After watching Free Solo, I stood near the edge of the canyon in my area (a drop of 300-400 feet) to try to get an idea of the mentality that would be needed to free solo climb. I started getting vertigo instead.
I think that's the most amazing thing ever, captured my imagination and also makes my palms sweat whenever I watch him do it. I'm simple amazed by this guy's ability.
Free Solo, the documentary you watch years after the event, and although you know Alex is alive and well you still cannot look on the screen because of how absolutely unnatural the thing Alex is doing is.
I'm sure Alex didn't have the possibility of fall in his mind while he was climbing on June 3rd, 2017, and he was confident that he'd be successful in his climb. This was because his preparation for the climb and his experience in free solo climbing. Most people do not understand this aspect, and can easily exaggerate and sensentize the danger of free solo, and label the climbers in certain ways. Free solo climbing is for sure more dangerous and more likely for accidents, and it makes sense for the film makers to discuss the possibility of filming a fatal accident. But we need to have it on perspectives. We know there are basketball, volleyball, football, track and field athletes who died during or right after competitions. There was another a free solo climber named Dan Potter, who died of wingsuit jumping, not free solo.
IMO whats sets Honnold apart is his (obvious) ascent of Freerider and, lets not forget, Sphinx Crack. Has anyone else even thought about soloing Sphinx Crack? Wild. Apart from those, if I'm not mistaken, Croft, Bachar, Potter etc have soloed the same routes as Honnold.
It's Great. We will like to see Alex in India - Maharashtra- To visit forts of King of India Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. And also to - Kokankada in Maharashtra.
That's a little misleading, showing his brain scan (fMRI) Because, it doesn't so much show that Alex is any less susceptible to the fear response, as much as it shows that, in that very particular, relatively safe and secure environment, inside the Magnetic Resonance recorder, his Amygdala wasn't activated by the images flashed in front of his eyes as other people recorded in the control group had. His brain functions perfectly normally, just like everybody else's, except within that circumstance the triggers used to illicit a response didn't work as well as most people's would. So, he's not afraid of looking at pictures of scary stuff while strapped inside a tube lol where most people who haven't spent most of their lives conditioning themselves to become more comfortable in high risk/high consequence situations, like Alex has. He's even said It himself; _"So, I'm not as scared of looking at pictures of snakes as most people, but I assure you, if they would have thrown an actual snake in the fMRI machine with me, that thing would have lit up like a Christmas tree!"_ (I'm just sayin' ✌)
Crazy they had a “rating” for routes that no one in history had ever even attempted. How did someone know how to rate something no one had ever climbed without ropes. Even if someone had climbed it with ropes and giving it a difficult rating…doesn’t climbing it without ropes makes it 5.12 d times a 1,000. I don’t know. Just spit balling.
Without ropes? Usually only once, especially with the really difficult and intense climbs. It seems as though once they have free-soloed the cliff face that they believe they have now conquered it. Time to move onto another mountain or cliff face I guess.
No mention of the Phoenix or other hard 13s he's done? In favor of the rostrum and astroman, which Peter Croft probably could have done in his sleep BITD I guess big walls get more attention for youtube views, but honestly poor choices.
LOL - That's a good one. Am afraid that masks are out of the question, and at my age, I haven't been on a run in years. The truth is, I am quite the fan of watching the insanity that is Alex Honnold and I was attempting to crack a joke. Apparently, I am just not very good at it.
who else has no intention of ever doing anything like this
Literally almost everyone lmao
After watching Free Solo, I stood near the edge of the canyon in my area (a drop of 300-400 feet) to try to get an idea of the mentality that would be needed to free solo climb.
I started getting vertigo instead.
I think that's the most amazing thing ever, captured my imagination and also makes my palms sweat whenever I watch him do it. I'm simple amazed by this guy's ability.
This man has NO equal. Fearless!
Greatest athlete of all time and most mentally strong athlete of all time this isn't celebrated enough
Alex Honnold is the best free solo climber. Its not even debatable. The fact he is still alive, is proof.
Free Solo, the documentary you watch years after the event, and although you know Alex is alive and well you still cannot look on the screen because of how absolutely unnatural the thing Alex is doing is.
alex was fated to do this, after all his last name spells HOLD ONN....!
This guy has discipline!
I'm sure Alex didn't have the possibility of fall in his mind while he was climbing on June 3rd, 2017, and he was confident that he'd be successful in his climb. This was because his preparation for the climb and his experience in free solo climbing.
Most people do not understand this aspect, and can easily exaggerate and sensentize the danger of free solo, and label the climbers in certain ways.
