That climb had gone so smoothly he was certain he could free solo it, despite the route's legendary difficulty. When Half Dome was first climbed, in 1957, it had taken Californian Royal Robbins ...

Alex Honnold free solo climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National ... In 2008, Alex free-soloed the Half Dome, another infamous Yosemite landmark. He admits that choosing not to prepare was a ...

Half Dome’s safety became such a hot topic that even world-renowned climber and star of the film Free Solo, Alex Honnold, added his two cents. When speaking to Outside, Honnold advocated to ...

Honnold is the king of free ... Solo". Alex also holds the record for the fastest ascent of the "Yosemite Triple Crown", which includes Mount Watkins, The Nose, and the Regular Northwest Face of ...