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2231 18th June 2026 08:30:30 UTC Mono climb Freerider notes_pretty
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<p>Originally climbed as an easier variation of <a href="/climb/814/salathé-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salathé Wall</a>, avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, <em>Freerider</em> is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of <a href="/crag/8023/el-capitan" rel="noopener noreferrer">El Capitan</a>.</p> <p><a href="/climber/1053/todd-skinner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Todd Skinner</a> and <a href="/climber/1186/paul-piana" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paul Piana</a> considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing on the Salathe via parts of what was to become Freerider but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The line was conceived by Alex Huber whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother Thomas. </p> <p>There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, <em>The Boulder Problem</em> at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or <em>The Teflon Corner</em> at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are <em>The Monster Offwidth</em> and <em>The Enduro Corner</em>. </p> <p><a href="/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dan McManus</a> on <em>The Monster Offwidth</em>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800</a></p>
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<p>Originally climbed as an easier variation of <a href="/climb/814/salathé-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salathé Wall</a>, avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, <em>Freerider</em> is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of <a href="/crag/8023/el-capitan" rel="noopener noreferrer">El Capitan</a>.</p> <p>In 2017, <a href="/climber/622/alex-honnold" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Honnold</a> made history with his audacious free solo of the route.</p> <p>The routes origins stem from<a href="/climber/1053/todd-skinner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Todd Skinner</a> and <a href="/climber/1186/paul-piana" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paul Piana</a>'s ascent of the Salathé, where they considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing via parts of what was to become Freerider, but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The full line was conceived by <a href="/climber/523/alexander-huber" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Huber</a> whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four-pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother <a href="/climber/1063/thomas-huber" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thomas</a> in 1998.</p> <p>There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, <em>The Boulder Problem</em> at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or <em>The Teflon Corner</em> at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are <em>The Monster Offwidth</em> and <em>The Enduro Corner</em>. </p> <p><a href="/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dan McManus</a> on <em>The Monster Offwidth</em>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800</a></p>
2232 18th June 2026 08:30:30 UTC Mono climb Freerider notes
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Originally climbed as an easier variation of [Salathé Wall](/climb/814/salathé-wall), avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, *Freerider* is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan). [Todd Skinner](/climber/1053/todd-skinner) and [Paul Piana](/climber/1186/paul-piana) considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing on the Salathe via parts of what was to become Freerider but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The line was conceived by Alex Huber whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother Thomas. There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, *The Boulder Problem* at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or *The Teflon Corner* at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are *The Monster Offwidth* and *The Enduro Corner*. [Dan McManus](/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus) on *The Monster Offwidth*: > Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1] ### References [1] [https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html](https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html) [2] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800)
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Originally climbed as an easier variation of [Salathé Wall](/climb/814/salathé-wall), avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, *Freerider* is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan). In 2017, [Alex Honnold](/climber/622/alex-honnold) made history with his audacious free solo of the route. The routes origins stem from[Todd Skinner](/climber/1053/todd-skinner) and [Paul Piana](/climber/1186/paul-piana)'s ascent of the Salathé, where they considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing via parts of what was to become Freerider, but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The full line was conceived by [Alex Huber](/climber/523/alexander-huber) whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four-pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother [Thomas](/climber/1063/thomas-huber) in 1998. There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, *The Boulder Problem* at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or *The Teflon Corner* at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are *The Monster Offwidth* and *The Enduro Corner*. [Dan McManus](/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus) on *The Monster Offwidth*: > Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1] ### References [1] [https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html](https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html) [2] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800)
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Originally climbed as an easier variation of [Salathé Wall](/climb/814/salathé-wall), avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, *Freerider* is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan).

-[Todd Skinner](/climber/1053/todd-skinner) and [Paul Piana](/climber/1186/paul-piana) considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing on the Salathe via parts of what was to become Freerider but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The line was conceived by Alex Huber whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother Thomas.
+In 2017, [Alex Honnold](/climber/622/alex-honnold) made history with his audacious free solo of the route.
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+The routes origins stem from[Todd Skinner](/climber/1053/todd-skinner) and [Paul Piana](/climber/1186/paul-piana)'s ascent of the Salathé, where they considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing via parts of what was to become Freerider, but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The full line was conceived by [Alex Huber](/climber/523/alexander-huber) whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four-pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother [Thomas](/climber/1063/thomas-huber) in 1998.

