Alex Honnold

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Alexander J. Honnold (Sacramento, 17 de agosto de 1985) es un escalador estadounidense de grandes paredes en estilo libre solitario (sin protección ni seguridad). Ha roto varios récords de velocidad, el más notable entre ellos es el triple ascenso logrado en solitario con un tiempo de 18 horas y 50 minutos de los montes Watkins, The Nose (The Capitán) y la cara noroeste del Half Dome. Él y Hans Florine son los únicos dos escaladores con los registros más cortos en la pared The Nose con un tiempo de 2:23:51

Honnold nació en Sacramento, California, graduándose en el Mira Loma High School de la misma ciudad. Comenzó a escalar cuando tenía 11 años de edad. A la edad de 18 años, abandonó la Universidad de California en Berkeley, donde fue un estudiante de ingeniería, y dedicó todo su tiempo a la escalada. Entre cada subida, corre o hace caminatas para mantenerse en forma. Vive en una camioneta por lo que gasta menos de mil dólares por mes, lo que le permite hacer ascenciones todo el tiempo.


Ascensiones importantes:

• Speed record on Nose of El Capitan with Hans Florine. Time: 2:23:51
• Freerider in Yosemite Valley in one day in May 2007 when he was 21 years old.
• Bushido and Hong Kong Phooey, in Utah, between 9 and 11 March 2008.
• Solo of Yosemite Triple Crown — Mt. Watkins, El Capitan, and Half Dome - in 18 hours, 50 minutes ; free climbing 90% of the link-up.
• Free solo of Heaven (5.12d) and Cosmic Debris (5.13b) in Yosemite National Park
• Second ascent of Ambrosia ; repeat of Kevin Jorgeson's highball boulder problem Ambrosia (V11) in Bishop, California.
• Free solo of The Phoenix, the USA's first 5.13a.
• Free solo of Astroman and Rostrum in Yosemite Valley in one day in September 2007, becoming the second person after Peter Croft (1987) to do so.
• Free solo of Zion's Moonlight Buttress on 1 April 2008.
• Free solo of the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome on 6 September 2008.
• Solo of Half Dome in 1 hour, 22 minutes. May 2012.
• Repeats of Parthian Shot, New Statesman, Meshuga (solo), an on-sight of Gaia (and subsequently repeated it solo), and an on-sight solo of London Wall during a trip to England at the end of 2008.

Videos en Vimeo:

Alex Honnold on sighting Gaia E8 6c at Black Rocks from Sam Whittaker on Vimeo.

Honnold in Tuolumne from Tim Kemple on Vimeo.

BD athlete Alex Honnold sending in Indian Creek, Utah from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

Alone on the Wall - First Ascent from Mountainfilm in Telluride on Vimeo.

BD athlete Alex Honnold on Clash of the Titans (5.13a), Tuolumne Meadows, California from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

Alex and Uli speed climbing the nose 5.20.10 from Chris Falkenstein on Vimeo.

VIDEO #1: BD athletes Sonnie Trotter and Alex Honnold make one-day ascent of 28-pitch 5.13a in Mexico from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

VIDEO #2: BD athletes Sonnie Trotter and Alex Honnold make one-day ascent of 28-pitch 5.13a in Mexico from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

VIDEO #3: BD athletes Sonnie Trotter and Alex Honnold make one-day ascent of 28-pitch 5.13a in Mexico from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

VIDEO #4: BD athletes Sonnie Trotter and Alex Honnold make one-day ascent of 28-pitch 5.13a in Mexico from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

BD athlete Alex Honnold onsights two 5.13 cracks in the Utah desert from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

VIDEO PROFILE: Alex Honnold climbing 5.13+ in Squamish, British Columbia from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

TOWERS OF THE ENNEDI from Camp 4 Collective on Vimeo.

Pebbly Slabs and Wrist Tags from Optimistic338 on Vimeo.

Alex Honnold Free Solos Moonlight Buttress from UnofficialNetworks.com on Vimeo.

VIDEO PROFILE: BD athlete Alex Honnold 5.13 sport climbing at Phalanx of Will, Arizona from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

Nikon - WHY from Corey Rich on Vimeo.

TENT BOUND IN DEVIL'S BAY from Camp 4 Collective on Vimeo.

Alex Honnold from John C on Vimeo.

Climbing without a rope : Alex Honnold from Oriane Adeline on Vimeo.

Towers of the Ennedi from Jimmy Chin on Vimeo.

Choriboulder from SouthFilms on Vimeo.

AlexHonnold_Free Soloing from Cirrus_G on Vimeo.

The Lift | Alex Honnold from Aspen 82 on Vimeo.

VIDEO: High Contrast, a short film by BD athlete Cedar Wright featuring fellow BD athlete Alex Honnold from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

Video #1: BD athlete Alex Honnold making the first ascent of A Gift From Wyoming (5.13) on Yosemite's Leaning Tower from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

Video #2: BD athlete Alex Honnold making the first ascent of A Gift From Wyoming (5.13) on Yosemite's Leaning Tower from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

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