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@bryant_weather 2 месяца назад

"The correct way to manage fear, is to gradually broaden your comfort zone". One of the best quotes I have ever heard.

@user-sj2hi5fn4m 2 месяца назад

Fear has a purpose. It keeps you alive. Mr Honnold may not live for much longer. Though few of us will ... But Marc Andre LeClerc lost his life aged 25. Food for thought.

@tonyducks1121 Месяц назад

@@user-sj2hi5fn4mExcept Marc Andre LeClerc and his buddy lost their lives during an unanticipated avalanche which occurred on a routine roped climb. Not by doing any extremely risky free solo stuff.

@lucamigliorini4925 Месяц назад

Anche io la penso così nello stesso tempo però penso che honnold abbia una capacità psicologica impressionante. Se fossi suo padre penso che impazzirei dal terrore di perdere un figlio quasi come un genitore di un tossico.argomento difficile lo so ,lunga vita alex divertiti

@tristanfirepro 12 дней назад

@@user-sj2hi5fn4m Marc Andre LeClerc didn't die climbing though, it was an avalanche that killed him, which is not something fear could've prepared anyone for.

@Shinoku911 3 месяца назад

watching this just before i go to free solo some V2 boulders in the gym

@themooseontheloose 3 месяца назад

Amazing! Now give us the FULL UNEDITED 3 HOURS of Honnald Climbing El Cap!

@DrJoonPark 2 месяца назад

Why haven't we seen this yet?!

@Half-CockedG 2 месяца назад

@@DrJoonPark I think that footage is owned by Alex and or his camera guys. I don't think Nat Geo has a say in that. Pretty valuable shots i would assume.

@BostonsF1nest 2 месяца назад

@@Half-CockedG that footage is 100% owned by Nat Geo lol

@bradleydavies335 Месяц назад

There is no three hour footage to my knowledge, he’s explained that he climbed the easy parts as a redo for the camera but the whole route was done without cameras

@UncleRicoOSU Месяц назад

@@bradleydavies335stop spreading this false information “The production team captured 700 hours of footage using 12 cameras. This included cameramen on the ground, cameramen on the cliff face, remote trigger cameras, and a helicopter with a 1,000 mm lens to capture the 4k video.”

@dondrap513 3 месяца назад

Can't believe it's been almost 7 years since the El Cap solo and around 15 since bro burst on the scene. Time flies. He's like 40 with kids now.

@tuftofflowers 3 месяца назад

exactly!!!

@joshuabennett8110 3 месяца назад

I wish the actual 3plus hour footage of the free solo of El Capitan was released. To see that from beginning to end would be interesting, considering in the film we only get to see a half hour of the climb. Flew my mom out to California for her 70th birthday in January 2020,went to Yosemite, and after seeing El Capitan in person, I still wonder how Alex did that.

@nobytes2 3 месяца назад

Everything is achievable in life, most people assume Alex is a different kind of human being I mean he is, but people fail to realize he's been training for solos his entire life that's nearly 2 decades. He didn't just woke up one day day and went up el Cap.

@natec599 3 месяца назад

He pooped.

@overkill1994 3 месяца назад

@@natec5991000% big ol' poo

@davidgonzales180 3 месяца назад

I once asked Jimmy if they could or would do that. Aside from the footage shot from the valley floor, he said they used just about everything.

@themeatpopsicle 2 месяца назад

they didn't film this like your friend at the crag filming your single-pitch sport climb. there's probably 15-20+ hours of footage from all the cameras, and those cameras are going on and off all the time. probably several sections of Honnold just standing on a ledge for 15 minutes at a time.

@aatt3209 3 месяца назад

Bottomless gratitude to my climbing friends who taught me to face my fear and feel 300% alive after a climb. I was a completely different person after seven years of weekend trips hanging out with climbers who knew the true meaning of courage. Love to everyone who climbed, is climbing, and will climb, at whatever level to fulfill your destiny. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

@TheSubieFan 3 месяца назад

Same massive respect to the people that took me on my first bit of rock. Definitely changed my life forever.

@wilfinley 3 месяца назад

100% - well said

@Nuttyirishman85 3 месяца назад

We are a rare breed. Climb on!

