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El Sendero Luminoso ft. Alex Honnold | The North Face

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Sports & athletics

What it is

A short film of Alex Honnold free soloing El Sendero Luminoso, a 2,500-foot route in El Potrero Chico, Mexico, in a little over three hours with no rope. It was made by The North Face with climbing footage and music.

Why Hacker News recommends it

It is linked whenever Honnold or free soloing comes up, as a gripping and frightening example of extreme climbing.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2017

What HN commenters said

  1. “one of the most frightening videos I have ever seen”

    Frightening free solo of El Sendero Luminoso by Alex Honnold.

    sgrytoyr, 2015-01 · Strong recommendation · in “On El Capitan’s Dawn Wall, Climb Thought to Be Toughest Progresses Slowly”

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Topics: alex honnold, free soloing, rock climbing, el potrero chico, extreme sports

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