There always has to be something to give you the confidence to free solo. Sometimes that confidence comes from being physically fit. Sometimes it comes from preparation and rehearsal."

OLiS 2022 – roczne podsumowanie sprzedaży płyt na nośnikach fizycznych" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 17 February 2023. I think things like 'Comfortably Numb' were the last embers of mine and Roger's ability to work collaboratively together.

In a general sense, I think it's bad to bring too much money into climbing since it takes away a little from the beauty of the mountains. But at the same time, I can't blame the Nepali government – or the Indian, Pakistani or Chinese, depending on where you're climbing – for wanting to capitalize on foreign climbers." British album certifications – Pink Floyd – The Wall". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 18 November 2022. The diet for climbing all the time isn't really different from the diet for living. It's not like cardio sports where you're burning a bajillion calories every day." I love hearing Alex’s voice pop out in his unique youthful vocabulary: a frikin rad climb, a bombed rope line, “send the gnar”/"my commitment to sending the gnar” (p216), taking care not to get "too pumped or superpumped". And I love his raw honesty, notably as it matures and deepens over just 6 years. My comfort zone is like a little bubble around me, and I’ve pushed it in different directions and made it bigger and bigger until these objectives that seemed totally crazy eventually fall within the realm of the possible."

Dutch album certifications – Pink Floyd – The Wall" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 7 November 2020. Enter The Wall in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2006 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

a b "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020 . Retrieved 24 September 2020. There are certainly better technical climbers than me. But if I have a particular gift, it's a mental one — the ability to keep it together where others might freak out." Leaving me thinking that if Eternal Flame is for the next generation, then El Cap, might, just might, be for this one. Hear Melvins Out-Strange Pink Floyd With Sludgy "In the Flesh?" Cover". Revolver. 1 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020 . Retrieved 10 January 2020. In 2008, he was named a "Top Ten National Defender of Cultural Heritage" by the Chinese government, [21] and in 2016, he was awarded the Special Award of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs in recognition of exceptionally outstanding and unusual achievement in Asia. [22] [23] Styles and honours [ edit ]