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Death or perfection

Free solo climbing is a high-stakes game. It's either death or perfection.
But in moments of such risk, adrenaline is often the enemy.

"The important part of being able to climb El Cap was for it to feel slightly normal, for it to feel slightly business as usual," he said, remembering the moments he began the climb.
"For me to look up at the wall and to think I'm just going to climb this like I usually climb this, even though I don't have a rope on."

Honnold's seemingly blase approach to such death-defying challenges can be disconcerting at first but scratch under the surface and you understand it's an attitude built on a foundation of hard-work and preparation.

"If I don't know what I'm doing and I hesitate then it can be a nightmare," he warned.

The truth is that every move is choreographed. Each foot hold has been mapped out months in advance, every thumb grip visualized hundreds of times.

The trick to not falling, is not leaving anything to chance and training your mind for every possible outcome.

"It's definitely a bigger mental challenge than it is physical," he said, explaining that he and many others have climbed the rock face multiple times with harnesses attached.
"But the idea of doing it without a rope is a step further it seems."

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Posted by Miller Stephen to Học Để Thi at February 24, 2019 at 10:22 PM