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Brad Gobright on his first free ascent of Heart Route with Mason Earle, finding his free solo feet in Yosemite, and what free solo-ing has to offer…
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Show Notes for episode with Brad Gobright:
- Adopting the dirtbag lifestyle in Yosemite in 2008
- What he learned about climbing while in Yosemite that led to solo-ing The Rostrum (5.11c; 8 pitches)
- How Yosemite will always teach him new lessons despite all the time he’s spent there
- The 5-year process of freeing the Heart Route on El Capitan with Mason Earle (including a story about enduring a push up the wall with poison ivy crotch)
- How Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgenson helped fan the flames for the send
- Why he started free-soloing and where he drew his inspiration from
- His recent free solo ascent of Hairstyles and Attitudes (5.12d). The hardest free solo Eldo Canyon has seen
- How he mentally prepared for the climb
- Trying to do the Heart Route in a day with Alex Honnold
- The speed rivalry between Brad and his partner Scott Bennett and their rivals, up The Naked Edge (5.11b) in Eldorado Canyon
- What the future holds for a climber of Brad’s caliber and potential
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