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Rex Dangerman of New York Extreme Men’s Fitness Magazine eloquently describes soloing:

For the uninitiated, “free soloing” is a form of solo lead climbing done with only hook-and-toehold installations; the rope might or might not be there to catch you in a fall (it’s your call, brutha—not sure who makes up the rules). You’re not allowed to use pitons in crevasses or pound construction bolts into holds, but if a mountaineer came before you and put them in the rock you can stand on them or even use them to repel back to a ledge and rest before the next “pitch,” which is usually 1,000 feet long.

https://www.climbing.com/people/free-solo-one-mans-quest-for-the-ultimate-a...

This had me laughing out loud!!

In one spot, on a horizontal crack called “the Salathé,” Honnold even does an inverted Batman, then proceeds to do 100 upside-down sit-ups while playing a double-necked flame-shooting electric guitar that he must have stashed up there. (At least, I think that’s what happened; could be I’m getting Free Solo and Mad Max: Fury Road mixed up. Maybe I need to stop butt-chugging creatine and Monster Energy drinks for breakfast….) 

Wow. That is impressive. During the Falklands War I was once given 90 mins to write  a layman's guide to flying a Harrier Jump Jet. I'd like the think it was accurate than that.

Every sentence a winner! "El Cap is even steeper than Mount Everest" ... could we get this guy to lecture at Kendal next year?

@Wiley Coyote - now that's something I'd like to read, is it online anywhere?

To be delivered in the style of 'The little girl' from Absolutely .

"It is, Its True !"

Free Riding has killed 90 percent of the people who try it—even its first ascentionist, Warren Harding, eventually died after the climb.

Brilliant!

CB

I sincerely hope not.

Yours probably wasn't intended to be satirical though

This has brightened up my day no end.

Can't wait to hit my chin-up wand and up my GainZ for the next bout of epic pebble MMA.

Utter brilliance!