Thank God Ledge - Half Dome

Thank God Ledge. Pitch 20 of the Regular Northwest Face route on Half Dome.

[@michaelbaylor9859]

I need to put this on my bucket list of things I’ll never ever do in my life. 😂 Kudos though.

[@user-sx2qf8ki7o]

Imagine that Alex Honold climbed there and stood there without being tied to a rope There are youtube videos of him climbing there without a rope

[@larryslemp9698]

Lol.....it's all I can do to watch with one eye half shut, and the other looking away!!

[@xenostim]

"fuck it" list

[@skaterrrdie]

​@@xenostim "fuck that" list

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Right there with cave diving

[@silk.1467]

I did get to spend the night there in the mid seventies, it was the most uncomfortable night ever, I remembered watching the camp fires in the valley burn out as I fought to get to sleep. We did reach the summit the next day. That night we camped on the summit of Half Dome, best memory ever.

[@mrdeurknopp]

did you poop off the edge?

[@stefpix]

@@mrdeurknopp can't you hold your poop for 2 or 3 days in such cases?

[@doktormcnasty]

@@stefpix That seems like a lot of days. I'm minimum once a day sometimes two or three times in one day. That's anywhere from two to 9 poops building up in there that can't be good for a body.

[@goose33]

​@doktormcnasty but when your climbing your not eating as much and it would be way different

[@stefpix]

@@doktormcnasty I go regularly every morning. But I have been in situations where I could hold it for 3 / 5 days. I was 2 weeks in Haiti, sleeping on a cabin's floor. There was an outhouse, no running water, no bidet. I went every 3 /4 days and I could wash with a bucket. My uncle in his 70s went hunting in Greenland in freezing temps, only a outhouse in sub zero temperatures. He had also prostectomy years before, so he choose to eat very little while in the Greenland wilderness. Also being so focused on challenging activities sometimes makes you eat a lot less. But otherwise I go regularly. Only once in my life I had to find to a porta potty for number 2. But some people with colon issues may not be able to hold

[@stevemacdaddy9909]

I had a friend named Mason Robinson that passed away doing what he loved. But a big piece of rock came loose knocking him down. He fell 300 foot before the equipment bag and safety rope stopped him. But the fall was to far. El Capitan in California. I live in NW Montana and used to see him training constantly. RIP Mason

[@lfernandplopsa3627]

Play like a a-hole? die like one 🤣🤣😂😂👍👍👍👍👍👍w.nker

[@stevemacdaddy9909]

@@lfernandplopsa3627 dickhead I was talking about the death of a friend. You must be special.

[@giovanniferroni2885]

Requiescat in pace - RIP

[@anthonypalazzi6255]

Rest in peace Mason, it's fortunate he passed doing what he loved, I hope were all so lucky to go the same way

[@paulwilliams2663]

​@@anthonypalazzi6255 Fortunate ? U can't b serious man

[@mountainclimber48]

Unreal. Strength, stamina, mental discipline. Absolutely amazing.

[@1122JZ]

I need a chalk bag as I'm watching this.

[@ronl7131]

Non-glacier or river-polished rock is pretty climber “friendly”…..

[@christopherebsch3766]

I need a barf bag as I'm watching this.

[@linksgrunversifft4270]

Chalk is aid ☝️

[@oceantree5000]

Same

[@Sol_Going_Places]

Strangely, even I felt the same.

[@MillerTime71]

My palms are sweating and my heart is racing just watching this!!! It takes a different kind of person to be able to do this.

[@albertoalmeida3424]

True. A person who doesn't love anyone besides themselves. If anything goes wrong, theres go dozens of rescue dudes, pilots, funeral employees, family's tears and cash, lots of cash to make him looks great at the funeral.

