In October of last fall, Alex Honnold undertook a project to establish a direct line to link up routes on Yosemite's Leaning Tower, an imposing 1,500'+ granite feature. Alex's line, "A Gift from Wyoming" pays homage to an early mentor of his, Todd Skinner, who died in 2006 while working to establish a line on the upper half of the prow. Honnold sent the lower half of the Tower in his new route, rated at mid-5.13, however Skinner's original project has yet to see a free ascent and is estimated to go at somewhere between 5.14 and 5.15.
Video #1: BD athlete Alex Honnold making the first ascent of A Gift From Wyoming (5.13) on Yosemite's Leaning Tower from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.
Here's Part 2 of the video:
Video #2: BD athlete Alex Honnold making the first ascent of A Gift From Wyoming (5.13) on Yosemite's Leaning Tower from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
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