Free solo climbing
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Free solo climbing is a form of rock climbing in which the climber climbs on technical terrain without ropes or any form of protective equipment — all they are allowed to use are climbing shoes and cl
Alain Robert free soloing (on sight) the multi-pitch route, No Self Control 7a (5.11d), in the Verdon Gorge, 1991.
Alain Robert free solo of Pol Pot (5.12d, 7c), Verdon Gorge, 1996
Steph Davis free solo of Outer Limits (5.11a), Yosemite, c2002
Michael Reardon free soloing Lower Right Ski Track (5.10b) in Joshua Tree National Park, 2007.
Alain Robert
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Alain Robert is a French rock climber and urban climber. Nicknamed "the French Spider-Man" or "the Human Spider", Robert carries out free solo climbs of skyscrapers using no climbing equipment except
Free solo climbing
…regularly and at technical grades closer to the limit of their abilities. The international profiles of some climbers, such as Alex Honnold, Alex Huber, Alain Robert and John Bachar, have been significantly increased by their free soloing activities, but others question the ethics of this and whether the risks that…
Robert in 2008
Robert climbing the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong in 2008
Robert climbing Petronas Tower 2 in March 2007
Robert climbing The New York Times Building on 5 June 2008