@savage1469 Месяц назад

Bro stop acting like your a climber 😂😂😂

@PoopShitz 3 месяца назад

The conversation between Alex and Tommy was kind of chilling. Knowing he’s a father these days. I just feel like (years from now) we could easily look back at that conversation in a different light

@Tobez 3 месяца назад

I could watch Alex H documentaries all day. Always interesting

@beyondtheodyssey 3 месяца назад

Alex Honnold and Jimmy Chin these two are always an inspiration for hard pursuits.

@OldnNature 3 месяца назад

Thanks...this fixed my constipation problem

@user-vq4cu6ky9v 2 месяца назад

Alex Honnold is definitely the greatest rock climber in the history of humanity !!! The world just starts to understand and appreciate his super human achievement !!!

@imetzl9340 Месяц назад

In terms of pure technical ability and strength its gotta be Ondra. but Ondra and Honold have very different approaches to climbing and cant really be compared to reach other.

@ann-kathrinfischer6763 Месяц назад

I'd bet you good money that he himself would absolutely refuse that label. He has very publicly stated that he is neither the strongest nor the best technical climber. Which doesn't take away from his achievements but the label wouldn't really fit.

@dychui 3 месяца назад

Jimmy Chin is such an inspiration as a photographer and person. It’s always such a pleasure to see his works and even more so with world class athletes and nice dudes like Honnold and Caldwell

@532soldier 3 месяца назад

"Are we living the life we want to live?" Great question!

@alaarajab1945 3 месяца назад

Me no!!!

@fanohiwa2434 2 месяца назад

Les élites franc maçonne sont là, ils sont excellents dans leurs travaux de conditionnement humain et formatage, paix et amour 😁❤️💪

@billybe12 2 месяца назад

Not yet, Not yet...

@532soldier 2 месяца назад

After finishing this video, I thought about this question for a while. I decided I wasn't spending enough time doing fun social activities. I resolved to do something fun and social daily. Since then I've only missed two days--including a snowboard trip with my best friend, teaching chess to a 4-year old, great conversations, funny movies, and more.

@user-sj2hi5fn4m 2 месяца назад

By not climbing up El Kap without safety measures? Absolutely. You want Marc Andre LeClercs life? Be my guest

@sirris4330 Месяц назад

he is hands down the most amazing athlete to ever exist on the planet. No question, he should be even more famous than he is. It's just incredible. I get chills just watching him. The free solo of el cap is the greatest achievement in sports history.

@HarderSenpai 17 дней назад

ok bro chill lol

@BookofJob3XVII 2 месяца назад

This guy is a true legend.

@MarcusAurelius7777 Месяц назад

Also was arguably a suicidal psycho in his twenties...

@MrTibor26 3 месяца назад

1:25 Might be the most epic shot ever when you realise he is hanging there without a rope

@pinefilms3141 2 месяца назад

and the red shirt to contrast the earthly greens and blues too! incredible in so many ways, like not only Alex Hannold climbing those mountains with no rope, but us being able to watch this so conveniently and in such high definition because of the advanced technology we have access to

@josuerivera7008 2 месяца назад

Es cierto esa toma fue espectacular y al mismo tiempo asombrosa y terrorifica este tipo es realmente increible

@targettony1122 Месяц назад

Alex with his band of compatriots. Jimmy Chin and Tommy. I don't think that Jimmy gets enough credit for his unreal shots in extreme climbing.

@jhjet510 2 месяца назад

Alex, Jimmy, and Tommy are such an inspiration. I love these guys!

@mrbeans2425 3 месяца назад

Absolute animals.... jimmy is a Legend and Alex is not Human! And not to mention all the free solos he has done that NOONE knows about!

@wsbygt 3 месяца назад

I saw the movie on a big screen, it´s amazingly beautiful and nerve-racking.

@Khumbu0609 Месяц назад

That's the ONLY way to see that movie! I drove over the Sierra for 4 hours to see it in a theater in Mammoth, because the movie wasn't playing anywhere else in NorCal, and I did NOT want to watch it online.

@MileStonety 3 месяца назад

Even watching this the palms on my hands are wet.

@Invertmini1212 3 месяца назад

Beyond soaked.... My feet literally wouldn't stop 😂

@BrianS-ny9yd 3 месяца назад

Indeed! I'm sketched out viewing it on my phone.

