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The New York Times has posted a story and video on speed climbing in the world of mountaineering and takes a look at the approach to climbing, which inherently brings some risks for those who choose to go faster in the mountains. The article mentions or quotes a number of big name climbers, including Steve House, who has a few harsh things to say about the approach, saying that speed records are for stroking someone's "ego." The Times also interviews Chad Kellogg about his attempts at a speed record on ...
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Many of you probably caught the episode of 60 Minutes over the weekend in which rock climber Alex Honnold was profiled. If you haven't seen it yet however, you'll find the video embedded below. Watching it Sunday evening, I thought that the piece was well done, gave viewers a good look at Alex and climbing culture, and was about as solid of a piece on climbing as you'll get from the mainstream media. Of course, it was also wonderfully shot by the gang over at Sender Films , and there is a second video, ...
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Black Diamond Equipment has shared a video profile of rock climber Alex Honnold, who just happens to be one of their sponsored athletes. In the video, we get to watch Alex do his thing on a couple of routes in Squamish, British Columbia, while talking about his love for food, how much he enjoys living out of a van, and his unquenchable thirst to climb just about anything. After watching this video, I think it is safe to say that Honnold has an all consuming passion for climbing. Thanks to The Goat for ...
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Rock climber Alex Honnold is once again pushing the boundaries of rock climbing in Yosemite National Park , a place that has become his own personal playground over the past few years. According to Climbing.com , Honnold made a solo, ropeless ascent of The Phoenix , knocking off a route that is rated as a 5.13a. He reportedly went on to free climb Chouinard-Herbert a 5.11+ route the next day as well. Both climbs were captured on film. According to the Climbing.com story, The Phoenix took just eight minutes
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With the calendar turned to December, it is time for the annual litany of retrospectives on the year that has passed. Perhaps the one that I look forward to the most is National Geographic's annual list of Adventurers of the Year, and this morning they released their list, once again giving us the opportunity to vote for whomever we feel is most deserving as well. The full list of honorees can be viewed by clicking here . The include such Adventure Blog favorites as ocean rower Roz Savage , rock climber
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Both The Adventure Life and The Goat are reporting today that rock climber Alex Honnold has set new speed records on El Capitan in Yosemite, going up both the regular Northwest Face Route as well as the Nose. Honnold began his assault on the record books by scaling the Northwest Face route in just 2 hours and 9 minutes, which shaves 41 minutes off the old record. He then proceeded to go directly to the Nose, which he scaled in just under six hours, giving him a new record for the combined climb of both ...
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