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NEWS: All-Free Rope Solo of El Capitan

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 Michael Ryan 06 Jun 2007
Canadian Stéphane Perron capped a remarkable string of solo ascents in Yosemite Valley with an all-free rope solo of Free Rider (37 pitches, 5.12d) on El Capitan. Perron spent six nights on the route, leading all but three of the pitches without any falls. After falling on each of those three pitche...

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Wingman 06 Jun 2007
In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

I thought I was au fait with most terms but 'all-free rope solo'

so should I assimilate from this that she free'd the route, and climbed it solo, but on ropes (using shunt/whatever)?
Wingman 06 Jun 2007
In reply to Wingman:

okay, should read the report first........opps
 Glyn Jones 06 Jun 2007
In reply to Wingman: Stéphane not Stéphanie

A bloke

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