Alex Honnold & Chai Vasarhelyi on the Death Defying Yosemite Climb in "Free Solo"

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  • Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
  • Catch "Free Solo" in theaters now. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning, News, Friday, September 28, 2018.

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  • @MunkyChunk
    @MunkyChunk 5 лет назад +69

    I absolutely love Alex’s personality. He’s so brutally honest and has such a wonderfully unique outlook on life. Love it. Huge inspiration.

  • @avigetsbored
    @avigetsbored 6 лет назад +292

    lol that look they gave eachother after he couldn't pronounce their names

    • @lifecamerakaran
      @lifecamerakaran 5 лет назад +4

      Hilarious.

    • @ginniem9779
      @ginniem9779 5 лет назад +2

      Oh, good observation. I didn't notice it.

    • @incidentalist
      @incidentalist 5 лет назад

      @April Showers Was gonna say, sounded like he nailed it!

    • @ysoner
      @ysoner 5 лет назад +1

      hahaha gold

    • @gergelyovics
      @gergelyovics 4 года назад

      Very hard to pronounce Hungarian names especially Vasarhelyi never would make any English native speaker

  • @MrRaErickson
    @MrRaErickson 5 лет назад +20

    I’m not a climber and probably never will be but this guy inspires and motivates the hell out of me.

  • @heinrichbestbier5458
    @heinrichbestbier5458 5 лет назад +149

    "Very few people attempt this"... Yeah man 1 dude and he's sitting in front of you.

    • @davidfell5216
      @davidfell5216 3 года назад

      @Max Masteller As far as I know, Alex Honnold is the only person to ever Free Solo El Cap. Neither of those men you mentioned have. Unless I have misinterpreted what you were saying? If so, my apologies.

    • @davidfell5216
      @davidfell5216 3 года назад +1

      @Max Masteller Ahh ok mate, I understand, no worries. I see people on these type of videos constantly talking complete bs, all the time.

    • @szldkfj
      @szldkfj 3 года назад

      I think he meant free solo in general, not specifically El Capitan where Alex was the only one.

  • @jasonvest507
    @jasonvest507 6 лет назад +96

    I love when Alex looks at Chai 30 seconds in and is like "this guy does not have a clue about what he is saying".

    • @highlyfavored2434
      @highlyfavored2434 5 лет назад +2

      In all fairness at least he understands the magnitude of what Alex achieved

    • @iyot1020
      @iyot1020 3 года назад

      he did better than kimmel

  • @kgrose0219
    @kgrose0219 6 лет назад +11

    This movie is a must-see. Alex' focus, determination, detailed preparation, and training are the secret to his success.
    Obviously the media wants to focus on the fearful emotion, and the dire consequences of any mistake, but as you can see Alex is very calm - saying simply "don't make a mistake".
    That's not egotistical big balls talking. That's detailed preparation talking.
    Alex is a true inspiration.

  • @lilylily7072
    @lilylily7072 6 лет назад +101

    Alex Honnold & Chai Vasarhelyi are just cool normal people, it's the news guy that is a total dork. Why are media people always the dorkiest people in the room?

    • @advictphoto9202
      @advictphoto9202 5 лет назад

      Lily Lily my thoughts exactly lol😂

    • @brookecornish4921
      @brookecornish4921 4 года назад +1

      Their job is to make a big deal out of simple things 😂

  • @greekmillennial4540
    @greekmillennial4540 5 лет назад +15

    That lady, "But if you make one wrong move...what?" You fall then just land on your feet and your fine

  • @deborahhesselblad4680
    @deborahhesselblad4680 5 лет назад +9

    The greatest movie I ever watched..he is an amazing person and humble

  • @peterjohnson617
    @peterjohnson617 6 лет назад +23

    Dude.......no words.......respect......

  • @melrhymenoceros
    @melrhymenoceros 6 лет назад +54

    Hahahah "cracks are unstable"...this is so hard to watch. Alex and Chai have incredible patience.

    • @dormetheus
      @dormetheus 4 года назад +1

      It kind of makes sense. The layperson might think that a "cracked" rock would be crumbly

  • @kirkjohnson9353
    @kirkjohnson9353 6 лет назад +3

    KTLA thanks for covering this . I can't wait to see it.

  • @Hiiyoo33
    @Hiiyoo33 6 лет назад +13

    "I don't like watching it either"..."Let me show you a clip" lmao

  • @howardwhite4344
    @howardwhite4344 5 лет назад +4

    Take deep breath in when this film starts, cuz you won’t breath again until til it’s over.

