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		chengiz on June 7, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes, and ... I have no knowledge of the sport, but isnt that a rope in pic 7? I guess someone else left it and he didnt use it?

remus on June 7, 2017 [–]

Yeah, the route he climbed is very popular and there's a lot of 'fixed' ropes that teams climbing it will normally leave in place on a short term basis.

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