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People who lie, particularly those who lie really big, can't do it effectively unless they feel that there's a righteous power behind what they're doing. You're entitled to lie because the end justifies the means.

~Alex Gibney

Topics: Because Behind Big Doing Effectively End Entitled Feel Justifies Lie Means Particularly People Power Really Righteous Those Unless Who You

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I feel that Julian Assange came to be both paranoid and self-regarding in ways that ultimately undermined his own mission. And so, the transparency radical became a secret-keeper instead of a secret-leaker. And that, I think, is a big problem.

~Alex Gibney

Topics: Became Big Big Problem Both Came Feel His Instead Mission Own Paranoid Problem Radical Think Transparency Ultimately Undermined Ways I Think I Feel

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Yosemite has the most impressive and accessible granite big walls in the world. The rock is amazing. And because of that, it's been the mecca for climbing in the U.S. - and the world to a large degree - for all of climbing history. It's the place to test yourself against the historic routes of the past.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: Accessible Against Amazing Because Been Big Climbing Degree Granite Historic History Impressive Large Mecca Most Past Place Rock Routes Test Walls World Yosemite Yourself

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If you're climbing big routes that'll take you 16 hours, or, like, El Capitan, you have to take something like a big, robust sandwich. Climbing isn't like running or triathlons, where you have to constantly be eating blocks, gels, and pure sugar. Climbing is relatively slow, so you can pretty much eat anything and digest it as you climb.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: Anything Big Blocks Climb Climbing Constantly Digest Eat Eating Hours Like Much Pretty Pure Relatively Robust Routes Running Sandwich Slow Something Sugar Take Where You

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Music can be useful during training to help get you psyched, and I still listen to music on easy climbs or in the gym. But during cutting-edge solos or really hard climbs, I unplug. There shouldn't be a need for extra motivation on big days, be it music or anything else. It should come from within.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: Anything Anything Else Big Climbs Come Days Easy Else Extra Get Gym Hard Help Listen Motivation Music Need Psyched Really Should Solos Still Training Unplug Useful Within You

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There's only a handful of chicks in the world who can climb big walls on my level.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: Big Chicks Climb Handful Level Only Only A Handful Walls Who World

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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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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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I love my climbing shoes. Virtually all of my big solos have been in the TC Pros. They are the most important thing when I'm soloing.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: Been Big Climbing Important Important Thing Love Most Most Important Thing Pros Shoes Solos The Most Important Thing Virtually I Love

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Big climbs energize me. It's all the other aspects of being a pro-climber that wear me down. The travel and expeditions and training can become pretty tiring. But the actual big climbs - that's what I live for.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: Actual Aspects Become Being Big Climbs Down Live Me Other Pretty Tiring Training Travel Wear

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