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  2. Alex Honnold - Wikipedia

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    Alex Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls.Honnold rose to worldwide fame in June 2017 when he became the first person to free solo a full route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park (via the 2,900-foot route Freerider at 5.13a, the first-ever big wall free solo ascent at that grade), [3] a climb described in The New York ...

  3. Free Solo - Wikipedia

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    Climber Alex Honnold has been dreaming of free-soloing the 3,000 feet (900 m) rock wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, a feat no one has performed.His choice of big wall climbing route on El Capitan is called Freerider, a route that was created by Alexander Huber in 1998, and which Honnold has completed several times with protection equipment.

  4. Free solo climbing - Wikipedia

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    Free solo climbing, or free soloing, is a form of rock climbing where the climber (or free soloist) ... 2017 : Alex Honnold free soloed El Capitan via Freerider, ...

  5. 'Free Solo' climber Alex Honnold often sees melted glaciers ...

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    'Free Solo' star Alex Honnold saw the effects of climate change in his climbing career. He started the Honnold Foundation to invest in solar energy.

  6. Alex Honnold’s Latest Absurdity, the HURT, is the Real Deal

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    32 hours, 35 miles, 23 summits, 14 classic rock routes, and 24,000 feet of vertical gain--that's the Honnold Ultimate Red Rock Traverse

  7. ‘Arctic Ascent’ follows ‘Free Solo’s’ Alex Honnold on his ...

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    After feeding the collective fear of heights with “Free Solo,” climber Alex Honnold sets his sights on tackling one of the highest unclimbed cliff faces on the planet, while delivering a ...

  8. Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome - Wikipedia

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    In 2008 Alex Honnold, after a few rehearsals, made the first free solo ascent, via the 5.12a variations, in 2 hours and 50 minutes. [ 11 ] Over the Fourth of July Weekend in 2015, a major rockfall occurred on the Regular Northwest Face, severely altering pitches 10 and 11. [ 12 ]

  9. The 20 Most Amazing Alex Honnold Facts

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