Solo climbing
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Solo climbing is a style of climbing in which the climber ascends a climbing route alone and deliberately without the assistance of a belayer, or being part of any rope team. By its very nature, solo
A mountaineer solo climbing on Mount Logan
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Natalija Gros [sl] deep-water soloing in Croatia
Stephen Bate rope solo climbing on El Capitan in Yosemite, California
Alain Robert buildering on Torre Glòries, Barcelona
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
Solo climbing
…the sub-discipline of alpine climbing, and in the technical sub-discipline of rope solo climbing. The most dangerous form of solo climbing is that of free solo climbing, which means both climbing alone on steep climbing routes that would normally require climbing protection, but without using any form of climbing…
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.