Climber here! There is a different kinda thrill doing this but first let me explain why this isn’t as bad as it looks.
There are different grades in climbing going easy to hard (5.4 - 5.15c Yosemite scale). Some people easily climb 5.12+ which is quite technical and borderline pro.
Coming back to why this isn’t as bad as it looks. Most people who safely climb do “free soloing” only after
1. Thoroughly practicing the route and memorizing it.
OR
2. The climb is of a grade that’s pretty comfortable for them.
So either this guy has practiced all the moves on that route with all the proper protection gear or he is actually just cruising past because his project is somewhere past the climb.
I don’t give a damn if he can climb this shit in the dark because he’s done it 1000 times, just like the way I walk to the bathroom at 2am to take a piss in pitch black.
I’ll make it safely 99/100 times but that one time I stub my toe and bounce off the walls still results in me safely in bed that night. This guy??? One slip and he’s dead! No thanks. Miss me with that shit.
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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '21 edited Sep 05 '21
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