  • @alejandrosilvafilmmaker2319
    @alejandrosilvafilmmaker2319 6 лет назад +20

    What a legend.

    • @pgreenx
      @pgreenx 6 лет назад

      lots of people do it; he's crazy enough to not use a rope for backup

    • @Trankwel101
      @Trankwel101 6 лет назад

      +pgreenx who else did this?

    • @dcqec111
      @dcqec111 6 лет назад +5

      @@pgreenx Don't you think that's a huge difference?

  • @charlesmiller6281
    @charlesmiller6281 6 лет назад +16

    Climbers devote all their talent to their craft, giving us superhuman feats like climbing El Cap solo in an afternoon. Journalists devote all their talent to vanity, giving us parrots who can't even pronounce a name, let alone ask a perceptive question. Oh well at least audiences can still tell the difference. But will the TV talking heads ever figure it out?

    • @news4usunshine
      @news4usunshine 5 лет назад +1

      It is thanks ENTIRELY to journalists (i.e. the free press) that Alex Honnold has the freedom and opportunity to climb rocks for a living.

    • @genericusername4206
      @genericusername4206 4 года назад +2

      driver3596 nope, it’s the north face for being his biggest sponsor

  • @HKim0072
    @HKim0072 6 лет назад +18

    Naw, no big deal.
    And the crack part is the safest part. Watching him bang rocks to check to see if handholds will stay makes your stomach churn.

  • @MrRaErickson
    @MrRaErickson 5 лет назад +5

    Craziest human accomplishment ever. The guy is a legend. Wish him the best. Actually hope he retires from the dangerous stuff. Don’t want to see this guy become a statistic.

    • @nickie7874
      @nickie7874 5 лет назад

      And that's how most of these guys die ... think of Ueli Sheck.

  • @penrynbigbird
    @penrynbigbird 5 лет назад +1

    That is what is so outstanding (for me) about Alex, he is such an unassuming and pleasant guy.

  • @Videomikeh
    @Videomikeh 6 лет назад +51

    He can't even pronounce his name correctly.

  • @dougsredpill1921
    @dougsredpill1921 5 лет назад +1

    I Think that their are climbers as good or better than Alex, which he has even stated previously. What sets him apart is the ice in his veins. The fearlessness. That is what astounds me the most about him.

    • @jackson2620
      @jackson2620 5 лет назад

      alex is the best free solo climber in the world hands down, nobody comes close.

  • @BitterSweetCoffee3
    @BitterSweetCoffee3 5 лет назад +4

    True, they are few days away from winning an oscar. I cant wait

  • @jackprier7727
    @jackprier7727 5 лет назад +6

    BTW, Jimmy Chin is also an ultimate badass climber (the main cameraman)-

  • @linuxsurfer2002
    @linuxsurfer2002 3 года назад +1

    "But that's why you make sure you don't make a wrong move." Alex just being Alex.

  • @CaptainShoe
    @CaptainShoe 5 лет назад +14

    Alex Handhold and Chai Vermicelli!!!

  • @ianspooner2250
    @ianspooner2250 5 лет назад +1

    Can't wait to see this movie

  • @sodi4069
    @sodi4069 5 лет назад +6

    Watching Alex free solo makes me nervous I used to free solo all the time 5.9 but he goes 5.11/12 (majority of the time) a lot harder and higher then again I climbed 3 years him 20 I hope he tones it down would hate to read him dying his free solo accomplishments may never be matched already

  • @raiderrichard7291
    @raiderrichard7291 5 лет назад +5

    God put those cracks their for Alex honnold😇

    • @nickie7874
      @nickie7874 5 лет назад +1

      Yep ... even tho he's atheist.

  • @monumentsNmelodies
    @monumentsNmelodies 5 лет назад +3

    These local news station interviews are so awkward and cringy. The fake excitement and enthusiasm they put out is terrible lol.

  • @izmanq
    @izmanq 3 года назад +1

    should watch the movie man, best thriller ever :D

  • @GregChipelski
    @GregChipelski 4 года назад +2

    North Face should be paying Alex millions a year

  • @nathandust
    @nathandust 5 лет назад +2

    You could tell Alex didn’t Trust the Anchor interviewing them

  • @FishingWithMichaelTruong
    @FishingWithMichaelTruong 6 лет назад +1

    Alex is a climbing machine!

