Coming into the book, I thought Alex Honnold was a pretty amazing person not just for his climbing ability but for his storytelling, humor, modesty, philanthropy and indifference to fame but politeness to the enthusiastic fans who seek out selfies with him at events. Honnold said even his family of climbers has only been able to consume the two half-hour episodes in “small doses.” There was something very Zen monk-ish about his description toward the end of every move, the hand-holds, each step, the tension in however many digits of his fingers -- like the way a monk spends an afternoon walking across the stones of a garden, focused on every single movement as though life and death hung in the balance. New Nose Record – 2:23:51 (Florine and Honnold)". Mountain Project. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015 . Retrieved May 18, 2015.

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Lucas, James (November 10, 2022). "Inside the FA of 'Passage to Freedom': El Cap 5.13d". Climbing. Climbing.com . Retrieved August 19, 2023. One of the most compelling accounts of a climb and the climbing ethos that I’ve ever read.”—Sebastian Junger

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The fascinating story behind an unprecedented feat. Mark Synnott has built something thoughtful and tense by leaning on his keenly observant presence in the moment and his decades of high-level experience. It’s a compelling narrative confidently told, one that will resonate no matter whether you’re a hardcore climber or someone who climbs nothing but stairs.”

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MacDonald, Dougald (February 2, 2016). "Patagonia's Torre Traverse in Under 21 Hours". Climbing . Retrieved September 29, 2018. A deeply reported insider perspective of Alex Honnold’s historic achievement and the culture and history of climbing. Honnold is the author (with David Roberts) of the memoir Alone on the Wall (2015) and the subject of the 2018 biographical documentary Free Solo, which won a BAFTA and an Academy Award.

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. The record that’s most important right now is “ The Nose” speed record, which I actually did with a different guy, named Hans Warring. The Nose is the central line up El Cap, which looks a bit like a human face. Even non-climbers see it and they’re, like, whoa, that’s an amazing wall! You’re mostly climbing up one side, then you switch to the other via a manoeuvre called the King Swing. It’s like this big pendulum where you swing from one side of The Nose to the other. How long did it take you to climb it? In November 2011, Honnold and Hans Florine missed setting the record time on the Nose route on Yosemite's El Capitan by 45 seconds. [18] At the time the record stood at 2:36:45, as set by Dean Potter& Sean Leary in November 2010. [19] On June 17, 2012, Honnold and Florine set a new record of 2:23:46 (or 2:23:51 [20]) on that same route. [21] [22] Honnold at the Trento Film Festival in 2014

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If there is one conclusion you will draw from Alone on the Wall, co-written by Honnold and accomplished climber and writer David Roberts, it’s that, indeed, Honnold climbs a lot and under a diverse number of disciplines, all over the globe. ‘Alone On The Wall’ Review He's also fully bilingual with French and crafts gifted prose, “Care Bears, the ursine heroes live in lairs among the clouds”. (p172)Lowther, Alex (Summer 2001). "Less and Less Alone: Alex Honnold". Alpinist . Retrieved October 14, 2018. Through it all, Alex “No Big Deal” Honnold shines through, writing in no more grandiose tones than if he were putting together a cookbook. Honnold Explains Himself Skenazy, Matt (June 6, 2018). "Honnold and Caldwell Break Two Hours on El Cap's Nose". Outside Online . Retrieved September 29, 2018. I was never, like, a bad climber [as a kid], but I had never been a great climber, either," he says. "There were a lot of other climbers who were much, much stronger than me, who started as kids and were, like, instantly freakishly strong– like they just have a natural gift. And that was never me. I just loved climbing, and I've been climbing all the time ever since, so I've naturally gotten better at it, but I've never been gifted." [12] Roy, Adam (June 17, 2012). "Honnold and Florine Break Nose Record". Outside Online . Retrieved February 26, 2019.