Alex Honnold Q & A After "Free Solo" Screening in Yosemite, 25 September 2018
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- On my first visit to Yosemite Valley in California, USA, while hanging out at the Village, I heard that Alex Honnold, one of the world's most well-known rock climbers, was in town for a free preview screening of his movie "Free Solo", a documentary about his unroped ascent of El Capitan in June 2017. This mighty cliff is just a couple of miles away from the Village where the screening took place, one of the great world meccas of climbing.
After being shown in the theatres in several showings throughout the evening, Alex spent time chatting with the audience and answering questions. Here I show parts of the Q&A which I filmed after the screening I attended.
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The first time I see Alex answering questions from climbers that understand climbing...not some tv host who has no idea!
Ik Jimmy Kimmel literally asked him if he runs into mountain lions on El cap lol
I love how straight forward he is. Question...boom, answer. Next.
imo these questions are a lot better than the ones the press asks.
They try and ask the sweatiest questions no one cares about
Darrothan that’s because these guys actually care
Such brilliant audience that totally gets him and his passion for climbing and life. Great question @4:20
Greatest physical achievement in the history of man..
No it definitly is not. From a pure physical standpoint there are plenty of much much harder climbs all over the world (and alot of other more impressive feats of athletics in other sports). Free Soloing is much more of a psychological achievement if you want to label it with something. Dont get me wrong it is for sure absolutely amazing what he did there but dont get it confused with "the greatest physical achievement ever"
What sport is more physically demanding than endurance rock climbing? Especially without a rope to take rests on. Fear aside.
@@MrTobitobitobitobi Respectfully disagree. The combination of strength, agility, endurance and focus on top of the mental strain of seeing about this ascent without a rope... it is, in my mind, the single greatest achievement in sports. Perfection or death... for 4hrs. Yea, incredible.
Greatest mental achievement in the history of sports. The physical challenge doesn't come close to the mental challenge of staying calm for 4 hours. Perfection or death
@Tuah1131 If we can agree on defining physically demanding (in an endurance type of activity) as calories burned per hour pretty much every other endurance sport is more physically demanding. Take any long distance runners, bikers, iron mans whatever. If you go the other way around and look into more athletic type of sports. Watch e.g. world class gymnasts, figure skating. Maybe you got the wrong impression from my answer i just wanted to express my disagreement with the phrase "greatest PHYSICAL achievement in history". It is an incredible achievement no matter how you title it but if you are a climber yourself you will know that climbing (moderate stuff) isnt the hardest thing you did in your life physically speaking. And its maybe hard to believe but most of el cap is "moderate" climbing for honnold.
Free Soloing El Cap was the greatest athletic feat ever accomplished. Insane.
Is that Brad Gobright with Alex at the beginning?
Yes, RIP.
"how much money do you have?" i hope that becomes a running meme, lol
My palms and feet sweat just listening to and watching Alex.
Dang, the video starts off the Brad Gobright hanging around with Alex too. That hits right in the feels... Alex and Brad pushed each other, either directly or indirectly, to be greater than they were yesterday.
I saw that as well...RIP.
it would be silly of me to say "be safe" but may the rock gods go with you,peace....
A living legend. Treasure this young man y'all. Hope he gets the mainstream recognition and respect his achievement(s) deserves.
seriously
Same wish here for Alex, but most important of all...stay alive..!
Thanks for posting this, I can't get enough of Alex!
And then to come across You here ;)
Brad Gobright hangin w/ Alex in opening!
Rest in peace brad
The mental aspect of what Alex has achieved is actually performed in the psychological realm, mistaken for the mental realm which are distinct and different from each other. He has mastered climbing in the psychological realm, unattainable by almost every one, which is why he is in a class of one.
Real Deep bro. ..........that's a comment that you could keep to yourself tho. ......it seems like you just kinda want people to say how smart you are. .....it's kinda low brow
@@briangriffin9927 both of you eh stupid.
Those were some really great questions. Some funny and some thoughtful and some both.
