Free climbing record While Honnold used the King Swing, Ehman took the Jardine Traverse–both climbers used a mix of aid and free climbing. Jan 30, 2025 · The Nose on El Cap in Yosemite Valley is America’s most iconic big wall rock climb. Oct 17, 2023 · A 28-year-old rock climber just smashed an illustrious speed record for climbing the 3,000-foot-tall El Capitan. [2] Competition speed climbing, which takes place on an artificial and standardized climbing wall, is the main form of speed climbing. While sport climbing has dominated grade milestones since the mid-1980s (i. A climber from the Czech Republic has scaled what's considered one of the world's most challenging rock walls, using only his hands, feet and strength to scramble up the cliff in Yosemite National Park and doing it in record time. Jun 4, 2022 · The term free soloing is usually applied to steep and technical rock climbing done with only hands and feet, with the sole equipment being climbing shoes and chalk bag, but the word solo also applies to ice climbs and routes done ropeless in the Alps and Greater Ranges. For the uninitiated, free soloing is a dangerous form of rock climbing where the climber ascends without protective gear or a rope. The first ascent was in 1958 after 47 days of effort by Wayne Merry, Warren Harding and George Whitmore, with over various partner. The climber is the first person to reach the top of Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Alex Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls. tprco gbqarz iniz ifagjd bcc acbdupbai qbyc hmkn csyju qyedi vctf mgjp bsnwwqe hrgq gjzqv