Rock - Free Solo & High Ball Bouldering

Category Climb

“ Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. ”

“ I learned that courage was not the absence of fear but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. -Nelson Mandela ”

“ Live before you die. ”

“ Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. ”

“ I learned that courage was not the absence of fear but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. -Nelson Mandela ”

“ Live before you die. ”

“ Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. ”

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Is Free Solo Rock Climbing the pinnacle of human achievement?  Imagine scaling a 3,000-foot vertical rock face with no ropes, no harnesses, and no room for error. This was the scene when Alex Honnold completed the first-ever free solo ascent of El Capitan’s Freerider route in Yosemite National Park on June 3, 2017. Honnold’s climb, which took 3 hours and 56 minutes, was immortalized in the Oscar-winning documentary “Free Solo” and is widely regarded as one of the greatest athletic achievements of all time.

FICOR Score

(Fatality & Injury Classification of Risk)

Discipline : Free Solo
Discipline : High Ball Bouldering - 15-35 Feet

FICOR score is based on XDGE's proprietary scoring system

Minimum score to be considered for XDGE is 50, and the maximum is 100. This FICOR score is based on available data combined with XDGE's proprietary scoring system which weights several factors based on importance, including: insurance risk scores for the particular activity being evaluated, reaction time available as an adverse event unfolds, speed, height, depth, technical difficulty, ability to mitigate risk during activity, availability of backup equipment, involvment of other participants, location of activity, mental focus required, outcome resulting of most mishaps such as death or hospitalization, and a determination of the likelihood of having a major accident if that sport is done frequently.