...except he's not free climbing; you can tell this by the belayer below and, more tellingly, the rope in the crack between them. At first blush it looks like a trad route but there's a bolt above the lead climber so I suppose it could be a sport route, hard to tell with the resolution. BTW, helmets are typically for rockfall but typically are only necessary IMO for chossy routes or big climbs where there are climbers above you.knotkranky wrote:Cheers for the deets.8O wrote:knotkranky wrote:wtf is the helmet for?. 7. Why do you wear a helmet to free solo climbs such as the Brandler-Hasse and the south face of the Dent du Geant? What use does it have?
In case a rock hits my head. Rockfall is a kind of danger that you cannot control, so I use a helmet. I also wear a helmet on any alpine climb that has significant rockfall danger.
Of course all i see is 800 feet and the helmet. .. I've always marveled at free climbing. I'm too tall and have crappy rotator cuffs.
Free climbing / free soloing: