Yeah ....why not

[FlashDrive]

Yosemite National Park, California.

[multiweb]

:eyepop: I'd be leaving a skidmark on that rock face...

[Dennis]

That climber is Alex Honnold, on his solo free climb of El Capitan.

Here is a 4 min YouTube Video of some of the scenes on a different climb.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnRoda7Ke2w

Cheers

Dennis

[AstroViking]

You have to be kidding me....



I'm sure it's safe to do that, but you'd want to be really certain the wind isn't going to suddenly pick up or anything.

[leon]

You wouldn't get me up there Col, nice photo though.
So where is the stairs to get off that thing

Leon

[multiweb]

Geez... some parts of this video make me feel really uncomfortable. Even sitting at my desk on a chair. lol.

[PCH]

Take a look at the YouTube video in the second post Leon, - it had my stomach churning

[FlashDrive]

This would be on your ' bucket list'.... hey Leon :thumbsup:

[Dennis]

Hi Marc

I completely understand.:)

It is quite interesting how one’s body/feelings/thinking processes can each respond to such situations.

In my early days rock climbing, your conscious mind would “know” that you are safe, standing on a narrow ledge, some 100 metres above the ground or sea below. Yet a leg might involuntarily and gradually start shaking in fear, as another part of your environmental monitoring system fed a danger signal back into your subconscious mind.:question:

It was as if your own nervous system had taken control and decided that you were in an unsafe situation, so it sounded the alarm, even though your conscious mind “knew” that you were quite safe, belayed to the rock face via a comfortable harness.:)

No amount of talking to, or addressing your leg, would stop it from shaking, only the action of climbing up changed your state.:thumbsup:

In the same situation as Alex Honnold in the photo, if I were not belayed to the rock face, it is quite feasible that my legs could actually shake me off the ledge.

Cheers

Dennis

[croweater]

Crazy stuff. Amazing. Just hope he doesn't go the same way as a lot of his free climbing peers. A quick google reveals how many finally push themselves too far. Including worlds best.
Cheers, Richard

[leon]

Wow Paul, I didn't check out that video, man that is insane.:scared:
Gee he must have some strength in those fingers and obviously no fear at all, amazing stuff.

Leon:thumbsup:

[Hodur]

Fingers, the interconnecting tendons in the fingers are the majority of survivable rock climbing accidents-injury., rapid deceleration is the leading cause of mortality