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Mind and body

When you consider the mental fortitude required, it's easy to ignore the physical strain such a climb puts on a body.

On one section of the wall, the Monster Offwidth, Honnold squeezes his body into a vertical crack and wriggles his way up a 200-foot-tall crevice. No flashy gym or high-tech equipment can ever prepare you for such a task.

Instead, Honnold's physique has been etched by thousands of hours of climbing and his hands strengthened by days clinging onto rock faces.

Standing at a little under 6 feet tall, and powered by a mainly vegetarian diet, Honnold's body is conditioned solely for climbing.

His mind has also adapted accordingly.

During the documentary, Honnold undergoes an MRI scan which shows his amygdala -- the part of the brain which processes fear -- is not stimulated in the usual way.

Honnold believes he's become desensitized after so many years of climbing but is open to the suggestion that he's innately less susceptible to fear.

"I found free soloing scary when I first started but I also found it exhilarating in the right way," he said.

"Possibly, other people find it way scarier and less satisfying so they are never really willing to put the time and effort into it because the ratio is not right."

He likens it to his previous fear of public speaking. As a young man, Honnold struggled in front of large groups and the thought of doing a media tour would have previously "horrified" him.

But just like climbing El Cap, Honnold found a way to overcome negative thoughts.

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Posted by Miller Stephen to Học Để Thi at February 24, 2019 at 10:30 PM