climbing with Alex Honnold **Insane experience** 

its been almost two years i agree with you.

I get why he said what he said 3:25

@@ChrisJa1222 just because we haven’t seen a video doesn’t mean they haven’t hung out.

he is

🤣🤣🤣

my thoughts exactly wtf dude stood there like he some typa goat

Lol! Alex on the side , just straight acting out his inner Ibex

And just casually talking... my god :D

what is the timestamp for this

@@devonck195 literally just saw this comment as I heard that quote :P It's at 14:42

19:35

Guy is not all there and has sociopathic/psychopathic tendencies. He simply doesn’t feel what others feel or has very minimal reaction to feeling in general like the netflix document showed

@@jjjyli686yeah I kinda know what u mean man, I noticed it too

@@jjjyli686 Tbh I think he does care. I understand in a way, but I also feel that he doesn't want magnus to dread on fear that may cloud his mind. Kinda like a live in the moment thing and just focus on progressing forward

@@thomaslarkin5222 maybe but the guy is off putting without a doubt

@@jjjyli686u definitely have to be off putting and a little tweaked in the head somewhere to achieve the feats he has no question

😄😄😄😄

hahaha great quote

Laughed harder than I should😂😂😂

The reality is, we can die at any moment doing the most mundane thing. Might as well go out doing what you love.

Hell anyone can die anyways just walking a doggie .

😂

He snuck in died so casually

😂🤣right?

😂😂😂 I had to rewind to make sure I heard that correct

There is a moral point of no return, beyond which you just cannot do that. Of course Magnus can climb that mountain and knows it. I wonder if he will ever repeat the experience though.

😂

the one trick that free solo climbers dont want you to know!

Aw I really thought this was going to be a comment worth reading

except in as above so below. ;)

@@tamas5931me if I hated comedy:

Mostly he yabbers on as at only a grade of 5.9 and he has done it many times before plus is ‘used to’ free soloing mentally.

​@@epincionThe main reason for talking a lot is to try and keep it casual and keep Magnus at ease.

Yep, called him handsome twice, gotta keep the spirit up

He also says in this video he's done this many times on this exact route so he's probably really comfortable.

I was thinking the same thing! This Alex is cutting up and chill af

Not to mention seeing this other side of magnus that is completely out of his element. He's usually so chill, but Alex notes in the video how stressed magnus is and it shows.

@@MattRasgaitis So true! Hadn't thought about that. This video can probably teach us something about the human brain and stress lol

Alex is hardly the most social person, but when he sees someone willing to try out his lifelong passion with him, you can just see him light up like a christmas tree. I imagine it's the kind of enthusiasm you go through when your girlfriend is willing to try a game or sport that you love. My guess is that he can count the number of climbers who have never soloed before and are down to get that first experience with him with one hand.

That wasn't my takeaway at all. It feels like he's completely in his own head and absolutely giddy at the rush of putting someone else in danger bc doing it solo isn't cutting it anymore

same with me when I'm driving my car..we really are built different

lol calm down baby goat

Lots of things could kill you, people just don't think about it usually.

@@davidpeters6743you’re so deep bro. Tell us more

@@booboodafoo3247 That's the thing man. It's not deep. Life being dangerous is the most common mundane thing there is. The fact that you'd think it was deep proves my point.

yes, and he also stops magnus as soon as he trails off into the future negative thoughts amazing self awareness

@@grapesurgeon probably because he was being realistic and it’s extremely dangerous with high risk low reward. Since Magnus has never done it before he expressed a purely positive demeanour as it would be cruel to Magnus if he was talking about the danger and make him panic when he could die

1000% true well said!

Loved the way he helped by just constantly casually talking to relax the tension

Jesus never did too when he climbed mountains

dude I don't know how more people aren't commenting this, they are so fucking high up on a 85 degree slope

The camera angles at times is insane it’s pretty much a short movie 🎥 that’s first hand experience

Håller helt med. Så otroligt intensiv video. Mina handflator blev helt svettiga. Jag ångrade nästan att jag började kolla. Gör aldrig om det där Magnus. Och om du gör det, filma inte det.

You should watch Alex free solo El Cap, the most intense 90 minutes of my life, literally felt my chest become heavy from anxiety

@@Objective_Piece8285 Really? Don't get how people fel anxiety watching these when you know nothing bad is gonna happen, might just be me though.

