
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
Arid-zona
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I'm guessing he didn't report it to the mags and they haven't been able to verify it yet.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Well of all of the days of the year (leap year even!!) to choose to do it on....
It was either very stupid or absolutely brilliant.
I suspect it wasn't stupid.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Yes, assuming no April Fool's malarky, an absolutely astounding achievement!!! Right up there with Reardon's Romantic Warrior solo. So many hard pitches, so much air... major league cajones!! What's next?
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minexploration
Social climber
Whitefish Montana
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That is a crazy accomplishment. My wife and I barely get 3 pitches done in 83 minutes let alone 1200' of 5.12+ climbing.
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graham
Social climber
Ventura, California
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Let’s keep this one alive!
Great frigin job Alex!
Jeff, really nice comments a ways back on the high-water mark of style by the way
This really shows some kinds of climbs aren’t for everyone. You can’t even force it to happen. I’m good with not ever being able to do it.
Mike
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JuanDeFuca
Big Wall climber
Stoney Point
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So he toproped first?
Juan
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