I need to put this on my bucket list of things I’ll never ever do in my life. 😂 Kudos though.
@אורןיער-ס6ת
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine that Alex Honold climbed there and stood there without being tied to a rope There are youtube videos of him climbing there without a rope
@larryslemp9698
2 жыл бұрын
Lol.....it's all I can do to watch with one eye half shut, and the other looking away!!
@xenostim
2 жыл бұрын
"fuck it" list
@skaterrrdie
2 жыл бұрын
@@xenostim "fuck that" list
@comfortablynumb9342
2 жыл бұрын
Right there with cave diving
@1122JZ
2 жыл бұрын
I need a chalk bag as I'm watching this.
@ronl7131
2 жыл бұрын
Non-glacier or river-polished rock is pretty climber “friendly”…..
@christopherebsch3766
2 жыл бұрын
I need a barf bag as I'm watching this.
@linksgrunversifft4270
2 жыл бұрын
Chalk is aid ☝️
@oceantree5000
2 жыл бұрын
Same
@Sol_Going_Places
2 жыл бұрын
Strangely, even I felt the same.
@silk.1467
6 ай бұрын
I did get to spend the night there in the mid seventies, it was the most uncomfortable night ever, I remembered watching the camp fires in the valley burn out as I fought to get to sleep. We did reach the summit the next day. That night we camped on the summit of Half Dome, best memory ever.
@mrdeurknopp
6 ай бұрын
did you poop off the edge?
@stefpix
5 ай бұрын
@@mrdeurknopp can't you hold your poop for 2 or 3 days in such cases?
@doktormcnasty
5 ай бұрын
@@stefpix That seems like a lot of days. I'm minimum once a day sometimes two or three times in one day. That's anywhere from two to 9 poops building up in there that can't be good for a body.
@goose33
5 ай бұрын
@doktormcnasty but when your climbing your not eating as much and it would be way different
@stefpix
5 ай бұрын
@@doktormcnasty I go regularly every morning. But I have been in situations where I could hold it for 3 / 5 days. I was 2 weeks in Haiti, sleeping on a cabin's floor. There was an outhouse, no running water, no bidet. I went every 3 /4 days and I could wash with a bucket. My uncle in his 70s went hunting in Greenland in freezing temps, only a outhouse in sub zero temperatures. He had also prostectomy years before, so he choose to eat very little while in the Greenland wilderness. Also being so focused on challenging activities sometimes makes you eat a lot less. But otherwise I go regularly. Only once in my life I had to find to a porta potty for number 2. But some people with colon issues may not be able to hold
@MillerTime71
2 жыл бұрын
My palms are sweating and my heart is racing just watching this!!! It takes a different kind of person to be able to do this.
@albertoalmeida3424
2 жыл бұрын
True. A person who doesn't love anyone besides themselves. If anything goes wrong, theres go dozens of rescue dudes, pilots, funeral employees, family's tears and cash, lots of cash to make him looks great at the funeral.
@petslifechannel374
2 жыл бұрын
And then there's Alex Honnold 👍
@burgermind802
Жыл бұрын
@Alberto Almeida we should all be robots, very safe hard working family robots
@kickboxerforever00
Жыл бұрын
Imagine Alex Holland doing this WITHOUT any gear! He climbed the whole thing, solo,No Ropes, Craziest guy in the world,it shows you him looking out from this very ledge,Un freaking real,Cannot see ANYONE doing that again without a Free quick trip to Splatzville!! 🤔🤷♂️
@hb1338
Жыл бұрын
@@kickboxerforever00 Please do him the courtesy of getting his name right. Alex Honnold is not remotely crazy, he is completely rational, sober and mindful, and he works extremely hard to minimise the risk which he takes on
@dominicbedard5535
5 ай бұрын
The only thing I can think of while watching this is the water from the rain getting inside that band and slowly eroding that slice, which will inevitably come off one day.
@snared_
3 ай бұрын
and he STOOD there before it did! Awesome! :) No view is worth dying for, though.
@jamesgizasson
3 ай бұрын
Glad I'm not the only one who lives in constant fear of mechanical failure. X3
@stevemacdaddy9909
Жыл бұрын
I had a friend named Mason Robinson that passed away doing what he loved. But a big piece of rock came loose knocking him down. He fell 300 foot before the equipment bag and safety rope stopped him. But the fall was to far. El Capitan in California. I live in NW Montana and used to see him training constantly. RIP Mason
@lfernandplopsa3627
Жыл бұрын
Play like a a-hole? die like one 🤣🤣😂😂👍👍👍👍👍👍w.nker
@stevemacdaddy9909
Жыл бұрын
@@lfernandplopsa3627 dickhead I was talking about the death of a friend. You must be special.
