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Half Dome

mountain, California, United States
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  • Alex Honnold
    Alex Honnold
    / Early climbing accomplishments

    …Yosemite’s Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome, a feat that, at the time, Croft called “the most impressive ropeless ascent ever done.” Honnold recreated the climb for the 2010 documentary Alone on the Wall. His memoir, with the same title, was published in 2016 (cowritten by David Roberts).

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    …Yosemite’s Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome, a feat that, at the time, Croft called “the most impressive ropeless ascent ever done.” Honnold recreated the climb for the 2010 documentary Alone on the Wall. His memoir, with the same title, was published in 2016 (cowritten by David Roberts).

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