Anyone a climber ?

ikillbears · 14 Jan 2015 at 21:59

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30824372

what these guys are doing is pretty dam impressive. I climb occasionally but obviously nothing compared to what these two are doing. Can't imagine the pain their fingers and body's will be in!

SexyGreyFox · 14 Jan 2015 at 22:01

Unbelievable

gary996 · 14 Jan 2015 at 22:02

It's very impressive.
I have climbed a lot. Not yosemite but a lot in Squash. I love long multi pitch climbs

Rroff · 14 Jan 2015 at 22:06

As much as I enjoy it (a LOT smaller climbs fully roped) I just don't get putting your fingers through that for any kind of climb.

Did have some quite nasty blisters last time I did it but that was due to how much the sun had warmed the surfaces.

KaHn · 14 Jan 2015 at 22:07

One of the lads I used to work with climbed the North face of the eiger, he left work to ski mountaineer for berghaus.

KaHn

ikillbears · 14 Jan 2015 at 22:20

Rroff said:
As much as I enjoy it (a LOT smaller climbs fully roped) I just don't get putting your fingers through that for any kind of climb.

I always sort of see it as the pain is almost part of the climb / accomplishment.

a bit like this ...... only not as extreme

Mynight · 14 Jan 2015 at 22:34

I used to go to a local rock climbing wall almost everyday until they decided it was too dangerous

never looked into joining a club.

Most impressive thing I've seen is a bloke doing pull-ups with only his thumb and index griping the door frame/ index finger curled over the bar doing pull-ups that way.

Ayahuasca · 14 Jan 2015 at 22:37

That guy who does it without ropes is even more impressive.

ikillbears · 14 Jan 2015 at 23:15

These dudes are pretty cool

Amp34 · 14 Jan 2015 at 23:32

Can someone clarify what "without aids" actually means? Alex Honnold did the triple crown* a couple of years ago, including El capital, 90% of it without ropes.

I do a bit of climbing (indoor mostly) and am jealous of their skills though, even if they are using rope!

*Solo'd Mt Watkins, El Capitan and Half Dome inside 24 hours.

Edit: ok as expected without aids means pre existing bolts and pins to stand on in some spots, along with the occasional pendulums. Those spots must have been the bits Honnolddid put on the rope.