so in terms of free soloing undoubtedly the greatest free soloists that ever
the greatest free soloists that ever
the greatest free soloists that ever lived
lived
lived is this kid Alex Honnold pretty quiet
is this kid Alex Honnold pretty quiet
is this kid Alex Honnold pretty quiet grew up in the suburbs of Sacramento and
grew up in the suburbs of Sacramento and
grew up in the suburbs of Sacramento and he pretty much you know you think next
he pretty much you know you think next
he pretty much you know you think next generation and next generation what are
generation and next generation what are
generation and next generation what are people going to do well he’s kind of
people going to do well he’s kind of
people going to do well he’s kind of skipped a generation and started soloing
skipped a generation and started soloing
skipped a generation and started soloing things that were unthinkable I’m going
things that were unthinkable I’m going
things that were unthinkable I’m going to play a quick little video from about
to play a quick little video from about
to play a quick little video from about Alex three so late has to be the
Alex three so late has to be the
Alex three so late has to be the ultimate in free climbing so he’s a
ultimate in free climbing so he’s a
ultimate in free climbing so he’s a beautiful day to go out for the free
beautiful day to go out for the free
beautiful day to go out for the free solo is to go without a rope and to go
solo is to go without a rope and to go
solo is to go without a rope and to go without gear to only have your rock
without gear to only have your rock
without gear to only have your rock shoes and your chalk bag and the power
shoes and your chalk bag and the power
shoes and your chalk bag and the power of mind it’s also very profound
reason it’s probably the ultimate is
reason it’s probably the ultimate is this one wrong move you fall you die
this one wrong move you fall you die
this one wrong move you fall you die yeah let me try that again and the
yeah let me try that again and the
yeah let me try that again and the person at the top of this game and it’s
person at the top of this game and it’s
person at the top of this game and it’s hard to even call this a game is Alex
hard to even call this a game is Alex
hard to even call this a game is Alex Honnold
Alex Honnold is probably a perfect
Alex Honnold is probably a perfect example is someone who’s not only
example is someone who’s not only
example is someone who’s not only trained very hard but is unbelievably
trained very hard but is unbelievably
trained very hard but is unbelievably gifted he is like Michael Jordan
I spend my whole year living in the van
I spend my whole year living in the van traveling from one destination to
traveling from one destination to
traveling from one destination to another yeah I would say that you
another yeah I would say that you
another yeah I would say that you somebody probably is the center of my
somebody probably is the center of my
somebody probably is the center of my climbing that all my climbing goals all
climbing that all my climbing goals all
climbing that all my climbing goals all like training all kind of revolves
like training all kind of revolves
like training all kind of revolves around things that I want to do and you
around things that I want to do and you
around things that I want to do and you somebody this is by far my favorite
somebody this is by far my favorite
somebody this is by far my favorite place for sewing because the walls are
place for sewing because the walls are
place for sewing because the walls are still inspiring like everything you’re
still inspiring like everything you’re
still inspiring like everything you’re so big and that’s like what gets me
so big and that’s like what gets me
so big and that’s like what gets me excited about selling stuff when the
excited about selling stuff when the
excited about selling stuff when the most memorable illness was pitched like
most memorable illness was pitched like
most memorable illness was pitched like 22 of the nose I put my rope away and I
22 of the nose I put my rope away and I
22 of the nose I put my rope away and I switched just so long I just had a
switched just so long I just had a
switched just so long I just had a moment of life this is like so really
moment of life this is like so really
moment of life this is like so really cool I was like I can’t believe I’m up
cool I was like I can’t believe I’m up
cool I was like I can’t believe I’m up here with no rope just climbing like
here with no rope just climbing like
here with no rope just climbing like this is rad now alex has now done the
this is rad now alex has now done the
this is rad now alex has now done the regular route on Half Dome free solo so
regular route on Half Dome free solo so
regular route on Half Dome free solo so for most people on this planet who are
for most people on this planet who are
for most people on this planet who are serious climbers do in Half Dome in a
serious climbers do in Half Dome in a
serious climbers do in Half Dome in a day or two is considered fantastic Alex
day or two is considered fantastic Alex
day or two is considered fantastic Alex did it in three hours without a rope you
did it in three hours without a rope you
did it in three hours without a rope you know you commit you’re like I’m doing
know you commit you’re like I’m doing
know you commit you’re like I’m doing this here I go but then after like a
this here I go but then after like a
this here I go but then after like a couple hours of being all committed
couple hours of being all committed
couple hours of being all committed you’re like man I’m tired like you know
you’re like man I’m tired like you know
you’re like man I’m tired like you know your your mind starts to get a little
your your mind starts to get a little
your your mind starts to get a little bit tired
bit tired
bit tired and so I kind of stalled out and then I
and so I kind of stalled out and then I
and so I kind of stalled out and then I started to doubt if I was doing a rider
started to doubt if I was doing a rider
started to doubt if I was doing a rider if I had the right holds why am I even
if I had the right holds why am I even
if I had the right holds why am I even here you know do I want to do this just
here you know do I want to do this just
here you know do I want to do this just come back for the feeling it run that’s
come back for the feeling it run that’s
come back for the feeling it run that’s the thing isn’t life and that stalled
the thing isn’t life and that stalled
the thing isn’t life and that stalled him out that paralyzed him and then he
him out that paralyzed him and then he
him out that paralyzed him and then he overcame it he didn’t work that route a
overcame it he didn’t work that route a
overcame it he didn’t work that route a hundred times he’s just got up below it
hundred times he’s just got up below it
hundred times he’s just got up below it looked up at it and believed absolutely
looked up at it and believed absolutely
looked up at it and believed absolutely believed it was well within this
believed it was well within this
believed it was well within this building and then it seems like in this
building and then it seems like in this
building and then it seems like in this last season I’ve sort of embraced the
last season I’ve sort of embraced the
last season I’ve sort of embraced the whole experience you know embrace the
whole experience you know embrace the
whole experience you know embrace the unpleasant parts – it’s kind of cool to
unpleasant parts – it’s kind of cool to
unpleasant parts – it’s kind of cool to just look around you you know enjoy the
just look around you you know enjoy the
just look around you you know enjoy the exposure be like this is why I’m here
exposure be like this is why I’m here
exposure be like this is why I’m here like this is awesome
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