Without a net, a rope, or any safety equipment securing him in place, the greatest free-climber of his generation scales impossible heights without looking down.

Alex Honnold, grimpeur exceptionnel, légende du free solo. Rencontre lors de l'International Mountain Summit en 2017

ALEX Honnold is the most famous rock climber in the world. He released an Oscar-winning documentary about climbing a 3,000-foot vertical rock face with no ropes in 2018 — here we take a look at the…

His stunning scramble up the 3,000-foot granite wall known as El Capitan, in less than 4 hours, came after meticulous planning and training.

Alex Honnold is one of the world's best 'free solo' climbers. He scales impossible rock faces without ropes, pitons or any support of any kind. In Alone on the Wall, he takes you with him. 'Riveting' - Jon Krakauer, bestselling author of Into the Wild This edition includes the account of Alex's El Capitan climb, subject of the Oscar and BAFTA-winning documentary, Free Solo. Exhilarating, brilliant and dangerous, there is a purity to Alex's climbs that is easy to comprehend, but also impossible to fathom. In the last forty years, only a handful of climbers have pushed themselves as far, 'free soloing' to the absolute limit of human capabilities. Half of them are dead. From Yosemite's famous Half Dome to the terrifying heights of El Sendero Luminoso in Mexico, Alone on the Wall explores Alex's seven most extraordinary climbing achievements so far. These are tales to make your palms sweat and your feet curl with vertigo. Together, they get to the heart of how - and why - Alex does what he does. Exciting, uplifting and truly awe-inspiring, Alone on the Wall presents an exploration of the world of extreme sports and the human ability to maintain a singular focus, even in the face of mortal danger.

We asked Alex Honnold, the climber featured in the upcoming documentary “Free Solo,” for some climbing tips to share. Here’s what he gave us.

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Alex Honnold is about to be a dad. This raises all sorts of questions.

Honnold reveals how he accomplished the greatest feat in rock climbing history.

‘Alex was on vacation in Greece – but even on vacation, he still climbs. Fortunately, unlike in the film Free Solo, he’s on a rope here’

Alex Honnold, grimpeur exceptionnel, légende du free solo. Rencontre lors de l'International Mountain Summit en 2017

Rock climber Alex Honnold and filmmaker Jimmy Chin tell Here & Now's Robin Young what it took to capture Honnold's "free-solo" climb of Yosemite National Park's 3,000-foot rock wall El Capitan.

Extreme rock climber Alex Honnold tackles rock faces around the globe.

Alex Honnold is an American Rock Climber from Sacramento, United States. As of May 2024, Alex Honnold net worth is more than $2 million.

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Thanks to our culture's obsession with Instagrammable experiences and self-optimization—and thanks to the success of Free Solo and its star Alex Honnold—rock climbing has become the communal sport of 2020.

American professional rock climber, best known for his free solo, Alex Honnold, has a whopping net worth of $2 million.

The famed free soloist gave us the beta on the country’s best rock-climbing mecca

Without a net, a rope, or any safety equipment securing him in place, the greatest free-climber of his generation scales impossible heights without looking down.

Free Solo, about rock climber Alex Honnold climbing infamous mountain El Capitan without a rope, had us on the edge of our seats.

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Life in Las Vegas agrees with rock star climber Alex Honnold, who became the first person to free solo Yosemite’s El Capitan in 2017. “The beauty of Vegas is that I can take showers and cook home meals and be close to my climbing — it’s the best of both worlds.”

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Most known for his big wall free solo ascents—scaling 2,000-foot faces with no protection—Alex Honnold’s Spider-Man skills reached the mainstream spotlight with the 2009 film Alone on the Wall. The […]

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