[@petslifechannel374]

And then there's Alex Honnold 👍

[@daporter8790]

@Alberto Almeida we should all be robots, very safe hard working family robots

[@kickboxerforever00]

Imagine Alex Holland doing this WITHOUT any gear! He climbed the whole thing, solo,No Ropes, Craziest guy in the world,it shows you him looking out from this very ledge,Un freaking real,Cannot see ANYONE doing that again without a Free quick trip to Splatzville!! 🤔🤷‍♂️

[@hb1338]

@@kickboxerforever00 Please do him the courtesy of getting his name right. Alex Honnold is not remotely crazy, he is completely rational, sober and mindful, and he works extremely hard to minimise the risk which he takes on

[@user-jb3xn1id2c]

Жесть -ребята-как вы так-обалдеть-Я на диване-сижу-смотрю и дух захватывает-а вы на такой высоте-респектище

[@soongwriter]

this guy is so relaxed at being so daring & a legend, like in all these climbing videos but the cameraman is the unsung hero if there is such a thing

[@Gaursebro]

Do they have an option at this time

[@landstarligonnationwide1612]

I would never rock climb but man I can appreciate all the physical an mental toughness that goes into it! Great video!

[@reddiver7293]

What Landstar said.

[@georgemcfly3482]

Don't forget stupidity

[@pluto8404]

Not sure why rock climbers dont wear parachutes. Even if impractical to use it if falling off, would make climbing down much more enjoyable.

[@coryburns9161]

Yep Landstar not for me

[@ostapbendervan7874]

So true

[@billzildjian3178]

I did this pitch in October 1981, and will always remember the view looking North toward the high Sierras (1:00 to about 1:30)-- this video brought it all back to me-- wonderful!

[@RileyTelfer]

Do you still climb? My old man was a climber in the UK in the 80’s and we went climbing in Squamish last summer, Best trip ever he’s 55!

[@yasminbarry7941]

Congratulations.

[@billzildjian3178]

@@RileyTelfer I don't climb these days-- got diverted into 20 years of martial arts instead. If my ankle gets better, I may find some time to get back into it-- videos like this one are inspiring and tempting, lol...I have seen the Squamish cliffs-- lots of awesome looking lines there to try-- well done!

[@lisagardner903]

Brave man!

[@haikuu7059]

Nice work. Bravery personified. I'll use a drone though...

[@slinkiegirl2001]

jesus my anxiety level has just gone through the roof i feel light headed just looking at him negotiating the ledge

[@matthewsheffer]

Notice how careful, precise and delicate his movements are. He must take these added precautions so that his giant brass balls don’t scrape the rock face.

[@sedbaka]

fr

[@A.J.1656]

Women can't do stuff like this because they don't have testicles.

[@steveshea8827]

This is one of the iconic traverses in climbing, the king swing on el cap, traverse of the gods on eiger nordwand and the hinterstoisser. There are more for sure but these four struck anxiety in me before coming face to face with them. The stories of some of the epics on these climbs did not help. I'm a toothless tiger now but it was fun back in the 70s.

[@DJ-kg6zq]

That’s rad! I look up to you guys because you did it with Old gear. We got it easy, now it’s time to get crazy! Climb one for the pioneers😝

[@Pavia1525]

The heights didn’t bother you?

[@MaxnPow]

Don’t forget the Cowboy Traverse on the Cassin Ridge, Denali.

[@sheldonlunn7050]

Have you ever been on a wall (not sure if "wall" is in the climbing lexicon, but I think I've heard it used before), high up, and you suddenly just become very, VERY aware of the situation you are in; the attendant dangers and risks, and find that courage and calmness drains from you to be replaced with fear and doubt? Or anything similar. Or does that sort of thing not happen; or very rarely happens? I can only imagine that, for a climber, doing his or her thing is comparable to a non climber, such as myself, using a step ladder to change a light bulb: you need to be careful and not reckless for sure, but so long as you are, there's very little risk or jeopardy involved. Cheers.

[@GraeOne_]

wait a minute. i red about you.

[@applegatearts]

I did the same thing 20 years ago. I was leading and tried to walk across. But the further you go the wall wants to push you into the abyss. Then I hand traversed. Thanks for the memories!!

