Honnold solos University Wall

Alex Honnold made the first free-solo ascent of University Wall, one of Squamish’s most iconic routes. Tim Auger, Hamish Mutch, Dan Tate and Glenn Woodward made the first ascent of University Wall over a number of sessions between 1965 and 1966. In 1982, Peter Croft, Greg Foweraker and Hamish Fraser made the first free ascent of University Wall at 5.12a. Honnold soloed the route, including the upper four pitches of the Roman Chimneys, car-to-car in only two hours. On Aug. 17, Honnold soloed 290 pitches in and around Squamish for his 29th birthday.