Yosemite Climbing Pioneers in “The Big Walls” | National Geographic

Yosemite Valley was a very special place

Yosemite Valley was a very special place it was a place that we could live out

it was a place that we could live out

it was a place that we could live out adventures

we were a hardcore a really devoted

we were a hardcore a really devoted climbers trying to raise the standards

climbers trying to raise the standards

climbers trying to raise the standards push themselves you go do a big wall

push themselves you go do a big wall

push themselves you go do a big wall sleeping at the base of the climb before

sleeping at the base of the climb before

sleeping at the base of the climb before I was scared shitless you think about

I was scared shitless you think about

I was scared shitless you think about that night thinking every single thing

that night thinking every single thing

that night thinking every single thing that can possibly go wrong then starting

that can possibly go wrong then starting

that can possibly go wrong then starting out on a giant wall like that the

out on a giant wall like that the

out on a giant wall like that the exposure is unimaginable rope isn’t very

exposure is unimaginable rope isn’t very

exposure is unimaginable rope isn’t very thick to begin with but when it holds

thick to begin with but when it holds

thick to begin with but when it holds you and you’re swinging 2,700 feet above

you and you’re swinging 2,700 feet above

you and you’re swinging 2,700 feet above the ground get your attention makes your

the ground get your attention makes your

the ground get your attention makes your heart beat

heart beat

heart beat balls-out stuff way the hell up there

balls-out stuff way the hell up there

balls-out stuff way the hell up there gleaning the moon or something

after five six days on the wall living

after five six days on the wall living there a sense of awareness just opens up

there a sense of awareness just opens up

there a sense of awareness just opens up you know you feel like you could go on

you know you feel like you could go on

you know you feel like you could go on forever and that feeling of being at

forever and that feeling of being at

forever and that feeling of being at home on a wall is pretty amazing