The ascent of Alex Honnold
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Mountain climber Alex Honnold seems to defy gravity, scaling sheer, steep rock faces with no rope and apparently no fear. Lara Logan reports.
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I know exactly how Alex feels. I've been there up on the third step of my ladder. I guess we're just a rare breed.
did you free solo the ladder ?
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Make sure you chalk up before attempting the fourth
@@drygordspellweaver8761 Oh you bet, I have a chalk bag hanging off my back in the event I hit that fourth step
🤣🤣🤣 I know exactly what you mean, I get nervous stepping up on a small ladder. He's.gotta be the bravest man ever..
If I train for several months I think I can watch this
LMAO
🤣🤣🤣
😂😂
Exactly!!!!
This was a very funny comment. Very true.
Alex: I don't think that I'll continue to do this forever
Seven years later: Solos El Capitan
at least its not 7 months ,, this means he takes his time to train the route.
@@jackmehoff4429 of course! Don't forget that he is also extraordinary smart! You need to have an extremely clear mind and a trust in yourself but knowing yourself as well
Solos El Capitan is sooo damn scary to see but at the same time insanely awesome!
Then on the ride home after soloing el capitan Alex is pulled over and ticketed $120 for not wearing his seatbelt.
He will never let go because he is Alex Onnhold
Watching this in 2023 and so happy that Alex is still with us, what a legend. His name will go down in history.
"He's so high, he disappears into the mountain"
Damn, same
Legend has it that Bush thought that Bin Laden was a better climber than Alex Honnold as he easily disappeared into mountains too 😂😂😂😂
i once was so high i disappeared into a couch.
I liked your comment and then in unliked it, just so it stays on 420
Seven days later... wait that was funny...damn em high...
Damn...i can only make a bag of doritos disappear. My dispensary needs to get more potent herb
I think to me this is the capability of a human who has broken past the mental limitations we impose on ourselves out of fear. This is a human who has mastered his mind and his body has followed. Absolutely awe inspiring
Perfectly said
perfect words!
I'd like to think that's true and say he's an inspiration but the truth is this is beyond being fearless and Into just being stupid, he has no regard for human life his or his family, but I do agree with you that the mechanism in his brain that controls fear is broken
Brandon Pryor
He's being stupid?
Being stupid is to look down a barrel of a gun and accidentally pulling the trigger.
He's still alive today.
Like they said, he has 1000's of climbs under his belt. He knows what he's doing.
With the amount of climbs he has, you have a higher risk of driving a car then he does of falling off of a cliff.
Not true, the tinniest misstep or slip and it's guaranteed death, that does not show much respect for your own life or your parents who gave birth to you and will have to bury him.
This is how my parents got to school apparently from their stories.
I dont get it
men.....that reference is so on point....the had to fight a dragon abd slay an ogre
@@mrwhosmynameagain you're 12
hehe, nearly..
uphill both ways?
4:43 is the greatest moment in interview history
lmao
Show me !!!! ❤❤❤
LMFAO YOU PIECE A WORK
SHOW MEE
@@jkjy6471 😎
He banged her in that van and no one can tell me otherwise
4:42 "yeah I have pretty big fingers so it's hard to get it into a thin crack"
"Show me"
Yeah, I caught that one too!
...I guess it is sponsored by viagra at the end of the day!
D'andre Chesterfield 4:53 Bigger? Beefier
LMAO this comment
She wants those fingers inside her so badly.
Everyone always seems to think that climbing is a big adrenaline sport but as a climber myself I can say that Alex hit it on the head. It’s about peace of mind and focus. “Adrenaline means something’s gone wrong”. Huge respect for Alex free soloing is just mad.
Racing drivers ar the same - Sir Jackie Stewart said the same thing.
I am also a climber and I think it is very much about heightened adrenaline too. I agree it's about peace of mind and focus, in fact, the release of adrenaline helps increase your mental concentration (as well as physical abilities). When you are stressed / panicking then that means "something has gone wrong", but it isn't equal to high adrenaline.