@@danielnewman3428The process is still anxiety inducing even if we know the outcome turns out alright.

@@dooby1445 yeh understandable guess it just depends on the person

@@danielnewman3428 bro my bed is wet from all the sweating

@Tom Sawyer yeah, he seems nice

Daniel do more videos please 🙏

Love how he’s helping Magnus. That’s someone who’s helping someone stay calm.

That was my impression! The way Alex walked him through it was absolutely flawless.

“No no, these are *incredible* holds”. “That’s a freakin’ hold, huh?”. “This one here, you’ll like that one”.

Shiit STORROR wazzup! You guys are mental too

Magnus x Storror next? (please, and thank you)

Hi Toby

Been commenting for a Magnus + Storror (or maybe Toby) parkour/climbing collab for a while, trying to manifest it into happening!

@@llabronco commenting for the YT alg, that collab sounds awesome

Not quite the same when your brain doesn't process fear physiologically like other people, he's literally built different, you can't coach that.

@@WozWozEre i think you can actually. Fear being a secondary emotion, there is a space between the stimulus and response where you can interrupt that process. Stress innoculation is used on mice in the labs and is also used on soldiers being conditioned for combat. Who knows i could be wrong, maybe hes just a functional sociopath 🤷🏼

Idk about that. I think Alex himself wouldn't say he's built different. What he is is someone that has spent thousands of hours playing in the mountains in various scenarios, ramping up the absurdity of his free solos over the course of decades.

@shall_we_kindly i keep trying to reply lol but yt doesn't like it. Google 'alex honnold amygdala' and you'll see that his brain is actually different and doesn't process fear like most peoples.

“Be born a tiny bit of a psychopath”

I just watched the video with the tree climbing guy, and it Alex responses are actually reassuring. With the other guy it felt like bullshit.

im craving munching on a pepper now

I got way more weirded out by the apple like eating of the pepper, than the free soloing

😂😂😂

The only other person I've seen eat a pepper like an apple was off his balls on magic mushrooms.

@@georgestone8099 red peppers are so good raw

This man is a goat, metaphorically and literally

and saying "I'm standing on some great holds"

They did find I believe that he lacks in the part of the brain that causes fear.

​@@jayfedder1578 that makes magnus a freaking legend

@@prodMAggs I was talking about Alex

Watching Free Solo made my hands AND feet sweat

@@rupert_harvey was just about to comment the same thing. CLAMMY HANDS AND DRENCHED FEET OVA HERE 😅

@@rupert_harvey Fuck me I'm so stressed even though I know he makes it. My feet and hands are so sweaty. I also have really bad fear of heights.

my hands sweat just thinking about the topic of free soloing

Bro 😫

i wouldn't make it out to be that alex's lonely, he's way too badass for that. but it goes to show how dangerous and demanding a sport this is, and how seriously and disciplined he takes this.

He seemed pretty lonely

@@alandeutsch9987 Too badass to be lonely lmao

@@alandeutsch9987 everyone gets lonely you goober lol

@@alandeutsch9987 Loneliness can affect anyone lmao I really hope he isnt lonely but the way he said it did seem like that. Plus having a lot of friends die also doesnt raise spirits

How do you have a heart attack before 52

multiple reasons bro. people can get heart attacks in their teens lol@@Talisman09

​@Talisman09 what world do you live in?

​@Talisman09 what world do you live in?

Bwahaha, had me spit out my coffee!

I applaud your bravery, keep pushing yourself! I hope to be this brave someday.

I've got 6 flights to my front door, but if I tackle it 1 flight at a time like these guys did maybe just maybe 1 day I'll make it! ....ps what's the best way to clean up all the chalk?

Do you usually go shirtless or wear a shirt whenever you climb?

GOATED

Phrasing

it was pretty ba

When Alex said he has to hold on becouse keeping the camera steady is throwing him of the ballance I almost fall of my chair.

i dont think anybody was fucking anybody up there.

Felt like I could feel it when Magnus looked up and saw him free standing with it. Just a "Holy shit" moment.

You like climbing?

XD - He is such a Dad - Every second comment is like "That's Magnus... and That is my shadow"

wow you're here

"This is my new rock climbing trap base"

lmao i saw ur comment , and by curiosity i checked ur channel, what are the odds that u make Rust video, and i have seen 3 of ur video ? xD

Wait what? Why?

