Joe Rogan Experience #1189 - Alex Honnold

Alex Honnold is a big wall free solo climber. A documentary feature film titled "Free Solo" captures his record setting ascent of El Capitan, and it can be seen now in movie theaters all over. http://www.honnoldfoundation.org/

Alex HonnoldguestJoe Roganhost

Oct 25, 20181h 41mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: October 25, 2018
Duration: 1h 41m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Alex Honnold is a big wall free solo climber. A documentary feature film titled "Free Solo" captures his record setting ascent of El Capitan, and it can be seen now in movie theaters all over. http://www.honnoldfoundation.org/

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Alex Honnold and Joe Rogan, Joe Rogan Experience #1189 - Alex Honnold explores alex Honnold Dissects Risk, Mastery, And Meaning Beyond Free Soloing Alex Honnold joins Joe Rogan to discuss the mental, physical, and logistical preparation behind his historic free solo of El Capitan and how the film "Free Solo" portrays that achievement. They explore risk management, complacency, and why cutting‑edge free soloists rarely die on their hardest climbs but more often on "easy" terrain. Honnold contrasts his quiet, intentional climbing life with the chaos of media attention, film tours, and corporate speaking, and explains how he uses his growing platform to advance solar energy through the Honnold Foundation. The conversation ranges from training, nutrition, and injuries to environmental concerns, solar power, and how he thinks about his future after achieving a lifelong climbing goal.

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