[@collinmc90]

That is insane man. I could never do something like this lol.

[@applegatearts]

@@collinmc90 Well you had no choice by the time you got there lol.

[@TerjeMathisen]

I did walk it but that's partly because I had always had excellent balance, but more importantly I'm only 171 and 59 kg (5'7, 130 pounds) so my center of gravity was lower and below the bulge

[@John-hw3ds]

This is the spot Alex Honold took a break during his free climb. He just hung out there a few minutes with his back to the wall. I was sweating just watching him frozen to the wall.

[@applegatearts]

@@John-hw3ds yes it was. But he didn’t have a rope. Yikes!!!

[@Taintedgod771]

Climbed this earlier this season just before the fires broke out. It's been on my list for a long time, and honestly there is no greater feeling than being that high up above the valley and looking out into the distance... I've fallen in love with a handful of places, and a handful have taken my breath away, the valley will forever be one of them.

[@Taintedgod771]

@@dabadoo7631 I have been very lucky to only have small to medium pieces break off on me. Best bet is yell BIG ROCK and pray it doesn't hit your belayer. Or if you know something is bad like a massive flake aka death flake you and your partner get above, make sure the grounds is clear of all people and trundle. Basically remove without extreme force. This is very different from chipping or manufacturing a route, trundling is done for safety.

[@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212]

Believe me that are plenty of better feelings than that.

[@Taintedgod771]

@@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 such as?

[@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212]

@@Taintedgod771 Such as everything.

[@Taintedgod771]

@@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 if you're going to make such a bold statement, please give me a damn example instead of saying everything. You just sound like a loser.

[@juanitadiaz7781]

Bravo and blessings to you mr brave 🙏 trembling just watching this 🙏

[@edsmith6464]

OK. I just woke up in the middle of the night and mindlessly opened KZbin-and this showed up. Now I can't fall back asleep.

[@guillaumebarthelemy2184]

Was about to say " i bet he couldnt fall back alseep" then i read further xD

[@MinasanKonnichiwa777]

and thats why one shouldn't open YT in the middle of the night. FYI it's 2 am right now.

[@mariannehoutzager9093]

Don't fall in your sleep...!😂

[@TerjeMathisen]

This is one of the pitches I'll remember my whole life! I climbed the route more than 40 years ago, July 1981, in the middle of a very hot spell. We decided that the only safe way to do it was to run up the route as fast as we could, i.e. climbing "French Free" which meant using the bolt ladders, pulling on the occasional fixed piece etc and get up before the sun hit the wall. In the end we made it to just about this point before the sun came around the corner. I had of course seen the photos (nothing like youtube back then) and knew that it was possible to walk across, but the midway bulge was exciting. I remember having to bend down to place a couple of Friends as the crux of the pitch, that felt quite unsafe.

[@nomadtrails]

awesome!

[@DJ-kg6zq]

I like your story better than this video!😂

[@MikeHunt-no2kt]

I have nightmares about these sorts of things.

[@martinwright7093]

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[@TerjeMathisen]

@@DJ-kg6zq We had a really good month, almost all of it in Tuolumne getting several early repeats of new climbs (5.11 to 5.12a), but we did spend three days in the Valley: NW Face of Half Dome, Separate Reality and Quarter Domes. The last has a bit of an approach (we walked up along the mostly dry river) but it is a _really_ nice climb.

[@kevengrasso3270]

I'll just take the steps on the other side of Half Dome...whoever does stuff like this has my admiration. I don't have the onions to do it.

[@72007www]

Seeing this putting me in stressful situation. Great level of trust on gear. Kudos!

[@firebird6522]

There are three chances of me ever doing this: zip, zero, zilch. And I'm OK with that.

[@jeffkenyon483]

There's actually four,.. notta.

[@bradjohnson4898]

😂

[@fernandapartridge5174]

Yep. Totally ok with that too. Grateful I can observe this sheer terror from the safety of my home.

