Two Americans have climbed to the top of El Kapitan, distance 900 m.
I'm not bragging but that's pretty much the distance I covered
yesterday in a few numbers during a musical theatre class. And do you
hear me going on about it? (You should have seen my pivot turns and
jazz hands. Teacher said I was the best).
A simple look at history reveals that the feat was already done on
camera in 1989 by William Shatner. Admittedly the archive shows he was
wearing gravity boots at the time, and saved by Spock after a bit of a
power failure. But otherwise it is exactly the same thing in every
way.
It's shabby enough that, despite what was supposed to be rather a lot
of planning, they forgot to wear gloves. Getting sore fingers is
something even a novice such as I might have anticipated.
But that's not the worst of it.
After 19 days they put their head over the top.
And what do they face?
Friends, family and wellwishers laughing and smiling.
The last thing you need after a climb like that is a bunch of people
taking the piss.
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