Rope Soloing El Capitan: Zenyatta Mondatta (A4)

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  • Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
  • A couple months ago I rope soloed Zenyatta Mondatta on El Capitan over 8 days and I thought I'd try to make a video to convey what soloing a bigwall feels like. Sorry it's so long.

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  • @thomaskofron6428
    @thomaskofron6428 Місяць тому +6

    Hey Oliver, I Was climbing Zodiac the same time you were on this Route. We spoke briefly about half way up the wall. I have some pictures and videos of you, mostly your hanging haulbag/portaledge, if your interested. Great video.

  • @hughthornbery7883
    @hughthornbery7883 Місяць тому +1

    Enjoyed this so much Oli, got all your other videos lined up! Super impressive effort and love your day off to appreciate the wonder of Yosemite Valley. A quarter of a century since I've been there, I should go back!

    • @olivertippett4811
      @olivertippett4811  Місяць тому

      @@hughthornbery7883 Cheers! Yeah, you should definitely go back!

  • @climberevan
    @climberevan Місяць тому

    This is a great reminder of just how scary harder aid can be, and how blue collar the whole endeavor is! Thanks for putting it together for us! I, too have aided 5.7 at the top of El Cap--transitioning to free climbing after several days of standing in aiders is just a huge mental leap!

  • @ericbradley6670
    @ericbradley6670 Місяць тому +4

    when you said you had to clean the pitch at the end, i shed a single tear for you

  • @tomcanac850
    @tomcanac850 Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for the share! Very cool to be able to see all the details

  • @Ejreklam
    @Ejreklam Місяць тому

    Great video! Love the well spoken choice of words as well. Thank you and well done sir!

  • @FerdinandRTvedt
    @FerdinandRTvedt Місяць тому

    Great work and don't be sorry for a long video, it was cool to see all the details.

  • @bazcardinal1176
    @bazcardinal1176 Місяць тому

    Amazximg! Well done. Funny moments and gripping .

  • @tommybahommy
    @tommybahommy Місяць тому

    Great work man! Thanks for posting this, so cool to see footage from up there 🤙 keep crushin!

  • @Midnight_Lightning
    @Midnight_Lightning Місяць тому +1

    Duro trabajo hermano, felicitaciones ❤💪

  • @MatthewHill-vc6kn
    @MatthewHill-vc6kn Місяць тому

    Other than a complete loss of words, oh yeah! Thanks Mate! I'm happy to stick to paragliding, dunno how you pulled that off, stellar performance! Eternal gratitude for the travelogue version, great reminder of not wanting to be there, once you are!Hahaha you kilt hit!

  • @rookiemoves
    @rookiemoves 26 днів тому

    Awesome stuff and love the preemptive “fuck off” to anybody faffing about you nailing

  • @jefe3799
    @jefe3799 Місяць тому

    Nice work! Way to go!

  • @gonzoliam1720
    @gonzoliam1720 Місяць тому

    Great work!

  • @meesalikeu
    @meesalikeu Місяць тому

    good work nigel - 🎉

  • @eightLives_forever
    @eightLives_forever День тому

    Just curious, do you wear climbing shoes on your big wall solos? Some kind of hybrid? I have always struggled with shoes on big aid climbs!!!

  • @horaciogratton4925
    @horaciogratton4925 Місяць тому

    good work! congrats

  • @Sicnus
    @Sicnus Місяць тому

    WoW. Loved it! After this I hearby pronounce you Sir Sketch; Lord of the Mank! :) Whew. Kudos brother. (I'll stick to my wimpy C2)

  • @user-sh9yq8nu9b
    @user-sh9yq8nu9b Місяць тому

    Molto bella Zenyatta mondata al cap

  • @paulmitchell5349
    @paulmitchell5349 Місяць тому

    Some ace trundles for a crowbar party.

  • @dannydevito6407
    @dannydevito6407 Місяць тому

    totally inspiring

  • @sofers2069
    @sofers2069 29 днів тому

    Жееееесть, они реально используют старые лестницы😱

  • @nicolaiherzog
    @nicolaiherzog Місяць тому

    im really impressed.so cool.are you from the uk ? did you teach it yourself ? the sound is so shit but i had it on full volume to get a little bit what you were saying=)big probs and all the best to you !

  • @hemming57
    @hemming57 Місяць тому

    This part of El Cap seems more broken than other parts, more cracks and corners...

  • @kennethrose4375
    @kennethrose4375 Місяць тому

    Glad it is 'long'..

  • @jackiceful
    @jackiceful Місяць тому

    Beginner question if u don’t mind: each your ladder on biners with a Petzl attach but you only switch and crank up the Yates/Skots hook on all pros. Advantage of having 3 lanyards I understand but advantage of having 2 on same pro I’d like to know - tks

    • @olivertippett4811
      @olivertippett4811  Місяць тому +1

      @@jackiceful the alfifi is much quicker and easier to adjust than the petzl lanyards, and is also better for top stepping and releasing under load. For that reason I use the petzl lanyards for bounce testing but otherwise don’t adjust them and mainly use them to avoid dropping my ladders. I then use the alfifi for positioning myself. Everyone has their own system that works for them, but for me this is the best.

    • @jackiceful
      @jackiceful Місяць тому

      Make sense. I aided few time in past and was simply using 2 Yates (bounce testing on them) and for spicy stuff I would think a 3rd Alfifi would be smart.

  • @IzzyTippett
    @IzzyTippett Місяць тому +1

    Shit trim but great climbing 👍🤝