Unbelievable! This is literally the very best of RU-vid.

Probably because it shows "life dangering activities", nevertheless, amazing video!

And why is that? Is it too shocking for them? Wtf, RU-vid...

RU-vid is fucking stupid

Knees weak, arms are heavy?

Alex does a great job of making it seem like no big deal at some points but still grounding him when he really needs it.

@@benscott3603 If the rock is slippery, you might end up like mom's spaghetti

@@benscott3603 theres vomit on his sweater already?

@@gorgorletyran7424 He‘s nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready 20:35

Lol!😊

Yeah, that's what I thought I heard

Some context because I was curious. Alex has talked about at least 3 friends he lost, 1 was an ice climber, one was base jumping, one was free soloing. His worst cited injury was when he had a mishap with a fall on a rope and it didn't catch him. I was quite surprised how few of these accidents were related to free soloing

@@Mallchad well I mean you can't have many accidents free soloing...

Yeah when you are par tof the community the hands can't handle watching this most of the time...actually skipped a bit. The mental capacity is just mind boggling to me as I even got nervous and hyper focused on a few pitches on rope. Probably why I stick to kayak fishing now lol figured it wasn't for me after 8 years.

yeah my hands and soles are sweating and sort of tingling just by watching this, it's insane...

Just realised my hands are sweating when I read your comment! Such a cool watch...

Watching Free Solo I had no sweaty hands. This just felt so much different. Peer pressure is one hell of a thing.

So true😄

@@evastern231 He got one in a lifetime expierience. He doesnt have to do it ever again and can say "I freesoloed this mountain " without lying. I dont think its nothing

@@evastern231 Its a once in a life time experience. It may come with some anxiety and fear but you will never feel or experience that control again. Some people just want to LIVE, not just worry about all the BS all the time.

@@xTheTOSHIBAx i wish i would have read your comment first but this person needed to hear it twice lol.

@@bobbarker1342 its ok. Thanks to you I found a typo

@@xTheTOSHIBAx exactly. I grew up performing in the circus, many of the acts i participated in were super dangerous but it was an experience and a family like nothing I've had since... maybe my BJJ teammates, there is a pretty tight bond there too. These types of experiences where your life is on the line builds a kind of bond between the people involved that is impossible to form any other way... this is why police are so tight and military members frequently become lifelong friends.

Seriously… wow.

Yes

its 5A bro it is not even climbing its a scramble

@@thedude5599 i wanna see u do it, big boi.

@@thedude5599 why dont i see a video you doing this on your channel then?

I felt exactly the same lol

Don't forget that Alex doesn't feel fear at all and it is not only about training and getting used to it. The organ that makes humans exhibit fear-related behaviors (Amygdala) is not reacting to extreme condtitions in Alex's case the same way it does on the average human according to the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. My point is that Magnus really surpassed himself and it was way more difficult comparing to Alex try cause he had to overcome the biggest fear a human can have. Huge respect! **I read a misleading article but didn't check what tests they did. There is no reliable proof that Alex' Amygdala isn't working properly, therefore no reliable proof of him not feeling fear.

@@Darckfire43 exactly this, conditioning can definitely give you more control over the situation but Alex is a different breed, something clearly doesn't quite work the same 😂. I have seen similar "super human" traits come from trauma

don't forget the actual eerie music the whole time not helping.

Honnold really can't empathize, so it's unwise to follow his advice/encouragement/energy. Only solo with him if the floor is lava and the summit means survival.

Not really, if the cameraman falls you can probably still recover the video from the camera.

@@leandrog2785 It was a joke.

Way to be original

I think Alex just doesnt have sense of fear

@@rexosaurus_rex5582 No shit sherlock

This is incredibly true. He was doing a great job.

Brilliant coaching all the way, not only with the negative thoughts. Also every time Magnus starts prematurely celebrating and relaxing he immediately gets him focused again.

Yeah right? I wish I had an Alex to coach me through all the difficult anxiety times in my life. Holy shit. What a great and empathetic dude

I found the chatter distracting. I think he would have been better just keeping it to technical details with a small amount of encouragement mixed in.

@@Joghurt2499 He will make a great father.

