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It’s always nice to see Alex is still alive given everything he’s climbed 😬😬

Love Alex Honnold. For sure one of the most "grounded" athletes on the planet. I think staring death in the face pretty often made him practically a humble monk of sorts lmao

Seriously happy that he’s here and hasn’t had any major accidents since last we saw him!

1:33 hahaha love his candid delivery "they're both about to die"

Climbing is lucky to have such great and unique ambassadors like Honnold, Ondra, and Magnus Midtbo.

Man I love Alex's personality and charisma. Was just watching Magnus video where they go free solo and the dying jokes were so funny and he was so non chanlantly about it

Also I love the fact, that you can feel how much passion he has when he talks about climbing🤗

Alex is great but you've got to be ready for the savage truth if you ask his opinion 😅 Love it

I could listen to Alex explain climbing ALL DAY!

I love Alex Honnold! He always seems so humble and kind I would love to meet him. Glad he’s back for another video

Just recently rewatched Free Solo. To say it's mindblowing what this man did feels like such an understatement. For me there are exceptional, great and even legendary athletes. And then there's Honnold.

My friends were recently talking about sports and someone asked the question what was the greatest ever sporting achievement, there were many suggestions, my reply was Alex Honnold's free soloing of El Capitan. They laughed at me UNTIL they watched the documentary! I won the beers...

It’s always nice to see Alex is still with us

I love this guy! So knowledgeable and phenomenal to watch.

"it's all very dangerous and they're both about to die" 😂😂

i was just binging some of his older videos, this video is perfectly timed

“It’s probably alright for Brooklyn if it made it through Antarctica” lol savage

I probably won't think about climbing again for months until another recommended video to do with it pops up but listening to someone that is passionate about a specific thing? Love it.

Alex: Fall is the best for climbing Editor: okaaay let me change that to Autumn

You're very fast and gifted with words explaining the sport, and can clearly explain your thought processes afterwards. So do you also have this inner monologue while climbing? Or is it all instinct and visualization until you reach the top and reflect?

I fricken love this guy! He’s so laid back and has a super dry sense of humor. He’s great !

i seriously love Alex 😭 i came across a video with him a few months ago and then became obsessed with rock climbing and how he does it so effortlessly. such a big fan of his, and he just had a baby too 🥺🥰 congrats alex! ❤️

Fascinating! Already waiting for part 3. The tip of the foot bit was a good insight.

Alex's freesolo climb of El Capitan was one of the most amazing human feats of all time

Alex became a father a few weeks ago. Maybe his focus will shift a little towards family life now and we can keep him a long time :)

He is so inspiring and humble. I'm learning still.. But he is so impressive!

Always refreshing to hear Alex.

Such a pleasure to watch Alex!

Could you imagine shaking his hand? I feel like he'd break just about everyone's hands.

Many things to love about AH, but his voice is definitely one of them. I could listen to him all day.

I love this dude. So chill.

Dude doesn't sugarcoat anything. Literally tells you what's on his mind and it's up to you if you want to hear it or not

I like to imagine they had to convince him to call autumn “fall” when talking about a climbers favorite season 😂

Love Alex Honnold. Glad he made another one of these!

I've missed Alex. Good to he him again.

He’s one of the reasons i strayed climbing around 5 years ago!

Thanks! Do a part 3

Alex Honnold is one of the coolest people on the planet! Period.

Would love to see more high tech materials in climbing equipment. Really liked the Grivel carbon fibre ice axes but companies should experiment more with f1 and aerospace materials. Many people who go to the mountains have deep pockets ;-)

What a well balanced individual. Great answers to some pretty random questions.

Does anyone notice that his eyes barely blink ? That's so cool !

Dude seems chill af

Very nice to hear the coaching I've been given is exactly what Alex hannold gives out as well. I know I'm saying the right stuff!

Started indoor climbing about 3 weeks ago. The foot/toe thing makes sense but I'm just not used to putting in it in practice.

Woah that's my gym! Refuge Climbing in LV. Alex is the best 🤩

Yes!! Was waiting on more of this. 👌

Loved listening to this.

I’m just genuinely happy this guy is alive

This man inspires me so much

Part 3 please!!!

Hey Wired, love this series! It would be cool to see a professional dogsled musher make an appearance. I run commercial dog tours for a living and I can tell you first hand that people have tons of questions and misconceptions about dogsledding in general.

I watched the movie Free Solo only after watching this video because of how genuine Alex Honnold comes across. Anyhow, I signed up for some climbing lessons after all that & bouldering is my Friday evening activity now.

You can just look at this dude and tell he does some sort of niche outdoor sport

I got to meet him at Bush Airport in Houston. Super cool down to earth dude.

his matter-of-fact bluntness is endearing

I love how he says ‘The Fall’ is the best time for climbing😂

Can see the passion that’s what it’s about I’ve been hooked by these guys Him and Dean and Marc Andre with Ueli have always been been inspiring

I would watch one of these each month tbh

great answers

Thanks for your sharing

Practicing Silent Feet on a V1 wall was huge gains to my foot game.

well, he’s alive. Thank God and I can’t wait to see what’s next for him!!

