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Alex Honnold climbs Half Dome in Yosemite.
May 7, 2012 | Half Dome, Yosemite National Park
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Alex Honnold takes on the third zigzag of Half Dome without a rope. He has just one more difficult section, or pitch, in the last three before reaching the summit.
See more pictures from the May 2011 feature story "Daring. Defiant. Free."
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