Alex Honnold Replies to Fans on the Internet | Actually Me | GQ
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- čas přidán 20. 01. 2020
- On this episode of Actually Me, Alex Honnold goes undercover on the Internet and responds to real comments from Twitter, Wikipedia and more. What was it like climbing El Capitan? How does he get down after free-soloing a wall?
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Feel like he’s answered these same questions on about 6 different series but I watch it with the same enthusiasm every time. Such an interesting man
hes super interesting.... can never get enough of his videos
More like 60 times.
Just like the comment section
Same.
It's good seeing him do interviews and stuff so that I know he is still alive
He will live I think
If he ever died you'd see it on the news
He just got married this week
He has the eyes of a psychopath. Not trying to be mean but eyes of psychopaths have similarities in there eyes 👀 and his look similar. With lack of emotions, but he seems like a nice guy 👍
@D C 👈 This is a smart man, Listen to his wisdom! 👁👀
I feel like this guy just wants to be left alone now
I feel that, too. If I were him, I'd probably feel the same. :)
I think he doesn’t mind actually. He gives transparent in depth answers. Usually when people wanna be left alone they answer differently
It’s crazy how much people put their own feelings and project it on people they want to be able to identify with. Just because you are an introvert doesn’t mean he is
He seemed like he had a good time
Im sure he's set up with a booking agent of some kind that gets Alex paid for appearances to talk shows and interviews like this. Alex doesn't seem like the type to set up something like this for no reason. He has to make money someway.
I met Alex a few weeks ago in a local climbing gym. No one was talking to him because they were starstruck. I have no shame so immediately went and said hi. It was very much a feeling of "please leave me alone I just want to climb and not talk to people". I, of course, totally get that and left him alone, but I feel like I see a bit of that in every one of his interviews and such these days, especially so in his live talk in Gothenburg, Sweden: Into The Unknown. Nobel Week Dialogue 2019
This man replied to a 10 year old tweet
He's a saint.
He really is a supernatural entity. He can cut right in front of me at the pearly gates.
Anything is possible! So inspirational!
Paul Hutton bro he’s an a hole in his documentary to his girlfriend lol
Leois12 understandably though. He made it very clear he has goals he wants to accomplish and that he wasn’t going to let anything/anybody get in his way of that, her being included.
He’s like a big labrador. He’s got the most beautiful eyes.
They twinkle!
and smile!
He has a thousand yard stare
Labradors don't climb El Cap though ...
@@BlastinRope - Yeah exactly. He is not all here ...
"I don't know what Quora is, but it seems important."
I will never get tired of Alex Honnold
He is probably the most humble person out there.
I don't know, I'm amazingly humble too.
John Gilmore then that’s a good thing!
Nathan Huang you didn’t understand the joke
Gary P thsnks
You can see it in his eyes. innocence.
Imagine getting a prostate exam and the doctor walks in with Alex Honnold fingers.
I was just thinking, “It’s so odd to see someone whose hands are muscular.”
Imagine if he was a OBGYN 😂 rip all females
You'd like that, wouldn't you?
I don't even wanna think about part A of that scenario, so part B is moot.
@@g33koftrades I've been a mechanic for over 40 years & climb & play guitar, so I think it's totally normal.
He must be so tired of answering the same questions for a year straight.
Joshua Bundra I would love to see him on Hot Ones with Sean Evans. He’s very good at asking unique questions that are so good that they throw the guests off quite often
bearcatfan1000 That would be interesting.
bearcatfan1000 honnold is vegetarian though
Ayushi Nayak They do vegan wings for non meat eaters
Even though he is (we're not sure), he won't express it like Joaquin Phoenix :)
I've never seen someone who doesn't like talking about himself as much as this dude. Zero ego here.
Irving Velasquez Keanu Reeves
The guy who was going to break up with his girlfriend because she accidentally let him fall off a wall? Yes, no ego.
@@Quincycle ? ???
@@Quincycle that’s a completely legitimate reason to break up with someone.
@@Quincycle they got married last year
Is nobody going to talk about his answer to how big his hands are??? “They are this big.... bwaaa” love this man
i love how humble alex was about tommy cladwell.