Honnold brought out the La Sportiva Theory's as a metaphor for his theoretical ability to boulder above V10. I'm sure he'll prove it some day

My everything shoe is the Scarpa instinct VS, its not the absolute best at any one thing but does everything quite well, it is also durable mine are on their 3rd year climbing 2-3x/week with a 3 resoles. Also not the cheapest either. Biggest thing though is get shoes that fit YOU!

Wow what he does is truly amazing

hes just so likable

I’d have liked a little more info about the different rocks. Some textures must be harder on the fingers, at least, and the likelihood of a hold snapping may be different with different rock types. Or maybe not, but we don’t know, because he sort of glossed over it. Otherwise, really loved this follow up!

For someone who's always in the sky, he's so down-to-earth

I vote fisherman becomes "fisher people" lol

Very informative

Thanl you mr handhold very cool

Free solo is a masterpiece film I knew nothing of Alex till week ago when this film was on Disney plus national graphic channel after watching it and being very moved by it I googled him to see if he was still alive this man lived on the edge so there was a good chance he wasn't ,but he was alive and doing well which made me happy..also his mum just climbed el cappitan on her 70th birthday recently

Maaan, I was curious what a climber's diet is like lol. He seems like a very grounded, intelligent guy. I have a deep, DEEP fear of heights, but I've really enjoyed watching his vids.

Great video.

I LOVE ALEX HONNOLD!!! I wear a size 17 shoe in mens and i’m having trouble finding climbing shoes so i can start climbing

I do not miss climbing shoes! Lol. I wore Boreal Ases mostly due to extreme arch support in that shoe, as my feet would get into an almost spiral cramp without that level of support. They had thick/stiff soles, too. Flexible soles like in beginner shoes don't grip surfaces as well, and you want that grip. Climbing shoes are designed to warp your feet, so prepare for and embrace that discomfort. Spend time on your nails, too. The more white you can cut off, the better, as the shoes put a ton of inward pressure on your toes and press the nails into the neighboring toes. I have shallow, wide pinky toenails that easily split down the middle, and I actually pulled those nails out regularly as it was far less painful than having them in those shoes. Can't say I recommend it. I'm surprised he didn't mention this, but you want your feet to face the same direction as often as possible while climbing, because it conserves energy. I refer to this as being "hip in" to the wall, as opposed to being "bits in" to the wall, or spread eagle. Bits in taxes your muscles too much and all at once. Your whole musculature is constantly engaged all at once, preventing rest, so you'll quickly start to elvis, lose your grip, and wind up on the ground having a seriously abbreviated climbing day.

I think this is interesting. Thanks for sharing 😊

At a competition one time on a bouldering route I had to climb it started on a slab and traversed over to an overhang, into a bathing move that you had to swing to a jug then use that momentum to swing into another bat hang on the other side of the over hand while switching your hands position on the hold. You then had to get your hands on the hold that your feet are on then drop your feet onto the hold your feet just were then climb up to the top of the wall which involves 3 knee bars I think.

*someone puts the link to this vid in the climbers discord* welp guess I gotta drop everything and watch this

Regarding the rappelling technique -- I think Uloha was pointing out that there is no knot at the end of the rope. If the climber in blue rappels any further down the rope, he will fall off the end of the rope to his death. This unfortunately is one of the major causes of deaths in climbing. This is in addition to the belayer who is somehow strong enough to hold the rappelling climber's weight with his hands only.

I love his sense of humor

In my town the bouldering gym is actually the cheapest option to climb by a huge mark and theres also an outdoor bouldering wall at a uni that is maintained by the students and completely free, whenever I look at the cost of ropes and quickdraws tho I'm like yeaaaa I'll just keep bouldering at least I avoid tendinitis that way

I am so happy🤩... I love Alex Honnold and his honest and logical attitude😁.. It was great seeing him climb 😊

Absolute Legend.

Alex and I are the same age. I feel like I've wasted my time by comparison. Dude is setting all time world firsts while I.... can eat a large pizza in one sitting. Respect!

0:54 I more took this question as, "Do you need to be worried that holds will degrade over time?"

"fisher people" 😅😅 Love this guy

i love this man

This guy is so fascinating

he breezed past that going to antarctica and testing new gear like you wouldve thought he took that new gear to a kids playground lol man is a literal goat

8:55 The fact that the best season for climbing is "the Fall" is the biggest irony.

He’s so cool without trying!

there are two feats i think that are the greatest in all of sports. 1 is eliud kipchoge running a sub 2 hour marathon. And 2 is alex free soloing el capitan

Wired should do one of these with guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel. That man is an absolute genius musician and mystical thinker.

“Also, you shouldn’t eat at all… it’s gross” 😂😂😂😂 I’m dead

Awesome :) !!

I love the comments about pooping.. it hit me after watching the documentary and realizing it took 4 hours. It's a funny yet important question.

I really enjoy these videos and I’ve watched several and other items with him. His knowledge base is amazing. With the climbing ruining mountains I think over Everest. The trash left behind and how dirty people say it is. I’m not a climber in anyway. Just came to mind.

The dude is next level!

I wonder what year it will be when the first ascent of a (liquid) waterfall is completed