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.
John Bachar
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John Bachar was an American rock climber. Noted for his skill at free soloing, he ultimately died during a free solo climb. A fitness fanatic, he was the creator of the climbing training device known
Free solo climbing
…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 they are undertaking…
John Bachar, in Tuolumne Meadows, mid 1980s