[@PonderosaSoundStudio]

Yeeesh - I'm a former (hobbyist) rock climber and mountaineer - and that exposure is wigging me out just from the video. I could never have done a climb like this.

[@TheHonudiver]

Right there with you bro. I'm 61 and my hands sweat immediately upon watching this.

[@Erica-fk2wp]

What's this job for(*๓´╰╯`๓)♡the adventure?

[@chrisgilling543]

Watching this from the safety and comfort of my arm chair, but my palms are still sweating

[@raphaelwellig5066]

Hello Brad and colleague I congratulate you on this great climb of Half Dome. Thank you for the impressive film. I wish you good mountain tours. With alpine greetings Raphael Wellig

[@SOLOIIguru]

Yosemite valley is legit one of the most breath-taking experiences on Earth. humbling to be in that valley

[@DJ-kg6zq]

Agreed! Words can’t express how I feel about that place😍

[@DEEZEEMTB]

I am not a climber (mountain biker and hiker) but my first time in Yosemite I will never forget. Place is magical

[@karlsumner5594]

I agree, it is indeed a most special place on earth

[@santaclaus1208]

It was great back in the 1970's Now, its super crowded with traffic and people.

[@davidsnyder2000]

My God, being afraid of heights, just watching this I’m gripping onto my chair and my stomach muscles are tightening up…..as if I was the one climbing lol😅

[@cathyizzo7886]

Yeah I'm getting a visceral response too. A bit nauseas and tensing up everything!

[@IamINERT]

Im in awe at how people have the courage to do that

[@thesweetprince]

Same! Never felt so uncomfortable on this couch lol

[@ginagills8245]

Me too!

[@m.a.g.3920]

Hahaha, same😂

[@BBQDad463]

Thank you for this video. Such an act lies far beyond my poor powers. Congratulations on your successful completion of that particular portion of the climb.

[@angusdog22]

I’m new to climbing and can’t get enough of the videos . The big wall videos are my favorite but can’t see myself ever doing one. It’s insane how high they are . My brain dropping buckets of adrenaline just watching .

[@kontsombos7540]

You only have one life. Don't be in a hurry to die.

[@ScottandJodi]

Led that pitch about 30 years ago. Thanks for the memories!

[@johnwilkens6758]

I've worked painting high steeples; worked on high roofs; even jumped out of airplanes., but one has to be f'ing insane to do that.

[@StarzzyJJASD]

There is a much scary sport than this pal

[@johnwilkens6758]

@@StarzzyJJASD Never said "scary", you just have to be insane to do it. What was the point? Walk out and walk back? On a tiny ledge? Secured by a rope! One has to be insane.

[@wilfridwibblesworth2613]

Imagine being forced to tap-dance _all the way along this ledge really quickly_ with deafeningly-loud orchestra music blaring in your ears.

[@nyguy5370]

I can’t believe I did stuff like that back in my twenties. In my late 50’s now and just watching this my heart is pounding and my head spinning.

[@netavopisalas3669]

You cant believe, because its only your imagination

[@RAG70]

goodness I couldn't stand on that ledge 40 feet off the ground . HUGE RESPECT

[@stevetheriault4164]

I wouldn't do it 4 feet off the ground😆😆😆

[@Don-co9zs]

no respect for you or him

[@SaithMasu12]

At a certain point hight does not matter. If you fall from 50 meters or 100+ wont do much difference as you die. So higher doesent equal more dangerous in that respect and it all comes down how focused and one pointed your mind really is.

[@justinm1766]

@@SaithMasu12 Absolutely. Many elderly, and really at any age, can or have died, severely injured just falling on flat ground.

[@SaithMasu12]

@@justinm1766 Which doesent contradict what i said at all if you think about it. People survived falls from 2 meters, people have died from 2 meters. people survived falls from 200 meters, people died from 200 meters. The matter of fact is, that higher equals less chance of survival and then there is a certain heigt that gives you almost no chances and i dont count small exceptions. It doesent really matter if you fall from 100 or 200 meters as both heights are considered deadly. But for the mind its like: Oh oh im more frightend of that 200 meter one. Its just a mind game nothing more.

