This is the film of his achievement Honnold 3.0 (33:51) Watkins, El Cap, and Half Dome all by himself. In under 19 hours he climbs Mt. *Originally released in 2012* Alex Honnold ist der erste Mensch, der eine "Freerider" genannte Route durch das Felsmassiv El Capitan im kalifornischen Yosemite-Nationalpark kletterte. Honnold unterstützt die Stiftung mit einem Drittel seines Einkommens und arbeitet bei den Projekten wie zum Be… Not only that, but a camera is following your every move.On a warm morning in June 2017, Alex Honnold, 33, got out of his van in Yosemite, California, and became the first person to “free solo” climb El Capitan. From highball boulder first ascents to 5.13 free solos, from far-flung trad climbing adventures to speed records on The Nose, Honnold wrestles with this question in preparation for his biggest adventure yet - the Yosemite Triple. “That he won’t try to do anything just for the camera, or because of external pressures.
“With a rope, you can push yourself into terrain you never would free soloing. Twenty-three year old Alex Honnold is taking the high-stakes sport of free solo climbing to new heights. Alone On The Wall (24:00) Free soloing is climbing without ropes, or gear of any kind, save for climbing shoes – and chalk to help your hands grip the rock. 2012 gründete Honnold die gemeinnützige Stiftung Honnold Foundation. In an excerpt from Sender Films' feature length documentary "The Sharp End," a team of American climbers visit Saxony to sample the old world climbing area of Elbsandstein. One day at the crag, a young Alex Honnold steps into the limelight, as he ropes up on a stunning, terrifying lead. I climbed El Cap when it was snowing once: things like that broaden your comfort zone.”The key line in the film comes from Tommy Caldwell, a friend of Honnold and a frequent climbing partner: “People who know exactly what he’s doing are freaked out.”That’s emphasised by the reactions of the crew. Zweck der Stiftung ist die Bereitstellung nachhaltiger Energieversorgungen und eine Verbesserung der Lebensstandards von armen Menschen in den Vereinigten Staaten und in Afrika. Directed by Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. “No matter how many people are watching, no matter how much pressure that puts on, it’s certainly less than the pressure I feel to not die.”Chin and Vasarhelyi initially intended to film a character study, but stopped when Honnold stated his intention to free-solo El Capitan, unsure whether they should continue. El Capitan is about 3,000 feet of sheer granite with nothing to save you if one foot slips, or one hand can’t quite grip a tiny ledge. Alex Honnold is a professional adventure rock climber whose audacious free-solo ascents of America’s biggest cliffs have made him one of the most recognized and followed climbers in the world. Schwerpunkt der Stiftungsarbeit sind Solarenergie-Projekte in Kalifornien, Colorado, der Navajo Nation Reservationund an einigen Orten Afrikas. It’s something that nobody else has ever done – and if you make the most minor mistake, you’ll die. Who knew it could be so much fun? A Line Across The Sky (40:19) The Fitz Roy traverse mixes big wall climbing and mountaineering across seven beautiful summits, totaling 13,000 feet of vertical rock. Three classic Alex Honnold climbing films from the creators of The Dawn Wall, The Reel Rock Film Tour, and Valley Uprising. As Honnold ascends, Mikey Schaefer, an elite climber with decades of experience himself, simply can’t watch. The documentary discusses these quandaries, and it’s clear that Chin, a close friend of Honnold for around 10 years, was deeply affected by them.“I woke up every morning for two years, imagining Alex falling in front of me,” says Chin. Who knew it could be so much fun? Most people spend a couple of days inching their way up this vast cliff face using any equipment that might help. Among the sandstone towers, they experience first-hand the infamous restrictive climbing ethics and permissive drinking antics in this former eastern-bloc region. By the time he reaches the summit, his grin is the size of Yosemite valley.“I’ve worked in this space for 20 years,” says Chin, “filming some of the best athletes in the world at the peak of their careers.
Bonus Content: Alex Honnold Breaks Out (15:58) *Originally released in 2008* Honnold did it with nothing, in just under four hours.With him every step of the way was a film crew made up of similarly elite climbers led by co-director Jimmy Chin, 45, who along with his wife, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, has made a remarkable documentary about Honnold, called If Honnold had made one wrong move, he would have fallen to his death: would it have been ethical to film that?
In an excerpt from Sender Films' feature length documentary "The Sharp End," a team of American climbers visit Saxony to sample the old world climbing area of Elbsandstein. From highball boulder first ascents to 5.13 free solos, from far-flung trad climbing adventures to speed records on The Nose, Honnold wrestles with this question in preparation for his biggest adventure yet - the Yosemite Triple. *Originally released in 2008* Sender Films released Honnold 3.0 as part of the Reel Rock 7 film tour. Among the sandstone towers, they experience first-hand the infamous restrictive climbing ethics and permissive drinking antics in this former eastern-bloc region. The Fitz Roy Traverse is one of the most sought after achievements in modern alpinism: a gnarly journey across seven jagged summits and 13,000 vertical feet of climbing. Alone On The Wall (24:00) Twenty-three year old Alex Honnold is taking the high-stakes sport of free solo climbing to new heights. “He’s got this tough, old-school exterior,” says Chin, “but to see him being concerned about his friend, it’s really moving.”As you listen to Honnold talk, you almost become convinced that free soloing is safer than climbing with equipment. Hidden deep within Antarctica's icy terrain lie half-a-dozen mountains that few climbers have summited. One day at the crag, a young Alex Honnold steps into the limelight, as he ropes up on a stunning, terrifying lead.