Comments for "Solo Free- Climb of El Capitan in Yosemite." Video at VideoSift.com

By LadyBug

LadyBug (http://ladybug.videosift.com) — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:40:55 -0700

you couldn't pay me to do that!!! nuh unh!!

By NTB

NTB (http://www.videosift.com/member/NTB) — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 05:21:53 -0700

I get nervous on a 10 foot ladder cleaning my skylights. I could never do that.

By Goofball_Jones

Goofball_Jones (http://www.videosift.com/member/Goofball_Jones) — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:32:00 -0700

This is a little set up...as when he passes the other guy on the ledge and all of a sudden the camera changes positions. It's implying that he climbed this all at once when in fact it was a start and stop affair with different cameras set up.

Also, if it was a true "free climb" he wouldn't be carrying all that gear with him also. But through editing we didn't see him actually using it, just carrying it.

Still, you couldn't pay me to do that either.

By ant

ant (http://www.videosift.com/member/ant) — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:42:13 -0700

LadyBug: You have wings!! I am scared of heights even on the second floor in a house.

By SpeveO

SpeveO (http://www.videosift.com/member/SpeveO) — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:25:48 -0700

NTB: You are thinking of free solo climbing . . that's when you climb without any protection whatsoever. There are quite a few segments where you see him clipping into bolts, using bolt ladders and placing traditional protection.

By Farhad2000

Farhad2000 (http://farhad.videosift.com) — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:14:44 -0700

I'd die in this situation. I always get vertigo, get dizzy and let go of stuff when am up high.

By deathcow

deathcow (http://www.videosift.com/member/deathcow) — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:42:56 -0700

I saw Spock climb this thing without even touching the rock.

By NTB

NTB (http://www.videosift.com/member/NTB) — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:08:07 -0700

Watching this reminded me of this video.

http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=13473&where=queue

No safety equipment on this guy.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:56:43 -0800

Tags for this video have been changed from 'yosemite, freeclimb, nutbar, impressive' to 'yosemite, freeclimb, nutbar, impressive, Dean Potter, solo, the nose' - edited by fissionchips