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Thread: For $1 billion dollars, would you follow Alex Honnold up El Capitan?

post 1612751221 08-06-2020, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted By Leonydus⏩
these 2 "expert" climbers just died doing it, so no
They absolutely did not die.
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post 1612751371 08-06-2020, 10:07 AM
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Any day of the week brah.

Id fall off in the first 3 feet and collect my 1b
post 1612751471 08-06-2020, 10:09 AM
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Adrenaline might get me 50ft but would not even come close to making it. Even if it was a trillion dollars I wouldn't.
post 1612751901 08-06-2020, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted By AltarOfPlagues⏩
thats really impressive honestly
The reason I think I have a genuine shot is because of my frame. I wrestled in hs at 6ft 119lb while benching 205 and deadlifting 315....at 125lb bodyweight. My frame is just great for climbing but terrible for powerlifting/othersports. pretty small hands i'd assume is an advantage for grabbing proportionally smaller crimps

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post 1612752321 08-06-2020, 10:19 AM
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the strategy would be freerider, just like honnold. it is the easiest real legit accessible free route on el cap.

its 35 pitches and typically takes 4 days.

you would want to spend like 5-10 years freeing it before attempting to collect your 1 billion.

here is the crux i think



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post 1612753181 08-06-2020, 10:26 AM
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judging by how much my hands are sweating after looking at that, i'm gonna say that's a no from me, dawg
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post 1612753511 08-06-2020, 10:29 AM
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Just watching Free Solo my hands were dripping sweat, just LMAO thinking I could do it.
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post 1612754101 08-06-2020, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted By MrBourbon⏩
They absolutely did not die.
yea they did,https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/03/u...bers-fall.html
then this dude died last year


alotta ppl dying tryin to climb el capitan
post 1612754221 08-06-2020, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted By Leonydus⏩
yea they did,

alotta ppl dying tryin to climb el capitan
tommy caldwell and alex honnold are alive

elite climbers do die fairly regularly tho, the swiss machine died a few years back
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post 1612755021 08-06-2020, 10:45 AM
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sure would be hard to spend the billion after splattering all over the base of the mountain, so...no
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post 1612755161 08-06-2020, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted By Leonydus⏩
yea they did,https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/03/u...bers-fall.html
then this dude died last year


alotta ppl dying tryin to climb el capitan
Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell died in 2018? That makes their record on the Continental Divide Linkup just last month even more impressive. None of the news articles about the feat mentioned they did it despite having been dead for two years.

https://gazette.com/life/climbers-al...f284d0b4b.html
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post 1612755331 08-06-2020, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted By MrBourbon⏩
Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell died in 2018? That makes their record on the Continental Divide Linkup just last month even more impressive. None of the news articles about the feat mentioned they did it despite having been dead for two years.

https://gazette.com/life/climbers-al...f284d0b4b.html
you right, i edited it. point was that experts are dying doing it, so my bich ass not even gonna try.
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inb4 media claims I died from covid after I fell to my death
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Originally Posted By AimForPeace⏩
inb4 media claims I died from covid after I fell to my death
This joke was funny the first 12,000 times man, but thats it.



Anyway to answer OP, id do it if you gave me 10 years of preparation time. I would sell everything and dedicate my life to training for it, travelling around the world, meeting pros and climbing with them etc.

If i die, i die, but i would have lived a pretty good and exciting life.





edit: who am i kidding im scared to even climb the regular type of tradie stairs lmao.
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Not a chance in hell. And i climb for a living. Lol at you neckbeards who say yes, your dumbass would freeze above 2 meters lol.
post 1612757291 08-06-2020, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted By AltarOfPlagues⏩
tommy caldwell and alex honnold are alive

elite climbers do die fairly regularly tho, the swiss machine died a few years back
Dont believe he died from Climbing climbing. He was trying a new route up Everest (not climbng) and fell.
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Dumbass question, every miscer we would either fall to their death or end up a vegetable
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Originally Posted By Swept⏩
Dumbass question, every miscer we would either fall to their death or end up a vegetable
Not if I only make it 5' off the ground...
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Originally Posted By HayZues
do I get the money regardless of outcome?
the big question. i would imagine its certain death.
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wat happens if u get like 1/3rd of the way up, run out of juice and decide u dont wana do this no more ? sheeeit
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Originally Posted By bartosh⏩
Sure with 1 year prep time. I did routes in climbing gyms 2 grades lower than the hardest point of el cap. I could definitely become good enough to do the crux (hardest part) and with 1 year prep time I can drop 20ish lb while significantly increasing my strength/endurance and it should be at least possible

The issue isn't the difficulty for the most part (although it's definitely not easy and you need plenty of climbing experience to do it). The issue is the stamina portion. The main reason I think it's at least possible is because i have an incredibly light frame and could probably get down to 150-155 while maintaining my strength at current 185. 6ft, size 8.5 feet and 28in waist at my lightest

note: have transitioned my training to climbing 2-3x a week for the last 2 years
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Originally Posted By bfdehewdbyywhn⏩
Yes.

it’s not as steep as the photos look
Have you been there?? It's fuking humbling.
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LMAO@ following him.

I'd toss that manlet out of the way and sprint up that little hill.
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Originally Posted By bartosh⏩
Sure with 1 year prep time. I did routes in climbing gyms 2 grades lower than the hardest point of el cap. I could definitely become good enough to do the crux (hardest part) and with 1 year prep time I can drop 20ish lb while significantly increasing my strength/endurance and it should be at least possible

The issue isn't the difficulty for the most part (although it's definitely not easy and you need plenty of climbing experience to do it). The issue is the stamina portion. The main reason I think it's at least possible is because i have an incredibly light frame and could probably get down to 150-155 while maintaining my strength at current 185. 6ft, size 8.5 feet and 28in waist at my lightest

note: have transitioned my training to climbing 2-3x a week for the last 2 years
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Originally Posted By bfdehewdbyywhn⏩
Yes.

it’s not as steep as the photos look
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Originally Posted By Leonydus⏩

wat happens if u get like 1/3rd of the way up, run out of juice and decide u dont wana do this no more ? sheeeit
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those pics made my anxiety shoot through the roof.

nah i'm good brah
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Originally Posted By Leonydus⏩
wat happens if u get like 1/3rd of the way up, run out of juice and decide u dont wana do this no more ? sheeeit
Does the guy have his team watching over him? Or a helicopter on standby to pick him up?
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