There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, *The Boulder Problem* at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or *The Teflon Corner* at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are *The Monster Offwidth* and *The Enduro Corner*.
2233 18th June 2026 08:23:07 UTC Mono climb Freerider notes_pretty
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<p>Originally climbed as an easier variation of <a href="/climb/814/salathé-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salathé Wall</a>, avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, <em>Freerider</em> is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of <a href="/crag/8023/el-capitan" rel="noopener noreferrer">El Capitan</a>.</p> <p><a href="/climber/1053/todd-skinner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Todd Skinner</a> and <a href="/climber/1186/paul-piana" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paul Piana</a> considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing on the Salathe via parts of what was to become Freerider but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The line was conceived by Alex Huber whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the 4 pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother Thomas. </p> <p>There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, <em>The Boulder Problem</em> at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or <em>The Teflon Corner</em> at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short, technical and crimpy while the teflon corner features extremely technical smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy the other notable hard pitches are <em>The Monster Offwidth</em> and <em>The Enduro Corner</em>. </p> <p><a href="/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dan McManus</a> on <em>The Monster Offwidth</em>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800</a></p>
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<p>Originally climbed as an easier variation of <a href="/climb/814/salathé-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salathé Wall</a>, avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, <em>Freerider</em> is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of <a href="/crag/8023/el-capitan" rel="noopener noreferrer">El Capitan</a>.</p> <p><a href="/climber/1053/todd-skinner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Todd Skinner</a> and <a href="/climber/1186/paul-piana" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paul Piana</a> considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing on the Salathe via parts of what was to become Freerider but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The line was conceived by Alex Huber whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother Thomas. </p> <p>There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, <em>The Boulder Problem</em> at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or <em>The Teflon Corner</em> at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are <em>The Monster Offwidth</em> and <em>The Enduro Corner</em>. </p> <p><a href="/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dan McManus</a> on <em>The Monster Offwidth</em>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800</a></p>
2234 18th June 2026 08:23:07 UTC Mono climb Freerider notes
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Originally climbed as an easier variation of [Salathé Wall](/climb/814/salathé-wall), avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, *Freerider* is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan). [Todd Skinner](/climber/1053/todd-skinner) and [Paul Piana](/climber/1186/paul-piana) considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing on the Salathe via parts of what was to become Freerider but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The line was conceived by Alex Huber whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the 4 pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother Thomas. There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, *The Boulder Problem* at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or *The Teflon Corner* at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short, technical and crimpy while the teflon corner features extremely technical smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy the other notable hard pitches are *The Monster Offwidth* and *The Enduro Corner*. [Dan McManus](/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus) on *The Monster Offwidth*: > Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1] ### References [1] [https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html](https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html) [2] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800)
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Originally climbed as an easier variation of [Salathé Wall](/climb/814/salathé-wall), avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, *Freerider* is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan). [Todd Skinner](/climber/1053/todd-skinner) and [Paul Piana](/climber/1186/paul-piana) considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing on the Salathe via parts of what was to become Freerider but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The line was conceived by Alex Huber whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother Thomas. There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, *The Boulder Problem* at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or *The Teflon Corner* at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are *The Monster Offwidth* and *The Enduro Corner*. [Dan McManus](/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus) on *The Monster Offwidth*: > Left side in! The first time I climbed this pitch I had been told that it was crucial to climb it with a specific side in the crack, but I couldn’t remember which side. I guessed right side, I was wrong, but I did miraculously manage to chicken-wing my way up by the skin of my teeth. In doing so I removed the skin on my tricep which oozed for the next few days and made further offwidths very painful. [1] ### References [1] [https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html](https://danmcmanus.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-guide-to-freerider.html) [2] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199901800)
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Originally climbed as an easier variation of [Salathé Wall](/climb/814/salathé-wall), avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, *Freerider* is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan).

-[Todd Skinner](/climber/1053/todd-skinner) and [Paul Piana](/climber/1186/paul-piana) considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing on the Salathe via parts of what was to become Freerider but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The line was conceived by Alex Huber whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the 4 pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother Thomas.
+[Todd Skinner](/climber/1053/todd-skinner) and [Paul Piana](/climber/1186/paul-piana) considered bypassing some of the hardest climbing on the Salathe via parts of what was to become Freerider but opted to follow the original aid line as closely as they were able to. The line was conceived by Alex Huber whilst working on his free ascent of the Salathé Wall in 1995. He rope-soloed the four pitch variation to the headwall that year but waited three years before climbing the whole route with his brother Thomas.

-There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, *The Boulder Problem* at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or *The Teflon Corner* at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short, technical and crimpy while the teflon corner features extremely technical smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy the other notable hard pitches are *The Monster Offwidth* and *The Enduro Corner*.
+There are two common variations that make up the crux of the route, *The Boulder Problem* at around 7c+ sport or 7B/+ boulder or *The Teflon Corner* at around 7c sport. The boulder problem is short and dynamic, while the teflon corner features extremely technical and insecure smearing. While the rest of the route is seldom easy, the other notable hard pitches are *The Monster Offwidth* and *The Enduro Corner*.

[Dan McManus](/climber/2474/dan-mcmanus) on *The Monster Offwidth*:
2235 18th June 2026 08:21:16 UTC Mono climb Freerider featurable
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2237 17th June 2026 16:11:22 UTC Mono ascent James Pearson's ascent of The Finnish Line Sessions
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2240 17th June 2026 16:11:22 UTC Mono ascent James Pearson's ascent of The Finnish Line notes_pretty
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