By the way (I don’t remember seeing this mentioned yet) did another else get a big kick out of him saying he made as much as a “moderately successful dentist?” TGR troll!
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By the way (I don’t remember seeing this mentioned yet) did another else get a big kick out of him saying he made as much as a “moderately successful dentist?” TGR troll!
So good. Like somebody else said, I knew it was a crazy accomplishment, but didn't know the full extent until watching.
Glad I'm not the only one that found the GF a bit irritating. It was almost set up like a swan song for him. She had no control over this one, but she can change him dammit, and this is the last one.
Caught this on an flight last week. Holy shit, so goddamn good. I was squirming in my seat, palms sweating for the El Cap climb. Thank goodness I was able to get a double g&t from the steward to calm down.
just watched Dawn Wall. Great flick. Totally different than Free Solo.
I loved Dawn Wall. Free Solo shows a more impressive individual feat, but I thought Dawn Wall was a better movie. It was a perfect story, and fortunately they did it justice. I watched it again with the family, and they liked enough to rope my MIL in for another watch. So good.
Speaking of climbing docs, don't miss Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey, which you can stream on Amazon for $1 (with or without Prime membership). Trailer at http://dirtbagmovie.com/
finally saw it. riveting and exhausting. i just felt sorry for the girlfriend and some of his comments about women were less than stellar. but then again, he never heard i love you or knew about hugs. some parts of him are hyperdeveloped, others not so much.
unless he quits, i still see early death in his future
Didn't catch it in a theater, but watched Free Solo on DVD at home a couple years back. Recently picked up a copy of Alone on the Wall, and reading that renewed my interest, so just watched Free Solo again on library DVD, and also watched The Dawn Wall on Netflix last week. Don't climb myself, but I love hiking and being in the mountains, and I admire and am inspired by the skill and mental and physical strength of these elite climbers, especially Honnold. A friend has access to an online talk Honnold is giving later this week, and I'm gonna join her to watch. I'm guessing standard motivational speech, (which will still be great), but we'll see.
Anyway, poking around I came across this...
https://youtu.be/XdOzbM_7GMI
Amazing to see how much the speed record has come down over the years. Interesting to ponder just how much more it could possibly be trimmed going forward? At some point as with running the mile there's gonna be a physiological limit.
Also occurred to me watching that sped up version with its long view how much it looked like ants climbing a tree. Perhaps someone will name a new dish after H&C's climbing achievement?
Lacks dimples. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by plugboots
that ain't ehsakly honnold's MO. honestly i can't imagine the dude giving a talk in the first place. should be interesting though. i'd like to hear an update if you get the chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by fomofo
No need to imagine - Behold!Quote:
Originally Posted by stealurface831
Everybody's gotta make a living, and Honnold does that partially with speaking engagements. I believe he donates a third of his income to his foundation, which is dedicated to improving the lives of the less fortunate.Quote:
Originally Posted by plugboots
Will try to accommodate.Quote:
Originally Posted by stealurface831
He's also launched a new podcast called Climbing Gold. Haven't listened yet but here had had some interesting guests.
He was also on the Bear Grylls show recently.
Must be trying to stay relevant and make some cash
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Yeah, good for him. Cashing out while you can is key for an athlete.
The new podcast is actually pretty good. Lots of fun stories so far
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Originally Posted by fomofo
So it wasn't a "talk", (like the above linked Ted Talk), rather a standard Covid-era virtual split-screen video interview. Very informal/relaxed. An exec with the outfit hosting the event was in an office, he was in what looked like a spare bedroom. She asked him questions for the first thirty minutes, quick ramp up on his background and some general climbing stuff, then into a variety of topics that led into a nice, natural conversation. The last 30 minutes was Q&A via submitted questions, with a lot coming in from climbing kids (of attendees). The interviewer did a nice job, Honnold was present and engaged, and even though he's probably done a thousand of these by now very enthusiastic at times. He seemed to especially enjoy interacting with the kids (via the questions)Quote:
Originally Posted by stealurface831
A few highlights...
Said he'll be climbing in Yosemite with Caldwell again soon. (Didn't say what exactly.)
Upcoming cameo in a tv show.
Doing a virtual reality rock climbing film in Europe this summer.
Talked about how film crews can help him in that they end up transporting stuff (food, water) up that he can access during climbs that he otherwise would have to climb and stash ahead of time himself, and also by carrying gear down afterwards (roped climbs/practice). (I wondered about eating/drinking during "Free Solo" - he had some food and water on the way up the film crew stashed for him at 1000/2000 feet.)