  • @dayra6425
    @dayra6425 5 лет назад +6

    His eyes are always dialated

  • @MoiLiberty
    @MoiLiberty 6 лет назад +13

    3:25 What do you mean :^|

    • @creditrepairusa2232
      @creditrepairusa2232 5 лет назад

      We are human. He is not. haha. That's basically what he means.

  • @gururajms
    @gururajms 4 года назад

    Alex is the god of climbing. All others who have climbed higher grades can claim they have climbed tough ones. But only Alex can climb without rope. Cheers!!!!

  • @crisgarcia4400
    @crisgarcia4400 6 лет назад +14

    It's insane the way they attempt to present the artform alex executed. For anyone to try and (put crudely) dumb down the experiance of free soloing which is absolutely nothing short of a mystic experiance especially on that scale and, write it off as "scary" clearly has zero lack of understanding on why alex does this.
    Not trying to bash this news outlet, it's just astonishing how different of angles people can view the same film from.

    • @rajmathew7243
      @rajmathew7243 6 лет назад

      I didn't realize it was that insane for people who have no knowledge of climbing. I pretty much thought the same before I learned about it and became interested. These folks just have to present something, not necessarily be interested enough to further comprehend a "mystic experience." I don't think alex would even call it a mystic experience or be as critical as say that these folks are dumbing things down.

    • @HKim0072
      @HKim0072 6 лет назад +1

      They are local news people. Mostly, report on crime and other “newsy” items. I didn’t know anything about Alex until the JRE podcast and have been following his climbs since.

    • @crisgarcia4400
      @crisgarcia4400 6 лет назад

      @@rajmathew7243 for the lack of better words I said mystic but Id agree those choice words dont suit the experiance. I've free solod some rather easy but high altitude climbs and I can definetly say mystic isn't far from what I experianced. I gotta say that saying they dumbed it down wasn't too critical though. Again not meant to bash because they honestly do have to dumb it down to the common non climber. Unless you've put yourself in a high consequence situation like that it's hard to understand. Appreciation is easy across all paths though!

  • @holyworrier
    @holyworrier 6 лет назад +3

    Wanted more about Jimmy.

  • @rnb8328
    @rnb8328 6 лет назад +8

    Alex Honnold is a god

  • @MrDavid997
    @MrDavid997 5 лет назад +2

    I need a new rack of “implements.”

  • @heinrichbestbier5458
    @heinrichbestbier5458 6 лет назад +14

    Alex "hannald"

    • @jbossnack
      @jbossnack 5 лет назад

      Heinrich Bestbier Wtf he butchered that name...who was this news guy he wasn't very good

    • @PeterChessPupil
      @PeterChessPupil 5 лет назад +2

      @@jbossnack He's the guy who confused Samuel L Jackson for Lawrence Fishburne, if you want to see some more unintentional comedy I highly suggest you check it out.

    • @jbossnack
      @jbossnack 5 лет назад

      @@PeterChessPupil I remember that one lol

  • @alexanderleeart
    @alexanderleeart 3 года назад

    damn I love to see this clash of personalities lol, very refreshing

  • @alanluscombe8a553
    @alanluscombe8a553 3 года назад +1

    This interview is seriously cringe worthy and the look on chai and alex's faces make it even more painful to watch.

  • @TheSmkngun
    @TheSmkngun 6 лет назад +4

    A giant among pygmies.

  • @zdrumdude
    @zdrumdude 5 лет назад +1

    Congrats on Oscar !

  • @boutsoderma5845
    @boutsoderma5845 5 лет назад +2

    These clueless stooges interviewing him are so insulting. At least get a rudimentary understanding of what’s involved before embarrassing yourselves

  • @markblankenship5788
    @markblankenship5788 4 года назад

    He kinda acts like he’s bewildered by how people don’t understand. Like why do you think it’s hard or scary. Pretty fascinating.

  • @boskojankovic8570
    @boskojankovic8570 5 лет назад +2

    They should fire this guy, for general stupidity.

  • @martinyuhas929
    @martinyuhas929 6 месяцев назад +1

    These news readers are such clueless actors. It’s embarrassing watching them

  • @Dubbadizzo86
    @Dubbadizzo86 3 года назад

    "That's why you make sure you don't make a wrong move"
    *Climbs a sheer cliff with no equipment*
    Yeah...

  • @szldkfj
    @szldkfj 3 года назад

    If he had fallen, would they have still made the film?

