News & Notes – 12/08/2008
A few links for your perusal on this Monday...
Climber Profile
Alex Honnold
Appeared in 110 posts between 2008 and 2015.
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 110 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...
The Sharp End DVD Review
A review of the latest release from Sender Films: The Sharp End
Kevin Jorgeson Takes His Bold Skills Overseas
Kevin Jorgeson is best known here in the U.S. for blurring the line between highball bouldering and outright soloing. His notable highball boulder ascents include The Duel (V10 FA)...
News & Notes - 9/11/2008
News & Notes from Alex Honnold, Way Lake Bouldering and several big upcoming events.
Tournament Round 3 Voting
After another successful round of voting in the 2008 Climbingnarc.com Tournament Of All Things Climbing we are on to Round 3 and the final 16. No major surprises in Round 2 except...
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...
Round 2 Voting Begins
Thanks to everyone for the over 3000 votes that were cast in Round 1 . The closest matchup was Alex Honnold eking out a win over Dean Potter by 1 vote! Here are the links to get st...
Voting Reminder
Just a quick reminder that today is the last day to get your votes in for Round 1. With roughly 3000 total votes cast there are several very close matchups that will come down to t...
The 2008 Climbingnarc.com Tournament Of All Things Climbing
Ruined NCAA Tournament bracket have you feeling down?? Perhaps your ego is bruised after another crushing defeat for Duke in the early rounds. Inspired by the NCAA Tournament brack...
2009
Extras From Big Up Productions’ Progression DVD Now Available For Download
80 minutes of extras from Big Up Productions' Progression are now available for download
A Painful Learning Curve
A painful lesson of what can happen highball bouldering, updated with video.
Is Europe Taking America's Lunch on the Rocks? Yes...and No.
To wrap up the discussion from last week about the perceived superiority of European sport climbers compared to American sport climbers is this guest post by Urban Climber Editor J...
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...
Popular Posts & Videos For August 2009
The top posts and videos on ClimbingNarc.com during August 2009
News & Notes – 08/28/2009
Sport climbing news from France and Colorado and a slew of notes...
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
News & Notes – 1/30/2009
Since I usually forget half the items I want to use for the News & Notes posts, I started posting them as I find them on the top of the front page of Climbingnarc.com. To avoid clu...
Alex Honnold & Paul Robinson Interviews
A couple of good interviews to check out: one with Paul Robinson and the other with Alex Honnold .
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...
Popular Posts & Videos For November 2010
ClimbingNarc.com was dominated by one topic in November: Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's push to free their Dawn Wall project on El Cap. Thanks to modern technology we were abl...
Video-ish Friday: 2010 Reel Rock Film Tour DVD
Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for the climbing addict in your life? Then look no further than the 2010 Reel Rock Film Tour which is now available on DVD and digital dow...
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
Sender Films' First Ascent Series To Air On The Travel Channel
It's been rumored for some time but now it's official: Sender Films' First Ascent: The Series will finally be airing in the U.S. this week on the Travel Channel.
What's In The Mags: September 2010
A look at the the issues of Climbing, Rock & Ice, Deadpoint and Urban Climber for September 2010
News & Notes - 09/21/2010
News & Notes from the European Championships, Alex Honnold, Steve Wempler and more
Alex Honnold Interviewed By Outside Magazine's Blog
Outside Magazine's The Outside Blog catches up with Alex Honnold to discuss his thoughts on climbing fast, climbing alone and climbing without a rope .
Popular Posts & Videos For August 2010
After a quiet month of July, which mainly stemmed from my 2 week vacation, ClimbingNarc.com was firing on all cylinders during the month of August. Here is what you were reading a...
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
4 In A Day On The Chief
Will Stanhope and Alex Honnold teamed up the other week to free 4 routes on the Chief in Squamish in a sub 14 hour push. Read Stanhope's report on his blog .
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...
Popular Posts & Videos For May 2010
A brief recap of a Memorial Day weekend spent at the Red River Gorge and Popular posts and videos for May of 2010
Alex Honnold In Red Rocks
On a recent visit to Red Rocks outside Las Vegas, NV Alex Honnold soloed the 1000 ft. Original Route (5.12b) on Rainbow Wall and Prince Of Darkness (5.10c) in Black Velvet Canyon,...
Popular Posts & Videos For April 2010
Popular posts and videos for April 2010
3rd Ascent Of Ambrosia By Isaac Caldiero
Isaac Caldiero has done the 3rd ascent ( Jorgeson , Honnold ) of the highball Ambrosia (V11) at Bishop, CA's Buttermilks. Check out the excellent write-up on the Bishop Bouldering...
