Funny Guy Climbing in El Capitan

It's all about attitude!

What's the point of being scared when you've already gone for it? This guy is doing some serious artificial big wall climbing (solo) and yet he speaks merrily and sings just like I would do when I'm out in the park (on the grass, on the ground...).

I, for one, am not a big fan of aid climbing but the way he copes with each passage makes me humble. I wish I had this spirit when I had to pass difficult unprotected cruxes on multi pitch routes... Usually I get scared shitless.

Respect for this dude!

Tough Enough - Climbing in Madagascar

Tough Enough, is the name of the 400 meter route in the Tsaranoro Valley in Madagascar first climbed by Arnaud Petit, Stéphanie Bodet, Sylvain Millet and Laurent Triay in 2008. Their only objective was to free the 10 pitches - many rated 8a and harder - on this African bigwall.

The climbing on the vertical granite wall was extremely difficult. The climbers gave it their all on the 380 meter route, with pitches rated between 7c and 8b+.
Tough Enough is an important milestone in contemporary free climbing. After a month on the route, the team was able to free all the pitches. It's up to the next generation of climbers to link all the pitches in a single push.

Source: Petzl

Tough Enough - climbing Madagascar
by Petzl-crew