@ctsean 3 месяца назад

Dude you gotta chalk up before sitting down on the couch to watch these.

@mls01981 3 месяца назад

As a climber, I'm grateful to live in the era of guys like Honnold, Tommy, Ondra, etc... Thinking about the exponential achievements since the legends before them -- Royal Robbins, John Bachar, Jim Bridwell -- it's hard to imagine where the next progression will be. I hope Nat Geo continues to repurpose unseen footage from Free Solo for our enjoyment. Maybe one day they will release an uncut video of Honnold's ascent of Freerider!

@dondrap513 3 месяца назад

Jim Bridwell. Not John.

@mls01981 3 месяца назад

@@dondrap513 Thanks. A bit intoxicated when I wrote this. Surprised it made any sense at all!

@BostonsF1nest 2 месяца назад

RIP Dean Potter. RIP Marc-Andre LeClerc.

@jjblecha6492 3 месяца назад

the sighs of relief when he topped el cap is crazy

@DrRockso0 3 месяца назад

I know Alex made the climb for Free Solo. I watched his TedTalk. But the last 20 mins of that movie, my fingers were gripped to the theatre seat. And sweaty palms. What an achievement.

@baconx6476 3 месяца назад

Alex has to be one of the most ballistic athlete there is. Everytime I watch him, I'm just in awe.

@JeffreyMaldonado-mi8ne 12 дней назад

I BEING HOLDING MY BREATH LIKE A FOR 5 MINUTES HAHAHAHA!! I CAN'T LOOK AT THIS INMAZING JOUNG GUY CLAMINNG THOSE MOUNTAINS WITHOUT ANY SAFETY NAAAA!! HE IS A VERY SPECIAL HUMAN BEING, HE IS VERY SECURE WATH HE WANT TO DO AND HOW HE WANT TO LIVE HIS LIFE

@iamandrewyang 3 месяца назад

i find it wild that some climbers train their entire lives to climb mountains that alex simply 'trains' on. unreal talent.

@doodledude4900 3 месяца назад

Absolutely incredible!!! 👏

@user-re2bj9iu9u 2 месяца назад

Thank you all for uploading, thought the peak was wider than that!❤🦋🙏🏻

@mgn1985 3 месяца назад

the end is the best conclusion of a wonderful life story. Alex is the greatest athlete fisicaly and mentaly that this generation and the world has seen till now. what an example we have!!!!

@someguy1424 3 месяца назад

Sooo glad this content is free

@JacquesKallis-dg5mv 3 месяца назад

So glad I watched this! Thanks Alex and Jimmy for the inspiration ✌🏽.

@DecepticonsDCz Месяц назад

I think about this climb almost everyday, this is the most impressive human feat in history.. i cannot think of anything more impressive then this is ANY sport or physical achievement. unreal i cant get over this lol

@sirris4330 Месяц назад

I completely agree, as someone who is mildly afraid of heights it seems even more impossible.

@michaelgehringmusic8440 3 месяца назад

IMHO Alex is the GREATEST ATHLETE OF ALL TIME.

@ohsweetmystery Месяц назад

Exceptional athlete plus superhuman mental strength makes Alex one-of-a-kind.

@sirris4330 Месяц назад

absolutely no question

@hayeonkim7838 3 месяца назад

Thanks for meaningful and valuable video as always ❤❤❤

@brananddandi 2 месяца назад

Great film! Well done Alex and Jimmy and crew!!!

@bertalangyorgyszigeti7126 3 месяца назад

Alex Honnold calling that slackliner a "crazy french guy" had me burst out in laughter 😂. He might lack some self-critique😅

@janekmundt579 3 месяца назад

I can only imagine if the French slackliner had heard that he’d be in tears laughing

@bertalangyorgyszigeti7126 3 месяца назад

@@janekmundt579 and for normal people, both are anyway madmen :')

@noiseforthealgorithm4668 3 месяца назад

Best way to my climbing weekend. thank you

@nicktmt7838 28 дней назад

we are glad to have this person

@micheledemars1406 3 месяца назад

Exceptional

@OhMyLarryFishing 3 месяца назад

Comment section needs to show some love to Tommy Caldwell AKA Mr. Dawn Wall!

