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Czech climber Adam Ondra climbing El Capitán in Yosemite National Park (lemmy.world)
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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thanks for explaining it in a way that a noob like me could understand. So the wall has prebolted routes? Does that mean someone with a drill climbed the wall trad and attached them or how the heck is this done?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Usually when you bolt a route like this (routes that are impossible or near-impossible to trad-climb) you'll go up some other route and rappel down while placing the bolts. Especially when the bolts are hand-drilled, because that requires both hands.

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