Snapshot · The Shawn Ryan Show
After only 8 days of rock climbing experience, Frohardt's first day on El Capitan's 2,500-foot wall was only the 10th time he had ever worn a harness on real rock.
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A team leader asked how many pull-ups Frohardt could do, then told him he was going to be the lead climber. He had never climbed a rock face. After just two short training trips and 8 total days of experience, the DEVGRU lead climber team decided to tackle El Capitan, the 2,500-foot granite wall in Yosemite. Day one on the wall was Frohardt's 10th time wearing a harness on real rock. They climbed it over three days, hauling 100-pound bags, sleeping on portaledges 800 feet up in the dark with the cots spinning six feet from the wall due to an overhang. On descending to the meadow, the group spotted a young Alex Honnold studying the wall. The program then escalated to Denali under Heath Robinson and Aconcagua under Rob Reeves — both of whom died in the 2011 Extortion 17 helicopter shootdown, lending these mountaineering memories an additional layer of grief.
Frohardt had never rock climbed when he was told he'd be DEVGRU's lead climber. Eight days of experience later, his team decided to climb El Capitan. Day one on the 2,500-foot wall was only the 10th time he'd worn a harness on real rock. He slept 800 feet up, spinning in the wind on a portaledge.
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