Anyone capable of free soloing like this is by definition a remarkable human being. The mental strength, focus and discipline required are far beyond what most people can even imagine. I just wish that guys like Matt Bush and Alex Honnold would apply their unbelievable talents towards endeavors in which a single, minor mistake - inevitable for all human beings - would not result in their immediate death.
I dont care about the reasons he does this, or what he says about it, I just watch in awe at anyone capable mentally and physically to do this. Amazing!
It's mind-blowing, not a lot of things properly blow my mind but this does, free soloing is just incredible whatever anyone wants to say a out it, that is a fact.
+Fun as Heck! not really cool if all the natural rock was painted by people who just felt like it. Climbing puts a tiny amount of wear and tear on a rock face but nothing like purposeful vandalism.
Hi Batu. I think you are taking my comment too literally. Think about what's brown and what you might do if you were really really scared. That's what I meant.
+Martin McCarthy no I fully understood it that's why I tried to post my light hearted comment that. Which Fun as Heck though I was following your trail of thought. When I thought he was following my trail of thought. All very confusing but good times.
It never ceases to amaze me how people will go to any lengths possible to be negative and tear people down. This was awesome to watch and very inspiring.
Back in 2016 I was amazed by Ueli Steck and his incredible solos... And you could read enthusiastic comments on You Tube, just like here with Matt Bush. Then came 2017 and Mount Everest. Today the comments you can read under Ueli's videos on You Tube are : ''R.I.P.'' It's not being negative and tearing down people, it's only being aware of the price they (soloists) ALL HAVE TO PAY one day, that's all. I love mountaineering, climbing, touring ski... but, in my opinion, the most significant declaration is from Ed Viesturs : ''Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.'' In other words, even though climbing is pure passion, life is much more precious than any climb. A single rope has the power to let you climb to the top, and, if ever, also has the power to get you down alive. You've got both worlds : climbing and staying alive !
Chris Roblin im sure the people who free solo are aware that the risk of them dying is big. But they think it is worth it. Just like some people think it is worth it to climb k2 or annapurna.
@@Zezam_ people who free solo will never try a route if they think the risk is too big. They always come prepared, literally memorizing every single move. Then making said move thousands of times. Then linking it into a route. And only then, if they are capable of ascending the route 100 out of 100 times, they will try it without rope. It's incomprehensible for an average human but free-soloists have less chance of dying than you getting randomly hit by a car.
@@Zezam_ The mindset doesn't change. Even people that overestimate their limits and die on the wall, wouldn't start an ascend they consider "risky" or have "big chance of dying". Besides, a lot of free-soloists died in mountaneering accidents, not free solo ones.
Every time I watch these solo climb videos my hands and feet get sweaty. There's no room for error, no second chances. You have to have some big balls to do this.
Had the pleasure of attending a seminar where Matt was a speaker and I must say he is a legend. You are an inspiration Matt! Keep breaking the paradigm!
Anthony ... WTF? He's no friggin' legend man!! He IS an excellent climber....period!! If he's a 'legend', then there must be millions of legends in your mixed up, misappropriated world!!
I think of free soloing as the point you reach where you are able to climb whilst making no mistakes, nothing but absolute perfection, and as such you have no need of rope. Rather than the idea that you have no rope and therefor are forced to climb with a complete absence of mistakes. Not sure if this makes sense or not.
It does make sense. After climbing for a bit likely everyone will have the feeling that in certain grades a fall is very unlikely or even impossible. It is soloing hard stuff that gets the attention and the common sense of people to understand not to test their belief they won't fall
I can (almost) understand a highly skilled climber soloing hard routes after he/she has climbed the same route so many times that the movements becomes internalized. I can (almost) understand soloing extremely easy routes, far below a climber's ability, without much preparation... Regardless, I don't have any interest. For me, the consequences of a mistake are too big and the rewards are too small. This coming from someone with a wife and kids who depend on me.
@@mls01981 Man, as a climber myself I couldn´t describe it any better. I always put Tommy Caldwell as an example... IMO he climbs better than Honnold but you won't see him soloing stuff exactly for what you just said.