Hard to get a sponsorship when you don't use any gear haha
haha totally haha LOL
Apparently he doesn't need to use any extra equipment to get Viagra sponsorship. He just has to talk about his big hands and fingers. Lol
His shoes la sportiva
Good one!
Ya but those shoes...lol
I remember seeing this on 60 Minutes when it aired. It absolutely blew my mind. I think I saved it on my DVR for like 3 years, and I made all my friends and family watch it. It was just so far out of the realm of anything I had ever seen. I am honestly surprised, but very happy that Alex is still with us. But as he is now approaching 40, hopefully his days of pushing the human limit are behind him, and he will get to enjoy a long and happy life.
also he has a little baby daughter with his wife, now
In a real way, his life will be over when he stops free climbing
@@dranelemakol I think he can do plenty of free climbing still. But just like any athlete, his days of pushing boundaries should be behind him as he approaches 40.
@@YogSoth I dont think he will stop solo climbinb soon... Ive seen a really recent video in which he says that he would like to climb with his daughter when she turns around 10 or so
he can do as much climbing he wants with the harness. he can't risk free solo.
if he does while climb without failing single time then it is free solo anyway.
he's best humanity has to offer. up there with Einstein, Newton and Gandhi etc.
Grew up my entire life admiring sports legends like Michael Jordan, Barry Sanders, Lionel Messi, etc. All of them are going to have to move over. Alex’s physical gifts rival the best athletes on Earth, but his mental strength is out of this world.
What physical gifts?
@@mesumnaqvi3411 ?
True. He's also insane.
@Mesum Naqvi Did you not watch this??
I don't think any sports star whatsoever could do this..I tried mountain climbing once with a professional i gave up after after 7 or 8 feet. It's insanely difficult it really is
Homeboy's got the eyes of a golden retriever.
The guy is Clark Kent until he puts on his climbing shoes. Then he suddenly is g*ddamn Superman.
DAWWWGGGGGGG
@Carolina1 "...quite animal like" Please, do share, if humans are not animals, what then are we?
Kouya Sakurada hahhh
Lmfaoooo
Hey Alex, it's 2019 and you climbed El Cap and won an Oscar.
NerfPal for real he won an oscar
That’s we’ll deserved
NerfPal well deserved and well handled fame. It is nice to see someone truly earning the spotlight these days.
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to Disneyland!"
(To free-climb the Matterhorn).
10:55 that smile he gave the camera,like he just got up and stretched a little bit. What a man,what a mind. Absolute legend. Hats down
this guy is honestly the most extraordinary human being I have ever seen.
Ben Morgan
I would have to be on a max dose of Valium and Vodka just to watch him!
You know hes not the only guy to ever free solo...right? Hes among the smallest of sports communities within an already small sports community
@@charliefarson1362 yes but no other free solo'er has done what this guy has
@@charliefarson1362 hes the greatest ever. Nobody has done it with the same level of difficulty
@@shannakapp6831 Scottish Climber Dave MacLeod has free solo'd 8c, a much harder grade than anything Alex has done. However, he's only done it once, to my knowledge, and it was a much shorter sport route, but the difficulty was insane.
Shit, I think I need my own chalk bag for watching this video.
haha, agreed
+Ricky B One time, I skipped two steps on way up to my bedroom.
+Marc Barber Lol, I dropped my phone while watching this and thought I fell.. haha
climbers are amazing:-)
heh..true that..
I feel like the reporter was getting turned on
Haha me too!
😂😂😂🙌
She definitely liked his fingers
She loved touching his hands
She probably wanted him to free solo her.
This is flat out one of the greatest achievements by any man and most people don’t even realize that. Just go to Yosemite and look up that massive face of the mountain.
