Alex Honnold
Birthday: 1985-08-17
Place of Birth: Sacramento, California, USA
Biography: Alexander J. Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls. He has broken a number of speed records, most notably the only known solo climb (mostly free climbing with a few points of aid) of the Yosemite Triple crown, an 18 hour 50 minute link up of Mount Watkins, The Nose, and the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome. He and Hans Florine are the current record holders for the Nose with a climb time of 2:23:51. Honnold says that he likes tall, long routes and that he tries to do them quickly.
Movies
Progression
Behind every breakthrough in the progression of climbing, there's a true story of doubt and determin...
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Ueli Steck – Auf schmalem Grat
Deceased but not forgotten. In 2017, Switzerland's most famous mountaineer, "Swiss Machine" Ueli Ste...
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Safety Third
“There’s a fine line between being bold and being a dumbass. And I think Brad did some time on both ...
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Reel Rock 17
Three new films featuring the biggest climbing and adventure stories of the year: ADN - SEB BOUIN: 2...
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The Hurt
Alex Honnold's latest single-push solo mission spans 35 brutal miles, 24,000 ft of elevation gain an...
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Explorer: The Last Tepui
This documentary starring climber Alex Honnold and famous biologist Bruce Means document their exped...
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The Sharp End
The Sharp End is an adrenaline-soaked journey up the world's most challenging walls: the French Alps...
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Cuddle
After the great crossing of Fitz Roy, in Patagonia, and the Nose in less than 2 hours, in Yosemite, ...
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Reel Rock 16
Capturing the greatest stories and sends from the year in climbing, the new films of Reel Rock 16 wi...
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Crack Climbs and Land Mines, Alex Honnold in Angola
Alex Honnold is the most accomplished free climber in the world. Angola is a southwest African count...
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The Swiss Machine
Ueli Steck may be the greatest speed alpinist the world has ever seen. In this film he tells the sto...
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Ashima
One of the world’s youngest elite rock climbers, Ashima Shiraishi spent her formative years breaking...
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Reel Rock 7
The biggest stories from the climbing world, told with humor, heart, and mind-bending action. Featur...
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Ueli Steck - Speed, Der schnellste Mann am Berg
He climbed solo, without a rope, the north face of the Eigers in 2h47. Below him the rock wall steig...
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Valley Uprising
In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumps...
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Reel Rock 5
From death-defying speed link-ups of the wildest faces in the Alps, to Olympian displays of strength...
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Africa Fusion
Alex Honnold and Hazel Findlay head to Southern Africa for an experience of a lifetime. Africa Fusio...
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Masters of Stone VI - Breakthrough
Once again, Masters of Stone breaks through to the cutting edge of the sport. Harder, Faster, Bolder...
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A Better Life
There is no God. Now what? If this is the only life we have, how does that affect how we live our li...
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Reel Rock 10
From big walls to big moves, REEL ROCK 10 features athletes Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson, Alex Hon...
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Alex Honnold: The Soloist VR
Immersive documentary in two parts, filmed in high-resolution 360° 3D, which follows Alex Honnold's ...
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Sufferfest 1: Climbing California's 14ers by Bike
Follow Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright on an ambitious human powered adventure to summit all of Califo...
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Sufferfest 2: Desert Alpine
Put on your Helmets, throw on some lycra, buckle your harness, and check your knots because this tra...
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Here to Climb
Follow professional climber Sasha DiGiulian as she rises from child prodigy to a champion sport clim...
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A Line Across the Sky
The Fitz Roy Traverse is one of the most sought after achievements in modern alpinism: a gnarly jour...
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Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience
“Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience” features stories from legendary athletes like Joe Montana...
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Reel Rock 12
Reel Rock Tour 12 - 2017 - brings you four new nail-biting, hair-raising, and awe-inspiring stories ...
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Free Solo
Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,0...
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Queen Maud Land
A dream team of six elite climbers mount an expedition to one of the world's last great climbing fro...
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The Nose Speed Record
For decades, an elite handful of climbers have competed for the coveted speed record on the 3,000-fo...
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Reel Rock 14
In a battle for El Cap’s coveted Nose speed record, rock legends Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold go ...
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Reel Rock 13
REEL ROCK 13 delivers jaw-dropping action, soulful journeys and rollicking humor in a brand new coll...
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Fine Lines
For nearly three years, director Dina Khreino interviewed world-class mountain climbing athletes, li...
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Reel Rock 15
Capturing the greatest stories and sends from the year in climbing, the four new films of REEL ROCK ...
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The Alpinist
Marc-André Leclerc, an exceptional climber, has made solo his religion and ice his homeland. When fi...
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A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Ground
An exploration into grief and its expression through the stories of individuals who have experienced...
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The Devil's Climb
Climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell set out on a daring expedition to tackle Alaska's formidabl...
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Girl Climber
Professional climber Emily Harrington has summited Everest, 8000-meter peaks, and dominated the comp...
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Alone on the Wall
Twenty-three year old Alex Honnold is taking the high-stakes sport of free solo climbing to new heig...
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Flashed
One try. That’s all it took for Babsi Zangerl to send the 3,000-foot Free Rider (VI 5.13a) on El Ca...
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The Sound
A group of climbers embarks on a dangerous climb that has been off-limits for years. What initially ...
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Alex Honnold's Urban Ascents
Short documentary of a day spent in San Francisco pushing the limits with the world's best free-solo...
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Solar for Soulsville
The Honnold Foundation visits the beloved Memphis Rox gym (from RR15: Black Ice) to install solar....
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Age of Ondra
Adam Ondra is the best climber in the world, a mantle he has earned by doing the unthinkable. After ...
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