[@mackajmc]

I can't watch this without my feet literally tingling. Remarkable.

[@Soccasteve]

Haha same

[@ethanblagg]

My palms literally started sweating watching this

[@mackajmc]

Ridiculous isn’t it. Watching it on at home on YT and shitting my fucking pants

[@NLGwotlkclassic]

Tingling in feet may be caused by a pinched nerve, which creates the sensation of pins and needles. Tingling can also be a sign of diabetes, B12 deficiency, chemotherapy medications, and more. You may also experience tingling in the feet as a side effect of consuming too much alcohol.

[@barageom]

My hands are actually sweating.

[@Parasmunt]

What an incredible place.

[@curlyhairs7014]

I admire at your courage and energy you have !!! You can do this while you are young.

[@dukie1616]

Not being a climber myself that ledge looks like it’s going to slough off the side of that cliff at any moment from one too many expansions over winter.

[@tomcatt998]

My thoughts exactly

[@MikeHunt-no2kt]

It'll happen at some point.

[@oriolesfan7807]

Me too. I wondered if climbers thought about the slabs they climb could come apart at any moment.

[@jimcapps5330]

@@MikeHunt-no2kt Yeah, as soon as I step on the damn thing.

[@OldSkoolBiker62]

The part of the slab of Rock that was once part of the ledge broke off and fell at some point in the past.. and this part looks like it's ready to do the same.. I think anyone that climbs a mountain should do it at their own risk and if something goes wrong then it is their problem.. It's not just their own lives they put at risk but all of the emergency services too... so many mountain rescue people, helicopter crews and paramedics have died trying to save stranded and injured climbers...

[@dgronzega8073]

I will never do this. Being a regular to Yosemite, I often stop to watch the climbers on Half Dome... from the valley. Thanks so much for the vid. Great camera work.👍😎

[@Panos835]

That's intense! Well done man Subscribed to your channel - keep sharing

[@calsurflance5598]

I would rather be on the ground wishing I was on the mountain, than on the cliff wishing I was on the ground! I’ll wait in the parking lot! Thank you very much!

[@billyrayvalentine7972]

I went climbing at Yosemite once. I climbed the stairs to my room at the Ahwahnee hotel....

[@judieg.7945]

Respect for those who climb, this video makes me so grateful I never felt the need to.

[@jk-wl2ux]

Have a great memory of this one. I followed on this pitch with a backpack, but our rope got stuck somewhere in the short chimney following the ledge. We could not free it. So I did the whole traverse with a jumar. It was my only horizontal jumaring experience, lots of fun.

[@BRUCEJJ66]

So, yeah, nope, won't ever be doing that ... but thanks for letting me experience it vicariously, looks awesome!

[@ToddDouglasFox]

Going out on that slice of ledge with TONS of equipment that can catch you up and make you ever so slightly lose balance is beyond tricky. My mind says “why”, my gut says “no”, but my spirit says “you might just end up being an eagle for a second”.

[@lukaopalicki519]

You might rather wanna go into paragliding for that eagle part :)

[@ToddDouglasFox]

@@lukaopalicki519 all parody.

[@lukaopalicki519]

@@ToddDouglasFox only fools and horses

[@ToddDouglasFox]

@@lukaopalicki519 life affirming humor.

[@MaxnPow]

Man I miss climbing. Time flies. Was so much fun in my 20’s & 30’s.

[@josephastier7421]

There is something about this route that makes it good for young climbers.

[@Andre-fe8ep]

biggest respect to the cameraman, Climbing while Filming? God damn that's insane

[@ralphmunn6689]

Been there, done that. And yeah, I got down - no pride, no shame, just a commitment to DO IT and return home safely. 🙏

[@stretch8390]

That view is incredible, thanks for sharing.

