Without a Partner: Pete Whittaker Rope Solos El Capitan in Under 24 Hours
In November 2016, Pete Whittaker became the first person to rope solo—all free—El Capitan in under 24 hours, finishing in 20 hours and 6 minutes. Climbing via Freerider, he had to free climb each pitch, rappel it to clean his gear, then ascend the rope back up to the next anchor. He essentially ...