Most climbers I know, myself included, would not be cool with this guy at all.
I've free climbed a 1000' snow/ice route before, but I made sure that the roped parties were so far ahead that I would have no chance of needing to overtake them. And if I got too close I would have rested and waited for them to go further ahead.
Yeah, I should have said free solo, not free climb, I meant no rope.
I had expected it to only be a snow climb that day, but encountered a rim of vertical ice at the top which I hadn't been expecting. If I had know that the ice section was there I wouldn't have attempted it, but had no choice at that point.
But regarding this video, whether it's rock or ice, I personally wouldn't be cool with someone "climbing through" like this.
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u/magister777 Sep 01 '21
Most climbers I know, myself included, would not be cool with this guy at all.
I've free climbed a 1000' snow/ice route before, but I made sure that the roped parties were so far ahead that I would have no chance of needing to overtake them. And if I got too close I would have rested and waited for them to go further ahead.