[@XJarhead360]

Think about this: The first ascent by Royal Robbins and friends in 1957 was done without any of today's modern ropes or equipment, no guide book, no red pointing. It was a 5 day climb not knowing what they would find. Had it not been for the Thank God Ledge they saw, they would not have been able to go up the sheer face. At the end of the Ledge is the vertical crack system that will lead climbers to the top. Now with guide books, no GoPro camera, chalk, Friends (the cam locks you see being placed) and chocks (steel quadrangular shaped wedges inserted in cracks) elite climbers can do it one or two days. Getting to the base of the climb is a 7 mile hike from the Valley, then hike down to the base of Half Dome. Depending on how long you plan to be on the climb, the weight of the climbing gear, food, shelter and water can be up to 100 lbs. Read the American Alpine Club's annual report on climbing accidents in North America and you can read how many stupid, inexperienced climbers do these sheer walls and get killed, hurt, hypo- or hyperthermic and have to be rescued and put the rescuers at risk.

[@68Boca]

You must be fun at parties? Oh! I'm also assuming you did this yesterday? Right?

[@XJarhead360]

@@68Boca I'm too old now. There are bold climbers and there are old climbers but no old bold climbers. I did climb for several years up to 5.10 but never Half Dome or El Cap. I did do Glacier Point, Washington Column and others.

[@_watchyourback]

@@68Boca What's the point of being a turd towards his pertinent analysis, especially with a stupid question, kiddo

[@baarni]

My god.... The moment the camera looked down my legs felt an electric shock.... So freaky how you can be hyperaware of heights just by watching a video....

[@ajc1080]

It's probably because I can think of much more fun things to do with my time than go to some stupid party, but whenever I see someone say 'you must be fun at parties' (I've NEVER heard it used in person, strictly online) it just screams 'I don't posses the intellectual capacity to understand what you're saying so I'm just going to try and put you down'. Climbing is fun. Staying alive is fun. If you don't get to do it again, what's the point?

[@user-pn1qd8md9c]

Ой, как страшно! У меня даже сердце стало сильнее биться!

[@bryannelson6139]

Wow my knees go weak just watching this! You definitely have to have some guts to do this

[@pdkodude283]

All very well and good anchoring in the crack...but that looks like a slice of rock getting ready to peel off! Think I'd be doing it with a parachute just in case lol!

[@anacallow509]

I totally agree!

[@davidwilliams9997]

It’s absolutely amazing what man can do. Not all men, these guys are superb athletes that are crazy!!

[@michaelcramerichliebemeinl5150]

@@bradjohnson4898 Wow !!!

[@swisstrader]

Lol. Super death wish maybe. That’s all

[@surfclimbcycle]

I don't think you need to be a supreme Adonis athlete to climb a route like this, but you def. need your head in the right space mentally - and must be well prepared (not the same as crazy). Great video Brad - thanks!

[@ferrallderrall6588]

@@surfclimbcycle the crazy comes in earlier when one gets out of bed and starts loading out for that kind of adventure maybe

[@antpoo]

I was thinking same thing. I Marvel at mountain goats, but mountain goats would marvel at these guys.

[@AJHDC]

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@ignisetaqua7089]

My biggest respect for these people❤

[@econIQ747]

This man has balls of steel. I would never dare to climb it even if someone offered me a million dollars

[@daneh977]

And to think Alex Harrold did this without a rope. 🤯

[@EricDodsonLectures]

What about 1.5 million dollars?

[@toomuch9762]

@@daneh977 ya thats hard to even fathom. That ledge probably looks like a highway to alex

[@PrinceOfTheCity1]

I’d do it for a hundred million but probably would die anyway

[@brianwhittig4206]

My guess is it's not his first time climbing 😝

[@ronnance]

CraZy how such a jug ledge can grip a bit due to the moves being somewhat unusual and no handholds on the wall above. There’s a super short walking traverse on the descent trail from The Book at Lumpy’s that has a brief, as in just 3-4 moves, section that gripped me a bit since I was unroped for the hike down, in approach shoes, and toting the rack. You guys really captured the vibe of that sort of cool weirdness in this vid. It’s a pleasure to watch. Nice work! 👊🏼

[@masonhancock5350]

I’m sipping hot cocoa at base camp watching Mitch Hedberg vids. Respect!

