Does Alex Honnold still climb?

I’m still climbing five days a week. I’m still spending my time on projects that are exciting to me.” Free Solo served as a window into what makes Honnold tick, and what it’s like to be in his orbit.

Is Solo Climbing safe?

Free soloing is the most dangerous form of climbing, and unlike bouldering, free soloists climb above safe heights, where a fall can very likely be fatal.

What is the highest free solo climb?

Alex Honnold is a 33-year-old rock climber who was the first person to make a free solo climb on the world’s most famous rock face, El Capitan. It’s the highest free solo climb ever made. He made the ascent up the 3,000-foot vertical wall in June 2017 without any ropes.

Can you solo sport climb?

First off – Yes it’s completely possible to rock climb alone but it’s not recommended. When you manage the rope yourself without anyone backing you up this is called rope soloing. There is also the most obvious way of climbing alone which is with no rope, no safety and fatal consequences – free soloing.

Has anyone free soloed El Cap?

In June 2017, American Alex Honnold made the first free-solo ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite. Honnold, known as one of the world’s most accomplished climbers, soloed Freerider 5.12d/13a in three hours and 56 minutes after starting at 5:32 a.m.

What free solo climber died?

Sanni McCandless, left, and Alex Honnold had their relationship on display in 2018’s “Free Solo.” Leclerc died in March 2018 after climbing a first ascent outside Juneau, Alaska, with a local named Ryan Johnson.

How do you climb alone?

How to Go to a Climbing Gym Without a Partner

  1. Start with bouldering. Bouldering doesn’t require a rope, because you’re never very far off the ground. (
  2. Make friends. Once you’re at the climbing gym, try talking to the people who are there.
  3. Find a gym with auto-belay.
  4. Find a group or a class.

How old was Alex Honnold when he climbed El Capitan?

21
Freerider: On May 3, 2017, Honnold became the first climber to free solo El Capitan in Yosemite. He climbed the 30-pitch 5.12d called Freerider that was established in the 1990s by the Huber brothers. In 2007, Honnold climbed Freerider in one day at the age of 21. His solo only took three hours and 56 minutes.

How do free solo climbers get down?

Free solo climbers get down usually by walking down the easy side of the mountain. That’s what happened with Alex Honnold on El Cap. Sometimes free solo climbers down climb smaller climbs but that’s usually as part of doing laps for practice. Sometimes they’ll use fixed ropes from the top to rappel.