@giovanniferroni2885
Жыл бұрын
Requiescat in pace - RIP
@anthonypalazzi6255
Жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Mason, it's fortunate he passed doing what he loved, I hope were all so lucky to go the same way
@paulwilliams2663
Жыл бұрын
@@anthonypalazzi6255 Fortunate ? U can't b serious man
@billyrayvalentine7972
2 жыл бұрын
I went climbing at Yosemite once. I climbed the stairs to my room at the Ahwahnee hotel....
@JackO024
4 ай бұрын
intense
@vincent7520
4 ай бұрын
You did ? Exactly what I did too. That was on the 18th of dec 1976. Maybe we met on the landing of the second floor…
@seanaden6264
4 ай бұрын
I've free soloed that several times
@bobbydarker1959
Ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@landstarligonnationwide1612
2 жыл бұрын
I would never rock climb but man I can appreciate all the physical an mental toughness that goes into it! Great video!
@reddiver7293
2 жыл бұрын
What Landstar said.
@georgemcfly3482
2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget stupidity
@pluto8404
2 жыл бұрын
Not sure why rock climbers dont wear parachutes. Even if impractical to use it if falling off, would make climbing down much more enjoyable.
@coryburns9161
2 жыл бұрын
Yep Landstar not for me
@ostapbendervan7874
2 жыл бұрын
So true
@Soongwritermicky.J
Жыл бұрын
this guy is so relaxed at being so daring & a legend, like in all these climbing videos but the cameraman is the unsung hero if there is such a thing
@Gaursebro
Жыл бұрын
Do they have an option at this time
@susannechakan4939
4 ай бұрын
I was wondering if it was a lIve person or a drone doing the photgraphy. I'm dizzy just watching it.
@Seebohm17
3 ай бұрын
They are the camera guys
@billzildjian3178
2 жыл бұрын
I did this pitch in October 1981, and will always remember the view looking North toward the high Sierras (1:00 to about 1:30)-- this video brought it all back to me-- wonderful!
@RileyTelfer
2 жыл бұрын
Do you still climb? My old man was a climber in the UK in the 80’s and we went climbing in Squamish last summer, Best trip ever he’s 55!
@yasminbarry7941
2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations.
@billzildjian3178
2 жыл бұрын
@@RileyTelfer I don't climb these days-- got diverted into 20 years of martial arts instead. If my ankle gets better, I may find some time to get back into it-- videos like this one are inspiring and tempting, lol...I have seen the Squamish cliffs-- lots of awesome looking lines there to try-- well done!
@lisagardner903
2 жыл бұрын
Brave man!
@haikuu7059
2 жыл бұрын
Nice work. Bravery personified. I'll use a drone though...
@edsmith6464
2 жыл бұрын
OK. I just woke up in the middle of the night and mindlessly opened KZitem-and this showed up. Now I can't fall back asleep.
@guillaumebarthelemy2184
2 жыл бұрын
Was about to say " i bet he couldnt fall back alseep" then i read further xD
@MinasanKonnichiwa777
7 ай бұрын
and thats why one shouldn't open YT in the middle of the night. FYI it's 2 am right now.
I did the same thing 20 years ago. I was leading and tried to walk across. But the further you go the wall wants to push you into the abyss. Then I hand traversed. Thanks for the memories!!
@collinmc90
2 жыл бұрын
That is insane man. I could never do something like this lol.
@applegatearts
2 жыл бұрын
@@collinmc90 Well you had no choice by the time you got there lol.
@TerjeMathisen
2 жыл бұрын
I did walk it but that's partly because I had always had excellent balance, but more importantly I'm only 171 and 59 kg (5'7, 130 pounds) so my center of gravity was lower and below the bulge
@John-hw3ds
2 жыл бұрын
This is the spot Alex Honold took a break during his free climb. He just hung out there a few minutes with his back to the wall. I was sweating just watching him frozen to the wall.
@applegatearts
2 жыл бұрын
@@John-hw3ds yes it was. But he didn’t have a rope. Yikes!!!
@steveshea8827
2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the iconic traverses in climbing, the king swing on el cap, traverse of the gods on eiger nordwand and the hinterstoisser. There are more for sure but these four struck anxiety in me before coming face to face with them. The stories of some of the epics on these climbs did not help. I'm a toothless tiger now but it was fun back in the 70s.
@DJ-kg6zq
2 жыл бұрын
That’s rad! I look up to you guys because you did it with Old gear. We got it easy, now it’s time to get crazy! Climb one for the pioneers😝
@Pavia1525
2 жыл бұрын
The heights didn’t bother you?
@MaxnPow
2 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget the Cowboy Traverse on the Cassin Ridge, Denali.