Towards the end when alex started rocketing up to the second last ledge and we could hardly hear his voice due to the distance. It wasnt a fun time for magnus. Every time that go pro bumped the wall interrupting his flow i would have not felt bad if he ditched the camera down the rock face. I wanted alex to come down the wall a little to keep me calm while i watched. i felt a bit upset about that on magnus behalf. It is frustrating his best video so far for the amount of time it has been out is his pretending to be a beginner. Like the trope dresses up as old man to out play the muscle bound on the horizontal bar and park equipment. Yet this has to be his shining achievement. Thank you alex honnald for being there. I doubt it could have gone better for magnus with any one else.

@@Darkstar..... i mean alex was climbing with him the whole time so i feel like it was okay to give magnus a bit of climbing by himself for a very short period of the climb. also i think its pretty good that this video got more views because it was litterally magnus risking his life to climb a cliff. i think that deserves more views then him climbing in a gym with no risk. and its also ok for him to be shown as a begginner because he is wehn it comes to freeclimbing. there are not many people who can do it and its a big accomplishment tbhat magnus was able to do it

@@Void-xv7yr i used to use the name void back in the day. I started a clan called the dark. So when you read my clan name followed by my name void it read The Dark Void. I agree this video with him climbing solo should get the most views but i watched the video of him pretending to be a novice and i understand while it is so popular. Between magnus and the instructor it was very legit and made me think maybe id like to be a climber had i seen the video when i was younger. In my opinion Id rather alex didnt stop his encouragement or move further then a few metres at all times. He is a champion and deserves endless respect for what he does and the way he handled that climb.

@@Darkstar..... lot of people rather watch ridiculous easy stuff, then actual proper good content, it is frustrating, I want this video to have way way way way more views, it's so godamm beautiful

Exactly my thoughts. Alex is a superb coach and motivator; he exists on another dimension.

And my body weirdly leaning at 45 degrees toward the mountain side of the screen...

@@vivianrobert8224 haha relatable

If you haven’t already, you should watch Free Solo. Guaranteed sweaty palms every time.

@@davidsagar86 was literally shitting myself and i wasnt even the one doing it, its so stupid but so interesting and cool 😂

Palms sweating just watching. "God is at the top rope" - Alex Honald

He is absolutely a 1/1.. Average folk just don't understand what he did on El Cap, it's SO MASSIVE that it's even a job just hiking to the base of it..

He's wired different, this is a walk in the park to him

First time seeing Magnus visibly nervous.

This is made even more impressive by the fact that Alex physically doesn’t process fear at nearly the same capacity the average human or in this case Magnus does. His ability to empathise with and understand Magnus’ fear when he himself has probably never felt it to anywhere near that extent is incredible.

@@kevinr6871 same!

@@libbybishop5697 He definitely doesn't empathize with Magnus's fear, but I think Magnus seeing Alex so calm relaxed him, almost like a father figure calming his child's fear of ghosts or something.

@@libbybishop5697 Alex's amygdala doesn't fire at the same rate as a normal persons, but that wasn't always the case. He talks about it with Pat McAfee in their interview. He still gets a fear response, but he's just so desensitized to the fear response that for his brain to have that response would require orders of magnitude more fright than a normal person. However, he still knows fear and is able to empathize with that fear because he's already gone through dealing with all of that way earlier in his climbing career.

Halfway is where the panic can get to its absolute worst

Exactly! Doing his first solo without a rope is mind boggling. But he's capable of doing it and Alex and Magnus himself knew. Alex was also a great coach though!

Exactly I felt fucking ill watching this

Exactly. This wasn't cool. Magnus was very freaked multiple times. Even if the Route is a technically easy one, you don't just spring a, "Oh, and today the mistake penalty is death" on a person and peer pressure them to do it. This was F'ed up.

im sweating my balls off watching this 😰

Yeah, it was more intense than Free Solo for sure. Just had to keep reminding myself that he won't die, or isn't dead. Because I've seen videos Magnus made after this one, and it wouldn't be on RU-vid if he did die. But, Holy crap, still had me freaking out.

His brain is different. I don’t think normal humans can be so chill in a situation like that

His brain is def wired different, the man's a legend!

its actually totally sane & normal for a human to act casually in a situation that is routine for them. like anytime you drive your car.

