This episode was written by Andrew Bisharat for his climbing blog, Evenening Sends. It is a terrific perspective on the astonishing achievement of Alex Honnold, thank you Andrew!

The epidose begins:

"Alex Honnold’s plans were no secret. We all knew free soloing El Capitan had been on his mind since the beginning of his climbing career; we just never knew when or even if this crazy idea might ever become a reality..."

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