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Could Alex Honnold have climbed back down to escape the route? A quick overview of the lost art of down climbing.
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Alex Honnold on X: "A few pics from a trip up the North Ridge of Half Dome this week - it's an old school route that I'd never done before & I
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Alex Honnold, the Dawn Wall and How to Transcend the Rock Climbing Bubble | by Brooklyn Boulders | Medium
![Jimmy Chin on X: "@alexhonnold sorting through a few of life's existential questions on Thank God Ledge, Half Dome. Yosemite, CA https://t.co/geLpMUjDDs" / X Jimmy Chin on X: "@alexhonnold sorting through a few of life's existential questions on Thank God Ledge, Half Dome. Yosemite, CA https://t.co/geLpMUjDDs" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FgBMv4LWACMsVxt.jpg:large)
Jimmy Chin on X: "@alexhonnold sorting through a few of life's existential questions on Thank God Ledge, Half Dome. Yosemite, CA https://t.co/geLpMUjDDs" / X
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