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Re:Czech climber Adam Ondra has conquered the Dawn Wall in r... by rectang on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @08:02AM (#13013771)
As a non-climber, when I watch the Dawn Wall videos, there's an illusion that the surface is 90 degrees sheer, perpendicular to the ground. Understanding that there is actually a slight incline puts those tiny holds in a little more context, moving the concept of clinging to the wall's surface from "impossible" to "outrageous".
Re:Czech climber Adam Ondra has conquered the Dawn Wall in r... by wlll on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @08:47AM (#13014053)
For some comparison here's Adam Ondra climbing another route. And no, this photo wasn't rotated 90°, it is really an overhang :)

https://www.8a.nu/images/news/large/636002137114161240_13320...

A famous bouldering problem, "Witlness the Fitness" that inclues a cieling:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PP1AK1Aqis