@sheldonlunn7050
2 жыл бұрын
Have you ever been on a wall (not sure if "wall" is in the climbing lexicon, but I think I've heard it used before), high up, and you suddenly just become very, VERY aware of the situation you are in; the attendant dangers and risks, and find that courage and calmness drains from you to be replaced with fear and doubt? Or anything similar. Or does that sort of thing not happen; or very rarely happens? I can only imagine that, for a climber, doing his or her thing is comparable to a non climber, such as myself, using a step ladder to change a light bulb: you need to be careful and not reckless for sure, but so long as you are, there's very little risk or jeopardy involved. Cheers.
@GraeOne_
2 жыл бұрын
wait a minute. i red about you.
@slinkiegirl2001
Жыл бұрын
jesus my anxiety level has just gone through the roof i feel light headed just looking at him negotiating the ledge
@Djgladiator95
Ай бұрын
Watch Alex Honold free solo it
@davidsnyder2000
2 жыл бұрын
My God, being afraid of heights, just watching this I’m gripping onto my chair and my stomach muscles are tightening up…..as if I was the one climbing lol😅
@cathyizzo7886
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm getting a visceral response too. A bit nauseas and tensing up everything!
@IamINERT
2 жыл бұрын
Im in awe at how people have the courage to do that
@thesweetprince
2 жыл бұрын
Same! Never felt so uncomfortable on this couch lol
@ginagills8245
7 ай бұрын
Me too!
@m.a.g.3920
7 ай бұрын
Hahaha, same😂
@PonderosaSoundStudio
2 жыл бұрын
Yeeesh - I'm a former (hobbyist) rock climber and mountaineer - and that exposure is wigging me out just from the video. I could never have done a climb like this.
@TheHonudiver
2 жыл бұрын
Right there with you bro. I'm 61 and my hands sweat immediately upon watching this.
@Erica-fk2wp
2 жыл бұрын
What's this job for(*๓´╰╯`๓)♡the adventure?
@davidclark291
3 ай бұрын
How can this even be construed as fun? I’ll watch from the comfort of my hammock drinking an ice cold beer.
@RAG70
2 жыл бұрын
goodness I couldn't stand on that ledge 40 feet off the ground . HUGE RESPECT
@stevetheriault4164
2 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't do it 4 feet off the ground😆😆😆
@Don-co9zs
2 жыл бұрын
no respect for you or him
@SaithMasu12
2 жыл бұрын
At a certain point hight does not matter. If you fall from 50 meters or 100+ wont do much difference as you die. So higher doesent equal more dangerous in that respect and it all comes down how focused and one pointed your mind really is.
@justinm1766
Жыл бұрын
@@SaithMasu12 Absolutely. Many elderly, and really at any age, can or have died, severely injured just falling on flat ground.
@SaithMasu12
Жыл бұрын
@@justinm1766 Which doesent contradict what i said at all if you think about it. People survived falls from 2 meters, people have died from 2 meters. people survived falls from 200 meters, people died from 200 meters. The matter of fact is, that higher equals less chance of survival and then there is a certain heigt that gives you almost no chances and i dont count small exceptions. It doesent really matter if you fall from 100 or 200 meters as both heights are considered deadly. But for the mind its like: Oh oh im more frightend of that 200 meter one. Its just a mind game nothing more.
@TerjeMathisen
2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the pitches I'll remember my whole life! I climbed the route more than 40 years ago, July 1981, in the middle of a very hot spell. We decided that the only safe way to do it was to run up the route as fast as we could, i.e. climbing "French Free" which meant using the bolt ladders, pulling on the occasional fixed piece etc and get up before the sun hit the wall. In the end we made it to just about this point before the sun came around the corner. I had of course seen the photos (nothing like youtube back then) and knew that it was possible to walk across, but the midway bulge was exciting. I remember having to bend down to place a couple of Friends as the crux of the pitch, that felt quite unsafe.
@nomadtrails
2 жыл бұрын
awesome!
@DJ-kg6zq
2 жыл бұрын
I like your story better than this video!😂
@MikeHunt-no2kt
2 жыл бұрын
I have nightmares about these sorts of things.
@martinwright7093
2 жыл бұрын
O
@TerjeMathisen
2 жыл бұрын
@@DJ-kg6zq We had a really good month, almost all of it in Tuolumne getting several early repeats of new climbs (5.11 to 5.12a), but we did spend three days in the Valley: NW Face of Half Dome, Separate Reality and Quarter Domes. The last has a bit of an approach (we walked up along the mostly dry river) but it is a _really_ nice climb.
@НиколайИванов-ц4е
Жыл бұрын
Жесть -ребята-как вы так-обалдеть-Я на диване-сижу-смотрю и дух захватывает-а вы на такой высоте-респектище
@mackajmc
2 жыл бұрын
I can't watch this without my feet literally tingling. Remarkable.
