Alex Honnold Free Solos Moonlight Buttress in 83 Minutes! Possible HARDEST Big Wall Free-Solo EVER!
April 7, 2008
Alpinist Magazine is reporting today that free-solo climber Alex Honnold has possibly just free climbed the hardest big wall route ever attempted–Moonlight Buttress in Zion National Park–in 83 minutes.
It is even more amazing that this climb took place on April 1st, when it was first reported on TOPO.com, many in the climbing community thought it was a hoax–The April Fools was on them–It is REAL.
Moonlight Buttress is a 9 pitch, 1,200 foot route rated at V5.12+. Yes, that is with ropes!
Leading up to his final free solo assault, Alex took the route a total of four times in two days. For the practice climbs he did use a spool of fixed static line and a min-traxion, before a two day rest, then the assault.
83 minutes.
Perhaps the hardest Big Wall Free-Solo ever achieved!
Congrats Alex
Check out this article from Alpinist Magazine to read more on this remarkable feat!
Editor’s Note: Thanks Climbing Narc for the correction found below! The article has been updated.
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Written by Jason A. Hendricks · Filed Under Adventure Blogs, Free Solo Climbing, Uncategorized |
It might be the hardest big wall free solo but 5.14 sport routes have been free soloed in the recent past
Hey Thanks for that mention. I have updated the article. Appreciate it.