But that didn’t stop him from completing what’s been equated to the “moon landing” of free-soloing, a type of rock climbing that doesn’t allow the use of ropes or any other safety equipment. “It’s like walking up glass,” Honnold told National Geographic, which documented the feat Saturday with plans to turn it into a film. “It always feels insecure,” climber Joe Kinder said in a tutorial of the technique posted by outdoor equipment sellers Eastern Mountain Sports on YouTube. But all’s well that ends well, which in free-solo climbing is not a guarantee. Although no free-solo climber has ever died on El Capitan (perhaps because besides Honnold, it appears no other free-solo climber has tried to ascend it that way), dozens of others have lost their lives in tragic accidents.

Source: National Post June 05, 2017 02:46 UTC