@@mls01981 I agree, I do parkour but I'd never jump from skyscraper to skyscraper, I do a little bit of climbing too, but mostly tall trees and easy cliffs, I always make sure what I'm climbing is in good enough condition so that the surface I'm climbing won't betray me, even if I had the ability to do harder and more dangerous things, I wouldn't do it, that would be thrill-seeking, for me parkour is more like... freedom, the freedom to move however you like and make the sad and grumpy world, with simple and boring structures, a tad bit more fun. and that's all
Music takes away from it. Better to hear the sounds of nature, wind, a bird chirping in the distance, whatever happens to be there in the moment. I’ve overdosed enough on inspirational piano music with orchestral accompaniment backing a commercial about someone who persevered through the ups and downs opening a rotisserie chicken restaurant.
This is incredible stuff and i commend those who do it. I am not moved to go out and do this myself, but the strength of mind, body and spirit to not take in WHOLLY what they are doing and complete these tasks are unbelievable. However i do understand a comment that was stated about the people that have to ALSO endure this lifestyle and those are the ones that love them. Its very difficult to imagine one slip or fall, one inch off of something and death is imminent. That's go to be hard to imagine what they go through. BUT people do what they love, and they know the risks involved. Its their passion to climb and to succeed, and its also their right to die DOING their passion. I know there is nothing we can do to take a passion away from someone, be whatever it is. Doing Drugs is nothing different from death-defying acts, and yet people are jumping on that bandwagon everyday. So, if climbing and building your body to the most magnificent machine it can be, and challenging yourself to the ultimate acts your body can endure, than so be it. LIVE AND LET LIVE. I hope they all live to see their accomplishments and ....well, just live.
You guys who say he's pretentious clearly don't get what it feels like to pour every hour of you life into a sport and achieve mastery. It IS art, poetry, discipline and creative expression. If you want examples of pretentious people, look at 95% of hollywood and TV. This guy is not one of them, he just dedicated his life to a single discipline and he deeply enjoys it.
Matt and Alex are both achieving what 99.9999% of us could only dream of and people are in the comments comparing their quotes, its foolish. I'm happy to see Matt receiving recognition for what he's accomplishing, the man is inspiring.
@flatearthrandy no. He has ascended to the next level, physically, spiritually, emotionally. 100 people could try that. ALL would fail. NONE would try. Sometimes you have to bow to true greatness. This is that time
The most beautiful part about being an artist who paints with his climbing metaphorically is that his la touche finale will literally likely be a painting reminiscent of a jackson pollock painting.
I know this climber from SA. Epic climbing. Strange personality. He climbs though, better than 99.9999% of anyone commenting here. There's definitely something to be learnt from Matt.
I dont get it, he first climbs with a rope, fails realy high up, and then proceeds to climb the fn thing free solo.... HOW is it possible to keep your head that cool all the time? "Okey here is the point where i fell 3 times on practise with rope" Id fucking freak out... But thats also why im siting behind a PC.. Amazing to say the least!
Nice climb and nice filming. I would love to try this on top-rope. Why top-rope? Because I lost my nerve about 35 years ago when I was in my early 30's.
What's with the hate? Any time you make a lot of choices that only you can make (such as how to climb a rock face with no ropes) it gives you a feeling of creativity. There is nothing presumptuous or egotastic about this guy telling people what he gets out of climbing in terms of creativity. It's probably true that Honnold can't express anything as sincere because it would be purely egotistical and socially unacceptable. I mean, he's making a movie like "look at me I'm climbing the greatest wall in the shortest time". There is obviously a huge competitive component inherent in Honnold's approach or mindset whereas the dude in this video is just expressing the personal sense of creativity he gets from climbing.
I'm sorry if this sounds stupid but how do they get down? Cause i heard once you start up, you have to go all the way up. Then what, do you climb back down the same route? No, right? Or is there always a safe way back down? No, right? I need help.
I'm a non climber. Does he go up first with a rope to map his way and then climb without ropes? Or was the clip with ropes just general training? Thanks
Yup. Almost every free climber does the route multiple times until they feel like they can do it without failing. He has probably climbed this exact route many times with a rope.
Just out of curiosity, for the people who know this guy (climbing wise) and his abilities, would it be conceivable for him to free solo the route that Honnald did on el Cap? I’m not trying to say it’s not legit if you don’t free solo el Cap, I was just so shook at the possibility of Honnald completing that climb that I’m wondering if it’s reasonably achievable for other brave free soloist.