I legitimately burst out laughing 😂 it was so wholesome and sweet!!
He’s got the eyes of a golden retriever
Vacant...
He's smoking hot and adorable.
Who got its kidneys?
Or a serial killer
i love how humble alex was about tommy cladwell.
They are good friends and have done many famous climbs as partners before (such as Patagonia)
The truth, to me, is that they are totally different achievements.
Davy Ker ofc
I don't even think he is being humble. I think he is just being logical, all the time. He's not an emotional person, he kind of is just a hyper rational guy.
Like the previous commenter, i believe alex is just speaking honestly, the route tommy climbed is objectively harder than the one alex free soloed, and if it was easier i believe he would have said so
I love the fact that his last name is an anagram for Hold Onn
I don't know why, but he is one of the very few people of whom I would watch every single interview or video on CZcams
Same! I see Alex, I click.
Same !!!
Why? Cuz he's not up himself.
Because you are Honnoldsexual
Nobody:
Alex Honnold: down off El Capitan by brunch
This made me laugh so hard.
He is one of the few people who actually give some thoughts in the answers he's giving
True, he is measured in everything he says - nothing exaggerated, nothing under-estimated. At the same time, his brain transfers thought into speech with lightning rapidity . . .
Because he takes EVERYTHING literally.
"Even if I eventually get older". I can respect that phrasing.
Alex is honestly one of the most interesting people in this entire world.
Once he gets bored solo climbing the old fashion way he will solo climb backwards.
@@robertcuratolo5339 he will crab walk El Cap. *Second Oscar coming*
He is so authentic and an antidote to all the fake, no talent people out there. Thank you Alex for being you and inspiring us all. Your actions via your charity speak volumes. A modern day Jedi!
He is my son's hero ... and I'm glad he picked him!
Argreed
Rob Hartsock this is the thing that makes me not like Alex Honnold. As a climber I really hate the message that he puts out that free soloing is a normal thing and that he encourages people to push past his accomplishments and solo things harder than the line on el cap. So much of climbing is focused on safety and the sport can be such a beautiful thing, but I feel like with all the publicity Alex Honnold and free solo have gotten that it paints a false narritivw of climbing as this extreme dangerous sport when in reality it can be very safe. I would encourage your son, if he is interested in climbing or maybe getting into the sport, to check out some other climbers who I think represent the climbing community better than Alex Honnold. These include Alex Megos, Adam Ondra, Tommy Caldwell, Chris Sharma, or any of the US Olympic climbers. I wish that people could see these peoples accomplishments instead of praising Alex Honnold for something that is incredibly dumb. People shouldn’t be idolized for risking their lives for no reason.
Jacob Rollins No amount of admiration for Alex’s soloing will overcome the fear of soloing on your own. 99.999% of all climbers wouldn’t climb 10ft off the ground without safety equipment. Furthermore, he doesn’t put this message out at all .. he’s extremely clear about the dedication, preparation, anxiety and insanity required, and has never once alluded to it being easy/normal. As a climber you KNOW soloing isn’t normal .. and anyone that thinks it is normal is obviously not a climber so it doesn’t matter. The second someone gets into climbing it becomes abundantly clear how asinine and simply inimitable his accomplishments are. Do your non-climbing friends ask you all the time why you don’t free-solo? Cause you’re hating hard bud 😂
Gerard Magnarelli I didn’t mean to sound hateful and I’m sorry if that’s the way I came off. I admire Honnold a ton and he’s definitely a great person and athlete. My problem lies more with his movie than Honnold himself. I don’t think Honnold is the one normalizing soloing but rather the fact that Nat Geo produced Free Solo and that it recently won an Oscar that give soloing a certain sense of legitimacy to an outside perspective. I agree that anyone who seriously gets into climbing will soon realize that soloing takes a different level of skill and mastery, but I still think that it is important for non climbers to understand the sport even if they don’t affect it. If you ask any non climber to name a famous rock climber, chances are they’ll bring up Alex Honnold. That’s really my problem, that people associate the entire sport of climbing with a very niche practice that I don’t think accurately represents it. Again, sorry if sounded rude I just kind of get annoyed by this topic.😊
Whenever I see honnold, my hands start sweating.