Talked about bringing solar tech to environments where primary travel for natives is on a river, so electric motors for canoes/boats and panels/batteries for charging and power. This not only empowers the locals, but also can help avoid building roads into areas in order to bring in petrol and other stuff. Once those roads are cut ... well, you know how that goes. More here for the curious.
Still eats out of a pan. (Probably only when his wife's not around. You know how that goes too. ;-)
Cool/nice guy - hard not to like him.
I would have to think that Free Solo has and will continue to make him enough money to be completely set for the rest of his life. He also did a big expedition with NatGeo in Central America somewhere recently. He probably just did the Bear Grylls thing because they asked him and he thought it would be fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by AK47bp
Finally got around to watching it the other day and holy shit, I could barely watch and I knew he made it. I don’t know how the camera guys could stomach watching w all potential for awfulness
I got to wondering how many times did he practice the route and the tough moves?
The toothbrush scene made me wonder if the team cleaned and or cleared any potential problems before he got to them (especially the boulder problem)
The unicorn guy clearly had to know what was happening and wanted to get in the movie. Was there any fallout or no harm no foul?
Great movie ! Chin did such a good job, it got me wanting to actually watch Nyad.
I’d have to assume that after the climb and movie that Honnold has move up from moderate to very successful dentist level
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Originally Posted by mall walker
Yes, intense! It's 4:40 into the vid...Quote:
Originally Posted by mall walker
https://youtu.be/Phl82D57P58?si=kmd9mYQI6ei_f8Xi&t=280
The Olympics got me stoked on climbing. Haven't gone back and watched Free Solo again (yet), but I did come across this, which is an episode in Jimmy Chin's Edge of the Unknown series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4OGs1DehzA
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19238142/episodes
Yikes - I saw this bump and was expecting bad news. I hope he has scaled back or stopped free soloing.
Sorry, no intent to alarm, just share some interesting stuff. Here are a couple things he's been up to more recently...Quote:
Originally Posted by HappyCamper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyx10PzIXWA
The film that came of that is included in Reel Rock 17. He also talks about it in one of his Climbing Gold Podcast episodes.
Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold is a 3 episode series that's apparently available on Hulu/Disney if you have that. If not it's aggregated into one vid, free (with commecials) on Youtube...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqwSahByqfQ
I'll put money on both of those never being repeated. So rowdy.
man, just like Free Solo, you watch it knowing the outcome but are still totally gripped.Quote:
Originally Posted by fomofo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCqrksBMnuw
Not a fan of Meta/Facebook, nonetheless am curious if anyone has actually experienced the VR film that came out of this project? Looks like it would be pretty f'n amazing.
More info available at link below including a three episode Making The Soloist VR
https://thesoloist-vr.com
I imagine serious climbers already know all about this stuff, but if you're like me and not a climber, but find climbing vids and discussions entertaining and inspiring, you may find these interesting...
This is a great long form discussion, touching on many different subjects. There's an index to the content in the expanded description.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjzRjWHNt8Y
It's audio only; you can also get it here...
https://thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/alex-honnold
Down at the bottom of that page are links to podcasts with other well known climbers.
This article is a great read including links to many cool vids...
https://www.climbing.com/people/honnold-wuz-here
Yeah, I couldn’t even watch. Way too scary.
I recorded that, thanks for the heads up. Plan to watch it tomorrow.
That was an impressive performance to witness.
Don't have any of the services it's currently streaming on, so will just have to wait for it (hopefully) to make it to YouTube or some other "free" platform. Honnold's stuff, particularly his adventures with Caldwell, always make for a good watch.
In that "Do Hard Things" vid in my previous post he talks a lot about the trip and mentions he entered into it still a little sick/depleted from some crud he picked up from kids at home, and never really got over that completely. Being sub-par, slogging through a long bike ride from Colorado to Alaska, followed by hard climbing! The physical reserves and mental determination to see it through. Yea, wildly impressive!
I used my cable lol.
The boys have lost their speed record. Do they take it back in the near future?
https://gripped.com/news/alex-honnol...peed-record-2/
It’s also available through the Disney channel. I’m watch Fly, a wing suiting film now from NatGeo now.
Finally watched this last night. Highly recommended and obviously the climbing is insane, but Tommy re-ruptured his achilles three times? JFC, Tommy! One is too many but sort of understandable I guess, but three, WITAF?Quote:
Originally Posted by fomofo
Yeesh, did mine once, no way would I want to go through another let alone three!!
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Same, three sounds a bit much.Quote:
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