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Alex Honnold - Yosemite First AscentFri Night Vid

© Black Diamond (screen shot from video)
This week's Friday nighter is an excellent double bill from Black Diamond.

BD introduce their videos:

BD Athlete Alex Honnold wants to be left alone. No, not really, but he did take the unusual approach of climbing alone on fixed lines as he worked to free a route on Yosemite's Leaning Tower, a 1500-foot prow of overhanging granite, that Todd Skinner had originally tried more than a decade ago. This past fall Alex managed to free the lower portion of the route (naming it A Gift From Wyoming and grading it mid-range 5.13), but the 5.14/5.15 business on the headwall waits unredpointed.

Here's Part 1:

Here's Part 2:


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13 Apr, 2013
Waddage ! Great bto see Todds vision becoming a reality
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