While his peak experiences of free soloing are what get the spotlight, they don’t represent how he spends most of his time. “I think it’s important to recognize the amount of effort that goes into things that are truly difficult,” said Honnold. He likened it to the difference between cramming for an exam, and deeply understanding a subject and being able teach it. The documentary follows Honnold during the two years leading up to the climb, but it actually took more than 15 years for him to train and prepare. Instead, he focused on what it took to get to that moment.

It’s all in the practice and planningĪttendees of the event all knew of the major feat Honnold accomplished in Free Solo, but he said very little about the actual climb. But his biggest fear until a couple years ago? Public speaking, Honnold admitted with a smile to a crowd of over 1,000 people Monday night at Macky Auditorium.ĭuring the first in-person Distinguished Speakers Board event since October 2019, Honnold shared some of the many elements required to accomplish the peak moment of his professional climbing career, and how each of the challenges along the way led to his eventual success. Honnold is one of the most accomplished climbers in the realm of free soloing, the most dangerous way to climb. In June 2017, he completed the first-ever ropeless ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan, captured in the award-winning 2018 documentary film Free Solo. Alex Honnold has climbed in some of the most remote regions on Earth, on all seven continents, and even on human-made buildings in major cities.

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