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What It Takes to Be Alex Honnold’s Climbing Partner

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The Difference Between Honold and Cedar

Cedar has never climbed at honald's level, but he's a strong soloist too. He would spend entire seasons living in joshufa tree in the nineties where he would routinely free solo 30 pitches a day. His real skill is that he can get up just about any kind of rock of any quality, of any style, anywhere in the world. And so his nickname is the chause boss. Chaus is the word climbers use to describe rock that's of low quality, soi like brakes in your hand,. And a cedars the the boss of that style.

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