Video: Chris Burkard Wrestles Off-Widths With Alex Honnold
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Did you know that Chris Burkard is a bit of a climbing freak? Like Chris Burkard – the instafamous adventure and outdoor photographer? Well, turns out he’s into a bit of elective suffering. Specifically the kind where you wedge as much of your body as you can into off-width cracks high above the ground in an attempt to climb them.
In his words: “I want to hug this thing…I want granite to be all up in my freakin’ mouth!”
Or better yet: “You’re basically as close to making love to the Captain as you possibly can, that’s why we do it!”
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Well, what better person to join him on his next adventure than Alex Honnold? Who, in his words, thinks “off-width climbing sucks.” I can’t really disagree. So naturally, the two pack their bags full of #4’s and #5’s, and head off deep into Yosemite to tackle the valley’s hardest cracks and keep bumping those precious cams high over their heads. Turns out that it’s some of the worst – and most rewarding – climbing there is.