self-lubing handjob
Not enough chalk
@@coleslaw3422 come again bruh
Asher Doty ur response reminded me of this 😂😂😂:
czcams.com/video/ShQaJvhjkw0/video.html
I just realized my hands are sweating
You know it's actually Alex when you get "I don't know" in a typed response lol
Or "I mean, whatever"
The question "How do I or should I start free soloing?" freaks me out. The person that asked this is probably not even a climber. No beginner or advanced climber would turn to the internet to find an answer to a question like that. I hope that person knows what he/she's doing...
As someone who free solos (though nothing more than a fraction of a fraction of the height of el cap), i felt the same way, free soloing is such an internal and mental thing, i cant imagine asking that question online and expecting a helpful answer back when i first started, its a hugely personal endeavor.. i almost wonder if the person who asked that just thought "wow that looks cool, i wanna do that, how do i do that" after seeing honnold do it, when thats not at all how someone should get into free soloing, in my opinion.. I definitely feel like honnold hit the nail on the head when he said you should be "called" to it
He must to get the "free solo school" lessons by mail
what I love about Alex is his sincerity and objectiveness about everything, he is just a real non-programed human. Why can't everybody be just themselves?
🙌🏻🙌🏻
I watched Alex in Free Solo at least 3 times. I have watched any and every interview with him in it and I have bought his book and his mothers book. Everything about him intrigues me. I am 62 yrs old never heard of free solo climbing or even knew anything abt climbing at all before now. But I am hooked.. I think Alex and his brute honesty and rock climbing feats make him the BEST ever!!
Debra Waterhouse you should try climbing! I know someone who got into the sport at 65. It’s super fun to watch them climb cause they remind me its important to have fun grades aren’t everything
@@alexvalladares1070 Dont I wish, sadly age has taken me over. Multiple health issues. I also have no upper body strength but I never did really even when I was younger. I admire Alex's mother greatly. She is a true inspiration. Had I known abt rock climbing 20 yrs ago, maybe I would have gotten into it. Sadly there are no rock climbing gyms around here. Which is too bad for our young people here.
Debra Waterhouse you should look up Adam Ondra. Easily the best sport climber on earth. I think Alex Honnold mention him in an interview, I really want a climbing film with the two of them.
You're probably around 64 now, but I seriously hope you one day get to try it, even if it's a little rock climbing you deserve it!
"Sometimes it takes four days, sometimes it takes two hours"
Yeah yeah sometimes you just break the speed record on the nose.... sometimes.... everyone does that sometimes
His hair is like a trademark lol I love it just does it’s thing
Its always the same. I wonder what you say to the hairdresser to get this every time.
faberho in the documentary his girlfriend was cutting it for him so I assume that’s what he always does. Fitting lol
How can you not like this guy? He's just the most normal /extraordinary type of guy. Easily completed the greatest athletic achievement of all time by doing El cap. Even if it pains me saying that because I still think me scoring 2 goals on my football debut is right up there. But I'll let Alex have this one.
He stole my dog.
He reminds of Zuckerberg and creeps me out. But here seems much more humane than in "Free Solo" movie
I've been following his life for about 10 years, only because the manager of my climbing gym told me about Alex (and held the speed record on El Cap with him for a short while). I'm no longer a climber, but have enjoyed the sport growing up around Yosemite. Alex is my "sports idol." I can't explain it, but something about his humility, low-key personality, and epic adventure spirit has made me a HUGH fan. I've been a mountain bike racer since 1994, and I've always been drawn to adventure athletes, but none of them have been on stage to accept an Academy Award (ok, technically it was the film, Free Solo). Keep doing what you do Alex!
BIG HAND BOI!!!
Thicc digits
LeBeautiful for at least 5 years, I literally see you on a third of the videos I watch. Your almost a CZcams legend at this point
He acts like they aren't a big deal, but I have never seen interviews of another person where I noticed how big their hands were, other than Honold. I wasn't looking for it and even I was like holy crap! That man's hands relative to his body are insane.
