2 December 2014

The South Face 8b (+) in Yosemite by Alex Honnold

Alex Honnold, the most famous solo climber in the world, has during the last six weeks done four of the great 8a and harder Big-walls/multi-pitches in Yosemite included Matt Wilder's South Face 8b (+). "Maybe more like 8b. But the boulder problem took me three sessions to work out. Otherwise the route is a cruise." In total Alex has now done eight of the classical Big-walls/Multi-pitches in Yosemite and he is #1 in the traditional ranking game both in 2014 as well as All Time High. Out of Alex' 798 recorded ascents in the 8a data base, more than 200 are trad. Included three 8c+'s and two 8A+'s, Alex is one of the most diversified top climbers in the world. (c) Photo by Jimmy Chin
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