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A new movie is out about climbing el Capitan in Yosemite. These brave climbers just have good climbing shoes and rosin for a steady grip .No ropes ,piton or any safety equipment. They are standing. on ledges 3 inches thick and grip with their fingers smaller ledges to make it to the top.
How do they know the ledges will support their weight and not crumble.? What if they are hanging on to a ledge and the ledge breaks off?
Do they do a trial climb with all the safety equipment to check for the structural integrity of each point they expect to use on their free climb later on so they know everything is sturdy?
How do they know the ledges will support their weight and not crumble.? What if they are hanging on to a ledge and the ledge breaks off?
Do they do a trial climb with all the safety equipment to check for the structural integrity of each point they expect to use on their free climb later on so they know everything is sturdy?