Ep 29 - Broken Back on Half Dome - Alex Doria and Jonathan Wachtel

the Sharp End Podcast

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4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2018

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

It was October 2017, and Alex Doria and Jonathan Wachtel were starting up a dream climb: the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome, high over Yosemite Valley. Alex was in the lead on the third pitch, and he felt good. Too good, as it turned out. He ran it out a long way between protection, and just as he was getting ready to place his next piece, he lost his balance and fell. Alex, Jonathan, and Ashley discuss what happened next and the lessons they learned. This episode of the Sharp End is presented by Mammut, with additional support from Gnarly Nutrition, Colorado Outward Bound School, and Health IQ. This show is based on Accidents in North American Climbing, an annual publication of the American Alpine Club (AAC), and is produced by the AAC.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Sharpen Podcast. My name is Ashley and I'm your hostess and
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1:25.0	Thank you as always for the Colorado Our Bound School and Health IQ.
1:30.0	Okay so this episode we're going back to California, back into the Yosemite Valley.
1:37.0	And I welcome to the show Jonathan and Alex, and I'll go ahead and let them introduce themselves.
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