A conversation with Alex Honnold

Back in December 2022, I talked with American rock climber Alex Honnold for a feature on BroBible.

You're probably most familiar with Honnold as the subject of Free Solo, National Geographic documentary about his dizzying 2017 solo ascent up Yosmite’s 3000-ft El Capitan rock face.

It won an Oscar in 2019.

In addition to his new partnership with Dr. Squatch, we talked about his recent traverse through Nevada's Red Rock mountains, dubbed THE HURT. It's an endurance trek up 23 mountain summits in 32 hours, across 35 miles. Honnald managed to climb 14 classic rock routes, accumulating 24,000 total feet of vertical gain. Honnald timed it up with the full moon, doing many parts at night.

Honnold's profile has grown significantly over the past couple of years. He's easily the biggest ambassador in the world for rock climbing. I also admire how he's not afraid to keep challenging himself, pushing himself regularly with bold and daring new adventures.