​@@petrpumpkineater Yea but Alex is built different because of just how comfortable he seems with absolute risk. It's normal to become comfortable with something like driving where one mistake _could_ kill you, but not typical to be so relaxed doing something where the _tiniest_ mistake for just an instant WILL kill you.

@@hodge12009 I get it, but when it comes down to it, climbers have all the control; cars are an illusion of safety. When an airbag is punctured, it can kill you from the toxic, explosive materials implanted in the assembly. Many have died from this. Or the airbag sensor could fail. WeatherTrek tires can still hydroplane. OnStar could be out of signal range. Seatbelt could fracture your collarbone. Airbag can break your nose. Crumple zone could be improperly welded, causing your legs to be crushed. My HS history teacher had this happen to his ankle. You could survive the accident in the winter but die from exposure and blood loss. Its about personal responsibility

yeah he made the situation feel much more casual and under control, really made me forget that they're literally doing an extremely dangerous thing

After Alex filmed his free solo movie he got his brain scanned and he lacks the receptor's in his brain that spark "fear". Meaning, Alex feels no fear for anything which makes it easier to climb because he cannot get as nervous as the average person.

@@thomzyyhe can still feel fear he’s just kinda broken his rev limiter so his level of “I’m scared” is way past most people’s

it honestly looks like a stroll in the park for Alex 😂

is alex freacking saitama ? @@jtorola

Magnus "dies" Alex: "just walk it of"

Alex: " Totally"

Stephen King: Shawshank redemption: "Get busy living, or get busy dying" comes to mind.

he was trying to distract Magnus and undermine his confidence. He wanted Magnus to fall and die it seems

@@jasonvoorhees5640 this is pretty dramatic why would he ever want that???

@@Iselawashere no idea, honold always seemed cool to me till i saw this video

@@jasonvoorhees5640 How in the world was that the take you got???? If anything he was trying to keep Magnus' mind off the climb so he didn't psych himself out and probably just felt like talking, when you talk to someone driving a vehicle do you want to distract them, undermine their confidence, and make them crash and die?

@@TheMurderBird tell me you don't climb without telling me you don't climb. lmao

“Can I climb while filming? Yep.” The guy is insane!

because he has something wrong with his brain and his amygdala doesn't function

Ikr haha

I thought it was him casually eating a red pepper 4:49.

@@johnnichols8553 hahahahaa

Yeah, I saw that too! Just like an apple… ha!

I confess - I don't see what's so weird about eating a bell pepper like an apple.

Alex is a fatalist. He believes he will die on the day he was destined to die, therefore until that day he is invincible, many extreme sports people are fatalists.

Since the first time I discovered Alex and listened to him speak I thought right away that there is something mentally wrong with him. No natural fear. Having a healthy fear helps protect us from dying. He doesnt have that. Also he just seems like a psychopath to me. Not sure.. . But something wrong with that dude for sure.

@@icecoldchilipreppers6496 Fatalism isnt specificly about dying, or being invincible. It's just the belief that events and life is pre-determined.

I think he's just joking. Obviously Alex wants to go first so that Magnus can get an idea of where to climb because Alex already knows the route, and Magnus is on sighting

@@jerryworld1223 no he was definitly not joking with the going first part.

@justinrea1741,, I get in a hurry too and spell wrong just for being in a hurry and sometimes the phone does the errors because my phone has some MAJOR PROBLEMS, But I know you know how to spell *quiet* but got in a hurry and spelled it *queit*,, Have a good day !!!

It's a joke but has some truth to it

11:14 he was actually directly under him at one point.

Thought the same thing. Alex being a life coach

He's a true leader. He had the will of convincing a man to embark on a absurd quest, and actually see him all the way through it. Insane, hats off

That's a great observation. I think we perceive Alex as being 'disconnected' since most average people cannot control their emotional state so consciously as Alex does. It's crazy to see

@@Lordcamilli I know right, that is truly insane

@@TimmWith2Ms this all makes so much sense now. Because he must have perfect control of his emotions from doing this so many times by now

The best historic stuff always has guys saying “this is historic” it’s well known

Facts

@@connorissexy4209 Connor has spoken!

well he has probably been to a lot of therapy to help with w/e neurodiversity he has going on under the hood coz that man's be lookin difficult to be around on da regularrrrrr.

