Duane, Daniel (March 11, 2015). "The Heart-Stopping Climbs of Alex Honnold". The New York Times Magazine . Retrieved October 14, 2018. In November 2011, Honnold and Hans Florine missed setting the record time on the Nose route on Yosemite's El Capitan by 45 seconds. [18] At the time the record stood at 2:36:45, as set by Dean Potter& Sean Leary in November 2010. [19] On June 17, 2012, Honnold and Florine set a new record of 2:23:46 (or 2:23:51 [20]) on that same route. [21] [22] Honnold at the Trento Film Festival in 2014 Honnold said even his family of climbers has only been able to consume the two half-hour episodes in “small doses.” MacDonald, Dougald (February 2, 2016). "Patagonia's Torre Traverse in Under 21 Hours". Climbing . Retrieved September 29, 2018.

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A deeply reported insider perspective of Alex Honnold’s historic achievement and the culture and history of climbing.Since then, Honnold and McCandless have gotten married. Last month, they welcomed the birth of their first child.

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In 2007, he bought a 2002 Ford Econoline E150 van, which allowed him to focus on climbing and following the weather. [14] [15]I was always expecting to go through the full range of adulthood at some point,” Honnold says. “I always wanted to have a family eventually. I always wanted a stable relationship. It’s all according to plan.” Coming into the book, I thought Alex Honnold was a pretty amazing person not just for his climbing ability but for his storytelling, humor, modesty, philanthropy and indifference to fame but politeness to the enthusiastic fans who seek out selfies with him at events. a b Lowther, Alex (Summer 2011). "Less and Less Alone: Alex Honnold". Alpinist. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020 . Retrieved October 5, 2020.

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El Sendero Luminoso (V 5.12d, 1,750ft, 15 pitch), El Potrero Chico, Mexico – First free solo ascent, ~ 3 hours [64] Alone on the Wall: Alex Honnold (video). National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018 . Retrieved February 26, 2019.

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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. Lucas, James (November 10, 2022). "Inside the FA of 'Passage to Freedom': El Cap 5.13d". Climbing. Climbing.com . Retrieved August 19, 2023. Thrilling. One of the greatest physical achievements ever by a human being." G. ALLEN JOHNSON, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE El Niño (VI 5.13c), Yosemite, El Capitan – Second entirely free ascent via the Pineapple Express variation with Brad Gobright [74] I was familiar with Alex Honnold's work before reading this book and I had seen Valley Uprising, Free Solo and The Dawn Wall as well as read some articles and seen some videos with Tommy and Alex. And I have to admit, since winning the Oscar, information about climbing and, especially, Alex, has been everywhere. I, myself, have a bit of a soft spot for Tommy, so I was very happy for the bits that he was featured in.

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Synnott, Mark (June 3, 2017). "Exclusive: Climber Completes the Most Dangerous Rope-Free Ascent Ever". National Geographic. This book, tells things that the Free Solo didn't. It talks about Alex's life and ascents before El Cap (in a lot more detail than in the film), it talks about other climbers and friends, which I recognised and could recall their achievements, that added a nice flavour to the book. And it was generally a nice book, covering quite a lot of information and mentioning a lot of films and books about climbing, which is very nice if you are looking for more information. Technically the only thing I wanted there were charts of the ascents (similar like to the Feb NatGeo of the El Cap) to have a better picture in my mind of what exactly happened. On June 6, 2018, Honnold teamed up with Tommy Caldwell to break the Nose on El Capitan speed record in Yosemite. They completed the approximately 3,000-foot (914m) route in 1:58:07, becoming the first climbers to complete it in under two hours. [30] 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] In November 2014, Clif Bar announced that they would no longer sponsor Honnold, along with Dean Potter, Steph Davis, Timmy O'Neill and Cedar Wright. "We concluded that these forms of the sport are pushing boundaries and taking the element of risk to a place where we as a company are no longer willing to go," the company wrote in an open letter. [11] [23]This one was interesting. On one hand, I am fascinated by Alex Honnold’s climbing abilities and mental fortitude in the face of the most daunting escapades. I’m also equally pleased to see the work he does in the clean energy field, especially when it comes to those to can’t afford it. On the other hand, every so often while reading, I came across a line that made me recoil and forget what I had been so impressed by. Torre Traverse, Patagonia – Second traverse (north-to-south) of the Cerro Torre Group; completed in under 21 hours with Colin Haley. [92] A thrills-and-chills—and occasional spills—view of the mad heroes of free climbing . . . Fans of mountaineering will find this a winner.” The foundation came about because my sister is the most socially conscious person in the world. She’s always been a huge personal inspiration in terms of living with intention and making good choices. She lives in Portland, Oregon, where she does all kinds of community work, like this kids’ bike club where underprivileged kids get a free bicycle once they learn bike safety and they build it themselves. But she makes no money at all, which is kind of how those things always seem to go. Through it all, Alex “No Big Deal” Honnold shines through, writing in no more grandiose tones than if he were putting together a cookbook. Honnold Explains Himself