Alexander honnold born august 17, 1985 is an american rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls. Theres no record alex honnold is afraid of facing down. On june 3rd, honnold became the first person ever to free solo climb this famous rock face at yosemite national park, california. Free solothe fulllength film about alex honnolds iconic freerider ascent. He also holds the record for the fastest climb of the triple crown at yosemite. Behind the scenes of alex honnolds freerider free solo. Alex honnold casually climbed a rock higher than the world. The tc pros were designed specifically by tommy for big wall climbs in yosemite. Free solo documentary and how alex honnold climbed.
Alex honnold and tommy caldwell climb the nose in under 2. The new allfree climb heads up a variation to early morning light and new dawn to the right of the nose. The new york post reports 33 year old emily harrington took a bad fall during her latest attempt on the 3,200ft granite wall. The achievement was documented by national geographic documentary films. The famed professional adventure climber whose ascent of the 3,000 ft. The process of preparing and executing that dream was made into the oscarwinning national geographic documentary, free solo, by jimmy chin and elizabeth chai vasarhelyi. Gobright was such a warm, kind soulone of a handful of. Alex honnold is one of the best and most inspiring free climbers of the current climbing generation. Corey richaurora photos alex honnold once told me that somewhere in. Mount watkins, the nose and the regular northwest face of half dome.
He is at the crux, the most difficult section, known as the boulder problem, the main. Honnold, 33, achieved a feat no other human has accomplished. Alex wore tommy caldwells signature shoes, the tc pro. Alex is alex honnold, the only climber in the world with an oscar to his name for his efforts climbing the 5.
Alex honnold and brad gobright complete secondever free. Climbing this 1,000meter wall free solo also gained him overnight fame outside the climbing scene. The route was a project started by leo houlding nearly 20 years ago. Any doubts as to whether alex honnold was the greatest rock climber of all time were doused when the american did something that no one thought was humanly possible. Alex honnold feels no fear scientists say after brain. Alex honnold descends the gallery at red rock canyon on dec. See first video of most dangerous ropefree climb ever. Alex honnold is a professional adventure rock climber whose audacious freesolo ascents of americas biggest cliffs have made him one of the most recognized and followed climbers in the world. With alex honnold, tommy caldwell, jimmy chin, cheyne lempe. After free solo, alex honnold is ready for another movie closeup. New documentary reveals how alex honnold climbed yosemite.
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