Jesus Christ....i am afraid merely from watching on tv.......these free climers are incredible......my deepest respect...keep well and healthy... Best regards from Austria Tom
congratulations to him, it is an amazing ability to free solo, and to witness it in action. However, I have a lot of Rock and Ice magazines and Climbing magazines that are old and collecting dust. On those covers are Steck, Bachar, Reardon, Derek Hersey..they should be alive and climbing, but they are dead. For what? They thought that they could perform under extreme pressure every single time, when they should have known that no one can. But I would never take a persons adventure or dictate what adventure is. All the power to him. For me I know the consequence is not worth holding your arms up over your head and having a feeling of accomplishment for a day or week or so. While I think of this, I have a magazine where the climber Russ Clune talked about soloing Supercrack ( 5.12?) in the Gunks repeatedly. One day he put a rope on and led it with a partner, wheras he suddenly popped off of a hold and fell when up high. He never thought of soloing in the same way after that, is what I remember taking from the story...
Hola, gracias por compartir tus conocimientos. me gustó el video. llevo poco escalando pero aprendo rápido. llevo algún tiempo siguiéndote y me gusta como lo haces. se me hiela la sangre en las venas cuando veo un soloing.
What do you get from waking up in the morning? What do you get when you go to school? What do you get when you go to work. In the end you have money. When you have enough money for a house and food, what do you get from the money? Objects? Do you do any sports? Why? Have you ever driven fast in a car? Why? Why do you watch youtube? Why do you have friends? It all comes down to feelings. Have you tried climbing a mountain without a rope? No and neither have i and we dont know what feeling you get after doing this. All i can think is that it must be an amazing feeling after being stuck on the side of a mountain and the only way is up or down. All we know is that you cant stay there forever.
Hey, could you possibly change 'Ayers Rock' to 'Uluru' in the description? Ayers Rock is an outdated name that we don't really use in Aus anymore. Cheers :)
I've also lived here all my life, and don't know anyone who calls it Ayers Rock. The traditional owners call it Uluru, and they campaigned to have the signs changed to reflect this, it doesn't seem like a big deal to respect that.
Micha C. Its really respect that youre talking about and not what many actually call it. I agree that it should be called Uluru, but dont lie and tell me you havnt heard anyone call it Ayers Rock. Shit where do you live right next to it?
So what I've gathered from watching a guy like Bush or Honnold is they do the climb with rope as many times as they need to map out the journey and master the difficult scarier parts of the wall etc and they get to a place mentally and confidence wise where they feel it's doable for them.
Anyone capable of free soloing like this is by definition a remarkable human being. The mental strength, focus and discipline required are far beyond what most people can even imagine. I just wish that guys like Matt Bush and Alex Honnold would apply their unbelievable talents towards endeavors in which a single, minor mistake - inevitable for all human beings - would not result in their immediate death.
This really did not age well.
@@nfivejaygeeWhy?
Matt: Nature is my canvas, I paint with my movements.
Alex: Yeah, I like soloing.
This is one of the stupidest quote ever spoken. Corny as fuck.
Just because someone likes to express his feelings with style while others prefer to keep it simple doesn't mean you should hold either at fault
I was thinking the same. This guy is doing it for the cameras, whereas Alex Honald just enjoys it. Matt is way to pretentious.
The actual climbing: Awesome.
The pretentious drivel: Not so much.
@@majed8192 Both are expressing their feelings. One of them as a cool confident person, and the other like a corny pretentious schoolgirl.
is it really a free solo if you don't do any 360 dynos?
Yes, yes it is. 😮
@@cassiusdio6048 casuals smh I only climb with at least one broken leg
I dont care about the reasons he does this, or what he says about it, I just watch in awe at anyone capable mentally and physically to do this. Amazing!
It's mind-blowing, not a lot of things properly blow my mind but this does, free soloing is just incredible whatever anyone wants to say a out it, that is a fact.
Fisically is nothing special that route but mentally....
@@mariobotti1952nothing physically difficult? Bahaha you're talking shit mate.
@@David-yp9ou Are you a climber?
@@mariobotti1952 Yes. You're going to tell me climbing El Capitan isn't physically challenging now right?
If that was me I'd be painting the rock too. Brown.
Is painting the progression from chipping rock?
Batu Yang Hidup no but that'd be cool
+Fun as Heck! not really cool if all the natural rock was painted by people who just felt like it. Climbing puts a tiny amount of wear and tear on a rock face but nothing like purposeful vandalism.