Free solo climbing is for sure more dangerous and more likely for accidents, and it makes sense for the film makers to discuss the possibility of filming a fatal accident. But we need to have it on perspectives. We know there are basketball, volleyball, football, track and field athletes who died during or right after competitions. There was another a free solo climber named Dan Potter, who died of wingsuit jumping, not free solo.
You didn't show a normal persons bowel movements, my brain was frying telling me I need to pee and poo, awesome!
3:07 wrong route shown.
I totally agree
IMO whats sets Honnold apart is his (obvious) ascent of Freerider and, lets not forget, Sphinx Crack. Has anyone else even thought about soloing Sphinx Crack? Wild. Apart from those, if I'm not mistaken, Croft, Bachar, Potter etc have soloed the same routes as Honnold.
Great video!
It's Great. We will like to see Alex in India - Maharashtra- To visit forts of King of India Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. And also to - Kokankada in Maharashtra.
Nice Video, but the Route you showed on El Cap was not the Freerider :)
Yeah, they showed the Nose route, not Freerider.
i came to write this lol. glad someone else caught this too.
1:58 LOL, I think you could edit out the "Pretty much" qualifier.
That's a little misleading, showing his brain scan (fMRI)
Because, it doesn't so much show that Alex is any less susceptible to the fear response, as much as it shows that, in that very particular, relatively safe and secure environment, inside the Magnetic Resonance recorder, his Amygdala wasn't activated by the images flashed in front of his eyes as other people recorded in the control group had.
His brain functions perfectly normally, just like everybody else's, except within that circumstance the triggers used to illicit a response didn't work as well as most people's would.
So, he's not afraid of looking at pictures of scary stuff while strapped inside a tube lol where most people who haven't spent most of their lives conditioning themselves to become more comfortable in high risk/high consequence situations, like Alex has.
He's even said It himself;
_"So, I'm not as scared of looking at pictures of snakes as most people, but I assure you, if they would have thrown an actual snake in the fMRI machine with me, that thing would have lit up like a Christmas tree!"_
(I'm just sayin' ✌)
Wrong path on El Capitane, he tooks the freerider route
for me they are two best around of world alain robert and the best of the best Alex clearly
I give this guy my humble respect ✊🥲 That is some legendary achievement.
Nice vid
why are so many shots of the climb are taken at cracks ?
Good picture
I have been playing "the climb 2" on my oculus quest... That's what prompted me.to look at this.
I can't believe people so this...
This would make him better than spiderman right ?🤩
I did bouldering and small climbs 50' probably the highest. But Hannold crashes the ceiling.
Crazy
No fear!
I was scared shittless for my cousin watching him scale a 25-foot cliff
Can die from a 25 foot fall for sure though. At a certain poitn it doesnt matter if you are 100 feet or 1000 the result will be the same
definitely the best
Crazy they had a “rating” for routes that no one in history had ever even attempted.
How did someone know how to rate something no one had ever climbed without ropes. Even if someone had climbed it with ropes and giving it a difficult rating…doesn’t climbing it without ropes makes it 5.12 d times a 1,000. I don’t know. Just spit balling.
Imagine you get halfway up and have to take a dump
copy paste content is a key these
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So do these free soloists ever climb any of these twice? Or do they figure there's no point in that?
Without ropes? Usually only once, especially with the really difficult and intense climbs. It seems as though once they have free-soloed the cliff face that they believe they have now conquered it. Time to move onto another mountain or cliff face I guess.
Alex often went downw ithout the ropes, making it a double ropeless of each mountain.
Apparently Honnold went back to Half Dome to 'reshoot' some of the sequences for Sender Films and 60 Minutes.
No mention of the Phoenix or other hard 13s he's done? In favor of the rostrum and astroman, which Peter Croft probably could have done in his sleep BITD
I guess big walls get more attention for youtube views, but honestly poor choices.
This man dont rack a disciprine
I am so unimpressed with this guy. I could do what he does with soap on my hands.
Do it then
I know right 1000 feet isnt even high
You probably wear a mask when you go for a run or drive alone.
@@gezzapk lol
LOL - That's a good one. Am afraid that masks are out of the question, and at my age, I haven't been on a run in years.
The truth is, I am quite the fan of watching the insanity that is Alex Honnold and I was attempting to crack a joke. Apparently, I am just not very good at it.
Ok dude no hate but alex climb the freerider not the nose
ok i got 1 questions , how da fuck doo u get down if u got no rope ??
WOW wtf seen him before years ago. Dood please stay on earth.
Gravity will out last this dude and win. He should stop now.
he's not afraid to die, if he wants to climb something, he'll attempt it.
Hell no.