News & Notes – 12/08/2008
A few links for your perusal on this Monday...
Climber
Alex Honnold
Appeared in 29 posts between 2008 and 2013.
Ten years later
Where are they now?
Free soloed El Capitan via the Freerider route in 3:56 on June 3, 2017 — the defining free solo of all time, documented in the Oscar-winning film Free Solo. He continues exploring routes worldwide, and the Honnold Foundation funds solar energy projects for off-grid communities.
The Archive
All 29 posts
2008
America! F**k Yeah!
Team America continues to leave their mark on British Gritsone...
Kevin Jorgeson Decks From And Then Sends Gaia (E8), Solos Meshuga (E9)
An interesting bit of news was just posted over at MomentumVM . Kevin Jorgeson , who has been climbing on the Gritstone of England for the past several weeks, was out climbing rece...
News & Notes - 9/11/2008
News & Notes from Alex Honnold, Way Lake Bouldering and several big upcoming events.
Alex Honnold Free Solo of Moonlight Buttress Details
For such an intriguing ascent, the news of Alex Honnold's April Fool's solo of the 1200 ft. 5.12+ Moonlight Buttress in Zion is coming out at a snail's pace. Almost a week after I...
2009
Alex Honnold Is The 2009 Robert Hick Bates Award Winner
Each year the American Alpine Club gives out the Robert Hicks Bates Award in memory of Bob Bates who was a “renowned explorer, alpinist, Peace Corps director, and educator, accompl...
2 Out Of 3 Ain’t Bad For Honnold & Leary
Alex Honnold & Sean Leary "settle" for two routes on El Cap in a day...
Alex Honnold News: Fast Free Ascents & Free Solos In Yosemite
Alex Honnold is up to his old tricks in Yosemite Valley
2010
Alex Honnold Up For Nat Geo's Adventurer Of The Year
Alex Honnold is nominated for National Geographic's Adventurer Of The Year and news from his expedition to Chad with James Pearson, Mark Synnott, Jimmy Chin, Renan Ozturk and Tim K...
Alex Honnold & Will Stanhope Team Up To Repeat Southern Belle
Alex Honnold & Will Stanhope teamed up to repeat Southern Belle, one of the most notoriously runout routes in all of Yosemite
News & Notes - 09/21/2010
News & Notes from the European Championships, Alex Honnold, Steve Wempler and more
First Ascent: The Series DVD Box Set Now Available
As promised back in February the critically acclaimed television series from Sender Films called First Ascent: The Series is now available for purchase in a 3-disc box set.
Weekend News
A few notable sends that caught my eye recently and sad news from the Alps...
Alex Honnold's Half Dome/El Cap Solo Link-up In His Own Words
Alex Honnold shares with the Black Diamond Journal how he went about soloing Half Dome and El Capitan in a half day push
Things That Happened While I Was Away
A few stories from the past few weeks that caught my eye including World Cup Bouldering, climbing on El Cap and more...
Another Nice Day For Alex Honnold In Yosemite
What did you do yesterday?? I think I might have climbed 500 ft. at the gym over the course of a couple of hours. Alex Honnold, on the other hand, had a pretty productive day out...
News & Notes - 4/14/2010
News & Notes from Daniel Woods, Chuck Fryberger, Paul Robinson, the Teva Mountain Games and more...
News & Notes – 3/16/2010
News & Notes from Alex Honnold, Natasha Barnes, GP Salvo, Dean Potter, Yvon Chouinard and more...
News & Notes - 3/4/2010
News & Notes from Chris Sharma, Daila Ojeda, Chris Webb Parsons, Hueco Rock Rodeo Results and much more...
Update On Alex Honnold's "Alone On The Wall" & First Ascent: The Series
An update on when and where you will be able to see the First Ascent TV series episode "Alone On The Wall" that includes footage of Alex Honnold's free solo of Yosemite's Half Dome...
2011
Alex Honnold Keeps It Chill On "60 Minutes"
Alex Honnold's segments from his appearance on the program 60 Minutes
Alex Honnold To Appear On "60 Minutes" This Sunday
Set your DVRs for the 60 Minutes program on CBS this Sunday evening to catch their story about Alex Honnold
More Solos In Yosemite By Alex Honnold - Updated
Alex Honnold is back at it in Yosemite, running up routes big and small without a rope
Nat Geo Shines The Spotlight On Yosemite's "Superclimbers"
Climbing in Yosemite takes center-stage in the May 2011 issue of National Geographic Magazine
Pair Of Interesting Outside Magazine Articles About Chin & Honnold
A pair of interesting articles about Jimmy Chin and Alex Honnold on Outside Magazine's website caught my attention recently
Alpinist's Speed Climbing Series
Alpinist recently interviewed Alex Honnold, Dean Potter and Sean Leary for a series on speed climbing
News & Notes - 2/23/2011
A smorgasbord of News & Notes to get you through your Wednesday
News & Notes - 1/25/2011
Has it really been almost 2 months since we last did this??? Hopefully this massive round-up of News & Notes will get me back in your good graces...
