Honnold HURT

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj5oOkYJwm1/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Sorry for the clickbait title but he called it that.  I’m excited to see the ticklist/tracks when it’s posted.

Apologizing for a clickbait title, but then posting it anyway, is like saying "I'm sorry that you feel that way."

Sorry, Not Sorry

You got me.  Glad to see he isn't injured.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyx10PzIXWA

This video describes the linkup and the description lists the routes (copied verbatim here):

• Tunnel Vision - White Rock Peak 
• Goodman Peak, Duderino, North Sandstone, North Liimestone, Bridge 
• Bridge NE Arete - downclimb - Bridge Point - Fern Canyon 
• Dark Shadows - Mescalito Summit 
• Cat-n-Hat - downclimb 
• Community Pillars - Magic Mountain Summit- Rose Tower 
• Olive Oil - downclimb 
• Aquarium Armatron - Juniper Peak 
• Myster Z - downclimb - Juniper Canyon 
• Crimson Chrysalis - traverse below Rainbow Wall 
• Birdhunter Buttress - Walk up Wall - Rainbow Wall - East Rainbow Peak 
• Solar Slab - downclimb - Oak Creek Canyon - Knoll Trail meet-up 
• Inti Watana - Mount Wilson Summit - Wilson South Summit - South Ridge downclimb 
• First Creek Canyon - Indecision Peak - Hidden Peak - Black Velvet Canyon 
• Epinephrine - Black Velvet Peak - Mountain Springs Pass 
• Highway 160

Jesus...Even breaking it into thirds seems insane. 

First I try to imagine doing a full length Mt Wilson route then hiking over and doing Epinephrine all in one day, then imagine doing it after virtually every major wall in Red Rock...WTF

Holy shit! When they did that big linkup in RMNP I didn't really get the magnitude because I've never climbed there, but having done most of those routes I can be properly flabbergasted. The guy just never ceases to amaze.

Soon after learning about the Freerider I remember wondering what the hell he'd do next. These gargantuan linkups are such a great answer to that question.

In case anyone was wondering. Grades (according to MP in bold). I might be wrong on some of these. Super impressive feat of endurance and perseverance. Nowhere near as technically difficult as Freerider.

• Tunnel Vision - White Rock Peak 5.7
• Goodman Peak, Duderino, North Sandstone, North Liimestone, Bridge Scramble/hike
• Bridge NE Arete - downclimb - Bridge Point - Fern Canyon 5.5
• Dark Shadows - Mescalito Summit 5.8
• Cat-n-Hat - downclimb 5.6
• Community Pillars - Magic Mountain Summit- Rose Tower 5.9
• Olive Oil - downclimb 5.7
• Aquarium Armatron - Juniper Peak 5.8
• Myster Z - downclimb - Juniper Canyon 5.7
• Crimson Chrysalis - traverse below Rainbow Wall 5.8
• Birdhunter Buttress - Walk up Wall - Rainbow Wall - East Rainbow Peak 5.9
• Solar Slab - downclimb - Oak Creek Canyon - Knoll Trail meet-up 5.6
• Inti Watana - Mount Wilson Summit - Wilson South Summit - South Ridge downclimb 5.10
• First Creek Canyon - Indecision Peak - Hidden Peak - Black Velvet Canyon Scramble/hike
• Epinephrine - Black Velvet Peak - Mountain Springs Pass 5.9
• Highway 160 Scramble/hike

Yoda Jedi Knightwrote:

In case anyone was wondering. Grades (according to MP in bold). I might be wrong on some of these. Super impressive feat of endurance and perseverance. Nowhere near as technically difficult as Freerider.

How many total technical pitches is that all?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aF9AJm0RFc

Fascinating.

Nick Niebuhrwrote:

How many total technical pitches is that all?

One for him.

Colonel Mustardwrote:

One for him.

Technically 0 if one rope length is a pitch

John Clarkwrote:

Technically 0 if one rope length is a pitch

I’m officially no longer impressed.

Nick Niebuhrwrote:

How many total technical pitches is that all?

I’m probably missing a bunch (not super familiar with the terrain), but I counted 81 pitches up and 28 pitches down, not including any scrambling.

From Climbing.com, not behind pay wall: 

Alex Honnold’s Latest Absurdity, the HURT, is the Real Deal

by MAURY BIRDWELL

I'll give myself that I am a lot stronger now than when I was going to Red Rocks, but it kills me that his downclimb list is basically half my RR ticklist. I gotta get out there again to tick some harder trad.