I was just there on Monday. Went up to glacier point and went to the ledge. Looked over at half dome and immediately remembered he did this. I almost threw up lol. Absolute legend among men. I swear Teddy and John Muir were probably standing on hanging rock saluting him. What a fkn majestic place.
" What do you consider Alex's greatest achievements to date?"
"That he's still alive."
Jason Diaz from the way the guy said it I thought he was Alex’s dad
Alex was born in a remote log cabin that he built himself.
something like that!
Lmao
Lolll
Funniest comment Ive read this year.
That he built himself, Before he was born!
"I have pretty big fingers so it is hard to get them into a thin crack."
"Show me."
huehuehuehuehuehuehue
+nymetswinws "......I said a THIN crack, Lara"
I know the problem well
+nymetswinws I paused the vid looking for a comment on this...happy to see it 2nd from the top.
her face XD
+nymetswinws thats whats my girl said to my fingers
I legit lol'd at this. Bravo.
Greatest achievement I’ve ever seen from a sporting/athletic point of view. Truly is remarkable
mind blowing.
Right? Just him and the rock - and gravity
Reporter- "back then he was a shy skinny kid..."
"Today, he's still skinny..." 😂😂😂😂
"Back then he was a shy skinny kid with big ears."
"Today, he's still skinny."
*OOF*
Sure Thing that part killed me 🤣🤣 like damn the shade thrown
What's big ears got to do with growing up anyway 😂🤣
big ears = long life
420th like ahahahhHAHAHHA
Lmao haha
Unbelievable.
Airforceproud95 tankless water heaters by bosch
I believe it
Dem planes
True, Unbelievable indeed.
Death has occasional "Near Alex experiences."
“Do you feel any adrenaline rush?”
Me watching at home, “yes”.
Watching that is intense. I can’t breathe just witnessing it. A couple of times, I nearly cried because it’s such a moving and impressive feat. It’s just amazing. I’m so glad people like this exist to show us that absolutely anything is possible.
You nearly cried?
@@davidmessina5682 Maybe he rockclimbs
It's suicidal!😮
They need to study this guy's brain because I don't think he has a fear mechanism built in.
No? He's all good.
They did.
He’s probably just insanely trained at suppressing it
I'm willing to bet he is fearful or anxious about many other things in life. Climbing just happens to be something he's comfortable at. I wonder what kind of silly things make him nervous that pale in comparison to this lol.
They actually did. He doesn't experience fear that easily.
They had had to put the wet floor sign out after she stood up
Bwahaha! Exactly what i thought....
stood up where?
Ohhhhhh... yeaaaaaahhhh... and she likes his "big hands"
“Sponsored by viagra...” lolz
😂😂😂😂😂😂
7:26 "But the cracks are so thin, his fingertips could barely fit inside them." This lady is moister than that waterfall.
Yeah lol
- "He has big hands."
- "Yeah they're pretty big."
- "Show me"
No grip there
was looking for this comment, she was really admiring them
@@fredeg9427 that look of wonder on her face examining them was hilarious I hope Alex nailed her 🤣
She could always be thinner... Look better...
I found this video amazing and close to unbelievable. The fact that he is still alive in 2018 is beyond description. I wish him a long life.
Unsurpassed courage and mental fitness which 99.9% of the population do not have - one of a kind guy.
His eyes and lips are different. Clearly an incredibly special person. His control, his understanding, we are lucky to catch an individual like this on camera.
Yes, the secret to his power is his lips.
I can not even watch him without feeling dizzy. Phenomenal.
I have spent a lot of time in Yosemite starting in the mid 60’s. I have had the chance to watch some of the greatest climbers that ever scaled a rock. So many of their respective accomplishments were (and remain) mind boggling to me. Having the chance to occasionally listen to the climbers talk about things at Camp 4 is a memory I will cherish and take to my grave. That being said, this young man is literally at a level beyond my comprehension and totally eclipses anything I have ever experienced or observed! If one is correctly roped to a partner(s), this obviously allows the climber to concentrate on the climb itself, while diminishing to a minimum the worry of falling. This guy has neither. I am truly in awe! To put it another way, I can’t figure out how he climbs more than ten feet off the ground as his balls must weigh at least 100 ponds!!!!