Yummy
@@TTMPLMKR fr hes everywhere
Love Alex Honnold. I've literally listened to him answer the same kinds of questions over and over but I still immediately watch any new interview he does
Started rock climbing after I watched Free Solo. Two weeks in y’all!
Thanks Alex! Discovered a new passion
Give it time you can't already say its your passion
Johannes Grünbacher I guess you’re right. Gotta crawl before I can walk. Just overly excited ya know?
@Joshua Meyer I get your excitement! I started bouldering consistently again 2 months ago? And the enthusiasm is infectious. Allez allez!
I found rock climbing to be a lot like cycling once you get hooked it's super addicting sports, i get your excitement. Keep going!
Rudi Dwi Hartanto yeah it’s a huge money pit, but I love it. I’ve been climbing on and off for 5 years. And I used to race MTB lol
You know you're famous when you just have to "Google" your name to find a profile pic, LOL 😂😂
Alex, you're so awesome! Thanks so much for taking the time to answer these sometimes very silly questions! I'm sure there will be no shortage of them any time soon. Lol! Be safe and be well in all you do!
Comfortably through preparation is something Alex has said in many interviews and I’ve used that sentiment with athletes I coach.
Alex Honnold is just so humble, so nice, so genuine, so eloquent.
I am suddenly impressed with Honnold’s deft verbal ability and depth of intelligence. He is efficient in his communication: not a wasted word. (Excepting: “I mean, whatever” : ) )
His personal growth through this exposure had been interesting to watch.
Agreed. He has grown into the role of being a public personality without sacrificing any of his authenticity. He still tells it like it is . . .
He is definitely much more comfortable on-camera. And yet he retains that charming matter-of-fact, zero-Effs-given attitude.
Alex- “I make my living by climbing sheer rocks 3500 feet up”
Also Alex “awwww man! The bathroom is to far away, i wish I could lay in my bed and pee in a bottle”. Lol
I have just recently discovered who Alex Honnold is im so incredibly amazed at how humble and amazing this gentleman is . He's my new hero! He does and represents what i wish i could do. Live in my van and do what i love while helping peeps along the way. Thank you Alex!
His hands look like the Hamburger Helper cartoon glove that's on the front of the box
Very humble and down to earth, I think he knows someone will eventually do the same but he doesn’t brag about it. Lots of respect
I really like, how he doesn't try to be too humble, he just tries to be realistic and thoughtful constantly. I hate when somebody degrades his achievements in front of the people while he has ego because he need it to be that good. Alex doesn't shame himself he says what he thinks and tells how he think about the topic, without self degrading or over praying others and feels genuine.
Obviously hes incredible but what impresses me the most is how easily he talks about what he does without arrogance. Hes very likable.
I love him as a human. His skill and cloning prowess are just a plus to an amazing human being.
So humble. And such a fascinating guy .
He's so well spoken. Fluent, no stammering , no fillers.
Love the way he likes to lead such a way of life you can’t beat being happy where your at.
dude's finger is like a fully grown banana
Alex, you are inspirational for many, me included, not necessarily in climbing but in climbing my life, thx mate
When he spoke about the Olympics I laughed, it was back when ppl thought there will be an Olympics in 2020😂😂
Corona:"I took that personally"
Frick I was Donna say that bruh
He have a really special and calm Aura, love it!! ❤️
Crazy how this man grew up a very introverted kid and wanted to be alone, and now he’s accomplished so much and very outgoing. Love it!
Very nice interview, thank you
His eyes are mesmerizing
I just love how modest and normal this guy is
Every answer is so well thought and articulated...
Gee, what a humble guy who appears to be quite self-aware. I also appreciate his Honnold Foundation. :)
I like the way he is super calm and clear what he is doing and what he wants
You are very interesting, bright, and a brilliant communicator. I love how you don’t have a big head despite being so accomplished. Thanks for posting.