  • @stephenmonash8245
    @stephenmonash8245 5 лет назад +2

    Alex is like spok off star track.. a vulcan.. emotionless..

  • @richedwards4590
    @richedwards4590 6 лет назад +3

    Interviewer really did his research. Alex hennel, implements...

  • @theking7634
    @theking7634 5 лет назад +5

    horrible interview

  • @sandorendredy8746
    @sandorendredy8746 4 года назад +1

    I just hate when interviewers don't get properd. Just look up facts and do reaserch so you don't look stupid and ask dumb questions. God!! 😒

  • @robertf6409
    @robertf6409 6 лет назад

    The whole "being so close to it you don't realize the danger" doesn't really make sense to me. The more familiar you are with something the more in depth you would know of all the possible dangers involved

  • @nobytes2
    @nobytes2 4 года назад

    This interview is like an adult explaining what drawings is, when you only know how to use crayons.

  • @NWS189
    @NWS189 4 года назад

    This reporter is the same one who mistaken Samuel L Jackson for Laurence Fishburne, right? He comes across so unprepared in this interview neithee. Doesn't know the names of the people, have no good questions, and pretty much winging it the whole time. His colleagues all know it.

  • @jbossnack
    @jbossnack 5 лет назад

    next Gatorade commercial...I want to be like Alex...Like Alex, want to be like Alex...

  • @dudley5658
    @dudley5658 3 года назад

    How do you climb with those boulders?

  • @klimtkiller
    @klimtkiller 5 лет назад +2

    "alex hennal" lol

  • @judegarcia6135
    @judegarcia6135 3 года назад

    and chai trying to take full credit

  • @eirikram
    @eirikram 3 года назад

    Alex had a harder time trying to talk to this horrible interviewer than doing the free solo climb.

  • @nicholasr79
    @nicholasr79 5 лет назад

    Her name is Elizabeth, not Chai wtf?

  • @Fogmeister
    @Fogmeister 4 года назад

    "Alex Hennold"?!?!?!? WTF

  • @prageethweerasinghe679
    @prageethweerasinghe679 5 лет назад

    Is there a next?, Are you scared?, What happens if you got one wrong move?, What motivates you?, Don't you feel death? - these are all idiotic media personnel questions since they're so ignorant got nothing to ask. Alex, try to ignore these interviews. These people are a disgrace to the "art of climbing" .

  • @alanluscombe8a553
    @alanluscombe8a553 3 года назад

    I dont like watching it either. Let me show you a little clip.

  • @KptnHaddock_
    @KptnHaddock_ 3 года назад

    Alex „Hannald“ Honnold

  • @imagine9033
    @imagine9033 3 года назад

    The Interviewer is also a brainer

  • @coffeewithdinner5208
    @coffeewithdinner5208 5 лет назад

    Where can i watch online? Tia

  • @RJMacReady1
    @RJMacReady1 3 года назад

    She held the most godawful acceptance speech at the oscars, barely even thanking alex. It was rough to watch.

  • @juanferbriceno4411
    @juanferbriceno4411 5 лет назад

    Honestly, this is no big deal. I just ran 10 kilometer under 50 minutes. Now that is epic !!!

  • @imagine9033
    @imagine9033 3 года назад

    Chai (of Coffee is High) .... whatever

  • @nancygilley9070
    @nancygilley9070 5 лет назад +2

    Alex pee pooped on my brothers face in November. It was humiliating for my brother, he went into a mental hospital due to excrement coming up into his face.

  • @ank1059
    @ank1059 5 лет назад

    Chai sounds the best when she doesn't open her mouth!

  • @horvathhcsongor5664
    @horvathhcsongor5664 4 года назад

    Szóval Chai utóneve magyar😄

  • @rupman27isback
    @rupman27isback 5 лет назад +1

    What a terrible interviewer.

  • @beaubaker4664
    @beaubaker4664 3 года назад

    My 6
    L

  • @bluevelvet772
    @bluevelvet772 5 лет назад

    Interviewer is a zero

  • @Revanv
    @Revanv 5 лет назад

    wtf is up with that guy, worst interviewer ever!

  • @danwally4754
    @danwally4754 6 лет назад

    She sucks. He is okay

    • @robgrant7683
      @robgrant7683 6 лет назад +2

      She's awesome. Talented (has directed several award winning films), smart (Princeton grad), and pretty and sexy! What else do you need?

  • @charlescanning7918
    @charlescanning7918 5 лет назад

    Can’t wait to see this film