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Video: Alex Honnold flashing The Dark Side, E8 6c

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JR 08 Jun 2016

On Sunday Alex flashed The Dark Side (E8 6c) at Fairhead. Here's the full vid from the 30m ledge upwards:

https://johnroberts.me/outdoors/2016/06/fairhead-2016-alex-honnold-flashing...

and a short blog/gallery of the Fairhead meet:

https://johnroberts.me/outdoors/2016/06/fairhead-meet-2016/

Greasy Prusiks 08 Jun 2016

In reply to JR:
"It was quite different from the lectures earlier in the week, Alex talked about the grit, climbing ethics and why Fairhead should be bolted."

Eh? Is there a bolting debate going on about Fairhead?

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OP JR 08 Jun 2016

In reply to Greasy Prusiks:

I KNEW that was going to be the first thing someone mentioned.

> Eh? Is there a bolting debate going on about Fairhead?

Greasy Prusiks 08 Jun 2016

In reply to JR:

Well I'm glad I didn't disappoint!

Great pics by the way thanks for the links.

OP JR 08 Jun 2016

In reply to Greasy Prusiks:

Thanks!

Asher Collins 08 Jun 2016

In reply to JR:

There's some really good climbing articles on your blog. Nice one.

kwoods 08 Jun 2016

In reply to JR:

That runout is phenomenal. Incredible.

OP JR 08 Jun 2016

In reply to Asher Collins:

Thanks, glad you like them!

JDC 08 Jun 2016

In reply to JR:
Nice vid John - tripod head needs a bit of loctite though

OP JR 08 Jun 2016

In reply to James Coulson:

There's only so long you can sit with your legs dangling over a 70m drop before you have to move!

spidermonkey09 09 Jun 2016

In reply to JR:
Go on then, I'll ask...at the risk of opening up a can of worms, anyone care to paraphrase Honnold's views on the grit and why he thought Fairhead should be bolted? Intrigued!

Post edited at 06:45