@Soccasteve
2 жыл бұрын
Haha same
@ethanblagg
2 жыл бұрын
My palms literally started sweating watching this
@NLGwotlkclassic
2 жыл бұрын
Tingling in feet may be caused by a pinched nerve, which creates the sensation of pins and needles. Tingling can also be a sign of diabetes, B12 deficiency, chemotherapy medications, and more. You may also experience tingling in the feet as a side effect of consuming too much alcohol.
@barageom
2 жыл бұрын
My hands are actually sweating.
@cathyizzo7886
2 жыл бұрын
Me too
@firebird6522
2 жыл бұрын
There are three chances of me ever doing this: zip, zero, zilch. And I'm OK with that.
@jeffkenyon483
2 жыл бұрын
There's actually four,.. notta.
@bradjohnson4898
2 жыл бұрын
😂
@fernandapartridge5174
2 жыл бұрын
Yep. Totally ok with that too. Grateful I can observe this sheer terror from the safety of my home.
@kevengrasso3270
5 ай бұрын
I'll just take the steps on the other side of Half Dome...whoever does stuff like this has my admiration. I don't have the onions to do it.
@SOLOIIguru
2 жыл бұрын
Yosemite valley is legit one of the most breath-taking experiences on Earth. humbling to be in that valley
@DJ-kg6zq
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Words can’t express how I feel about that place😍
@DEEZEEMTB
2 жыл бұрын
I am not a climber (mountain biker and hiker) but my first time in Yosemite I will never forget. Place is magical
@karlsumner5594
2 жыл бұрын
I agree, it is indeed a most special place on earth
@santaclaus1208
2 жыл бұрын
It was great back in the 1970's Now, its super crowded with traffic and people.
@judieg.7945
2 жыл бұрын
Respect for those who climb, this video makes me so grateful I never felt the need to.
@ecp6007
Жыл бұрын
Talk about “livin’ on the edge”.!!!😳
@ScottandJodi
2 жыл бұрын
Led that pitch about 30 years ago. Thanks for the memories!
@ToddDouglasFox
2 жыл бұрын
Going out on that slice of ledge with TONS of equipment that can catch you up and make you ever so slightly lose balance is beyond tricky. My mind says “why”, my gut says “no”, but my spirit says “you might just end up being an eagle for a second”.
@lukaopalicki519
2 жыл бұрын
You might rather wanna go into paragliding for that eagle part :)
@ToddDouglasFox
2 жыл бұрын
@@lukaopalicki519 all parody.
@lukaopalicki519
2 жыл бұрын
@@ToddDouglasFox only fools and horses
@ToddDouglasFox
2 жыл бұрын
@@lukaopalicki519 life affirming humor.
@roddlecoddle
Ай бұрын
I got major sweaty palms watching and this was with ropes. This is the section Alex Honnold got the fear on when climbing free solo in the first documentary I saw him feature on. The image stuck in my mind. Naturally he overcame the fear and carried on up. Without ropes. Insane yet amazing.
@dukie1616
2 жыл бұрын
Not being a climber myself that ledge looks like it’s going to slough off the side of that cliff at any moment from one too many expansions over winter.
@tomcatt998
2 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly
@MikeHunt-no2kt
2 жыл бұрын
It'll happen at some point.
@oriolesfan7807
2 жыл бұрын
Me too. I wondered if climbers thought about the slabs they climb could come apart at any moment.
@jimcapps5330
2 жыл бұрын
@@MikeHunt-no2kt Yeah, as soon as I step on the damn thing.
@OldSkoolBiker62
2 жыл бұрын
The part of the slab of Rock that was once part of the ledge broke off and fell at some point in the past.. and this part looks like it's ready to do the same.. I think anyone that climbs a mountain should do it at their own risk and if something goes wrong then it is their problem.. It's not just their own lives they put at risk but all of the emergency services too... so many mountain rescue people, helicopter crews and paramedics have died trying to save stranded and injured climbers...
@dgronzega8073
2 жыл бұрын
I will never do this. Being a regular to Yosemite, I often stop to watch the climbers on Half Dome... from the valley. Thanks so much for the vid. Great camera work.👍😎
@raphaelwellig5066
8 ай бұрын
Hello Brad and colleague I congratulate you on this great climb of Half Dome. Thank you for the impressive film. I wish you good mountain tours. With alpine greetings Raphael Wellig
@johnwilkens6758
2 жыл бұрын
I've worked painting high steeples; worked on high roofs; even jumped out of airplanes., but one has to be f'ing insane to do that.
