Did Alex Honnold Have Ropes?
Not 700 Metres to His Death, Though, Which Is What Would Have Happened If He Was on the Real El Cap, in Yosemite, California. He Is Actually in Vauxhall, South...
Not 700 metres to his death, though, which is what would have happened if he was on the real El Cap, in Yosemite, California. He is actually in Vauxhall, south London, at a climbing centre where they have tried to recreate the hardest section of the route that Honnold really did climb, alone and without a rope.
Did Alex Honnold climb with ropes?
Alex Honnold climbed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park -- without ropes. Free solo climbing is a high-stakes game. It's either death or perfection.
Why does Alex Honnold climb without a rope?
"The most basic reason is because I enjoy it. I enjoy the movement of it." Over the last decade or so, his free solo feats — climbing without a rope or harness — gained him fame within the climbing community.
Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.
