Rock climbing is one of those sports that when you hit a certain level, things can get rather intimidating. The first time I ...

Free soloing means climbing with no rope, a genre that verged into American consciousness in the 1970s. In 2018 it blew up, with Alex Honnold's mind-bending solo of El Capitan and the award ...

Rock Stars: A Day of Climbing With ‘Free Solo’ Star Alex Honnold and Jared Leto 'Free Solo's' Alex Honnold and Jared Leto have struck an unlikely friendship, and they invited The Hollywood ...

His most incredible accomplishment came in June, 2017 when he became the first person to free solo the 2,900 foot Freerider route (5.13a) on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. The first free ...

We’re here for the insane rock-climbing footage! And boy, does Free Solo provide that—a dizzying array of wide and close shots of Honnold negotiating his way up various rock faces, with both ...

“Free Solo” catches up with Honnold in the spring of 2016 when he is living in his van because he travels a lot, something that has hurt his romantic life, he tells a questioner. Advertisement ...

Honnold reveals how he accomplished the greatest feat in rock climbing history. 1 of 14. Alex Honnold climbs El Capitan without a rope or safety equipment, becoming the first person to free solo ...

Alex Honnold, a revered rock climber known for his free solo ascents, speaks on a panel discussing outdoor recreational access, use, and funding obstacles at Refuge Climbing and Fitness center in ...

"Resistance Climbing," which appeared in this year's Reel Rock and which I'm about to argue is one the most important climbing films of the last few years, tells a relatively simple and familiar ...

Honnold rose to fame via the Academy Award-winning National Geographic documentary Free Solo, chronicling his jaw-dropping and historic free-solo ascent of Yosemite rock formation, El Capitan.Also ...

Rock-climbing gyms are riding a wave of popularity, fueled by films including “Free Solo” in 2018 and the sport’s debut in the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Roughly 12 million people now climb in ...