Who Has Soloed Astroman?

Alex Honnold has free-soloed Astroman (5.11c, 10 pitches) and the Rostrum (5.11c, 8 pitches) in Yosemite Valley in a single day. Honnold climbed all of the harder variations on Astroman, including the 5.11c Boulder Problem and the 5.11b pitch above the Harding Slot, according to James Lucas, a friend from the Valley.

Who has soloed the rostrum?

And check out some of Honnold's most bold free-solos

Watch Alex Honnold free-solo Astroman 5.11 in Yosemite. The first climber to free-solo it and the Rostrum 5.11 in a day was Canadian Peter Croft in 1987. In 2017, Honnold free-soloed Freerider 5.13a on El Capitan.

Has anyone free-soloed El Capitan since Alex Honnold?

Only three people — all men — have made the free climb on that route in a day. ... This time, she ascended with the assistance of her boyfriend Adrian Ballinger, a renowned Mount Everest guide, and Alex Honnold, famous for his unprecedented free solo climb of El Capitan.

Marcus Vance

Marcus Vance

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Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.