@sherintv478 3 месяца назад

Beautiful sharing my friend 👍💙💕👍💗🦋

@livvlivetv7662 2 месяца назад

Love Watching These

@tina00017 3 месяца назад

Alex H and Tommy Caldwell, two of the most amazing climbers, Love to watch them both climb.

@princequestly2218 3 месяца назад

I can’t believe he went in free solo this wall just for practice months before El Capitan. 😳

@IntoverbC 3 месяца назад

Dude is the a reason I started climbing

@AlexaOleksa 9 дней назад

The night climb is wild!

@vanessadebrino7231 3 месяца назад

I sure hope Alex is getting paid well for his accomplishments. I've been watching him for years and there's no one more deserving. His videos are the only ones Ive watched where my heart rate spikes

@sunshinemybrain9042 3 месяца назад

He only climbs for fame and money so yes im sure he is.

@chrisgodsey8481 3 месяца назад

@sunshinemybrain9042 this is a wild statement. Sounds like you’re unhappy

@sunshinemybrain9042 3 месяца назад

@@chrisgodsey8481 😂😂 his words bud

@Aksm91ManNavar 2 месяца назад

Okay but what gives him the fame? Its doing these amazingly, unfathomably, badass achievements. He gets fortune for impressing us. Why is that a bad thing??@@sunshinemybrain9042

@MartonMToth 2 месяца назад

@@sunshinemybrain9042where did he say it?

@MicheleParmigiani 3 месяца назад

spectacular content

@tuftofflowers 3 месяца назад

that's the friendship right there!

@lightofislam12 Месяц назад

that is so amazing.

@alcalavi 3 месяца назад

LOVE IT!!!

@Martin-oz1rs Месяц назад

Amazing

@jorgetasse 3 месяца назад

Waiting so long for this

@ArrivaIlNonno 17 дней назад

Amazing video 👍Thanks

@timothykangethe7700 3 месяца назад

Watching this is Terrifying for the average guy on the street...meaning everyone. Alex's sheer tenacity, focus and the incredible ability of managing Fear is out of this world 💐 🎇

@willemvanriet7160 3 месяца назад

Alex… you ARE the next level!

@totiriel6079 Месяц назад

BETTER THAN NBA!!! A REAL TRUE LEGEND..

@ayuminor 3 месяца назад

Honnold about whether to free solo or not: "Maybe you should go with your emotion rather than logic" Chin: "Alex is one of the most calculated people I know" Not to undermine Chin, was just funny how close those two scenes were in the film 😄

@saisaivipa 3 месяца назад

Haha, yes. I think both are true. He’s very calculated in his training and planning, but ultimately trusted his gut on whether he’s ready to do it or not.

@drcrocodile1 3 месяца назад

In some ways, this free solo seems more sketchy that his solo of El Cap. His prep for El Cap was exhaustive, whereas this training climb seemed a tad rushed. Amazing climb, amazing climber.

@BostonsF1nest 2 месяца назад

What Alex did on El Cap was one of the greatest athletic accomplishments ever. But imo not the most impressive climbing feat ever. Adam Ondra sending “Silence” will always be the most amazing to me.

@drcrocodile1 2 месяца назад

@@BostonsF1nest Silence is incredible for sure. I wonder if we will ever see a free solo greater than El Cap tho. I'm certain we'll see a tougher new grade than Silence.

@michaelbradford4444 3 месяца назад

The one and only one ....Alex Honnold !

@wwj0405 Месяц назад

Amazing. Be safe!

@MichalOlender 3 месяца назад

I wish I'll be able to film some kind of a project with any of these guy, that would be a dream come true!

@professlord_ 2 месяца назад

Bro grip strength is on another level

@dennislrobertson 3 месяца назад

Great video. 👍🏼

@Slowhand871 Месяц назад

The crazy part is Jimmy Chin is world class . He’s doing it with cameras.

@dannys9811 2 месяца назад

My hands are sweating watching this jeeeez dude!!😮

@observenature 3 месяца назад

Amazing 😊

@fpvlegion 2 месяца назад

I know he is alive, but my anxiety levels just roof up... Watching is just a constant struggle... Alex is somewhere on the Spectrum of some kind... Please be safe and be a living legend for many years to come, we dont need another memorial figure...