Hi Batu. I think you are taking my comment too literally. Think about what's brown and what you might do if you were really really scared. That's what I meant.
+Martin McCarthy no I fully understood it that's why I tried to post my light hearted comment that. Which Fun as Heck though I was following your trail of thought. When I thought he was following my trail of thought. All very confusing but good times.
Stunning, extraordinary, courageous and moving, and that's just the cameraman!
Free solo climbing is the ignored sport. There is no other endeavor, sporting wise, that gives me chills like this. You guys are incredible.
incredible stupid.
It never ceases to amaze me how people will go to any lengths possible to be negative and tear people down. This was awesome to watch and very inspiring.
Back in 2016 I was amazed by Ueli Steck and his incredible solos... And you could read enthusiastic comments on You Tube, just like here with Matt Bush.
Then came 2017 and Mount Everest.
Today the comments you can read under Ueli's videos on You Tube are : ''R.I.P.''
It's not being negative and tearing down people, it's only being aware of the price they (soloists) ALL HAVE TO PAY one day, that's all.
I love mountaineering, climbing, touring ski... but, in my opinion, the most significant declaration is from Ed Viesturs : ''Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.'' In other words, even though climbing is pure passion, life is much more precious than any climb.
A single rope has the power to let you climb to the top, and, if ever, also has the power to get you down alive. You've got both worlds : climbing and staying alive !
Chris Roblin im sure the people who free solo are aware that the risk of them dying is big. But they think it is worth it. Just like some people think it is worth it to climb k2 or annapurna.
@@Zezam_ people who free solo will never try a route if they think the risk is too big. They always come prepared, literally memorizing every single move. Then making said move thousands of times. Then linking it into a route. And only then, if they are capable of ascending the route 100 out of 100 times, they will try it without rope. It's incomprehensible for an average human but free-soloists have less chance of dying than you getting randomly hit by a car.
@@brandulak not sure about that, i think it depends, not all soloists are the same. Many soloists die aswell.
@@Zezam_ The mindset doesn't change. Even people that overestimate their limits and die on the wall, wouldn't start an ascend they consider "risky" or have "big chance of dying".
Besides, a lot of free-soloists died in mountaneering accidents, not free solo ones.
He climbs mountains without ropes. As far as I'm concerned he can have all the ego he wants.
not really a mountain but..
True i woud probs call it a cliff
I’m your 69th like
@@mpreiss7780 you guys are stupid. Go look up the definition of a mountain lol
He isnt even the best... let that sink in
Every time I watch these solo climb videos my hands and feet get sweaty. There's no room for error, no second chances. You have to have some big balls to do this.
cringe
Had the pleasure of attending a seminar where Matt was a speaker and I must say he is a legend. You are an inspiration Matt! Keep breaking the paradigm!
Anthony ... WTF? He's no friggin' legend man!! He IS an excellent climber....period!! If he's a 'legend', then there must be millions of legends in your mixed up, misappropriated world!!
@@larryslemp9698 stfu Larry that's your opinion.
This guy is shredded
Holy crap that’s the first thing I thought, his arms look insane. Definitely natural too.
Matt, that line looks so clean and beautiful. Truly an amazing route. Well done
The mindset and how you piece together every move.... Free solo, it is a feeling only a few will understand.
Luckily
Yes it all in the mind, you are one with the rock you feel it breath and move.
I think of free soloing as the point you reach where you are able to climb whilst making no mistakes, nothing but absolute perfection, and as such you have no need of rope. Rather than the idea that you have no rope and therefor are forced to climb with a complete absence of mistakes. Not sure if this makes sense or not.
There is no spoon.
It does make sense. After climbing for a bit likely everyone will have the feeling that in certain grades a fall is very unlikely or even impossible. It is soloing hard stuff that gets the attention and the common sense of people to understand not to test their belief they won't fall
I can (almost) understand a highly skilled climber soloing hard routes after he/she has climbed the same route so many times that the movements becomes internalized. I can (almost) understand soloing extremely easy routes, far below a climber's ability, without much preparation... Regardless, I don't have any interest. For me, the consequences of a mistake are too big and the rewards are too small. This coming from someone with a wife and kids who depend on me.
