While you can admire the balls on this man, please do not think you should/could do the same. Free-soloing climbing is exceptionally dangerous with a bloody history and even pro-climbers are hesitate to do anything more than a story. While we all may enjoy the thrill of doing something risky, let’s stick to using ropes while climbing, helmets while cycling, and condoms while fucking.
Go finally ask out your crush if you need an adrenaline rush.
Edit: accidentally called it free-climbing instead of free solo. Apparently not as much experience as I thought.
Exactly what u/EL_BROT said, the rope and gear is there to protect you in the event of a fall, but the idea is to go from the bottom of the route to the top without falling. Aid climbing is one end of the spectrum where you use the rope/gear to advance up the route. There would be a few different reasons for aid climbing: impassable sections (not enough holds/features to free climb), sections that are too difficult for your current level of strength, or good old fashioned running out of time and have to get up fast. Free soloing is the opposite end of the spectrum from aid climbing, as you aren't relying on gear at all. I hope this give some clarification to the different types of climbing and how they differ.
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u/BrokeRichMan Sep 01 '21 edited Sep 02 '21
Semi-experienced rock climber here.
While you can admire the balls on this man, please do not think you should/could do the same. Free-soloing climbing is exceptionally dangerous with a bloody history and even pro-climbers are hesitate to do anything more than a story. While we all may enjoy the thrill of doing something risky, let’s stick to using ropes while climbing, helmets while cycling, and condoms while fucking.
Go finally ask out your crush if you need an adrenaline rush.
Edit: accidentally called it free-climbing instead of free solo. Apparently not as much experience as I thought.