TIL Alex Honnold climbed Half Dome in 3 hours without a rope. It takes most climbers 1 or 2 days to climb.

in #til7 years ago

He even had a panic attack near the top where he had to overcome. Sheesh.

Panic attack is around 3:10. Wish there was more on the panic attack.

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And now I'm going down the youtube rabbit hole. Here's another amazing story done on Alex.

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I especially like the part at 3:12 where the guy describes how the emotional shock of free soloing can send your body into a panic and close your diaphragm where it becomes extremely difficult to breathe. If you can't control the panic attack, you die. So then you panic about panicking. Perfect.

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