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1. iamcre+E3[view] [source] 2026-01-25 04:25:36
>>keepam+(OP)
In his El Capitan climb (Free Solo), Alex was worried about cameras or presence of friends watching interfering with the climb. As oppose to that, this climb must have felt very different!
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2. mykowe+9c[view] [source] 2026-01-25 06:04:57
>>iamcre+E3
I'm wondering if this is because El Capitan is a much more technically difficult climb and thus posing much more risk than Taipei 101.
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3. remus+uu[view] [source] 2026-01-25 09:38:44
>>mykowe+9c
Yes, Freerider (the route he climbed on El Capitan) is much harder than the climbing on Taipei 101. The style of climbing is also very important, some of the moves on Freerider are very insecure and hard to climb in a reliable way, whereas on Taipei the difficulty largely comes from doing the same moves over and over again which means your body gets tired in a specific ways.

The climbing on Taipei was way more chill for him than the climbing on Freerider.

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4. iamcre+Hz[view] [source] 2026-01-25 10:22:31
>>remus+uu
I was surprised to see him take breaks and wave at the crowd. Very different vibe.
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