Alex Honnold

Alex Honnold ( born August 17, 1985 in Sacramento ( California)) is an American rock climber. He became known especially through free solo and speed ascents. Among other things, he was able to use inside of 5:49 an inspection of the climbing route " The Nose " at the 910 -meter-high rock formation El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in California, a route that normally two to four days. In June 2012, he was The Nose along with Hans Florine commit in 2:23:46, which is the hitherto fastest ascent of the route.

Honnold began at the age of 11 years with the climbing. At 18, he left the University of Berkeley not finish in order to devote all his time to climbing.

On January 24, 2010, he gave the magazine Climbing for his climbing skills the Golden Piton Award in the category " endurance ". Because of his great achievements at a young age, he is also known as "The Miracle Child ".

Selected climbing services

  • Freerider in Yosemite Valley in a single day in May 2007 with an age of 21 years
  • Salathe Wall in Yosemite Valley, October 2007.
  • Bushido and Hong Kong Phooey, in Utah, between the 9th and 11th March 2008.
  • Free solo climbing the Chouinard - Herbert in Yosemite National Park.
  • Fourth free solo ascent of the Separate Reality in Yosemite National Park in California, USA; June 2010
  • Speed ​​record on The Nose in 2:23:46 in June 2012
  • " Yosemite Triple Crown " -Mt. Watkins, El Capitan, and Half Dome in Yosemite National Park in 18 hours and 50 minutes, Free Solo / Freestyle; June 2012
  • In 2014, Alex Honnold climbed the route El Sendero Luminoso ( 5.12d, 7c ), a 15 - Seilängen tour near Monterrey, Mexico.
Sacramento, California The Nose (El Capitan) Separate Reality (climbing route)
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