A titanic human being. Not many people realize the depth of Honnold's achievements.
The dude randomly free-solo'd another route that NO human had ever tried to "warm up"??
@@gabelogan56 100% unprecedented
I think anyone watching this would appreciate the magnitude of his achievements, can it be equalled by anyone else I wonder. Probably not.
Hat in Grand Canyon no, but some realize the Heights
do you mean "the height" of Honnold's achievements?
One of the reasons he can do this is each one of his fingers is a goddamn body builder.
It's nothing to do with muscle, all about technique...muscle helps tho
He got those fingers from years of climbing
It's not a bodybuilders. It's more like a crossfitt'ers... it's about his physiology and what he atchieved over the years of climbing, the stamina and agility is godlike. I'm really impressed with this kid and I pray the god that he would never let anything bad happen to him :)
crossfit is about godlike stamina and agility? oh dear
Yeah I don't think you get fingers like that by kipping all your movements.
The fact that he's whistling on that high altitude while keeping his balance just by hand and feet. Thats a pure talent.
His amygdala doesn't register fear nearly as much as regular amygdalas.
watching this for the first time and I am literally shitting in my pants. I am scare watching this from the comfort of my sofa.
He’s not talented he’s experienced
He hiked down barefoot? That's so hardcore
prob the hardest thing he has done lol
Lol, that's his joke 😂
Ted Talk
Well you’re not hardcore unless you live hardcore
That's so funny. I'm still laughing about how people said that to him atop El Cap. He said everyone up top was yakking on their cellphones: "I felt like I was at the mall." Not the ideal "Whoa, man, you did it!" welcoming committee.
It's a recorded video and I am still holding my breath until he makes it all the way to the top. I like how humble and chill he is.
"Yeah, I have pretty big fingers, so it's hard to get it into a thin crack."
"Show me."
It's small enough to fit in my crack. HaHa
Im a watermelon I bet
comment thief huh?
ketvector 1 year later...
Great Scott!
I could rewatch this 60 times and my legs would still go weak.
The level of amazing and pure insanity of this type of feat is literally indescribable.
May I respectfully suggest that wanting to (sanely and thoughtfully) take on a monumental challenge is not 'insanity'. Alex pursued this endeavor privately, modestly and without fanfare. He pursued it and ACHIEVED it.
And now look at the admiration he has received. And further - he is now an inspiration (not just for rock climbing), but for human achievement. Kudos.
Look at his eyes! Beam with passion, self confidence, brave!!!
An amazing individual !!! Makes me love Life even more!! Thanks Alex
his smiles beams a childlike innocence and curiosity. .it's these kind of quality in him that makes him went through the extremes and unthinkables. .
Interesting. Ive seen these eyes before. It wasn't from a good person.
@@donttalktome4696 😂😂😂😂 we got a devils advocate in the comment section
Love the part where the older guy says "there's only a handful of people who can climb that with a rope"
I briefly met Alex in my home town of South Lake Tahoe several years ago at the outdoor film festival. He was kind enough to take a photo or 2. Having just gotten back from Yosemite a few days ago, I am once again blown away by his achievements. LIVING LEGEND although he would not want to be called that.
This is literally unbelievable.
What kind of human being this great man is.
This is beyond nerves of steel he has
Wow the strongest part of him is his mind.
Definitely
that's human nature, 80pc in the head.
Absolutely....had to erase all fears and trust his instincts
@@pwhit59 when people with no brain becomes a legend ...
Sometimes i get vertigo looking off the side of my bed :/
+David Scholfield or the carpet :I
Me too
Clip in and descend, bitch!
