17 February 2022
How Honnold climbed El Capitain with no rope
Alex Honnold comments the Wideboys' theory on how Honnold free soled 1 000 meters. "I didn't participate in any way, but I stumbled upon it and they actually did a great job. I thought it was all spot on - a really good explanation of switching between intensities while soloing."
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Jorge Diaz-Rullo reports on Instagram that he has made the first ascent of Cafe Colombia in Margalef. At 27, heโs already stacked four 9b+ sends and now heโs adโฆ
26 January 2026
Sean Bailey FAโs Duality of Man (9c)
Sean Bailey reports on Instagram that he has done the first ascent of Duality of Man (9c) in Dry Canyon. โ After four total years and three seasons of climbing,โฆ
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Jorge Diaz-Rullo proposes 9c for Cafรฉ Colombia
Jorge Diaz-Rullo elaborates on the reasons for him to suggest 9c for Cafรฉ Colombia on Instagram, which he took down last week after projecting it for 240 sessioโฆ
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Alex Honnold has done the Salathe IAD, 8a in Yosemite. "Fell off last move of headwall linking pitches, then redpointed from the mid anchor. Bummer. Simuled theโฆ
20 September 2010
8b trad by Alex Honnold
Alex Honnold has done the trad route, The East Face, 8b in Smith rocks. Here is a long interview of his impressive mountain sends this summer.
18 January 2011
Four 8a+ OS by Honnold in booming Geyik bayiri
Alex Honnold during the last week has onsighted four 8a+' in Geyik bayirik Turkey. On two of the routes he confirmed downgrades. The other two he calls "soft".
If we made a Combined ranking including Big Wall, Boulder and Trad, Alex would be a candidate for the #1 position in the world, not countโฆ
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Jorge Diaz-Rullo reports on Instagram that he has made the first ascent of Cafe Colombia in Margalef. At 27, heโs already stacked four 9b+ sends and now heโs adโฆ
16 March 2026
Ondra flashes 3*8C in two weeks
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Sean Bailey FAโs Duality of Man (9c)
Sean Bailey reports on Instagram that he has done the first ascent of Duality of Man (9c) in Dry Canyon. โ After four total years and three seasons of climbing,โฆ