Roth, Justin (April 8, 2008). "Honnold Makes a High-Stakes Solo in Zion". Climbing. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010.

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Cameron, Gwen (September 2, 2014). "Honnold Free Solos Squamish's University Wall". Alpinist . Retrieved May 18, 2015. Honnold lived in a van for over a decade. "I don't think ' van life' is particularly appealing," he says. "It's not like I love living in a car, but I love living in all these places. I love being in Yosemite; I love being basically wherever the weather is good; I love being able to follow good conditions all over. And be relatively comfortable as I do it. And so that pretty much necessitates living in a car ... If I could, like, miraculously teleport a house from place to place, I'd prefer to live in a nice comfortable house. Though, honestly, the van is kind of nice. I like having everything within arm's reach. When I stay in a hotel room – like, sometimes you get put up in a really classy hotel room, and it's really big, and you have to walk quite a ways to the bathroom, and you're like, 'Man, I wish I had my [pee] bottle.' Who wants to walk all the ways to the bathroom in the middle of the night when you could just lean over and grab your bottle and go?" [33] The van he lived in was custom-outfitted with a kitchenette and cabinets. [11]a b Duane, Daniel (June 9, 2017). "Opinion: El Capitan, My El Capitan". The New York Times . Retrieved October 14, 2018. Honnold does take a break between regaling readers with climbing stories to recap his on-again, off-again (and now, according to the book, permanently-off) relationship with Stacey Pearson, as well as the development of his conscience on sustainability and poverty as it led to his establishing the Honnold Foundation. Climbers Will Love It

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I've done a lot of thinking about fear. For me the crucial question is not how to climb without fear-that's impossible- but how to deal with it when it creeps into your nerve endings.” The Nose (VI 5.8 A2), [30] Yosemite, El Capitan – Speed record of 1:58:07 with Tommy Caldwell [72] [73] In 2016, he was subjected to functional magnetic resonance imaging scans that revealed that, unlike other high sensation seekers, [24] his amygdala barely activates when watching disturbing images. Branch, John (November 16, 2014). "A Sponsor Steps Away From the Edge". The New York Times . Retrieved October 14, 2018.Bacon, Sean (November 14, 2014). "Honnold Frees Muir Wall in 12 Hours, Solos Romantic Warrior". Climbing. Torre Traverse, Patagonia – Second traverse (north-to-south) of the Cerro Torre Group; completed in under 21 hours with Colin Haley. [92] Culleton, Jim (October 17, 2019). "If You Think You Can, You Can – A Mountain Climber's Story". Rotary Club of Sacramento . Retrieved May 9, 2021. Honnold, 36, is still feeling the aftereffects of his triumph at El Capitan. The historic, ropeless climb of Yosemite’s famous monolith of granite was chronicled in Free Solo , which won an Oscar for best documentary in 2019 and brought Honnold even more fame. In January, he joined a long line of celebrities to make cameos on the Showtime series Billions. Honnold says he gets recognized in public more since the release of the documentary, which has also generated more commercial opportunities and increased exposure to his solar energy foundation.

Alone On the Wall — Alex Honnold

With the possible exception of the lunar landings, free-soloing El Capitan may rank as one of the most audacious—and terrifying—things a human being has ever done. Synnott’s narrative plasters you on a 3,000-foot granite cliff and doesn’t let you go until the climb is done. It is one of the most compelling accounts of a climb and the climbing ethos that I’ve ever read.”

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This one was interesting. On one hand, I am fascinated by Alex Honnold’s climbing abilities and mental fortitude in the face of the most daunting escapades. I’m also equally pleased to see the work he does in the clean energy field, especially when it comes to those to can’t afford it. On the other hand, every so often while reading, I came across a line that made me recoil and forget what I had been so impressed by. Laughs] My friends give me grief for understating the difficulties of things that I’ve done. I say that I’m prone to realistic assessment. [Laughs] Because certain things have always come easy to me. I have a journal of everything I’ve ever climbed since 2005. For the entry about free soloing Half Dome, I put a frowny face and added some little notes about what I should have done better, and then underlined it. Turns out that is one of my biggest climbing achievements. But at the time, I was just like, Ah, that wasn’t quite right, I should’ve done that better. (Read "Has Yosemite's Iconic Half Dome Become Too Dangerous to Climb?") Your mother is on record as saying you were “a terrible child to raise.” Talk about your childhood and how you got into free climbing. El Sendero Luminoso (V 5.12d, 1,750ft, 15 pitch), El Potrero Chico, Mexico – First free solo ascent, ~ 3 hours [64] A thrills-and-chills—and occasional spills—view of the mad heroes of free climbing . . . Fans of mountaineering will find this a winner.” The Phoenix (5.13a), Yosemite National Park – Free solo. The Phoenix was the first-ever consensus 5.13a in history. [84]