Alex Honnold, Famed Big Wall Climber and “Free Solo” Star, Cast In Upcoming Supernatural Climbing Movie Alex Honnold, 39, is set to feature in an upcoming horror climbing movie The Sound filmed in Mazama, Washington, and Las Vegas, Nevada, according to IMBD. Honnold is famous for his big mountain climbs in both Yosemite National Park, and across the globe. In 2017, Honnold changed the climbing world forever by becoming the first person to summit Yosemite’s “freerider” route […] Climbing Joseph Kaufmann | June 13, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Alex Honnold Explains Everything You Need to Know About Climbing in the Paris 2024 Olympics In the above video, climbing superstar Alex Honnold discusses the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics and the changes in the climbing format. Climbing debuted in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and will be included in the LA Olympics 2028. This year, the format includes separate medals for speed climbing, lead climbing, and bouldering, making competitors happier as they can focus on […] Climbing CragBrains | July 19, 2024 0 Comments
Professional Climber Alex Honnold Releases Trailer for New Film “Arctic Ascent” Professional adventure rock climber, Alex Honnold, whose fearless free-solo ascents of America’s biggest cliffs have made him one of the most recognized and followed climbers in the world, has just released the trailer for his next movie. The movie, titled “Arctic Ascent,” will be a three-part series, where Honnold embarks on an epic quest of unclimbed walls in one of […] Featured Video Brent Thomas | January 18, 2024 1 Comment
Climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell Embark on Latest Adventure: Cycling 2,000 Miles From Colorado to Alaska Renowned rock climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell, known for their incredible feats and captivating dynamic, are embarking on their most challenging adventure yet: a long-distance bicycle journey. Related: Alex Honnold Ties the Knot! Free Solo Climber Marries Sanni McCandless in Ceremony Officiated by Tommy Caldwell The duo, often referred to as climbing’s odd couple, recently announced their plan to […] Biking CycleBrains | July 11, 2023 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Breathtaking Alex Honnold VR – Free-Climbing Like You’ve Never Seen it Before Virtual reality offers professional climber Alex Honnold a new and innovative way to share his incredible free solo climbing thanks to VR’s immersive authenticity, and you can now experience exactly what it looks like to be with Alex on huge rock walls in the mountains in the documentary film ‘Alex Honnold: The Soloist VR’. Under the guidance of director Jon […] Climbing CragBrains | March 8, 2022 0 Comments
Alex Honnold’s Wife Sanni McCandless Gives Birth to Baby Girl Oscar-winning rock climber and free solo legend Alex Honnold and his wife Sanni McCandless Honnold are now officially parents of a baby girl that McCandless gave birth to on Thursday, February 17. Her name is June J. Honnold. Related: [VIDEO] A Brief Theory of How Alex Honnold Climbed El Capitan Without Ropes Sanni McCandless wrote on social media that her […] Climbing SnowBrains | February 25, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] A Brief Theory of How Alex Honnold Climbed El Capitan Without Ropes [arve url="https://youtu.be/Zp1O5rfOntg"] CragBrains | February 18, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Badwater Basin to Mt Whitney, CA Summit with Alex Honnold – The FIFTY – Line 33 of 50 [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDtAzUnGekg"] SnowBrains | November 3, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Learn How-To Rock Climb With MasterClass From Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell [arve url="https://youtu.be/Kp8WzqMMVAk"] CragBrains | October 1, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Alex Honnold and Sanni McCandless Honnold Are Expecting Their First Child On the day of their first wedding anniversary, Free Solo legend Alex Honnold and Sanni McCandless Honnold celebrated by announcing they were expecting their first child. In a post on Instagram, Honnold said: It’s our one year wedding anniversary!! And @sannimccandless is pregnant!! Lots happening in our little world, all pretty exciting. The Oscar-winning rock climber and his fiancée Sanni […] Climbing CragBrains | September 15, 2021 0 Comments