@@mls01981 Man, as a climber myself I couldn´t describe it any better. I always put Tommy Caldwell as an example... IMO he climbs better than Honnold but you won't see him soloing stuff exactly for what you just said.
@@mls01981 I agree, I do parkour but I'd never jump from skyscraper to skyscraper, I do a little bit of climbing too, but mostly tall trees and easy cliffs, I always make sure what I'm climbing is in good enough condition so that the surface I'm climbing won't betray me, even if I had the ability to do harder and more dangerous things, I wouldn't do it, that would be thrill-seeking, for me parkour is more like... freedom, the freedom to move however you like and make the sad and grumpy world, with simple and boring structures, a tad bit more fun. and that's all
I once soloed a couple t-girls in Brazil, you don’t see me bragging about it 🤷♂️
Great video, thank you for Saturday evenings motivation for Sundays climb.
low key i wonder if at 1:08 he is intentionally releasing his left hand to show a fall. Doesn't look like he really was red-lining..
Music takes away from it. Better to hear the sounds of nature, wind, a bird chirping in the distance, whatever happens to be there in the moment. I’ve overdosed enough on inspirational piano music with orchestral accompaniment backing a commercial about someone who persevered through the ups and downs opening a rotisserie chicken restaurant.
Man why are my hands and feet sweaty from watching this. Especially that first scene 😱😱
same Here, interesting sight -> body reaction
you are just being melodramatic
and yes, drama is the sickest, most disgusting invention ever invented by mankind
This is incredible stuff and i commend those who do it. I am not moved to go out and do this myself, but the strength of mind, body and spirit to not take in WHOLLY what they are doing and complete these tasks are unbelievable. However i do understand a comment that was stated about the people that have to ALSO endure this lifestyle and those are the ones that love them. Its very difficult to imagine one slip or fall, one inch off of something and death is imminent. That's go to be hard to imagine what they go through. BUT people do what they love, and they know the risks involved. Its their passion to climb and to succeed, and its also their right to die DOING their passion. I know there is nothing we can do to take a passion away from someone, be whatever it is.
Doing Drugs is nothing different from death-defying acts, and yet people are jumping on that bandwagon everyday. So, if climbing and building your body to the most magnificent machine it can be, and challenging yourself to the ultimate acts your body can endure, than so be it. LIVE AND LET LIVE. I hope they all live to see their accomplishments and ....well, just live.
I love how he just walks up a 75% incline like it's nothing at the end
Climbing shoes
I climb, but never FS. I skydived, but never BASE. But it’s fascinating to watch all the same and wonder why.
You guys who say he's pretentious clearly don't get what it feels like to pour every hour of you life into a sport and achieve mastery. It IS art, poetry, discipline and creative expression. If you want examples of pretentious people, look at 95% of hollywood and TV. This guy is not one of them, he just dedicated his life to a single discipline and he deeply enjoys it.
@Sir Mosewald of Osely The High Executionerour definitions of art are very different then. In my opinion, this is great art.
Tbh Im just amazed and impressed by the skill. I dont really care what he wants to say about it or not.
Paarl Mountain looks pretty amazing
Respect for guys like Bush or Honnold. They use their unique abilities to challenge death, and outstandingly they win.
Love the photography! Thanks for the work and inspiration.
Matt and Alex are both achieving what 99.9999% of us could only dream of and people are in the comments comparing their quotes, its foolish. I'm happy to see Matt receiving recognition for what he's accomplishing, the man is inspiring.
He´s impressive, controlled, confident, beautiful, very artful and in pur freedom and peace with himself
I don't understand how those guys can do these crazy things.
Thats why white people have progressed so much
@@jenny-DD 🤡
That is genuinely astounding.
The Greatest expression of athletic endeavor EVER!
@flatearthrandy no. He has ascended to the next level, physically, spiritually, emotionally.
100 people could try that. ALL would fail. NONE would try. Sometimes you have to bow to true greatness. This is that time
@flatearthrandy you asked if i missed the El cap climb. I said no. I watched it.
My comments were in reference of that INSANE accomplishment.
The most beautiful part about being an artist who paints with his climbing metaphorically is that his la touche finale will literally likely be a painting reminiscent of a jackson pollock painting.
I know this climber from SA. Epic climbing. Strange personality. He climbs though, better than 99.9999% of anyone commenting here. There's definitely something to be learnt from Matt.