Damn....I was in Mammoth when this happened, and would have driven to Yosemite, if I would have known. Crap.
Yeah same I was in over at June Lake at the time, didn't have any internet cuz I was living in a tent
This guy has ruined movies for me I was never a big movie watcher but watching some asshole throw a hammer at a bad guy or spraying them wit a web just doesn't cut it after watching a real human climbing a 3000 foot granite wall not even a rope it was riveting
I love the collective gasp at 6:47 damn, really puts things into perspective for us non-climbers
Just casually soloing up and then down climb 5.10d multi pitch and no big deal lol
I hope you live a very,very long time Mr.Honnold,ROCK ON!!!
This is by far the best interview of him on TH-cam
I Could See This Guy Being a motivational speaker
what an awesome dude
I imagine you'd have to have a pretty pure spirit/soul to undertake such a feat, and succeed.
A Truly Humble Man - That's What Makes Alex An Inspiration To All Human Beings
How has he not gotten the Superman role? He is Clark Kent.
He's incredibly funny and charming lol and it makes it all that much more endearing that he's unintentionally hilarious, when he's being real. It's super relatable. 👍
Alex is a wonderful person. Kind and humble.
Yeah the movie is a lot scarier because Alex is likable & you don't want him to fall.
V7 highball 😂
What does he mean popped his shoes off before the boulder problem? What if they fell off?
Theres ledges he can stop on for a moment.for example the ledge the unicorn was sleeping on.
He has huge ass hands and fingers... Is it common for long time climbers who start at a formidable age like Alex did, to just see their fingers grow year after year because of climbing? I guess just the ligaments getting bigger, the tendons, etc? idk
I would say so yes. Just like if you work a particular muscle out it gets bigger.
i like joe rogans phrase of hes just a different kind of human, you wont see the guy who plays the mountain on game of thrones doing this just like you wont see alex dead lifting a 1000 pounds, hes 1 in a couple billion
my uncle did badminton growing up and his right hand is noticeably bigger, though not by that much, so yea.
5 people think they can free solo El Capitan, and are wrong.
Thanks for the upload wish I were there
😂😂😂Are you rich🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤔
*ALEX HODDOLD is long Bitcoin* --- dont forget to buy Bitcoin this year ya bloody bastards 🌹 💰 🔥
bigg hands
Just remember... it's only a matter of TIMES... cause "The BOLD NEVER Grow OLD!"
King of Yosemite
I feel like Tommy Caldwell has that title but there's definitely an argument for both.
Saying Alex is gonna lead the free solo charge, is like saying everyone seeing a triple cork is gonna go huck one
Deities don't exist, but Alex is close. I love that Alex is an avowed atheist.
Too bad when he falls he'll find out he was very wrong to take that risk.
Too bad if there is a deity who is so petty and insecure that it values worship over service. @@bricksaccomplice3004
Although many don't see it that way, I agree that is true, and yet the one unpardonable sin is "blasphemy against the holy spirit". @April Showers
Because he knows, and i hope it never happens to him, that if he makes one mistake doing free soloing, there's no "god" that will catch him, only gravity pulling him to the Earth. Mother Nature always wins one way or another. But i wish Alex nothing but safe climbing.
you seem surprised , i find it more surprising when anyone believes in gods.
I'm pretty sure that Alex Honnold is spiderman.
Alex is my hero and I have sooooooo much respect to what he does and to what he is. I wish someday when he visits Sacramento, I could meet him in person.. Such a good and positive inspiration to humanity!!!!!
Friends with Jared Leto🤔Stay away from the dark arts Alex!
No, Alex: you have a unique approach to fear.
Thanks for sharing!
I wanted to hear Alex, but i only heard clapping and woooooooo
💙💙💙💙💙💙
Im free climbing Everest..
honnold in his natural environment
Great!
so rude to ask someone how much money they have
akaZimba That was a riff on a question asked in the film by a high school kid. Kind of meta...
Complete joke. Watch the film
Meh