I’m dead😂
Just watching the first minute of this I got nauseous
thumb up if every time you end up on this video you check on wikipedia if he is still alive
Lol
Andrea Roll would have been way more likes if u said "searched on google"
Andrea Roll that's what I was just gonna say. it's only a matter of time/climb . He on borrowed time,he gonna kill himself eventually. a weak grabbing point that can't hold his weight and the fall isn't gonna kill him the sudden stop is.
I did the same thing with Dean Potter. he eventually died
Yeah, but he died goin' down, not up
Probably the most athletic thing a human being has ever done. The sheer amount of physical and mental perfection required to execute this is unreal.
I like your use of the descriptor "perfection". Because, quite literally, with what Alex is doing at certain instants an error means almost guaranteed death.
My arms get tired holding my phone
Lol
He can't hold a phone... he would crush it
Could u imagine trying to shake his hand, he'd crush it if he squezzed hard enough
Derrick Borden , right? 😀
Anyone elses fingers get real moist when watching this?
Yes
+F1N1SHEDD yes
Yeah my pants too...
+INFAMOUS SPADE 😐
+F1N1SHEDD i can't even thumb down.
He climbed El Captain today! thats 3000 ft, Half dome is 2000ft
He's from another planet. I recommed watcjing the documend free solo. It's so frigging scary without any unnecessary dramatization. It's just what he does.
He is amazing. He has such a genuine expression, very sweet eyes as well. I wish him the best on his adventurous life!
No matter how you see it, this guy is on another level completely!!, talent beyond belief!!..
4:42
"Yeah, I have pretty big fingers so its hard to get it into a thin crack"
"Show me"
😂😂😂😂reading thus makes me hav sum weird imagination
Did you see how intrigued she looked? She was dreaming
What a strong climber! My hands were literally sweating watching him climb that high.
I feel tingling all over just watching this. Alex, you are a freak of nature and one very impressive climber.
4:50 is the funniest thing i've seen all day...homegirl thinkin bout gettin them fingers hahahha
She was drooling.
Ong bruh 😂
Right round the u bend!
And I get scared when I’m on the second rung of the ladder...
His parents must be so stressed. As a dad, I couldn’t imagine ever being okay with it, no matter how skilled he is
His dad passed away when he was really little.. his mother I believe is the one who got him into climbing.. lol. Nojoke
@@irecover3051 You're correct, she rock climbs and got him into it as a kid, but she uses safety equipment and brought him to indoor facilities that do the same. It'd be interesting to hear her take on what he does now
His dad passed from a heart attack in an airport when he was around 18(??). His dad was the guy belaying him in his youth. His, "we all die live to the fullest until then", partially came from that. His mom holds the current record as oldest woman to climb El Capitan
@@UHcougs22 Her take is she rather he didn't but how came you keep him from doing the thing he loves most. It is in the movie and she has a room full of pics and magazines of him. A proud mom.
On the other hand , if you son could potentially achieve a climb/feat that no other human could , you would be proud to be related to someone so unique and extraordinary.
Ironically, he seems so down to earth.
The weird thing is we all know that he made it and completed the climb safely but I'm still sitting here scared to look thinking he's going to fall
so true
*"Sponsored by Viagra"* lmaoo 😂😂😂
wait wtf is that real
"Viagra: we'll get you harder than El Capitan!"
I love viagra. Makes my tires hard
They’re all about those “ascents” lmao
Gives you that fifth handhold
The guy is one of a kind - a tribute to the humanity that we all share.
5:40; I love how they quickly cut off the reporter when she said "That's pretty gross" after Alex told her he goes days without showering. What a rude thing to say, haha.
Josh Case still kept the audio though lol
+Josh Case From this video it looks as if they have a nice connection, so what she said was ok imo :)
Stunning,i like the Climbing:)
+Josh Case I'm pretty sure she was kidding.
Josh Case well it is gross.
lmao the best part is the end, "sponsored by viagra"
Ironic though... You don't need viagra when you have balls as big as his.
ikr 😂
lol big fingers
Ain't that the truth!