[@tanken7129]

見てるだけで胃が痛くなってくる。ありがとう。

[@Rob-157]

Looks like that ledge is ready to break off any day. I was in Yosemite valley in 1996 when there was a big rock slide. It splintered big trees like they were toothpicks. I’ve also hiked half dome and wouldn’t want to fall from that high up…who would.

[@albertsmith6717]

Man, I shouldn't have watched this video. I'll be dreaming about this tonight, standing on that ledge trying to hug the wall, that's terrifying.

[@Pulse2AM]

That ledge is coming down some day! I had lunch with a high school friend Friday, we used to go to Yosemite a couple times a year in those days. He told me he climbed El-Capitan 3 times since then. One time smoking a joint while resting over night! CraZY! 10' I turn around.

[@dan27music]

It is amazing they manage to climb here, but to take video shots as well is even more amazing.

[@deamn7965]

just watching this gives me the chills xD

[@MikeHunt-no2kt]

Yup. no way man. I not terribly afraid oh heights, just these types of heights.

[@natebloser]

brings back fond memories. I also went low. Nice job on the climb!

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

This tickled my taint and gave my gooch goosebumps. 😵‍💫

[@ericlondon2663]

That's one amazing pitch. Cannot rock climb anymore due to my back but miss it everyday.

[@ChrisSmith-lk2vq]

Great footage, thanks guys!

[@questioneverything3060]

Crazy hing is the top part of that ledge has already fallen creating this walkway, at some point the rest will go.

[@avandras]

... and then there will be another ledge. It's ledges all the way down.

[@Ares14]

I would never do this but i bet the feeling you get upon completion is amazing.

[@gw-swiss]

I am watching this video between the cracks of my fingers covering my eyes with my stomach in my throat. Respect!

[@bille6596]

It would be cool if someone (rock climbing gym) made vr simulations of these epic features ex. 30' of this ledge 5' off a foam pit. But with the vr goggles you think your on the ledge. Would be great training tool and I bet a big attraction.

[@jerryshoescuffer2133]

Immersive. Still would be too scared to touch it!

[@jts2561]

Brilliant idea! Probably somebody is already on it!

[@marcrob100]

Great idea! Maybe you should do it

[@bille6596]

@@marcrob100 Sure. I just need a few angels to help fund my seed round!

[@sgtpepper6379]

So kind of like iRacing for rock climbing? Cool idea.

[@amydawned]

I watch these videos to see if it will help ease my extreme fear of heights. It doesn’t. Not even a little bit. More power to ya. I can’t even climb a stool to change a lightbulb. I envy your courage and fearlessness.

[@Iceland874]

I’m surprised I could watch this while feeling completely calm. Maybe because I live to hike. Thanks for the video.

[@markrussell.]

The reason behind my terror when watching this is I'm thinking that the whole slab is just gonna let go and fall to the valley floor.

[@icegypsy99]

I've watched enough Coyote / roadrunner episodes lol😀

[@ats-3693]

One day it will

[@The.Original.Potatocakes]

It’s not gonna go anywhere

[@The.Original.Potatocakes]

It’s in your head

[@icegypsy99]

@@The.Original.Potatocakes There are vids of things like that happening. Prob not something that happens often, but the possibility is certainly there in my head....wile E coyote didn't have much luck with things like that lol

[@chrisvesy7245]

We went up the cable on the side of Half Dome...the view was amazing! A climber from Israel made it to the top of the face while we were having lunch !! 😃

[@trje246]

my imagination just goes somewhere else when i see clips like this, just feels like that whole vertical slab will just slip and peel away from the other face. These people are a different breed.

[@CarolinaSantos-sl2ss]

The back of my legs tingle just watching this omg!

