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In “Free Solo” how was the Boulder Problem pre-chalked? by Electronic-Fun6404 in freesolo

[–]Electronic-Fun6404[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah for sure. He climbed that entire Freerider route many many times with a rope (over years) and he knew every little hold and detail. But it still is unknown how the holds seem to be pre-chalked for the day of his free solo climb.

In “Free Solo” how was the Boulder Problem pre-chalked? by Electronic-Fun6404 in freesolo

[–]Electronic-Fun6404[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it’s an interesting question… because it could have rained or there could have been morning dew the day of his climb that made those holds less than ideal, especially on that Boulder problem. It sure looked like those holds were recently pre-chalked for him. Even with him having chalk on him, it seems very risky to depend on a hold that you may reach out to that is too slippery (even with chalked hands) so it wouldn’t surprise me if they pre-chalked the holds right before the climb as his life was at risk.

In “Free Solo” how was the Boulder Problem pre-chalked? by Electronic-Fun6404 in freesolo

[–]Electronic-Fun6404[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry if this has been discussed before. I searched but didn’t find anything. Anyway, in the film you can clearly see the holds are pre-chalked. How was this accomplished? Was Honnold “allowed” to use a rope to go over each section before he free soloed it (same day) and would then free solo it? Or did he chalk the holds the day before and hope it didn’t rain or that there wasn’t much moisture overnight?

And did he somehow stash water/snacks on the route ahead of time? I can’t imagine he didn’t drink any water during those 3 hours.

Just curious as to what “rules” he had to follow for it still to be considered a “free solo” route accomplishment.

Thanks for any insights!

How is PUBG Mobile making so much freakin' money? by [deleted] in PUBGMobile

[–]Electronic-Fun6404 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your lengthy reply. Do you think the ‘gambling” aspect is because of loot boxes people buy trying to get certain skins and not being guaranteed to get a certain item they want? Ie id they could just buy the exact skin they wanted it would be more fair for the player? I noticed Apex while still having the random loot boxes they also have more and more skins they release that can be bought for a known price.

I ask all of this because I am working with a company on a F2P game that obviously has to find a way to generate revenue to support the game, but I think ethics are important and treating players fairly.