@Old Enough don't you laugh at my big fingers.
When she described his body and touched his hands she seemed so thirsty LOL
Of course she's excited. It's good for the segment and also natural. Her world is mostly hallways full of users and heartless nobodies.
See her eyes when looking at his fingers?
This goes to show you how strong the human mind can potentially be with dedication and passion. Truly amazing and inspiring
And how strong the human sphincter is..
''He survives on less than one thousand dollars a month,'' yeah, so do I.
@@MaxiMonkU2B What's that got to do with anything? if I was the best in the world at something, and it was well established that I was, I'd have endless sponsers and so would be rich. Just as Alex is. True story.
@@Mike649foxx maybe im kinda late but I think that was his point, Alex is wealthy and has the ability to spend much more than that whereas, you may not
Yea of all the things about the man that's by far the least impressive thing. I mean props to him for doing it.
He's worth about 3.5 million now. Although honestly if his girlfriend hadn't gotten him to buy a house I'm sure he'd be just fine still living in his back eating food off a spatula :)
our family survives on less than 500 dollars for 15 years
...I've just spent my daily supply of sweat through my hands...without even moving...
it gives me chills to just watch it.. This is as extreme as adventure gets.. I mean I have seen the wing suit jumpers and motorbike stunts BUT this is just simply insane.. The calm and nerve and energy and remember one slip is all it takes
The reason I don't climb anymore is because I learned that one lesson that some places have one directional climbing and going backwards is not an option I got stuck out in big Sur up on a wall for longer than I want to admit and through the grace of the gods I managed to get off and have never climbed again
Must have been scary. Glad you made it- and with a story to tell! One time when skiing in Utah I got stuck skiing on the edge of a cliff- no way back up. It was an 18" wide path of deep, loose snow. It was getting narrower the further I went. To my left, there was ~1,000 drop and directly to my right, was a wall of snow. I have skied again, but never there!
@@MOAB-UT You know it seems to me that some of these stories that we tell of these pretty near-death experiences somehow would be cool if we had some video tape of these situations to look back and see if they were as bad as we originally thought they were I have a feeling that some of this video would make you sweat for sure
@@arlenmargolin1650 Video would be nice but I don't need it don't need it to know I was in real danger.. It goes with big mountain skiing I guess. There are plenty of videos that have captured these types of things.
watching this, my palms are sweaty......
knees weak
arms are heavy
Moms spaghetti
vomit on his sweater already.
+Shadrik Walker he is nervous but in the surface he looks calm and ready to drop bombs
+Hemri R but he keeps on forgetting what he wrote down
the whole crowd goes so loud, he opens his mouth bit the words won't come out
I don't know if I've ever seen anything more incredible. The ease at which he does this. Maybe his brain is unable to experience fear... but if that were true mistakes would happen, he wouldn't be as careful. Fear must be there, but subdued by belief in himself. He is unbelievably sure of his abilities.
Her eyes when he shows his hands.
Kid in a candy store! 😂
@@OspreyFlyer 😂
@@OspreyFlyer King of the castle, King of the castle, a wee weee wawaaah!
She was lookin to get blasted
Alex, you’re absolutely amazing!! I cried a little watching you scale that mountain. I’m a mom and my kids are 31 and 30. I don’t have a clue what I would do if they ever did this. I was afraid watching you and not wanting you to fall and get hurt. Good luck in all of your endeavors! And God Bless You!! 😊
omg that shot of him at 12:52. looking at el cap in the distance. he knows what he wants
Dude I didn't even realize 😳
lol that's half dome dude. Clouds Rest is in the background, El Cap is the opposite direction :)
I watched the current National Geographic documentary "Free Solo," about Hannold's free climb of El Capitan. Even though I knew that he had made the climb successfully, I was on the edge of my seat and holding my breath during the scenes of the climb.
Ironic how his name is Hannold.
Sounds like "Hand Hold".