@StarzzyJJASD
Жыл бұрын
There is a much scary sport than this pal
@johnwilkens6758
Жыл бұрын
@@StarzzyJJASD Never said "scary", you just have to be insane to do it. What was the point? Walk out and walk back? On a tiny ledge? Secured by a rope! One has to be insane.
@davidwilliams9997
2 жыл бұрын
It’s absolutely amazing what man can do. Not all men, these guys are superb athletes that are crazy!!
@michaelcramerichliebemeinl5150
2 жыл бұрын
@@bradjohnson4898 Wow !!!
@swisstrader
2 жыл бұрын
Lol. Super death wish maybe. That’s all
@surfclimbcycle
2 жыл бұрын
I don't think you need to be a supreme Adonis athlete to climb a route like this, but you def. need your head in the right space mentally - and must be well prepared (not the same as crazy). Great video Brad - thanks!
@ferrallderrall6588
2 жыл бұрын
@@surfclimbcycle the crazy comes in earlier when one gets out of bed and starts loading out for that kind of adventure maybe
@antpoo
2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking same thing. I Marvel at mountain goats, but mountain goats would marvel at these guys.
@raymondmckinley5955
3 ай бұрын
I was once a member of a mine rescue team, and trained in virtual rescue, I also did a recreational rescue course and rock climbed. But I am now retired and while traveling in South Australia, was walking along a precipitous coastal cliff trail I suddenly found myself overcome with fear and had to sit down? I had to reverse away from the edge using my palms, dragging my legs, I can’t explain this but I will never climb again. Just watching this generates strange feelings in my rectum.
@MaxnPow
2 жыл бұрын
Man I miss climbing. Time flies. Was so much fun in my 20’s & 30’s.
@josephastier7421
2 жыл бұрын
There is something about this route that makes it good for young climbers.
@tommyrregina1227
4 ай бұрын
GIVEN THE SHORTNESS OF LIVE , THIS IS BEYOND RATIONAL
@vincent7520
4 ай бұрын
Life is NOT rational; never been never will…
@tommyrregina1227
4 ай бұрын
@@vincent7520FALLING TO ONES DEATH IS QUITE RATIONAL ..... AND FINAL
@NotOneToFly
3 ай бұрын
Given the brevity of life, to risk it is to feel it fully
@pdkodude283
2 жыл бұрын
All very well and good anchoring in the crack...but that looks like a slice of rock getting ready to peel off! Think I'd be doing it with a parachute just in case lol!
@anacallow509
2 жыл бұрын
I totally agree!
@XJarhead360
2 жыл бұрын
Think about this: The first ascent by Royal Robbins and friends in 1957 was done without any of today's modern ropes or equipment, no guide book, no red pointing. It was a 5 day climb not knowing what they would find. Had it not been for the Thank God Ledge they saw, they would not have been able to go up the sheer face. At the end of the Ledge is the vertical crack system that will lead climbers to the top. Now with guide books, no GoPro camera, chalk, Friends (the cam locks you see being placed) and chocks (steel quadrangular shaped wedges inserted in cracks) elite climbers can do it one or two days. Getting to the base of the climb is a 7 mile hike from the Valley, then hike down to the base of Half Dome. Depending on how long you plan to be on the climb, the weight of the climbing gear, food, shelter and water can be up to 100 lbs. Read the American Alpine Club's annual report on climbing accidents in North America and you can read how many stupid, inexperienced climbers do these sheer walls and get killed, hurt, hypo- or hyperthermic and have to be rescued and put the rescuers at risk.
@68Boca
2 жыл бұрын
You must be fun at parties? Oh! I'm also assuming you did this yesterday? Right?
@XJarhead360
2 жыл бұрын
@@68Boca I'm too old now. There are bold climbers and there are old climbers but no old bold climbers. I did climb for several years up to 5.10 but never Half Dome or El Cap. I did do Glacier Point, Washington Column and others.
@_watchyourback
2 жыл бұрын
@@68Boca What's the point of being a turd towards his pertinent analysis, especially with a stupid question, kiddo
@baarni
2 жыл бұрын
My god.... The moment the camera looked down my legs felt an electric shock.... So freaky how you can be hyperaware of heights just by watching a video....
@ajc1080
2 жыл бұрын
It's probably because I can think of much more fun things to do with my time than go to some stupid party, but whenever I see someone say 'you must be fun at parties' (I've NEVER heard it used in person, strictly online) it just screams 'I don't posses the intellectual capacity to understand what you're saying so I'm just going to try and put you down'. Climbing is fun. Staying alive is fun. If you don't get to do it again, what's the point?
@juanitadiaz7781
6 ай бұрын
Bravo and blessings to you mr brave 🙏 trembling just watching this 🙏
@nyguy5370
2 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe I did stuff like that back in my twenties. In my late 50’s now and just watching this my heart is pounding and my head spinning.
