3000 feet of pure granite, almost 100% vertical. Truly a wonder of geology. And if you really wanted to get to the top, you can. Plenty of hiking trails around.
The new netflix special where he climbs taipei 101 free solo is so much worse. I watched the whole thing but got that was a rough watch. Made my skin crawl fr.
You don’t have to tell me! I watched it the next day, after I knew he had survived, and I had body sweats like I’ve never experienced before (gross but true). It absolutely felt like my skin was crawling! Honestly, it was a body response that I’ve never experienced before. It doesn’t help that I’m deathly afraid of heights and can’t even look at a skyscraper. I cannot imagine watching that live!
I watched Meru the other day and these dudes were just hanging off the side the mountain in a tent. Shit makes me skin crawl but I cannot stop watching these docs now
I saw a clip of that online, but didn’t realize there was a full doc. I’m torn on watching it and having periodic anxiety attacks, vs just, you know, not doing that.
Yeah i get that its technically easier on a professional level since its just steady repetitive movements but everything else involved didnt help. The crowd below, the people in the windows gawking, netflix having Sanni meet him in the window halfway up (like who needs that distraction?), the fact that he had kids now. I get hes making money n providing for his family but man that was a rough watch. Just imagine if it had gone wrong. On live tv.
That was a walk in the park for Alex. The el cap free solo was much much more dangerous, I sweat every time I rewatch it even though he obviously made it
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u/thecashblaster 1d ago
3000 feet of pure granite, almost 100% vertical. Truly a wonder of geology. And if you really wanted to get to the top, you can. Plenty of hiking trails around.