Honnold, Wright Enchain California 14ers by Bike, Foot, And Free Solo

I’m not sure what’s crazier, free soloing something like Half Dome or climbing 15 14ers in California in three weeks without using a car:

Over three weeks and one day, Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright pulled off a unique adventure in their home state of California: enchaining all of the state’s 14,000-foot-plus peaks (and then some), using only two bikes and their own two feet for transportation. Along the way during this remarkable journey from Mt.
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Shasta to Mt. Langley, the two biked more than 700 miles, hiked at least 100 miles, and climbed over 100,000 vertical feet, often via difficult technical rock climbs.

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5 Responses to Honnold, Wright Enchain California 14ers by Bike, Foot, And Free Solo

  1. Owen July 23, 2013 at 3:24 pm #

    Ive never heard the word “enchain” used in this context before. Is it because they are North Face athletes, or can us mere mortals go out and start enchaining things of our own?

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    • Greg Davis July 23, 2013 at 4:08 pm #

      Yes, yes you can! Enchain the cathedral range peaks, its fun 🙂

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    • Kevin July 23, 2013 at 5:10 pm #

      It’s French for “link.” In rock climbing they use it in the same context as we do for “sending” something. I have no idea why it was used in this English article though..

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  2. Greg Davis July 23, 2013 at 4:07 pm #

    Also keep in mind they didn’t just do the easiest variations but longer traverses, i.e. climbed Sill after doing Sun Ribbon Arete (solo, 5.10, 18 pitches) then continuing on the ridge to Sill. From Sill to T-Bolt is a grade IV climb, in and of itself, and so is sun Ribbon (Grade IV means a Full day for you’s guy’s).

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  3. Matthew July 25, 2013 at 10:52 pm #

    Absolutely awesome.

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