@netavopisalas3669
2 жыл бұрын
You cant believe, because its only your imagination
@Rob-157
2 жыл бұрын
Looks like that ledge is ready to break off any day. I was in Yosemite valley in 1996 when there was a big rock slide. It splintered big trees like they were toothpicks. I’ve also hiked half dome and wouldn’t want to fall from that high up…who would.
@jennyjansen754
8 ай бұрын
That ledge looks like it could just fall off someday!
@BayAreaChill
2 жыл бұрын
This man has balls of steel. I would never dare to climb it even if someone offered me a million dollars
@daneh977
2 жыл бұрын
And to think Alex Harrold did this without a rope. 🤯
@EricDodsonLectures
2 жыл бұрын
What about 1.5 million dollars?
@toomuch9762
2 жыл бұрын
@@daneh977 ya thats hard to even fathom. That ledge probably looks like a highway to alex
@PrinceOfTheCity1
2 жыл бұрын
I’d do it for a hundred million but probably would die anyway
@brianwhittig4206
2 жыл бұрын
My guess is it's not his first time climbing 😝
@stretch8390
2 жыл бұрын
That view is incredible, thanks for sharing.
@chrisgilling543
7 ай бұрын
Watching this from the safety and comfort of my arm chair, but my palms are still sweating
@matthewsheffer
2 жыл бұрын
Notice how careful, precise and delicate his movements are. He must take these added precautions so that his giant brass balls don’t scrape the rock face.
@sedbaka
5 ай бұрын
fr
@A.J.1656
5 ай бұрын
Women can't do stuff like this because they don't have testicles.
@Williamswartz
4 ай бұрын
Now imagine that without any safety equipment at all🤢😂😂
@questioneverything3060
2 жыл бұрын
Crazy hing is the top part of that ledge has already fallen creating this walkway, at some point the rest will go.
@avandras
2 жыл бұрын
... and then there will be another ledge. It's ledges all the way down.
@BonafideToolJunkie
9 ай бұрын
Never been afraid of heights. Just the hard impact of landing.
@markrussell.
2 жыл бұрын
The reason behind my terror when watching this is I'm thinking that the whole slab is just gonna let go and fall to the valley floor.
@@The.Original.Potatocakes There are vids of things like that happening. Prob not something that happens often, but the possibility is certainly there in my head....wile E coyote didn't have much luck with things like that lol
@bonefishboards
2 жыл бұрын
Glad no one had a video of me on this thing; I groveled all the way across with one knee up on the ledge and one leg below.
@sohlbergk
2 жыл бұрын
That actually sounds like useful beta!
@RUAChristian
5 ай бұрын
But you did it!
@wazjoony
4 ай бұрын
nothing like watching this while im cozy in my bed
@kylelamontagne3106
2 жыл бұрын
Funny, I'm leaning to the left and holding my breath in my recliner 🤣🤣🤣
@Pulse2AM
10 ай бұрын
That ledge is coming down some day! I had lunch with a high school friend Friday, we used to go to Yosemite a couple times a year in those days. He told me he climbed El-Capitan 3 times since then. One time smoking a joint while resting over night! CraZY! 10' I turn around.
@albertsmith6717
2 жыл бұрын
Man, I shouldn't have watched this video. I'll be dreaming about this tonight, standing on that ledge trying to hug the wall, that's terrifying.
@basketballspinner
2 жыл бұрын
God Almighty put that ledge there about 20,000 years ago, knowing that some day, someone was going to use it.
@stevobob2069
Ай бұрын
Pins and needles in my feet just watching it, like my body is preparing for a fall, and I'm in my garden in the sun, no way for me, but amazing ❤
@janetpattison8474
2 жыл бұрын
When u go to Yosemite you drive by half-dome, and you can see the rock climbers way way up on the side of the mountain. Good going you brave souls on this magnificent mountain. I need a parachute as I’m watching this. Nope, never mind, too stressful, and Alex Honnold practiced 5 years to do the climb successfully, without ropes.
@TerjeMathisen
Жыл бұрын
I think you are mixing up El Cap and Half Dome: The main road pass the meadow below El Cap, but there's no road at all underneath Half Dome, just a couple of hiking trails. Anyway, both of them are amazing rock faces!
@tjleskoable
2 жыл бұрын
Wow...and I get the willies climbing mountains while playing Halo...you do the incredible...for real !
@jimreadey4837
9 ай бұрын
At first I was confused by what we were viewing at 0:37 - .... Once I figured it out, I went back to feeling scared, again.
@sagesarabia5053
Ай бұрын
Ya but he’s locked with those ropes. It’s not scary at all.
@jimreadey4837
Ай бұрын
@@sagesarabia5053 You sound like a troglodyte. I'll bet you live alone, don't you...?
@josephbaker4319
2 жыл бұрын
I snowboard and whitewater kayak a lot. And I can honestly say that climber's and hardcore alpine mountaineer people are a different breed. Props.
@StarzzyJJASD
Жыл бұрын
That’s nothing compared to what a British man did for a living in the seventies
@chrisvesy7245
2 жыл бұрын
We went up the cable on the side of Half Dome...the view was amazing! A climber from Israel made it to the top of the face while we were having lunch !! 😃
@rf7282
2 ай бұрын
I remember doing this route and leading this pitch back in the early 90's.... Still makes my palms sweaty....🤐🤐🤐
@natebloser
2 жыл бұрын
brings back fond memories. I also went low. Nice job on the climb!
@jamestownsend6657
2 жыл бұрын
Don't climb myself but I've seen half dome several times and it's unbelievable in person! Much respect for anyone who even attempts it!!
@iamshredder3587
2 жыл бұрын
Where is it bro? What country? It sure does look pretty crazy in the video. And not particularly sturdy or reliable either... like it could break and fall at any moment or with any bump... and any poor person who's on there with it! 😬 Sure is beautiful scenery though.
@nathanschimke7309
2 жыл бұрын
@@iamshredder3587 Yosemite national park, CA USA
@tfan2222
2 жыл бұрын
@@iamshredder3587 It’s very sturdy. Been like this for centuries.
@MOAB-UT
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. We did it. Next day, a 29 YO women died attempting it (HD.) R.I.P. Rain sets in fast and it got slick- even on a blue bird day. Had harness (smart) but was not clipped in. Instead of requiring it, the park discourages it which makes no sense. I was clipped in.
@dabneyoffermein595
5 ай бұрын
@@MOAB-UT what's "HD."
@misha4422
6 ай бұрын
I used to rock climb, in my younger years, but for fun. I didn't go in for that much exposure. Of course, a ten foot fall could kill you, if you landed wrong. I've seen photos of Thank God Ledge. But, the dynamics of moving along it ... Whoo. Thank you for sharing this.
@bindig1
2 жыл бұрын
With my luck, that would be the moment that slab decides to give way
@scottmcwave9479
2 жыл бұрын
I agree but I wouldn’t be there in the first place 😬
@jasonthomas2714
2 жыл бұрын
Lmfao 🤣 😆
@DrewWithington
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing exposure. Probably seared in the climber's memory for a life time!!!
@stonehaven2289
2 жыл бұрын
It's probably seared into every fiber of his being.. that's about as close to a near death experience as you can get.. especially if you're free soloing 🤯
@DrewWithington
2 жыл бұрын
@@stonehaven2289 I've done a bit of free soloing and it's total sensory overload.
@ralphmunn6689
8 ай бұрын
Been there, done that. And yeah, I got down - no pride, no shame, just a commitment to DO IT and return home safely. 🙏
@bille6596
2 жыл бұрын
It would be cool if someone (rock climbing gym) made vr simulations of these epic features ex. 30' of this ledge 5' off a foam pit. But with the vr goggles you think your on the ledge. Would be great training tool and I bet a big attraction.
@jerryshoescuffer2133
2 жыл бұрын
Immersive. Still would be too scared to touch it!
@jts2561
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant idea! Probably somebody is already on it!
@marcrob100
2 жыл бұрын
Great idea! Maybe you should do it
@bille6596
2 жыл бұрын
@@marcrob100 Sure. I just need a few angels to help fund my seed round!
@sgtpepper6379
2 жыл бұрын
So kind of like iRacing for rock climbing? Cool idea.
@deamn7965
2 жыл бұрын
just watching this gives me the chills xD
@MikeHunt-no2kt
2 жыл бұрын
Yup. no way man. I not terribly afraid oh heights, just these types of heights.
@TheWtfnonamez
8 ай бұрын
From what little I know about geology, its pretty clear that this entire ledge is going to peal away one day.
@FlyBoyMike1000
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! I'd never do that but Love watching it. Good to see people do this. Amazing! LIKED
@CSiri-cc2hq
2 жыл бұрын
This made my hands sweat like never before!
@masonhancock5350
Жыл бұрын
I’m sipping hot cocoa at base camp watching Mitch Hedberg vids. Respect!
@ronnance
2 жыл бұрын
CraZy how such a jug ledge can grip a bit due to the moves being somewhat unusual and no handholds on the wall above. There’s a super short walking traverse on the descent trail from The Book at Lumpy’s that has a brief, as in just 3-4 moves, section that gripped me a bit since I was unroped for the hike down, in approach shoes, and toting the rack. You guys really captured the vibe of that sort of cool weirdness in this vid. It’s a pleasure to watch. Nice work! 👊🏼
@TCool-in2to
2 жыл бұрын
I can’t imagine being there at all and definitely not fully roped up. Crazy stuff!
