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I've never really understood the criticism that climbing is inherently selfish, since it could equally be argued about virtually any other hobby or sport. Is gardening selfish?

~Alex Honnold

Topics: About Any Argued Climbing Could Criticism Equally Gardening Hobby Inherently Never Other Really Selfish Since Sport Understood Virtually

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For sure, Potrero Chico is a super nice winter vacation climbing area. It's really convenient to fly into Monterrey, one of the nicer cities in Mex, and get a taxi to Potero. Then you can just live in the camping area and walk everywhere. It's muy tranquilo, as they say there.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: Area Camping Cities Climbing Convenient Everywhere Fly Get Just Live Nice Nicer Really Say Super Sure Taxi Then They Say Vacation Walk Winter You

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I've walked away from more climbs than I can count, just because I sensed that things were not quite right.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: Away Because Climbs Count Just Just Because More Quite Right Sensed Than Things Walked Were I Can

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I'm sponsored by the solar company Goal Zero, and they were gracious enough to install panels on my van and a nice battery system for the inside. I have lights and a fridge inside the van. And of course I had panels installed on my mom's house.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: Battery Company Course Enough Fridge Goal Gracious Had House Inside Install Lights Mom Nice Solar Sponsored System Van Were Zero

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Seven years ago, when I started free soloing long, hard routes in Yosemite - climbing without a rope, gear or a partner - I did it because it seemed like the purest, most elegant way to scale big walls. Climbing, especially soloing, felt like a grand adventure, but I never dreamed it could be a profession.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: Adventure Because Big Climbing Could Did Dreamed Elegant Felt Free Gear Grand Hard Like Long Most Never Partner Profession Purest Rope Routes Scale Seemed Seven Started Walls Way Without Years Years Ago Yosemite

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Free soloing is almost as old as climbing itself, with roots in the 19th century. Climbers are continuing to push the boundaries. There are certainly better technical climbers than me. But if I have a particular gift, it's a mental one - the ability to keep it together where others might freak out.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: Ability Almost Better Boundaries Century Certainly Climber Climbing Continuing Freak Free Gift Itself Keep Me Mental Might Old Others Out Particular Push Roots Technical Than Together Where 19Th Century

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Anything called the Teflon Corner is not sweet for free-soloing.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: Anything Corner Sweet

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'Dirtbag' is just the term we use, like a 'gnarly dude' in surfing. Within the climbing culture, it means being a committed lifer: someone who has embraced a minimalist ethic in order to rock climb. It basically means you're a homeless person by choice.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: Basically Being Choice Climb Climbing Committed Culture Dude Embraced Ethic Homeless Just Like Means Minimalist Order Person Rock Someone Surfing Term Use Who Within You

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I have a journal of everything I've ever climbed since 2005. For the entry about free soloing Half Dome, I put a frowny face and added some little notes about what I should have done better, and then underlined it. Turns out that is one of my biggest climbing achievements.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: About Achievements Added Better Biggest Climbed Climbing Dome Done Entry Ever Everything Face Free Half Journal Little Notes Out Put Should Since Some Then Turns

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I've done routes where I've climbed 200 feet off the ground and just been, like, 'What am I doing?' I then just climbed back down and went home. Discretion is the better part of valor. Some days are just not your day. That's the big thing with free soloing: when to call it.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: Am Back Been Better Big Big Thing Call Climbed Day Days Discretion Doing Done Down Feet Free Ground Home Just Like Off Part Routes Some Then Thing Valor Where Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: August 17th, 1985

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