Alone on the Wall: Alex Honnold and the Ultimate Limits of Adventure

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Alone on the Wall: Alex Honnold and the Ultimate Limits of Adventure

Alone on the Wall: Alex Honnold and the Ultimate Limits of Adventure

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The book chronicles Honnold’s most significant climbing years. His journal-like passages, set in italics for the entirety of the book, trade off with Roberts’ narration, in which he provides historical context for Honnold’s climbs and records, defines and explains climbing methods and jargon. GRIPPING. MAGNIFICENT. Chin and Vasarhelyi have done such a good job laying out some of El Capitan’s specific challenges for the viewer that they become resonant beats in a mini-story arc. It’s scary and exhilarating stuff." GLEN KENNY, ROGEREBERT.COM Synnott adds depth, intimacy, and a hint of fear to Honnold’s climb; more importantly, he adds context to the historical feat. . . . Through firsthand accounts and thorough reporting, Synnott provides a vertiginous window into the world of climbers at the top of the sport.” a b Lowther, Alex (Summer 2011). "Less and Less Alone: Alex Honnold". Alpinist. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020 . Retrieved October 5, 2020.

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I don’t like risk,” he writes. “ I don’t like passing on double yellow. I don’t like rolling the dice.”White, Peter (March 10, 2021). " 'Free Solo' Star Alex Honnold Launches Climbing Podcast". Deadline . Retrieved October 27, 2021. The Nose (VI 5.8 A2), Yosemite, El Capitan – Former speed record of 2:23:46 with Hans Florine [21] [22] University Wall (5.12a C2, 8 pitch), Squamish, British Columbia, Canada – First free solo [65] [66]

Alone on the Wall by Alex Honnold | Goodreads

Breathtaking. An awesome and inspiring doc. Will have viewers holding their breath and biting their nails during the spectacular climax." GARY M. KRAMER, FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL Speaking by phone as he holds his newborn daughter, June, Honnold says that his expanded family hasn’t caused him to rein in his ambitions, noting that he completed the free-solo climbs for the VR series during his wife’s pregnancy. Torre Traverse, Patagonia – Second traverse (north-to-south) of the Cerro Torre Group; completed in under 21 hours with Colin Haley. [92] Honnold, together with Tommy Caldwell was awarded the Piolets d'Or, for the first full traverse of the Fitz Roy Range in Patagonia, Argentina. Bacon, Sean (November 14, 2014). "Honnold Frees Muir Wall in 12 Hours, Solos Romantic Warrior". Climbing.Roth, Justin (April 8, 2008). "Honnold Makes a High-Stakes Solo in Zion". Climbing. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010.



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