After watching this documentary, I immediately thought of Alex Honnold. Friends who don't know who Alex is, please move to "Freehand Rock Climbing".
Maybe what made me connect the two right away was that they were both doing something that was rarely done and that was extremely dangerous, and they were crazy and extremely persistent. But what is sad is the ending of two people, one was buried in the belly of a bear, and the other was free solo on El Cap.
One of the things that strikes me is that the two do things in completely different ways.
Tim is a romantic person, he longs to be a bear, he feels he can communicate with bears, he thinks he has established a stable bond with the bears and does not need to worry about being eaten. He established a foundation for the protection of bears and went to school for free to teach children about bears. He has lived with bears for thirteen years and has frequent close encounters with bears. Although he had several very thrilling experiences, he never thought that he would be eaten by bears. Note here, " He firmly believes that he will not be eaten by bears ". When you think about it, this baseless belief is unfounded. Not to mention wild, unpredictable wild animals. If you walk around and touch it, there is a danger of being bruised and bruised. A joke says that drinking cold water will have the danger of getting stuck between your teeth. And Tim felt special after living around such unpredictable large animals for thirteen years.
Looking at Alex in reverse, he does the exact opposite of Tim.
Alex's idea of freehanding El Cap didn't come out of nowhere, but had a preliminary idea in 2009. Alex knew very well that if he went straight to the climb, he might have an accident. So he started with less difficult rocks and worked his way up to El Cap. Before starting the climb, he did a lot of preparation. He researched multiple routes at El Cap and finally settled on the Freerider, a route that was suitable for old birds. This route will test every aspect of the climber, finger strength, forearms, shoulders, calves, toes, back, abdomen, not to mention balance, flexibility, emotional control, and ability to solve tough problems.
After the route was chosen, Alex spent a year training and familiarizing himself with the route under a protective rope. The entire route is broken down into small segments. He pondered and researched the appropriate action sequences to complete the climb every time he wanted to rehearse a stage play.
It should be clear by now. It is also a dangerous thing to do. Under the persuasion of a friend, one directly broke into the bear’s territory to communicate at a close distance. When there is no danger for the time being, he thinks that he has mastered the secret of communicating with bears, and thinks that he is special. will be eaten by bears.
Another should have already thought about what the ending will be after a miss before climbing. He did all the preparations that needed to be done, rehearsing and simulating the movements of each section of the route.
One regards luck as ability, and the other increases his luck with adequate preparation.
Of course I do feel sorry for Tim, but I respect what he's done, but I don't recommend anyone else follow suit.
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