Doug Golding I feel dumb for asking this but where exactly is SA? Thanks.
south africa
I dont get it, he first climbs with a rope, fails realy high up, and then proceeds to climb the fn thing free solo.... HOW is it possible to keep your head that cool all the time?
"Okey here is the point where i fell 3 times on practise with rope" Id fucking freak out... But thats also why im siting behind a PC..
Amazing to say the least!
no its all for show. he would have climbed that route on a rope without falling many times before
nyrbsamoht right. At some point you exactly now the choreography of the line.
Great climbing from a man with balls made of titanium. Thanks for the clip - stay healthy, safe and sound.
BEAUTIFUL shots my man - what a climb
Man, for a video about me, that guys doesn't look anything like me. LOL
its not about you he just has the same name as you
@@rd8586 oh my god have you ever heard of sarcasm
@@rd8586 r/wooosh
All those people who criticise, what did you actually solo?
Amazing feat. Once you start it, there's no turning back, but to presevere, focus, keep going until you accomplish it.
Nice climb and nice filming. I would love to try this on top-rope. Why top-rope? Because I lost my nerve about 35 years ago when I was in my early 30's.
You have any zipper rippers? I have hit the ground at the end of the rope stretch only to be sprung up and hit it again.
It's incredible! Where this place? Very beatiful mountain
Place called Paarl Rock, South Africa.
👍 love to see people live their passion. As u say Matt haters gunna hate, just keep doing what u love and some more of these climbing vids plz
See that last bit. About 3:10. I could do that with a few years of training.
shit fam
Where can I find this full climb?
Song Name?
What's with the hate? Any time you make a lot of choices that only you can make (such as how to climb a rock face with no ropes) it gives you a feeling of creativity. There is nothing presumptuous or egotastic about this guy telling people what he gets out of climbing in terms of creativity. It's probably true that Honnold can't express anything as sincere because it would be purely egotistical and socially unacceptable. I mean, he's making a movie like "look at me I'm climbing the greatest wall in the shortest time". There is obviously a huge competitive component inherent in Honnold's approach or mindset whereas the dude in this video is just expressing the personal sense of creativity he gets from climbing.
Is he still about? They don’t have a very long shelf like these guys
I'm sorry if this sounds stupid but how do they get down? Cause i heard once you start up, you have to go all the way up. Then what, do you climb back down the same route? No, right? Or is there always a safe way back down? No, right? I need help.
I'm a non climber. Does he go up first with a rope to map his way and then climb without ropes? Or was the clip with ropes just general training? Thanks
Yup. Almost every free climber does the route multiple times until they feel like they can do it without failing. He has probably climbed this exact route many times with a rope.
@@bageda3109 thanks for the reply.
free solos are just highball boulders. change my mind.
on the real tho, this is bananas. great climbing.
Amazing.
How do you get down?
Just out of curiosity, for the people who know this guy (climbing wise) and his abilities, would it be conceivable for him to free solo the route that Honnald did on el Cap? I’m not trying to say it’s not legit if you don’t free solo el Cap, I was just so shook at the possibility of Honnald completing that climb that I’m wondering if it’s reasonably achievable for other brave free soloist.
Honnald spent 9 years preparing himself
for El Capitan.
rtnulb right, the whole thing is pretty inconceivable really lol
And if you fall, you'd also be painting on Nature's canvas :)
I have no words, just _________, but its a really really awesome __________!
Very sympathetic person, very very good climber.
“I’m formulating my success through failure”
deep
Is it Thierry Lhermitte on his early years? :-)
What happens when you get half way up and panic, freeze and can't go on?
You only have 3 choices if you’re alone, up, or down the easy way or hard way.
after he free solo'ed up, how does he get down? lol insane!
I think it was shown at the end. Rappeling.
Congratulations on your vision quest
È uno sport BELLISSIMO una volta provato non lo molli più ❤️
Are there any old free climbers?
Jesus Christ....i am afraid merely from watching on tv.......these free climers are incredible......my deepest respect...keep well and healthy...
Best regards from Austria
Tom
congratulations to him, it is an amazing ability to free solo, and to witness it in action. However, I have a lot of Rock and Ice magazines and Climbing magazines that are old and collecting dust. On those covers are Steck, Bachar, Reardon, Derek Hersey..they should be alive and climbing, but they are dead. For what? They thought that they could perform under extreme pressure every single time, when they should have known that no one can. But I would never take a persons adventure or dictate what adventure is. All the power to him. For me I know the consequence is not worth holding your arms up over your head and having a feeling of accomplishment for a day or week or so. While I think of this, I have a magazine where the climber Russ Clune talked about soloing Supercrack ( 5.12?) in the Gunks repeatedly. One day he put a rope on and led it with a partner, wheras he suddenly popped off of a hold and fell when up high. He never thought of soloing in the same way after that, is what I remember taking from the story...
Is there any true meaning of free soloing regarding the fact, that we have an Alex Honnold out there? Not sure...
I'd love to be able to do this but I'm terrified of heights. So much respect for all these climbers.
What’s the amazing music 🎵 it’s awesome 😎
Hola, gracias por compartir tus conocimientos. me gustó el video.
llevo poco escalando pero aprendo rápido. llevo algún tiempo siguiéndote y me gusta como lo haces. se me hiela la sangre en las venas cuando veo un soloing.
What came first? the red tights or the face? I don't think that face could have existed without the tights
John Bachar, Derek Hersey, Vik Hendrickson, Robert Steele, Dwight Bishop, Jimmy Ray Forester, Jimmy Jewell, Tony Wilmott, and John Taylor.
Although somewhat melodramatic, this man is soloing for the right reasons. Secretly one of the best climbing shorts in years.
Can anyone tell me what do u get from climbing cliff or rocks ?
My answer is only death exercise.
What do you get from waking up in the morning? What do you get when you go to school? What do you get when you go to work. In the end you have money. When you have enough money for a house and food, what do you get from the money? Objects? Do you do any sports? Why? Have you ever driven fast in a car? Why? Why do you watch youtube? Why do you have friends? It all comes down to feelings. Have you tried climbing a mountain without a rope? No and neither have i and we dont know what feeling you get after doing this. All i can think is that it must be an amazing feeling after being stuck on the side of a mountain and the only way is up or down. All we know is that you cant stay there forever.
Great climb of a beautiful canvas.
Hey, could you possibly change 'Ayers Rock' to 'Uluru' in the description? Ayers Rock is an outdated name that we don't really use in Aus anymore. Cheers :)
^ This! After being returned to the Indigenous in the 90's, it's respectful to refer to it by its original name. :)
Thanks, it seems like a no-brainer to call it by its real name, but the media seem to be lagging behind the people on this matter.
I dont know anyone who calls it Uluru sorry. Always been Ayers Rock to me )) Lived here in Oz all my life, almost 50 yrs.
I've also lived here all my life, and don't know anyone who calls it Ayers Rock. The traditional owners call it Uluru, and they campaigned to have the signs changed to reflect this, it doesn't seem like a big deal to respect that.
Micha C. Its really respect that youre talking about and not what many actually call it. I agree that it should be called Uluru, but dont lie and tell me you havnt heard anyone call it Ayers Rock. Shit where do you live right next to it?
Immagini stupende. Grazie
In what world is an overhanging 5.13 easier than a vertical 5.11+
How do they get down?
This guy and Alex honnold would be the best friends ever . Great job 👏 and impressive skills guys
To each their own. I think it’s great!
Watching extreme sports that take place in the sky makes my hands sweat, and watching extreme sports that take place underground makes my feet sweat
Beautiful to watch! *sets Casualties of War on his TODO-list*
Ok but how did he get back down?
Paarl Rock, Paarl, South Africa... imagine how many countertops one could make with all that granite. :) Great climbing, Matt!
Insane it looks like he’s just walking up a flat wall I don’t get where they put their feet
How do they get down?? For real
Try el capitan ,like Álex honnold
This route looks fantastic
How do you get down again?
Incredible performance!
how does this compare to alex soloing el cap?
Which mountain is he climbing?
well done ! your awesome
This climb scares me and delights me at the same time.
Heart less man.Salute to yours bravery
Beautiful. How can a person achieve such a level of self discipline.
Training, training and more training.
Pure determination! Awesome!
Your The Best I salute you.
Wow what a pure line!
So what I've gathered from watching a guy like Bush or Honnold is they do the climb with rope as many times as they need to map out the journey and master the difficult scarier parts of the wall etc and they get to a place mentally and confidence wise where they feel it's doable for them.