Rope Solo – Landmark Events #4 #5 #6 – 1987 – John Middendorf Article – 1988 – Soloist and – 1989 – Solo Aid by Rock Exotica

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Rope Solo – Landmark Event #4 – 1987 – John Middendorf Describes Rope Soloing Big Walls in Climbing Magazine Article With only a bit over 200 words, it packs lots of information!! Using a running clove hitch How to back it up or not Using two hitches...

Protected: Rope Solo – Landmark Event #3 – 1973 – Bruce Carson and Royal Robbins Publish the LRS Barnett System

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Protected: Rope Solo – Landmark Event #2 – 1968 – Royal Robbins LRS Second Ascent of the Muir Wall on El Capitan

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Rope Solo – Landmark Event #1 – 1955 – Walter Bonatti LRS First Ascent of the Bonatti Pillar on Aiguille du Dru

by YCamus | Apr, J, AM | Rope Solo, Rope Solo Landmark Events

At the time, it was completely groundbreaking. Rope solo was kind of unthinkable as the climbing gear was so rudimentary. So a first ascent like this one blew everyone’s mind. Walter Bonatti probably had rigid early Nylon ropes to do the climb. He did his first...

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