Yet he doesn't need any!
Jesus man this guy is truly crazy/amazing/unbelievable...I cannot explain to myself just how incredible this guy is. I have no interest in climbing, I just stumbled across one of these videos and became hooked lol. I hope he stays safe, but damn going so long with no mistakes...eventually we all know.
M
Gu76
Look at what he did now. he climbed El Capitan
Same... Cant go above 30ft on a ladder personally. But this is amazing. I just cant get my mind around this dude being able to-do what he does. I mean that overhang... I had bubbleguts just watching.
His eyes are so luminous ✨🕯
They are reflecting his soul
He is 110% alive from head to toe.
If you rearrange the letters of Honnold, you get "Hold N On".
oceanexploration haha nice
oceanexploration clever
He sure does do that a lot
She's so jazzed about him.
Angels2apples ya think?
Who isnt
Commentator: There's nothing but him, the wall, and the wind.
Cameraman: Am I a joke to you?!
Hahaha 👍👍👍
Watching for the first time.. after 10 yrs. I'm so late to know this man. He is a superhuman.
She got pregnant just by interviewing him.
That’s what I’m saying bruh I was like bro she likes you 🤫😂
her smile gave her away lol!
When she grabbed his hands, I know what she was thinking. When the dad grabbed her hands, I know what she was thinking. . .
lmfao
Y'all innocent simps just disgusted me
12:23 first things this man says after climbing that gigantic cliff without a rope is “Should I go to the tippy top?” 😂😭
I'm 61....just hiked half dome in October and almost had a panic attack with the cables that lead to the top and honestly was glad to get back to the subdome and the hike back down. Can't even imagine being on the face of it.
"Nothing to stop him if he falls." Yeah there is. We call that the ground.
ahh, rolled over laughing
He's a legend and true example of someone who has found his life's passion.
Alex: I have really thick fingers. Interviewer: show me
Think fingers..?
Lmao
His eyes are so big.... doesn't really blink.. Alien confirmed?
Bonkers Wonkers
He is A.I.
No.
I was thinking the same thing. He may be an alien.
Hes a lizard like zuckerberg
Blazing NeXt he blinks he dies
"Alex has acquired something that's akin to rock star status" 5:00 -- easy on the puns sister!
I have done some climbing with ropes. There is no way I could do what Alex does! He sure has a skill and mind set in a category almost by himself.
climbing the Phoenix to calm his nerves, is the biggest motive ever heard and honestly so like him. that’s little smile at 10:55 and the whistling is why i love alex
There's no adrenaline rush. Wow. He's just so good at climbing and he has so much confidence in his ability. Yet he still is humble enough to know his limitations.
He could have come into real problems with the water that was comming from the rock. Belief in his almost super natural skills, and confidence is also whats going to get him killed one day. He can master his body and mind, but he can never have 100% controll over nature. Nature is always changeing.
@@Ikaros23 yah, you wonder when he is going to make that one fatal mistake. I hope he doesn't but seems bound to happen.
@@Ikaros23 If Evel Knievel could live to a ripe old age and die only of natural causes, so can this guy.
I've never seen a news report like this. The reporter so was ridiculously into him, you couldn't even do a parody. This is the parody.
It's not a news report...it's a feature story. Feature stories are like that -- someone who's "into" a person, place, or thing guides readers into it so they can share somewhat in the experience. I thought she was awesome. She kept it calm, no oohing or aahing, no OMGs. She allowed him to come through as the extraordinary person he is. Almost none of us can understand Alex Honnold, yet you feel like you've maybe had a glimpse after watching this.
If I was interviewing this guy, I would be totally into him. And I'm not even gay.
Lara Logan is a really big time news reporter if you have never heard of her.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lara_Logan
Couldn't she just be amazed by his skill as a climber? If it was a male interviewer with the same amazement no one would think there was any sexual component to it.
It's not a criticism. It is what it is. If a man did it though. He would be considered a creeper.