Alone on the Wall: Alex Honnold and the Ultimate Limits of Adventure

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McPhate, Mike (June 6, 2017). "California Today: An 'Incomprehensible' Climb in Yosemite". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved June 6, 2017. Arrested Development 9a (5.14d) Mount Charleston, Nevada, second ascent of sport climbing route after Jonathan Siegrist. [86] A thrills-and-chills—and occasional spills—view of the mad heroes of free climbing . . . Fans of mountaineering will find this a winner.” Piolets d'Or Press Release July 2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2018 . Retrieved August 28, 2018. Astroman (5.11c, 10 pitches) and The Rostrum (5.11c, 8 pitches), Yosemite – First-ever repeat of Peter Croft's 1987 free solo in one day [57]

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Torre Traverse, Patagonia – Second traverse (north-to-south) of the Cerro Torre Group; completed in under 21 hours with Colin Haley. [92] Alone On The Wall". Sender Films. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020 . Retrieved May 13, 2019.Laughs] My friends give me grief for understating the difficulties of things that I’ve done. I say that I’m prone to realistic assessment. [Laughs] Because certain things have always come easy to me. I have a journal of everything I’ve ever climbed since 2005. For the entry about free soloing Half Dome, I put a frowny face and added some little notes about what I should have done better, and then underlined it. Turns out that is one of my biggest climbing achievements. But at the time, I was just like, Ah, that wasn’t quite right, I should’ve done that better. (Read "Has Yosemite's Iconic Half Dome Become Too Dangerous to Climb?") Your mother is on record as saying you were “a terrible child to raise.” Talk about your childhood and how you got into free climbing. Clarke, Owen; Levy, Michael (March 1, 2022). "Alex Honnold, Free Soloist, Star of Academy-Award-Winning Documentary Free Solo". Climbing. Outside Interactive. Interview with Alex Honnol, on whether he’ll quit or minimize free soloing. Alex Honnold and Sanni McCandless are having a kid—a daughter He gained mainstream recognition after his 2008 solo of the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome was featured in the film Alone on the Wall [16] and a subsequent 60 Minutes interview. [17] El Sendero Luminoso (V 5.12d, 1,750ft, 15 pitch), El Potrero Chico, Mexico – First free solo ascent, ~ 3 hours [64]

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Hobley, Nicholas (January 27, 2009). "Alex Honnold climbing interview". Planetmountain.com . Retrieved January 4, 2016. In his first book, Honnold discusses why he free-solos, and he recounts his life of climbing — including adventures you probably haven’t heard about. Honnold and Caldwell Smash Devil's Thumb Traverse". Gripped Magazine. September 15, 2023 . Retrieved October 30, 2023. Roth, Justin (April 8, 2008). "Honnold Makes a High-Stakes Solo in Zion". Climbing. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010.

Much more important for him, however, was the mental component: “I just didn't want to be on the wall and think: Oh man, I really shouldn’t have eaten those biscuits.” He didn’t climb for a week following the birth, as June remained in the hospital to receive treatment for now-resolved medical complications. The 91st Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved January 22, 2019.