News & Notes - 4/14/2010
News & Notes from Daniel Woods, Chuck Fryberger, Paul Robinson, the Teva Mountain Games and more...
2010 Reel Rock Film Tour & Paul Robinson Update
News about the 2010 Reel Rock Film Tour and Paul Robinson's latest efforts on Bishop's Rasta Man Vibration Sit Start project
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...
Popular Posts & Videos For February 2010
Popular posts and videos for February 2010
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...
2nd Ascent Of Ambrosia By Alex Honnold
Alex Honnold has nabbed the 2nd ascent of Kevin Jorgeson's Buttermilks uber-highball Ambrosia . Honnold figured out a slightly easier sequence for the 45+ foot tall line on the Gra...
2009 Year In Review Part 3
A look back at what was making news the months of July, August and September of 2009
2009 Year In Review Part 2
A look back at what was making news April through June of 2009
2011
Popular Posts & Videos For October 2011
Was Alex Honnold on TV or something???
Alex Honnold: "I hardly ever do anything badass"
Alex Honnold has been getting a lot of attention lately, likely related to that TV show you might have seen him on . This recent interview he did with Trails Edge has several inter...
Alex Honnold Keeps It Chill On "60 Minutes"
Alex Honnold's segments from his appearance on the program 60 Minutes
Popular Posts & Videos For September 2011
Popular posts and videos for September 2011
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
Video Friday - 9/16/2011
One week to the Nor'easter and some Video Friday videos!
The Other Side Of Life As Alex Honnold
Adventure Journal catches up with Alex Honnold to discuss the fact that although he may be one of the world's best climbers, his lifestyle and diet are not exactly glamorous: I hav...
Popular Posts & Videos For August 2011
The most popular posts & videos from August 2011
PCI Pro Clinic Series
Earlier this year I announced a partnership with PCI that was met with decidedly mixed reviews. While that partnership is still developing (perhaps a bit slower than expected), PC...
Honnold Repeats Cobra Crack
Via his 8a.nu scorecard comes word that Alex Honnold has repeated the 5.14 trad route Cobra Crack in Squamish, BC. First done in the summer of 2006 by Sonnie Trotter , Cobra Crack...
Popular Posts & Videos For July 2011
The most popular posts and videos for July 2011
Video Friday - 7/8/2011
Ahem... IT'S FRIDAY And now for some good videos... Alex Honnold Profile Chris Webb Parsons & Alex Puccio Bouldering In The UK Leavenworth Spring Fling Chris Webb Parsons Boulderin...
Alex Honnold On His Solo Of The Phoenix
A few weeks back Alex Honnold, who was in the Valley for a shoot with 60 Minutes , soloed the iconic route The Phoenix (5.13a) in Yosemite, CA. Planetmountain caught up with both H...
Popular Posts For April 2011
A look back at the stories and videos you were clicking on the most in April of 2011
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...
New Partnership With Professional Climbers International
The astute among you may have noticed a bit of a change to the design of this site yesterday. This change coincides with the launch of Professional Climbers International (PCI), a...
Popular Posts & Videos For December, All Of 2010
A quick look back at the most popular posts and videos from December and all of 2010
2013
Video Friday - Top 10 Highest Rated & Most Viewed Videos Of 2013
The top climbing videos of 2013 based on your votes and views
Alex Honnold & Peter Croft Video Interview
Video interview with Alex Honnold & Peter Croft
More On Alex Honnold's Skyscraper Climb
Me , back in July when it was announced that Alex Honnold would be soloing a building on live TV this fall 1 : Then again, Honnold has always struck me as being rather pragmatic an...
More On Wide Boys' Cobra Crack Send
Really enjoyed this piece on The RV Project about the process behind Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker both repeating Cobra Crack (5.14) in Squamish, BC: Tom and Pete will be the firs...
Video Friday - 9/20/2013
The highest rated videos of the past week
Reel Rock 8 Kicks Off Tonight
Reel Rock 8 kicks off tonight in Boulder, CO with the premier of this year's film as well as a live interview show with Reel Rock guests!
Sender Films' Reel Rock 8: Peaks Behind The Screens
Great in depth piece in Boulder Weekly about Sender Films, Big Up Productions and the Reel Rock Film Tour which kicks off its 8th edition on September 19th. Tons of great nuggets a...