[@tjleskoable]

Wow...and I get the willies climbing mountains while playing Halo...you do the incredible...for real !

[@CSiri-cc2hq]

This made my hands sweat like never before!

[@22re53]

TMI…, my stomach was rumbling, sitting on toilet and I don’t know why this came up on my feed but I clicked on it. I don’t have to go anymore

[@bkbland1626]

I LOVE T G ledge. What a glorious spot. There are many of those in the Valley.

[@brett.travels]

Absolutely incredible.

[@janetpattison8474]

When u go to Yosemite you drive by half-dome, and you can see the rock climbers way way up on the side of the mountain. Good going you brave souls on this magnificent mountain. I need a parachute as I’m watching this. Nope, never mind, too stressful, and Alex Honnold practiced 5 years to do the climb successfully, without ropes.

[@TerjeMathisen]

I think you are mixing up El Cap and Half Dome: The main road pass the meadow below El Cap, but there's no road at all underneath Half Dome, just a couple of hiking trails. Anyway, both of them are amazing rock faces!

[@brendanfan3245]

respect from New Zealand.

[@gregknipe8772]

yup. feeling the wobbly knees, rope drag and gut gripe all over again. great footage.

[@jamestownsend6657]

Don't climb myself but I've seen half dome several times and it's unbelievable in person! Much respect for anyone who even attempts it!!

[@iamshredder3587]

Where is it bro? What country? It sure does look pretty crazy in the video. And not particularly sturdy or reliable either... like it could break and fall at any moment or with any bump... and any poor person who's on there with it! 😬 Sure is beautiful scenery though.

[@nathanschimke7309]

@@iamshredder3587 Yosemite national park, CA USA

[@tfan2222]

@@iamshredder3587 It’s very sturdy. Been like this for centuries.

[@UTAH100]

Thanks. We did it. Next day, a 29 YO women died attempting it (HD.) R.I.P. Rain sets in fast and it got slick- even on a blue bird day. Had harness (smart) but was not clipped in. Instead of requiring it, the park discourages it which makes no sense. I was clipped in.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

@@UTAH100 what's "HD."

[@marcioramosfoto]

Satisfação garantida, belo passeio.

[@TexasHarleyBoy65]

That looks so relaxing....

[@misha4422]

I used to rock climb, in my younger years, but for fun. I didn't go in for that much exposure. Of course, a ten foot fall could kill you, if you landed wrong. I've seen photos of Thank God Ledge. But, the dynamics of moving along it ... Whoo. Thank you for sharing this.

[@bindig1]

With my luck, that would be the moment that slab decides to give way

[@scottmcwave9479]

I agree but I wouldn’t be there in the first place 😬

[@jasonthomas2714]

Lmfao 🤣 😆

[@bongloveroncanabis-dude6664]

Ameizing and crazy.Brave guys.

[@vascular600]

I was holding onto my sofa for dear life watching this.

[@45club45]

Очень красивое место! Надо ехать! Спасибо!

[@bonefishboards]

Glad no one had a video of me on this thing; I groveled all the way across with one knee up on the ledge and one leg below.

[@sohlbergk]

That actually sounds like useful beta!

[@RUAChristian]

But you did it!

[@josephbaker4319]

I snowboard and whitewater kayak a lot. And I can honestly say that climber's and hardcore alpine mountaineer people are a different breed. Props.

[@StarzzyJJASD]

That’s nothing compared to what a British man did for a living in the seventies

[@eire711]

Thank you for sharing.

[@aftabaquershi6325]

INCREDIBLE

[@Teff360]

I used to teach basic climbing until, after one lead on an unspecial day..I got bad shakes out of nowhere and lost my nerve. Never have I climbed again or wanted to but watching this brought back the memories.

[@carloshurtado2226]

What about Alex Hannold…??, . No ropes , no hooks…🤐🫣

[@Teff360]

@@carloshurtado2226 good God. I sweated thru the shirt I was wearing while watching ..straight sweat dripping.😳!! That man is unbelievable.