Alex honnold is a professional adventure rock climber whose audacious freesolo ascents of americas biggest cliffs have made him one of the most recognized and followed climbers in the world. Alex honnold woke up in his dodge van last saturday morning, drove into yosemite valley ahead of the souldestroying traffic and walked up to the. Free solo climber alex honnold prepares to achieve his lifelong dream. Climbing truly massive walls without a rope, and zero chance of survival if he falls, alex is calm and fearless except when it comes to. Free solo star alex honnold rescues climber who fell. Free solo filmmakers reveal mountain of production. Jimmy chin is one of fast companys most creative people. Free solos alex honnold and jared leto have struck an unlikely friendship, and they invited the hollywood reporter to join a recent wall session. He is known for his work on free solo 2018, reel rock 14 2019 and reel rock 2016. Honnold is taking the highstakes sport of free solo climbing to new. We then go back to spring 2016, when alex is doing a book tour and comments about why he does what he does. Alex honnold makes the first free solos of the largest walls in north america. Climbing truly massive walls without a rope, and zero.
Chai vasarhelyi and jimmy chin, sunday march 3 at 98c. At the oscars, bradley cooper sought him out to chat. He wasnt the type who climbed for attention, but if being in a movie could maybe get him a free pair of shoes or some new pants, it seemed like. Climber alex honnold on living at poverty level by graham bensinger. This month, a new film documenting the ascent shows just how audacious it was.
He had just climbed 2,000 feet from the valley floor, as shown in the film free solo. In the film, alex honnold is joined by climber tommy caldwell to establish a new speed mark and people has an exclusive clip from the documentary. He scales 2,000 feet with only shoes and chalk bagno rope, no. Rock climbing with free solos alex honnold, jared leto. Free solo, the alex honnold documentary, is the years. Alex is no stranger to dizzying heights, but hes not use to falling from them, so bear kicks off the journey with a skydive into the jagged mountains. Free solo climber alex honnold prepares to achieve. Chai vasarhelyi and worldrenowned photographer and mountaineer jimmy chin, comes free solo, a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of free. Three classic alex honnold climbing films from the creators of the dawn wall, the reel rock film tour, and valley uprising.
Alex honnold peering over the edge of glacier point in yosemite national park. Alex honnold climbs halfway up a new jersey skyscraper. After free solo, alex honnold is ready for another movie closeup. The alex honnold free solo film trailer has dropped, and we are very excited.
At twelvefortyfive on thursday night, unable to sleep, the climber alex honnold got out of bed, picked up his backpack, and walked across the street from his hotel in jersey city, new jersey, to. Those who have experienced free solo the movie and have become intrigued by honnolds personality and quirkiness will enjoy the collection of alexisms sprinkled through the book. Three classic alex honnold climbing films from the creators of the dawn. No need to waste time endlessly browsingheres the entire lineup of new movies and. Before alex honnolds nose speed record, and before jonathan siegrist sent jumbo love, the pair teamed up this spring for some training timeeach working projects outside of their. August 1985 in sacramento kalifornien ist ein us amerikanischer.
Showcasing a dedication and prowess that seems superhuman, free solo, elizabeth chai vasarhelyi and jimmy chins invigorating portrait of the free climber alex honnold, is an easy sell to. We look at the ongoing ifsc youth world championships, check. Alex honnold filmed in national geographics free solo movie. As the movie open, we see alex in the later stage of that climb, and the images immediately will cause you to gasp.
Chai vasarhelyi and worldrenowned photographer and mountaineer jimmy chin, the directors of meru, comes free solo, a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of free soloist climber alex honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream. Many of the anecdotes may make you laugh out loud, while others might challenge the selfimposed. Free solo rockclimber alex honnold joins bear grylls for a breathtaking adventure through the swiss alps. Movie theaters would be wise to include dramamine along with tickets purchased for free solo. Inside free solo, the most thrilling climbing movie ever. Codirected with jimmy chin, the film offers an intimate, unflinching portrait of rock climber alex honnold, as he prepares for and then achieves his lifelong dream. On december 25, 2019, honnold announced, via social media, that he and mccandless are engaged. Alex honnold, a 33yearold free climber who scales the worlds tallest rock faces without rope or harness or anything else that might keep him from plummeting to. Climber alex honnold gave the filmmakers following his journey one rule. Alex honnold, the star of the free solo documentary, was part of the rescue that helped a climbing partner after she fell in yosemite. The sequences of him climbing are extraordinary, terrifying, emotional, moving and aweinspiring.
Running wild with bear grylls alex honnold in the swiss. Brad gobright is alex honnolds new nemesis outside online. When the movie premiered at telluride, honnold received a. Twentythree year old alex honnold is taking the highstakes sport of free solo climbing to new heights.
Alex honnold is, well, a bit of a weirdo, but i would not expect less from someone who has achieved something no other human being has. The nose speed record, the alex honnold and tommy caldwell. Free solo is the best climbing movie ever made outside. National geographic documentary films has unveiled the first, fulllength official trailer for a documentary titled free solo, following rock climber alex honnold as he becomes the first person to. He scales 2,000 feet with only shoes and chalk bagno rope, no more alex honnold makes the first free solos of the largest walls in north america. As he says at one point in the movie, no one who is comfortable and cozy has ever achieved anything great. Awardwinning filmmaker elizabeth chai vasarhelyi is the director and producer of free solo, from national geographic documentary films. Nauseainducing in the most spectacular way, the new. With alex honnold, tommy caldwell, jimmy chin, cheyne lempe. Honnold has been profiled by 60 minutes and the new york times, been. Sanni and her relationship with honnold feature prominently in free solo. After free solo s release, he went on a sevenmonth victory lap.
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