Alex "For this type of easy scrambling"

I was fine until the Go Pro came out. The first person view was freaking me out.

I was having to breathe away the adrenaline, not usually something i usually need to do for a YT video lol

Yes, same, I was sweating, knowing how scary it must be to be that high up, without a rope or any security

right, and alex like chilling with no hands at times, damn

same, i was so scared for him

hands are sweating and they have not started climbing

Haha. Same. Even though you know they are going to make it to the top (they aren't going to post a video of dude falling to his death) i was a nervous wreck the whole time. Props to Megnus!!!

Mom’s spaghetti!

sweatiest my hands have been in a while

Haha my palm are so sweaty from watching I wouldnt have made it 5 meters up

Yep, you have to see free Solo

it's not crazy actually, i don't climb but i know the feeling, when you spent you entire life doing something and dedicated your entire life to something, you really are calm when you do it. actually theses routes are ultra easy for an exceptional climber, it's only in the head. i believe they would do it in running shoes very fast without falling if there was no void. for your knowledge hard routes free solo are repeated like 300times during months or years before being free solo'ed *for the camera* (or not). it's like they have a instinct of every possible part of the rock and how to climb it. but for your knowledge every years free soloers die from a fall so it's like, a business where you put your life at risk all the time at the litteral level. it's sad i dont think there is a respect to have from that i dont respect them im just neutral like ok you want to feel that go but be ready to have shorter life.. maybe. *crisp*

@@JamesJames-ux8wn Yeah its like going on a playground 100m in the air to these guys. They've done stuff 100x more difficult. It's just in their head and iirc Alex doesn't have that feeling of fear like a normal person.

@@JamesJames-ux8wn they did a brain scan of Alex's brain and he unsurprisingly doesn't respond to fear as much as the standard human

It is.

Alex is a special dude.

He KNOWS what the mind can do. He steers away from dumb thoughts to keep focus.

@@cry_now_laugh_later everyone has theirown specific reasons to free solo, it's a choice, they are risking their life but they also know their limits, he is with one of the greatest if not the greatest free solo climber of all time. Social Media might be bad, but it's not all bad, their is beauty behind it

@@cry_now_laugh_later he’s literally not risking his life just for a vide he could have made any video and got the same amount of views and what not it’s not like this was a one hit wonder video.

obviously you havent watched any cat videos yet.

@@thewinesmith HA!!! Good point there. The internet's success is largely due to cat videos.

It was hard to watch

I'm a baby v3 climber and what is this

Yep me !

have sweaty palms and also sweaty feet 🙂

Wiped my hands on my pant leg about 50 times while wishing the sinking feeling in my stomach would go away. When watching this it really feels like you’re on the wall with them.

You should watch Free Solo. It's the best documentary I've ever seen I was sweating and on the edge of my seat for 45 Mins nonstop

I belive the editor make it feel like that. no freeclimber would ever engage in such activity with someone who is not aware and willing to take part in the climb.

Magnus could've said no but they both knew his skills weren't the issue it was his mindset

That pepper gives him finger strength

Alex’s head looks like a bell pepper.

@@alphasheep99 pepper power

cg

I'll take

@@vortex555 Yes. A beautiful day, perfect rock, and for a few hours out of a day nothing else matters. This video makes me miss climbing and that feeling.

He's in his environnement and you can feel it by the way he's socially interacting

Hot Ones with dire physical consequences

Yes. And I felt that to the bone. I remember being scared lead climbing on a route a few grades below my capability at the time, but it was sketchy and slippery. There was a ledge below, an anchor above and I had to make a long move and though I knew it was easy, I kept thinking what if I fail, will I shatter my knees on the ledge? So, a thing like this is not about climbing at all and it's beautiful.

Can you explain how did you get back down?

@@dingdingdingdiiiiing You could put a ladder up the side of that mountain... I would still be paralyzed with fear trying to free solo it.

@@Rottensparrow I think Alex said you could hike this mountain

tbh I think it's insanely dumb to free solo scared, Alex has said many times that feeling calm is what keeps him safe. Magnus was starting to shake quite a bit, that can't be helpful for making safe moves

Yeah hahaha

yeah and it's also super responsible of him. he is not bullshitting. making it as clear as can be.

Bless you both for being universal humans I know why we people are impressed but, I hear your souls. 🙏🌎✌️🪄