[kpmah]

You can die driving to work in the morning. One small mistake on a high speed road and that's it. Alex knows how to climb like you know how to drive.

[mistermann]

I expect the insurance industry, who knows quite a bit about risk, might have a different opinion on the topic of relative risk than you.

[vhost-]

Their assessment of risk is motivated by money, though.

[mistermann]

Which is my point - they have to be correct.

[brazzy]

> Alex knows how to climb like you know how to drive.

More importantly: he knows what he cannot climb with sufficient certainty to try free solo.

[eric_h]

Alex knows how to climb like a top formula 1 driver knows how to drive.