Free Solo Climbing

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Question 1

What is the definitive operational characteristic that distinguishes 'free solo' climbing from all other forms of rock climbing?

Question 2

What is the critical technical difference between 'free climbing' and 'free solo climbing' in mountaineering terminology?

Question 3

Which German climbing legend made global history in 2002 by free soloing the 1,800-foot Brandler-Hasse route on Cima Grande in the Dolomites?

Question 4

Which charismatic 1970s Yosemite 'Stone Master' lived by a strict uncompromised free solo ethic before falling to his death in 2009?

Question 5

Which eccentric British solo climber died in 1993 after slipping on wet granite on Sentinel Rock in Yosemite Valley?

Question 6

What specialized French urban solo climber became famous as 'The French Spiderman' for climbing skyscrapers without safety ropes?

Question 7

Which French female climbing pioneer stunned the mountaineering world in 1990 by free soloing the Bonatti Pillar on the Petit Dru in Chamonix?

Question 8

What two minimal pieces of physical equipment are the only items carried by modern free solo climbers during an ascent?

Question 9

What critical skill must a free solo climber possess if they encounter an impassable move or unexpected wet rock midway up a wall?

Question 10

Which Canadian climbing legend free soloed the technical 2,000-foot Rostrum/Alien roof linkup in Yosemite Valley in 1987?

What is the definitive operational characteristic that distinguishes 'free solo' climbing from all other forms of rock climbing?