Alex Honnold

Alex Honnold isn’t crazy, he just knows what he can and cannot do. And he can do a lot. He doesn’t play out worst-case scenarios when he’s clung to the wall, thousands of feet up with no rope. He replaces fear with a rare form of clarity. That clarity has led him to make free-solo ascents of some of the biggest walls in America and blaze new routes up cliffs around the world. Not that his humble attitude would ever allow him to brag about it. Through his epic big wall speed climbs and audacious free solos, Alex continues to push the boundaries of the impossible. He is also the founder of The Honnold Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to improving lives through sustainability. He just recently bought a house in Las Vegas and moved out of his van, which has allowed him to travel and climb unencumbered for the past decade.

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