solo climb
Alone up mountain
A solo climb is an ascent made alone, without partners or support.
In mountaineering and rock climbing, solo climbing ranges from hiking alone to free soloing—climbing without ropes or protective gear: Alex Honnold's free solo of El Capitan stunned the climbing world.
The term emphasizes self-reliance and the heightened risk of having no backup if something goes wrong.
- ascentUpward movement
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- mountainTall natural landmass
- El CapitanYosemite granite formation
free · alpine · expedition · peak · ridge · belay · crampon · ice axe · exposure · life or death · vertical · cliff · rockface · Everest · death zone · high altitude · unroped · dangerous
- mountaineeringsummit, alpinist, mountaineer, ice axe, ice axes
- Climbing Featsfirst ascent, speed record, send, flash, Everest summit
- one-personone-man show, monologue, single occupancy, single-seater, sole proprietorship