Solo Climbing With Rope. The coolest aspect of climbing to me is the improbability of it all
The coolest aspect of climbing to me is the improbability of it all - whether improbable moves or improbable positions. Oct 29, 2025 ยท And so in January 2024, just four years after moving to Flagstaff, Barghahn formalized his tinkerings with Avant Climbing Innovations a micro-brand built for the rarest of breeds, the fringest of fringes—the highly specialized rope solo climber. Slower and more dangerous than free climbing with a partner but much safer than free soloing. Just you, the rock that’s in front of you, the shoes on your feet and the chalk on your hands. Free soloing or free solo climbing is a type of rock or ice climbing where climbers, or more commonly known as free soloists, climb alone without using safety equipment such as ropes, harnesses, helmets, and the like. 13a VI), in 3 hours and 56 minutes. Some in the climbing world view free soloing as something that isn’t meant to be. Free solo climbing is, in its simplest form, rock climbing stripped down to its raw essentials: just the climber, their climbing shoes, chalk and the rock. 9 inch Weight : 95g Max bearing capacity : 220lb. Alex Honnold has completed over 1,000 free solo climbs, and in this vertigo-inducing documentary, he sets out to become the first to free solo El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park.