Alex Honnold on Daniel Woods' V17 Scary Topout

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Alex Honnold is the biggest name in rock climbing and has tackled some of the sport's biggest climbs. He's the only human to free solo El Cap, a feat that is just mind boggling. He holds the El Cap speed record of the The Nose with his bromance Tommy Caldwell, with whom he’s completed numerous envelope-pushing adventures such as the Fitz Traverse, the Yosemite Triple Crown, and the CDUL. He is so skilled, controlled, and dominant on big walls and heady climbs, one wonders if he even knows what struggle is. Well you’re about to find out. Beyond climbing, Alex is the founder of the Honnold Foundation, whose mission is to support solar energy for a more equitable world. Alex shares the non-profit’s humble beginnings, where its heading, and why we should embrace solar now.
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@NPC-fl3gq Год назад

Alex is a great guy. Very intelligence and incredible on the wall, but extremely humble and quick to give credit where its due - and he has great perspectives on climbing.

@mondainclimbing Год назад

I think Mellow are releasing by far the best content being produced in bouldering at the moment. Mellow definitely draws a lot of inspiration from skate videos too. Daniel, Shawn, and Bobby all have some skateboarding background, and that definitely shows in the films. A lot of skate videos have a very unique feel to them that a lot of people wish they could be apart of. They give off that very cool, nonchalant atmosphere, and even with the more high quality production stuff that bobby is making, you still get that feeling ( well i do anyway ) that its not just this corporate production crew behind it, its still got that unique coolness and creative touch. its just a bunch of friends, who are passionate about climbing together, and it shows through in the videos they produce. Our videos certainly draw a lot of inspiration from both skate videos and mellow alike.

@thestruggleclimbingshow Год назад

🙌🤘

@Coleginter Год назад

wait do they skate?

@ussrknowsbest Год назад

@@Coleginteryeah there are clips of a bunch of the mellow crew skating

@JonPMelly Год назад

daniel pushes mongo

@dannygrout92 Год назад

Nnnooppppeeee WEDGE ❤❤

@ClimbingEasy Год назад

I completely understand Daniel Woods head space. So relatable.

@thestruggleclimbingshow Год назад

Me too

@MSHNKTRL Год назад

Dosage & Rampage were produced by Big UP, and having somebody to edit and distribute physical videos was key. I used to salivate when some new video came out and we'd play that on repeat all day at my work. Mellow has the advantage where they can do all that on a rest day, and we can play it on repeat anywhere. Alex does have a point though, that because anyone can post some trash session at the gym, good quality is worth looking for.

@thestruggleclimbingshow Год назад

I wore out my copy of Rampage. Man so good.

@Hopesfallout Год назад

All due respect, but when Daniel does a V16, he has probably been trying for weeks, sometimes months, if not years. Given how few and far between successful attempts at these difficulty levels are, it makes sense that Daniel is extra careful on the V0 slab ^^ Though I think Alex knows that too, don't you make fun of my idol Alex! :D

@thestruggleclimbingshow Год назад

For sure. If I pull the crux of anything I immediately go into sloth mode and make sure I don’t biff the top / exit. I think Alex totally gets that- just having fun with his buddy.

@justingreen6561 Год назад

worth remembering, honnold is just a 'different dude' in that, I think if it wasn't for his accomplishments/established persona he'd otherwise be seen as kind of an arse. Not that he is, but that stoic 'do it or dont' doesn't really leave room for much tip-toeing sensitivities. End of the day, I think he fanboys out on the Ondras/Mellow crushers as much as we do. No fouls to your Mr Woods. :)

@Ptitviaud1337 Год назад

I think you may have missed the point : what Honnold is saying is that he finds it weird to freak out on a V0 slab, as a V17 climber. He wouldn't mind if you would climb it carefully, but he thinks that the experience for Woods would be more enjoyable if he had "basic" slab technique, and so would end up topping out the boulder in less than a minute in total confidence rather than within 5 or 6 minutes with a massive stress. I agree too. This is something that you can easily work on, at any level. It's definitely less fun not to be confident in easy terrain, it makes your whole climbing experience incredibly more stressfull for no reason.

