Honnold: Falling 100 feet in open air is safer than 12 feet
Alex Honnold · The Risk, Fear, and Preparation Behind Free Solo · Feb 3, 2020 · at 18:57
Professional rock climber Alex Honnold explains climbing mechanics and risk assessment to Andreessen Horowitz partner Peter Levine.
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“Because, yeah, if you fall 12 feet and land on a ledge, you'll break both your ankles. But if you fall a hundred feet and touch nothing, it's totally fine. The rope absorbs the force, and you're just like, oh, wow, that was crazy, and then you keep climbing again.”
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