The ascent of Alex Honnold

October 2, 2011 12:37 PM

Mountain climber Alex Honnold seems to defy gravity, scaling sheer, steep rock faces with no rope and apparently no fear. Lara Logan reports.

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by positive_vibrations February 16, 2012 5:46 PM EST: The original pioneer in this sport Dan Osman.. Wish he would of gotten this type of recognition in lifetime.. this kid doesn't have anything on dan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZpmngOFxOc; Reply to this comment


by Anokaman1 January 18, 2012 6:39 PM EST: I think Alex is plain and simply the worlds greatest athlete and if this sport were more mainstream, he would be noted as that....stay safe man - you are an inspiration....; Reply to this comment


by dswwhitson January 8, 2012 1:39 PM EST: Alex I think you are amazing. I watched this and I felt fear. You have such mental strength.; Reply to this comment


by OneMax January 5, 2012 11:58 PM EST: Alex
You have conquered the impossible. There is no harder challenge in the world.
Please stop this, there are other things in life.; Reply to this comment


by astrosue December 30, 2011 4:31 PM EST: 1. Mountaineering makes one quite humble
2. The parents: could do nothing about Alex's desire to climb.
Think of his persistent nature. May he continue forever bringing joy to himself and others.
3. A helmet would be quite an impediment.; Reply to this comment


by dangeroussport October 24, 2011 3:47 PM EDT: Great film and spectacularly amazing young man. However, as he has made his mark on the world (big understatement) I hope that he retires from this activity, as soon as possible! He really seems like a cool guy (and very nice and humble) and I don't want to have to read about him in an obituary column. All it takes is just one wrong step, one loose rock, one big gust of wind -- and even the very best, such as Alex, could succumb. At the least, why doesn't he put a little parachute on his back? At least it'd give him a chance if the catastrophe were ever to occur.; Reply to this comment


by vberbano October 23, 2011 11:10 PM EDT: Alex is awesome, humble and an inspiration. Also incredibly bright -- He got into UC Berkely, which is a nearly impossible feat. If you view other Honnold clips, he uses safety ropes on climbs he feels pose him warranted risk to do so. I have to believe that he will follow his intuition and scale back his climbing to become a climbing spokesman and mentor, and may even one day follow his dad to become a mathematics professor.; Reply to this comment


by slowride3573 October 18, 2011 3:49 PM EDT: Long Live Alex,You're the Best.; Reply to this comment


by johnnythegeek October 10, 2011 1:41 AM EDT: I really did not want to hear the commentary during the most difficult part of the climb.; Reply to this comment


by ramanrao October 8, 2011 5:24 AM EDT: Truly amazing feats! I am not a climber, and before this I never thought anything like this was even possible. I have watched this segment many times, and still feel queasy in my stomach every time I watch it. Alex is a truly amazing athlete, and a true inspiration for the ordinary humans like me on how to accomplish great things. However, I do wish he would climb with ropes or carry a small parachute or something. Anything can happen it doesn't have to be the climber's fault for something to go wrong. Besides he has already accomplished so much - we need him to be around a long time to teach others, and to be that inspiration for others.; Reply to this comment