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FRI NIGHT VID - Alex Honnold solos 'Heaven'

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In tonight's Friday Night Video, we see Alex Honnold soloing Heaven 5.12d in Yosemite Valley. The route starts 3000ft above the valley floor and despite being "only 18 moves long" over 30 ft of climbing, the exposure and scenery doesn't disappoint. This short film made by Jimmy Chin for Squarespace gives an insight into Alex's mind as he attempts to solo a  route which had previously only been soloed once before by Dean Potter.

"The route is called Heaven because it's the most amazing point in Yosemite."

 


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24 Oct, 2014
'attempts to solo'? Surely you either solo a route like that or you don't... on which note I found that quite disturbing to watch despite knowing he must have made it!
24 Oct, 2014
Aye, those foot placements look quite critical, a note to anyone inside their abilities however.
24 Oct, 2014
I wonder how many times he's climbed that route before the solo.
24 Oct, 2014
Here's DP for comparison. Notably different sequence. jcm
24 Oct, 2014
I do wonder, just how much longer he can carry this on before the laws of probability do for him.
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