A look inside alex honnolds gamechanging free solo triple. The limits of human endurance and skill have been pushed to new boundaries. We will publish updates here as more information becomes available. Alex honnold shares story of his historic freesolo climb. This part of the set is very good but is short and doesnt offer much more than the 60 minutes segment.
See first video of most dangerous ropefree climb ever. Now you can get a taste of the climb in this video by national. For famed rock climber, a big break that thankfully wasn. Even before his first birthday, honnold was fully mobile and would scale appliances, shelves, even the water heaterand he rarely slept, waking before 5 a. Alex honnold has scaled the sheer face of half dome in yosemite, calif. Includes the six halfhour films that define the series, plus more than an hour of bonus. The world gasps in the aftermath of alex honnolds free.
Alex honnold swore his friends to secrecy for almost two years while he prepared to carry out the unthinkable. Still, he says his big break didnt arrive until a tv producer approached him. First ascent is also available as a high definition download. I bought this because i saw 60minutes sports coverage of alex honnold and they talked about the short movie called alone on the wall. The impressive 3,000foot vertical ascent will be featured on film and in the magazine. Photo by jimmy chin you take a dump into free space, and it just completely disappears. Alex honnold has become the first climber to free solo.
First ascent 2010 is sender films groundbreaking 6part series that takes you to the cutting edge of adventure. Alex honnold is taking free soloing to new heights. Free soloing yosemites heaven route on september 15, 2014. Alex honnold, the young climber whose accomplishments in yosemite last year read the october 30, 2007 newswire for more information gained him international climbing renown, made his mark in the valley again on september 6, 2008 with the first free solo of the regular northwest face vi 5. According to national geographic, he ascended the peak in 3 hours, 56 minutes, taking the final moderate pitch at a near run. We will reopen as soon as it is legal, safe, and responsible for us to do so. It got to the point that the exhausted parents would leave a. He spent under 4 hours climbing the wall without any rope or safety equipment. He is the first climber to ever free solo the 3,000foot granite face, which means to climb without a rope. On june 3, alex honnold made climbing history when he free soloed freerider vi, 5. Alex continues to push the boundaries of the impossible. Assessing risk and living without a rope lessons from. Thomas peipert, ap photo undeterred, honnold remained persistent. Soloing stems in some part from wanting to engage with a beautiful place in a challenging way.
Free solo climbing or free soloing, is a form of technical ice or rock climbing where the climbers or free soloists climb alone without ropes, harnesses or other protective equipment, forcing them to rely entirely on their own individual strength and skill. In this june 18 photo, professional rock climber alex honnold sits on the padded floor at the earth treks gym in englewood. Alex honnold just completed the gnarliest free climb in. Produced over two years on five continents, first ascent follows the greatest climbers to majestic locations around the globe on their quests to redefine what is possible in the mountains. In this clip, filmed by jimmy chin for a national geographic documentary, honnold works his way up the routes 26th pitch.
National geographic documents historic free solo climb of. First ascent is a film that shows a lot of great climbing. Before he completed that historic ascent, he and florine. Free soloing is a form of rock climbing that prohibits the use of ropes and other safety equipment. Honnold soloed the 1,000metre freerdier, a sustained 5. A reasonable comparison would be roger bannister breaking the 4 minute mile, or tommy. A lovable goofball off the rock, alex flips into invincible mode on the most impressive big solos of all time. This past fall alex managed to free the lower portion of the route naming it a gift from wyoming and grading it midrange 5. The first video of alex honnolds freerider free solo. Free soloing is the most dangerous form of climbing, and unlike bouldering, free soloists climb above safe heights, where a fall. First ascent blog first ascent climbing and fitness. Google takes you climbing with alex honnold and tommy. First ascent is designed to be a fun and challenging experience that helps you meet and develop friendships with other incoming students, introduces them to the unique and abundant natural resources of the boone area, and provides an opportunity to interact with and ask questions of upperclassmen student leaders and faculty members. On june 3rd, honnold became the first person ever to free solo climb this famous rock face at yosemite national park, california.
Alex does an interview where he says its going to be released in movie theaters in the fall. On june 3, alex honnold made the historic first free solo of the monolithic wall via freerider, climbing the route with nothing but the clothes on his back. National geographic featured footage and photos and the first interview after his amazing climb. Alex honnold unsure of next step after awardwinning free. Soloing stems in some part from wanting to engage with a. This is alex honnold free solo climbing by aftab h. Alex no big deal honnold has just completed a climb that is probably the biggest deal the climbing world has ever seen. Mountain climber alex honnold seems to defy gravity by scaling sheer, steep rock faces with no rope and apparently no fear.
Alex honnold becomes first climber to free solo yosemites. Honnold, known as one of the worlds most accomplished climbers, soloed freerider 5. Alexander and thomas huber made the first free ascent of. Freeclimbing is clearly a perilous activity, but honnolds feat takes the. I must also say that a few scenes in the film are a waste of time and are probably included in an attempt to add humour i. Alex honnold, a 26year old climber from sacramento, made a first ever attempt earlier this month to solo yosemites three biggest walls in a single day. Most parties climb the 3,000foot freerider in 33 pitches over 35 days. Alex honnold isnt crazy, he just knows what he can and cannot do. Nothing inspires me more than big sheets of blank rock. The ascent of alex honnold mountain climber alex honnold seems to defy gravity, scaling sheer, steep rock faces with no rope and apparently no fear. Try some of honnolds goto grips, like a threefinger, halfbent or halfcrimp, where the first joint of the finger is hyperextended, or.
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