I fricking love Alex Honnold. A world full of Alex Hollolds is a world I would love to be part of. He just seems like a highly capable, nice guy who would be really fun to have a beer with. Love the passion and the focus. This guy is already in heaven - he has it figured out.
What a bright guy in so many ways! Thanks, Alex!
as an enthusiast who tends not to remember names or follow the news much, I actually had no idea who you were when I started watching videos of you breaking down movie scenes. I had heard that someone finally free-solo'd El Cap but I never remembered the name. It's really cool to hear your voice and see your personality. I'm much more likely to remember those.
I really want to get into climbing and I’ve just been in a Alex Honnold rabbit hole searching obsessively for stuff about him and with him. He’s seems like a chill dude.
he has really gentle eyes if you know what I mean
"and I ended up being a climber * slight giggle/ voice crack* because im bad at everything else", he said in a sassily self deprecating tone
dellusional much?
Alex Honnold is my hero!
Gotta love how the three most insane climbers are all super humble:
Adam Ondra, Alex Honnold, Alex Megos.
that's a weird trio there. don't think Honnold belongs with those other 2.
Chum Krimson I think he does. Ondra and Megos are both insanely strong, and would do better when it comes down to time and raw power, but all in all, I think they are the three climbing idols.
just watched Free Solo this past week too. this man is a beast.
bruh, they spelt 'rappel' as 'repel'
KieranRogers1 Maybe he rappel’s mosquitoes
Yeah, I even looked up the word in a dictionary lol
i cringed
spelled*
@@woah.one89 Actually wrong. You're very obviously American as that spelling is correct there, but I have to inform you that more countries exist than America. Especially countries that invented the language you use.
It's amazing to me that someone can be so incredibly talented and yet be so humble and have so little ego
Alex is so cool. Good to see him every now and then.
Love watching Alex videos
Just a down to earth guy . Wish him the best
3:13 this haunts my dreams. Not my nightmares, my dreams.
Gtfo
Literally the most humble guy. No ego at all👍
He's very humble 👍
So wholesome ti watch. Would love to see the eventual response by original post author though, I was really curious how people would react in that kind of situation - discussing a famous guy a continent away and then he casually answers your quiestion with first hand info...
His feat in itself is what separates him. There are prob tons who "could" do it. As he mentioned ....but to even have that nerve to consider it. That and his personal conquest...not for fame (atleast comes off like that and I certainly believe it) is what makes it all so fascinating.
One of the most real, humble, down to earth people we could all make efforts to emulate. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
You got to love the guy! What a great dude
3:13 😂🤣😂🤣 jokes aside. he's my fitspiration :)
Happy to see he's still alive
He’s such a humble dude!
Such a humble guy.
He is so humble!!
Ah, I love his interviews. He's hilarious.
I love the brutal honesty
Would be awesome to see Alex Honnold swim with Michael Phelps, and Michael Phelps climb with Alex Honnold. Two of the greatest ever in their respective category.
greekatso agreed!
Alex Honnold isn't the greatest climber by a long shot.
@@chumkrimson8161 he might not be the greatest, but he has the greatest achievement, imo
The reverb is really going off in this
Alex is a Class Act !
Humbleness comes to mind when I think of him.
Such a humble guy
yo, Alex, always good to see you
I do not like using a ladder. Perhaps that is part of the reason that I am so appreciative of what Alex does. I have watched Free Solo 8 or 9 times and I wish that it would come back in IMAX. When I first heard of the movie, it had already come through Houston. I would love to see it in IMAX.
he's so humble
Just discovered this amazing climber and really admire his passion and humility for this sport .I don't believe ur to old to climb especially w genuine desire ,conviction& mad skills . George L. H. Mallory was in his late 30's when he had a go for that summit in 1924 😉 😎
Grounded and adorable af this boy!
Repel? It’s rappel.
THANK YOU! 98% sure it's the video editor's misspelling...
@@steph_ann_e it is. The people in the videos don't actually type the text.
3:22 Validation for my method of handling my lead head! Yes! It's slow, but it works (for me).
He reminds me of a younger version of my dad. 60+ with a van still climbing and teaching others to climb. Same love of the sport.