This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Alex Honnold, professional rock climber and founder of the Honnold Foundation. Honnold's rope-free ascent of the 3,000-foot rock wall El ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: JJ Kelly, National Geographic for Disney+ Alex Honnold, one of the world’s most daring ...

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Seven years ago, Alex Honnold climbed the northwest face of Yosemite’s Half Dome in just under three hours. He wore rock climbing shoes and had a bag of chalk to keep his fingers dry — and that was it ...

A year and a half ago, Alex Honnold told KCRW that making it to the top of Yosemite’s El Capitan would be the “holy grail” of free-soloing. “I don’t know if I’ll ever do that,” he said. “Basically ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Honnold knows a thing about passion and challenges. Since his legendary ropeless ascent up Yosemite’s El Capitan in “ Free Solo,” the professional rock climber has taken on a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Honnold says he was inspired by the fictional agent Ethan Hunt on a death-defying leap from one ...

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