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United States Alex Honnold is an American professional big-wall rock climber recognized for his free solo ascents of tall cliffs, including El Capitan.
Alex Honnold is leading his first-ever travel series in partnership with Travel Nevada and Outside, acting as an unofficial brand ambassador for Nevada's climbing opportunities.
Alex Honnold is a brand partner for Rivian, identified as a Free Soloist, Sustainability Champion, and Rivian Brand Partner.
Black Diamond is one of the companies that supports Alex Honnold, allowing him to pursue his climbing activities.
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The North Face is one of the companies that supports Alex Honnold, allowing him to pursue his climbing activities.
Born on August 17, 1985, in Sacramento, California, Alex Honnold began climbing at a local gym at the age of five. By 18, he was a top competitive indoor climber in the U.S. After attending the University of California, Berkeley for a short period, he decided to pursue rock climbing professionally following his father’s death in 2004. Honnold then dedicated himself to studying and replicating the free solo climbs of notable predecessors, transitioning into a full-time climbing career supported by sponsorships.
Honnold gained significant recognition in 2007 by successfully free soloing Yosemite’s Astroman and the Rostrum North Face in one day. The following year, he made history as the first person to free solo Yosemite’s Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome, a feat documented in the 2010 film “Alone on the Wall” and his 2016 memoir of the same title. His career also involved notable partnered climbs, including the first pair to complete Patagonia’s Fitz Roy Traverse in 2014 with Tommy Caldwell, and the first one-day ascent of Patagonia’s Torre Traverse in 2016 with Colin Haley.
In 2017, Honnold achieved a career-defining milestone by free soloing the 3,300-foot Freerider route on El Capitan, a feat extensively documented in the 2018 film “Free Solo,” which won an Academy Award for best documentary feature. Following this, in 2018, he and Tommy Caldwell broke the speed climbing record for the Nose route on El Capitan, completing it in 1 hour 58 minutes and 7 seconds. His more recent expeditions include the 2022 first free-climb ascent of Ingmikortilaq in Greenland, documented in “Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold” (2024), which also involved gathering climate data. He also founded the Honnold Foundation in 2012, which supports solar energy projects.
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