@MrSkill_420 Год назад

dude bro his insane topout was mega-shredded free-solo

@johnnyd.j.6068 Год назад

There are only a few climbing youtube channels bigger than mellow. Midtbo, Eric Karlsson, and Bobat just make a different type of content than Mellow that is probably more watchable and more accessible to the average person interested in climbing. It's the same thing with some other bouldering channels that should be bigger, like ROKDO, lines, WEDGE, Shawn's personal channel, Megos', and Ruana's. A few ones that stand out are Ondra's channel, Stefano's, and Emil Abrahamsson's, as they post hard outdoor climbing in more of a content creator fashion. Aside from this, I can think of two main reasons Mellow doesn't get as many views/subs as they probably could: (1) they don't use clickbait titles or thumbnails, and (2) they don't post Shorts. It all comes down to the fact that they prioritize quality and viewing experience and documenting the hardest climbs in the world. Because of that, they use informative and slick titles and thumbnails, and they post longer, well-edited videos. Mellow does have the "uncut" videos which are usually

@BadWaterBouldering Год назад

That Mellow conversation really had got thinking about my own climbing videos and how our RU-vid channel is recieved. In a good way!

@thestruggleclimbingshow Год назад

🤘

@calebhunger 9 месяцев назад

To be fair it is a weird feeling when you are a combination of completely pumped and gassed with the overwhelming excitement of clearing your project. It is almost a complete shock when you end up with 15' feet of fall bellow you and another 10 feet of v0 finish. The overwhelming since of don't fuck this part up starts to kick in. as a fall would not only hurt but also force you to re do a low percentage problem in some cases.

@John-fv8sz Год назад

I mostly watch e.k.b. and the Bobats because I feel it's relatable to my level of climbing where Mellow isn't.

@Yt-qi9ot 2 месяца назад

Mellow is def modeled out of the Skating industry, skate videos and culture of the mid 2000s and 2010s. Glad it's around. Though skating industry's changed a bit. Way more players, harder to sustain soley on sponsors and not social media and you don't need pro names on decks to sell as much as 5-10 years ago.

@MP-bx3uj Год назад

I'd be shaky and unstable trying to walk on flat ground after doing the hardest boulders in the world, much less moving on to slab moves with big consequences right after...

@thestruggleclimbingshow Год назад

Good point. Me too. On v4 😅

@christophernones7178 Год назад

Haha Alex is always digging on the Mellow boys

@themeatpopsicle Год назад

This reminds me a lot of skate video culture that came up in the late 90s/early 2000s

@thestruggleclimbingshow Год назад

Agreed 🤘

@p0t4t0nastick Год назад

hellyeah! alex talking bout mellow is hilarious, listened to his interview on his podcast. EDIT: dude how amazing would it be if you could get one of the mellow guys as well!?

@thestruggleclimbingshow Год назад

For sure working on it 🙌

@yeskiii Год назад

Mellow is such a gem

@user-nd9mj9px3z Год назад

this from a new episode?

@thestruggleclimbingshow Год назад

Recent podcast ep with Alex (crossover with Climbing Gold) 🤘

@user-nd9mj9px3z Год назад

@@thestruggleclimbingshow appreciated. love the content :)

@robertobreve8623 Год назад

How could Shawn possibly be running anything? ouch 😂

@thestruggleclimbingshow Год назад

All in good fun 😁

@yannponty2214 Год назад

Unnecessarily trolly IMO. The "hard overhanging stuff to slab" transition is hard for anyone, but in this case I think it's a combination of "last move" pressure (no one wants to fall on the last move, but some manage better that others), and wearing super aggressive shoes (not ideal to create/exploit friction on a slab).

@thestruggleclimbingshow Год назад

I agree with everything here, except that it was unnecessarily trolly. Understanding that the absolute best boulderers in the world still get gripped on topouts can help the rest of us feel better about struggling with the same fear. Alex was having a bit of fun at his friend’s expense but with a huge dose of respect alongside it.

@tristanparrish7350 Год назад

Alex Honnold is just a different breed 😂😅

@mattylee7958 Год назад

Maybe it's down turned shoes ?

@Ptitviaud1337 Год назад

No. I climb everything in the same shoes. When it's easy, it's easy no matter matter what you wear.

@rdtarcade7644 Год назад

no way alex just said that... has to be his worst ever take, in bishop the topouts of v15s and up are literally v8 slabs on blocks that are 60+ feet. and even for rots like the guy just did something he worked on for many many months and is pumped full of adrenaline. seems pretty normal to me that he might not feel super comfy just running up an easy slab