World-renowned rock climber Alex Honnold has pushed our understanding of human limits by conquering some of the world’s most challenging peaks, often without ropes or safety equipment.
Best known for his legendary free solo of Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Capitan, as seen in the Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo, Alex joins Imran Garda from his van while preparing for a climb with his wife and two young daughters.
On this episode of The InnerView, they discuss his new Nat Geo documentary The Devil’s Climb, managing fame, and how becoming a father has reshaped his approach to climbing.
You can visit https://www.honnoldfoundation.org to learn more about Alex Honnold’s foundation.
00:00 Meet Alex Honnold
02:09 Interview from his van
02:41 Imran’s daughter is excited about the interview
03:06 Dealing with celebrity status
03:26 Climbing with family vs. solo
04:11 Revisiting El Capitan
04:28 Life after Free Solo
05:30 How fatherhood has changed his perspective
07:00 Answering the internet’s most-asked questions
08:30 Managing fear
10:20 “I’m just a guy”
10:42 How fame can distract from the mountains
12:09 Tommy Caldwell
12:52 His new documentary The Devil’s Climb
13:22 How age impacts athletic performance
14:26 The commercialization and popularization of climbing
15:35 Friendship among climbers
16:41 Environmental concerns and activism
18:36 Alex’s foundation
23:11 What makes a climber successful?
24:57 Does Alex want his daughters to climb?
25:40 New projects
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