There were no easy answers, but El Cap meant enough to me that I…

There were no easy answers, but El Cap meant enough to me that I would put in the work and find out.

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What turned up: “How I climbed a 3,000-foot vertical cliff — without ropes,” TED transcript; Complete sentence about years of preparation for El Capitan and uncertainty over whether the climb would become feasible. Not advice to ignore risk or climb unprepared.
Work: “How I climbed a 3,000-foot vertical cliff — without ropes,” TED transcript
Sources checked: ted.comChecked using manual, 20 October 2026“How I climbed a 3,000-foot vertical cliff — without ropes,” TED transcript; Complete sentence about years of preparation for El Capitan and uncertainty over whether the climb would become feasible. Not advice to ignore risk or climb unprepared.

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