Video Friday - 8/2/2013
The highest rated videos of the past week
New Website From Reel Rock Tour & The Island
New websites from the Reel Rock Tour and The Island
Video Friday - 7/26/2013
The highest rated videos of the past week
Alex Honnold To Climb Building On Live TV
So, this is happening : The two-hour fall event, Live Climb With Alex Honnold , will feature the 27-year-old as he attempts to be the first to scale one of the tallest buildings in...
Honnold, Wright Enchain California 14ers by Bike, Foot, And Free Solo
I'm not sure what's crazier, free soloing something like Half Dome or climbing 15 14ers in California in three weeks without using a car: Over three weeks and one day, Alex Honnold...
No Big Deal
Alex Honnold, writing for La Sportiva about his solo of three walls in Zion in a day back in March: I could write several different essays about the day; it’s given me a ton to thi...
Video Friday - 4/12/2013
The highest rated videos of the past week
Video Friday - 4/5/2013
The highest rated videos of the past week
2014
"A True Midwestern Climber"
Alex Honnold, writing about his record-setting experience at the 2014 edition of 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell: By the end of the day our skin was wrecked and our bodies hurt, but we’...
Video Friday - 10/24/2014
The highest rated videos of the past week...
Video Friday - 10/10/2014
The highest rated videos of the past week...
Honnold Free Solos Squamish's University Wall
Alex Honnold has been keeping busy up in Squamish, soloing 290 pitches for his 29th birthday on August 17th and then soloing University Wall on The Chief : This August 25, Honnold...
Alex Honnold And The Relativity Of Risk
Alex Honnold, writing for Alpinist about his free solo of El Sendero Luminoso : That meant five more people who'd flown down and who were now waiting for me to solo a big wall. And...
7 In 7
Dave Allfrey, writing for Alpinist about his and Alex Honnold's recent efforts to climb El Capitan seven times in seven consecutive days: In the end I believe we found what we were...
Video Friday - 6/20/2014
The highest rated videos of the past week...
Video Friday - 5/2/2014
Video Friday in just a second, but first a few notes about the site that you may or may not care about.
Sufferfest 2
Climbing.com has a nice report on the recent "Sufferfest 2" undertaken by Alex Honnold & Cedar Wright: Now they have completed Sufferfest 2, a 700-mile ride through Canyonlands in...
Video Friday - 04/04/2014
The highest rated videos of the past week...
Video Friday - 3/28/2014
The highest rated videos of the past week...
His Life In His Hands
Interesting profile of Alex Honnold in Men's Fitness by Josh Dean that includes this tidbit on that building climb that was first announced last July: And yet, the checks keep gett...
Honnold & Caldwell Pull Off "Mother Of All Traverses" In Patagonia
Rolando Garibotti, reporting in a post on SuperTopo : Between the 12th and 16th of February, Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold completed the first ascent of the much discussed "Fitz...
Video Friday - 2/14/2014
The highest rated videos of the past week
Man Makes History By Climbing 1,500-Foot El Sendero Luminoso With No Net
Not The Onion : In January, Honnold made history by becoming the first person to ever scale El Sendero Luminoso (Mexico) without the help of other climbers or safety equipment. Tha...
Steven Roth & Ethan Pringle Go Big
Alex Honnold's boulder problem free solo Too Big To Flail , which was featured in 2012's Reel Rock 7, has seen a lot of action of late. First up was Lonnie Kauk who repeated the pr...
Video Friday - 2/7/2014
The highest rated videos of the past week
Video Friday - 1/31/2013
The highest rated videos of the past week
El Sendero Luminoso Q & A With Alex Honnold
Alpinist caught up with Alex Honnold for a little Q & A about his recent free solo of El Sendero Luminoso in El Potrero Chico, Mexico: I used to be scared of spiders but I kind of...
Like A Ballerina
Alex Honnold, after soloing the sustained 1,500+ ft. 5.12 El Sendero Luminoso in El Potrero Chico, Mexico: “It felt pretty straight forward,” he says. “Once I started up, I was lik...
2015
The Heart-Stopping Climbs Of Alex Honnold
Another big, mainstream news piece on Alex Honnold, this time in a cover story for The New York Times Magazine . Plenty of great insight into what makes Honnold tick, but I especia...
Video Friday - 2/27/2015
The highest rated videos of the past week...
Video Friday - 1/16/2015
The highest rated videos of the past week...
Video Friday - Top 10 Highest Rated & Most Viewed Videos Of 2014
The top climbing videos of 2013 based on your votes and views