Legendary Photographer Jimmy Chin Publishes First Photo Book Jimmy Chin’s outstanding adventure photography is known all over the world. His photos have been on the covers of top magazines like National Geographic and The New York Times. He’s also an Academy-Award-winning director for his film, Free Solo. Now, for the first time ever, he’s publishing a photo book of his astonishing work. Related: Surviving an Avalanche in the Tetons […] Industry News Hannah | August 4, 2021 1 Comment
TRAILER: Alex Honnold Making Insane First Ascents Deep in the Amazon Jungle [arve url="https://youtu.be/KDanmpq56Nw"] CragBrains | May 21, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Alex Honnold Free Solos 3 Famous Routes in Red Rocks, NV During “Casual Half-Day” Alex Honnold continues to push the boundaries of climbing, his latest accomplishment being a speedy free solo of three of Red Rocks, NV’s, most famous multi-pitch climbs. Related: VIDEO: ‘What if He Falls?’ | Behind the Scenes of Alex Honnold’s Free Solo El Capitan Climb A social media post by Cedar Wright describes how Honnold, most famous for his Free […] Climbing CragBrains | April 15, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Alex Honnold and Jimmy Chin Hilariously Review Disney Climbing Scenes [arve url="https://youtu.be/atQ736C2yF4"] CragBrains | December 10, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Tahoe, CA Woman Becomes First Female to Free-Climb El Capitan Route in Under 24-Hours Mountain climber Emily Harrington just made history by becoming the first woman, and only the fourth person overall, to free-climb the Golden Gate route of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, CA in less than 24-hours. Free climbing means climbers have ropes to catch them if they fall, but they provide no assistance for the actual climbing. Related: VIDEO: Heart-Thumping 360º […] Climbing CragBrains | November 9, 2020 2 Comments
Alex Honnold Smashes Record on Epinephrine, Red Rock, NV Motivated by the Late Brad Gobright Free Solo climber Alex Honnold just climbed Epinephrine, a classic 13-pitch 5.9 in Red Rocks, NV in 34 minutes and 51 seconds, smashing the previous record of 38 minutes and 15 seconds. Related: Alex Honnold Ties the Knot! Free Solo Climber Marries Sanni McCandless in Ceremony Officiated by Tommy Caldwell In a post on his social media page, Alex says […] Climbing CragBrains | October 29, 2020 2 Comments
Alex Honnold Ties the Knot! Free Solo Climber Marries Sanni McCandless in Ceremony Officiated by Tommy Caldwell Alex Honnold is going solo no more. The Oscar-winning rock climber and his fiancée Sanni McCandless got married yesterday in a small family ceremony on the shores of Lake Tahoe, CA. Fellow rock climber Tommy Caldwell officiated the ceremony. We got married!! Small family ceremony on the lake, officiated by @tommycaldwell, totally lovely all the way around. @sannimccandless was radiant as […] Climbing CragBrains | September 14, 2020 7 Comments
More Than Just a Climber – Honnold and Company Embark on Massive Mt. Bike Ride Around Lake Tahoe, CA Alex Honnold never ceases to impress and amaze with his incredible feats of athletic endeavor. Honnold is widely known in the climbing community (and now pop culture) for his vertical accomplishments like setting the speed record on the Nose of El Capitan, and for his debut of the anxiety-inducing film “Free Solo”. While Honnold still crushes in the vertical realm, […] Biking Spencer Cox | September 12, 2020 0 Comments
Alex Honnold Standup Paddleboards Solo Across Lake Tahoe, CA To celebrate his birthday, Alex Honnold decided to just SUP the length Lake Tahoe, CA from South Lake to Kings Beach. The ~21-mile journey took five and a half hours, and he did it solo, without any support boats. Not enjoying his birthdays and not a lover of receiving presents, he asks people to instead donate to the Honnold Foundation, […] SnowBrains | August 18, 2020 0 Comments
Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell Send Massive Linkup in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Earlier this week, the dynamic duo- Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell, climbed what they are calling the “Continental Divide Ultimate Linkup” in Rocky Mountain National Park. Starting at Mt. Meeker, the pair of climbers set off for a brutal 36-hour sufferfest. In total, Honnold and Caldwell traveled 35 miles, ascended 20,000 feet of vertical, summited 17 named mountains, and climbed […] Climbing Spencer Cox | July 24, 2020 0 Comments