Alex Honnold is an American climbing legend and perhaps the most famous rock climber in history. He’s best known for his daring free solo climbs on the big walls of Yosemite and beyond. For the uninitiated, free soloing is a dangerous form of rock climbing where the climber ascends without protective gear or a rope. For many, it's the purest form of climbing, though the consequences of a fall are often fatal.
Honnold’s exceedingly bold 2017 free solo of the Freerider route on El Capitan was a seismic moment in climbing’s history, while the resulting Free Solo documentary film made Honnold a global superstar. However, Honnold’s achievements go way beyond his daring free solos. He’s set many speed records and even achieved dazzling firsts in the world of mountaineering, as well as being an environmental activist, doing important work in the fight against climate change.
