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Czech climber Adam Ondra climbing El Capitán in Yosemite National Park (lemmy.world)

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[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Article: https://hasanjasim.online/czech-climber-adam-ondra-conquers-el-capitan-in-yosemite-national-park/

[-] moody@lemmings.world 5 points 2 months ago

The article says that he was the first person to free solo the Dawn Wall, which is false. He wasn't the first to climb it, and he didn't free solo it either.

Tommy Caldwell was the first person to climb it, and nobody has free soloed it, and the likelihood of anyone ever doing that is basically zero.

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[-] UniversalFlamingo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

One does not simply free solo El Capitan.

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[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 4 points 2 months ago

Wait, it's El Capitan a real mountain?? I tough it was invented by Jacob Wysocki for this

https://youtube.com/shorts/P-R_HG5FMQU

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

Definitely more than mildly interesting

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Has no sweat glands on his hands

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