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Alex Honnold climbing a mountain without ropes. (files.catbox.moe)
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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think you misunderstood. What you mentioned are risks that have a payoff; some reason to do them, and sometimes that's required. This doesn't really. Maybe he makes slightly more money, but he really doesn't need that even if that's the case. It's more like the risk of sticking a loaded gun in your mouth because you like the taste, not going to work because you need money to live.

[–] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

What you mentioned are risks that have a payoff; ... This doesn’t really. Maybe he makes slightly more money

Is $3 million net worth at 36 years old "slightly more money" these days? I'm further behind than I thought.

https://www.climbingfacts.com/alex-honnold-net-worth/

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How much would he make using ropes. I'm sure it'd be pretty damn close. Slightly more money means how much with ropes - how much without being fairly small. It's not saying he's not making a lot in general. That'd be stupid.

[–] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How much would he make using ropes. I’m sure it’d be pretty damn close.

I'm confident he would be just another climber and wouldn't be world famous and wouldn't be able to demand such high payment. He makes fat stacks because he is extraordinary, not because he's doing what everyone else is doing.

Alex Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls. Honnold rose to worldwide fame in June 2017 when he became the first person to free solo a route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park (via the 2,900-foot route Freerider at 5.13a, the first-ever at that grade),

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Honnold

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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago

I'm not saying in the past, nor is anyone else in this thread. We're saying today, now that he has a family. He wouldn't lose his fame because he started using safety gear. He'd still be extraordinary. He'd still be doing things no one else can. In fact, dealing with safety gear would add to the challenge. It'd remove some of the fear, but the climbs would be more challenging.