@BootsORiley
2 жыл бұрын
what gets me is that Alex did it faces *away* from the rock!
@aluisious
4 ай бұрын
It's amazing that people do this for fun and fulfillment and other people would pay to never have to do this.
@Ares14
5 ай бұрын
I would never do this but i bet the feeling you get upon completion is amazing.
@christopherwalkinalloverya5824
2 жыл бұрын
This tickled my taint and gave my gooch goosebumps. 😵💫
@trje246
9 ай бұрын
my imagination just goes somewhere else when i see clips like this, just feels like that whole vertical slab will just slip and peel away from the other face. These people are a different breed.
@judyjackson2260
2 жыл бұрын
If I was on that ledge, I think I would have a heart attack if I looked down even once.
@lsudx479
2 жыл бұрын
Can we all give the camera man credit? He's doing the same thing as the "star" of the show, but doesn't get the same glory.
@BenNewton-c6z
8 ай бұрын
'Thank God' I have never been tempted to climb mountains. No wonder it's classified as one of the most dangerous sports around.
@МайяФедяшова
Жыл бұрын
Ой, как страшно! У меня даже сердце стало сильнее биться!
@flieger3362
2 жыл бұрын
great stuff. can anyone imagine that mr. honnold did it without any belaying…
The trouble is with too much exposure to such videos that I get complacent in watching 'regular' climbers like these guys. I'm like what's the big deal, ledge is almost as wide as your foot... I'd like to think I could do it myself but of course I won't ever find myself in a situation like that!
@dogsbyfire
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! I love the outdoors but have a fear of heights. I’ve often wondered what the view would be like from up there, especially after seeing the iconic photo of Alex Honnold standing there without a rope. Awesome climbing and photography!
@johnparkman8150
2 жыл бұрын
Amazingly awesome achievement...and to think that Alex Honnold solo freeclimbed it in three hours and 56 minutes is just insane!!!
@oriolesfan7807
2 жыл бұрын
There was a theatrical movie about him a few years ago. I saw it.
@tennisbum3686
2 жыл бұрын
And Alex did it without ropes and other climbing equipment other than just he and his chalk bag, the Major League
@cannabiscraftsman1278
2 жыл бұрын
@@tennisbum3686 yes that’s what free climbing is😂
@bustybroker1
2 жыл бұрын
who says the whole ledge will not come off when climbers are hanging on the crack with their bodies way out?
@virtualpilgrim8645
2 жыл бұрын
Then one day, "ahhh... he fell."
@72007www
Жыл бұрын
Seeing this putting me in stressful situation. Great level of trust on gear. Kudos!
@lestorhaslam
10 күн бұрын
Total admiration from someone who gets dizzy in a pair of slippers.
@sammohd938
2 жыл бұрын
My palms went all sweaty. My body was leaning towards the rock wall. Could even felt trembling sensations on my knees! Luckily it's only 3.38 minutes. Bloody hell this is so scary yet so awesome!
@wheatberry
2 жыл бұрын
At some point, erosion and ice and heat will cause that slab to fall - ya just know it !
@johnganshow5536
2 жыл бұрын
Hopefully not while he's standing on it...
@bigbob6700
2 жыл бұрын
Bet you're fun at parties
@biosztudastar502
2 жыл бұрын
@@bigbob6700 😂
@rhys4303
2 жыл бұрын
At some point you'll die of natural causes. Nobody makes it out of life alive, might as well live and die doing what you love.
@anacallow509
2 жыл бұрын
Nice warning !
@freereinartstudio1463
2 ай бұрын
I appreciate seeing you do this....something I will never do. 😮 You must have nerves of steel!
@ratstograts
2 жыл бұрын
This is the stuff my nightmares are made of.
@MikeHunt-no2kt
2 жыл бұрын
Yup, this is one of those "hell yes" or "hell no" type of things. There isn't any in between, and the "hell yes" people are a VERY rare breed.
@mgoulet002
2 жыл бұрын
This video should come with a warning label.
@PatternRecognitionMusic
6 ай бұрын
Fnope. Fnope, fnope, and just in case that wasn't clear, FNOPE.
@KASRMP
2 жыл бұрын
cool!!! I'm at home on a 6-meter ladder afraid to climb on the roof))) and you do such extreme things))) iron balls!!!
@Parasmunt
Жыл бұрын
What an incredible place.
@gw-swiss
6 ай бұрын
I am watching this video between the cracks of my fingers covering my eyes with my stomach in my throat. Respect!
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