On Thursday night, Honnold took his time, enjoying the nocturnal view of the city as he ascended the Urby’s first nine floors. The building, constructed two years ago, is a cantilevered tower that resembles a series of hastily stacked blocks. His initial route traversed the perforated metal enclosure of the building’s parking garage—its walls were full of “nice, secure holds,” Honnold said—up to an elevated terrace where, he later told me, “I fully hung out, took my shirt off to get cool.” He spent ten minutes there, watched people smoking below, and further assessed the building. It wasn’t the climbing that worried Honnold, at this point, but the windows above, where he could see lights turned on.
Re: Silly pics...what'cha got??....maybe NSFW
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:04 pm
by Daehawk
I wouldn't make it past the first floor like that. Where he is there is someone placed me there Id freeze and grip so hard and sweat Id either slip and fall or pass out and fall.
Re: Silly pics...what'cha got??....maybe NSFW
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:37 pm
by Isgrimnur
Re: Silly pics...what'cha got??....maybe NSFW
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:37 pm
by dbt1949
I tried something like that once. Unfortunately I fell off the building and died.
And I was only on the first floor.
Re: Silly pics...what'cha got??....maybe NSFW
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:58 pm
by GreenGoo
<picture of dude clinging to the outside of a skyscraper>
Nope. Nope, nope, nope. Nope.
Re: Silly pics...what'cha got??....maybe NSFW
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:27 pm
by Moliere
GreenGoo wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:58 pm
<picture of dude clinging to the outside of a skyscraper>
Nope. Nope, nope, nope. Nope.
It answers the question of what to do after free soloing El Capitan:
Re: Silly pics...what'cha got??....maybe NSFW
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 11:11 pm
by dbt1949
Pitch a tent on the cliff and sleep for the night.
GreenGoo wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:58 pm
<picture of dude clinging to the outside of a skyscraper>
Nope. Nope, nope, nope. Nope.
It answers the question of what to do after free soloing El Capitan:
That picture is like the Batman TV show from the 60's right? He's actually lying down and the whole thing is rotated 90 degrees. That's what I'm going with. Otherwise I'd vomit.
Re: Silly pics...what'cha got??....maybe NSFW
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:06 am
by Archinerd
The tents dangling from the cliff face seems really cool and fun... until you think about it.