Post Awesome Free Soloing Videos Here

In the spirit of the Awesome Trad Climbing Thread!

To get things started:

•  There is nothing about soloing that has or ever should have anything to do with dubstep.
• POV gopro cameras should never be part of any climbing video, soloing or otherwise.

Cool video.  5.12+ on quartzite.  No thanks.

David Kerkeslager wrote:

sketch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fukdriSNnI

a d wrote:

sketch

Seriously, that crossloaded chalkbag biner at 4:08??? Super sketch.

https://rockandice.com/videos/climbing/72-year-old-guy-free-soloing-chimney/

Jim Fox wrote: rockandice.com/videos/climb…

That guy climbs downclimbs like a lizard or something. Weird, but definitely awesome.

David Kerkeslager wrote:

That guy climbs downclimbs like a lizard or something. Weird, but definitely awesome.

72 year old guy...

caughtinside wrote:

That Beat video is one of my all time faves.  Holy hell

Yeah there is definitely some pucker factor

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Matt N wrote:
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Never heard of this one...

Jim Fox wrote:

Never heard of this one...

I have. It just won an Oscar, so it's probably just something that Hollywood hyped up. I doubt it's anything you'd want to watch repeatedly.

I have. It just won an Oscar, so it's probably just something that Hollywood hyped up. I doubt it's anything you'd want to watch repeatedly.

Is it as good as "Vertical Limit"? That movie deserved an Oscar.

Mr. Kammerlander looked rather sketchy in that video! Pumped out of his mind. Interesting also how he tries to deal with the fear, letting fear do its thing when resting and then composing himself again to find the neccessary concentration for the next bit of climbing.

Here is another oldy, Alex Huber in the Hasse-Brandler on the Grosse Zinne. Grade VIII+ is about 5.12b

5.14a solo (starts at about 4:15)

Jim Fox wrote:

Is it as good as "Vertical Limits"? That movie deserved an Oscar.

I haven't finished it yet, though I did get about halfway through last night. The guy that they got to play Alex (the main character) isn't a very good actor. Certainly not nearly as good as Chris O'Donnell, Robin Tunney, or Bill Paxton. The special effects are better than Vertical Limit, but that's to be expected, since that was made like 18 years ago. (So I have no good explanation for you as to why Vertical Limit didn't get an Oscar, but this did.)

It did have one of the same actors from that Dawn Wall movie. In fact, he played the same Tommy Caldwell character. It was like some kinda crossover or something. I wonder if they're doing an expanded-universe thing like Marvel? I'm curious if they have other films planned for these characters.