@MartinV. 3 месяца назад

Jimmy Chin is the best !!!

@evrettej 3 месяца назад

How cool was this? I felt like i was there. When he made it i felt like i was apart of the crew.

@Yosef9438 2 месяца назад

Jimmy's filming is incredible.

@philippkeks3785 3 месяца назад

10:53 ..“the reality couldn’t be further from the truth“.. What a uniquely profound statement.

@jorgelandaverry6211 Месяц назад

That's insane 😮

@dad102 3 месяца назад

Super-duper cool.

@Dugar-III 2 месяца назад

Alex calling the french tight roper crazy 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@joshuapatrick682 2 месяца назад

just watching Alex on the walls makes my stomach twist into knots and despite the discomfort I feel compelled to watch because there is no master that is not enthralling when they are performing their craft.

@Proranis 2 месяца назад

the maddest of lads

@jorymil 23 дня назад

I get nervous bouldering. There is something otherworldly about Alex Honnold. Just absolutely at the limit of what is possible. I don't want to go free solo more than my basement stairs, but you'd better believe I want to push myself to possibility.

@kennedyharrison7841 Месяц назад

I would love to see him on physical 100

@Keyklips 23 часа назад

Just one cramp 😮

@garybarr1045 2 месяца назад

Thank you.😎

@Invertmini1212 3 месяца назад

This is absolutely insane.... Even if you do everything right one cracked rock could spell death.. My feet and hands were sweating non stop.. 😅

@kN.fLachT 3 месяца назад

alex & tommy are the greatest

@jeffgregory8758 3 месяца назад

El Cap wasn't just a rock climbing feat but one , if not the, greatest athletic feats ever performed.

@redbaboonass4416 3 месяца назад

I would say 2nd greatest. The Greatest feat goes to Joey Chestnut in 2021 eating 76 Hot Dogs AND Buns in 10 minutes!!!!

@wayne3594 3 месяца назад

The route is only 5.13a so no. Just because it is done solo does not mean its more athletic. A mental feat yes, but not an athletic feat, it's climbed all the time.

@redbaboonass4416 3 месяца назад

@@wayne3594 Exactly!! That's why I posted the comment I posted.

@jeffgregory8758 3 месяца назад

@@wayne3594 not a climber at all but to the best of my knowledge no one else has done what Alex did in Yosemite. If there has been recreations of that climb he was the first. Anyone that will risk certain death if they make 1 slight mistake deserves all the accolades that come with such an accomplishment

@jeffgregory8758 3 месяца назад

@@wayne3594 And please, post the video of you climbing the same.wall as Alex so I can praise tour athletic ability.

@veritas41photo 3 месяца назад

Makes me nauseous just to see this most daring free climbing. How can they conquer their fear just to try this? Unbelievable if I did not see it; how was the camera able to get this? I guess they were rigged and belayed, but even so... It is difficult to give this a Thumbz Up, because it is upsetting. I guess I'll do it... Whew!

@FerdinandTutorials 3 месяца назад

This guy is not even afraid of death. He is the real MVP ❤

@gardenislandbradda 2 месяца назад

Be right back. I'm going to watch free solo again lol

@princequestly2218 3 месяца назад

Nerves of steel.

@francoisbm6785 3 месяца назад

The champion mind set is truly amazing to witness. Glad we (mortals) got the opportunity to see that on film.

@pinefilms3141 2 месяца назад

14:01 LOOK AT THE CAMERMAN SMILING!!! what an insane shot!!

@EatinBeavers Месяц назад

I fell twice just watching this.

@brandonpeniuk 2 месяца назад

My hands were perspiring watching this.

@traveller5278 3 месяца назад

Full climbing footage of el cap plz

@PhilArmstrong-lj6eg 25 дней назад

UNREAL !! , as in superhuman.

@thelawnranger184 2 месяца назад

I free soloed Sizzler salad bar today.

@markwhite6782 3 месяца назад

This brings back memories of when I climbed 4 steps up a ladder to get the frisbee off the roof. Yeah, me and Alex are in a class by ourselves. No ropes just guts.