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Re:Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes, and the Cli... by blackguardx on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @03:35PM (#14500470)
Reardon's death has been attributed to free soloing on a sea cliff, but the official cause of death was drowning.
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Re:Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes, and the Cli... by cgh on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @04:44PM (#14501151)
Well, he was standing around getting his picture taken when a big wave came in and washed him away. Whether he was free soloing or suntanning, it wouldn't have made any difference. Really sad, he was a massive talent and his solo of Romantic Warrior was astonishing.

http://images.summitpost.org/original/281779.jpg

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Re:Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes, and the Cli... by pacaro on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @07:20PM (#14502340)
Deep-water soloing is its own discipline, with a unique set of hazards.

Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep-water_soloing

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Re:Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes, and the Cli... by yread on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @04:10AM (#14504489)
He also planned to solo the Free rider
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