Alex Honnold

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Alex Honnold is a professional rock climber whose audacious free-solo ascents of America’s biggest cliffs have made him one of the most recognised and followed climbers in the world. A gifted but hard-working athlete, Alex “No Big Deal” Honnold is known as much for his humble, self-effacing attitude as he is for the dizzyingly tall cliffs he has climbed without a rope to protect him if he falls. Honnold has been profiled by 60 Minutes and the New York Times, featured on the cover of National Geographic, appeared in international television commercials and starred in numerous adventure films including the Emmy-nominated “Alone on the Wall.”

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Best IFSC Results

This athlete has competed internationally

UIAA World Youth Championship - Edinburgh (GBR) 2004 Lead Juniors Male 39th

Latest News & Articles

News posts and Articles featuring Alex

Fri Night Vid A Race to 9a

In August 2023, three friends created a gentlemen's challenge, a race to climb a 9a. They began training as hard as ever, projecting, climbing, texting about their progress, and sharing their struggles and setbacks. Follow Alex Honno...

25 Apr

Fri Night Vid 24 Hours with Alex Honnold

In this week's Friday Night Video, Magnus Midtbø returns to spend another day with Alex Honnold, hoping to gain an insight into the famous solo climber.

8 22 Nov, 2024

Newsflash Alex Honnold breaks Salathé Wall Rope-Solo speed record

Alex Honnold has broken the speed record for rope-soloing the Salathé Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite.

60 28 May, 2024

News Alex Honnold's Ultimate Red Rock Traverse

Alex Honnold has completed a link-up of fourteen classic multi-pitch routes in the Red Rock Canyons, in what he...

28 Oct, 2022

The Ticklist Honnold & Findlay combine climbing and climate science

Alex Honnold and Hazel Findlay recently made two E6 big-wall first ascents in...

41 7 Sep, 2022

Fri Night Vid Alex Honnold - Big Walls to Low Balls

Far from his natural and famed milieu of tall walls with big exposure, tonight's Friday Night Video shows...

18 Jun, 2021

Fri Night Vid Honnold Breaks Down Climbing Scenes from Movies & TV

In this week's Friday Night Video, Alex Honnold uses his substantial knowledge from...

7 May, 2021

The Ticklist #26 - Nepali Women Summit Annapurna, Jim Pope on Form, Speed Records and Solos

2 23 Apr, 2021

Video In Conversation with Adam Ondra and Alex Honnold

9 30 Mar, 2021

News Caldwell and Honnold Complete Massive Linkup in Rocky Mountain National Park

22 Jul, 2020

Fri Night Vid Life Coach: Alex Honnold and Renan Ozturk in Alaska

8 Nov, 2019

News New free line on El Capitan for Caldwell and Honnold

11 8 Nov, 2019

News Alex Honnold and Brad Gobright climb El Niño via variation

7 12 Jun, 2019

News Free Solo wins Best Documentary Feature Oscar

54 25 Feb, 2019

News Free Solo wins Best Documentary BAFTA

13 10 Feb, 2019

Fri Night Vid What if he falls? Filming Free Solo

7 9 Nov, 2018

Fri Night Vid Alex Honnold Soloing El Cap in 360

31 5 Oct, 2018

Newsflash Honnold and Caldwell climb The Nose in sub 2 Hours

89 6 Jun, 2018

News Yet Another Nose Speed Record by Honnold & Caldwell

10 4 Jun, 2018

News New Nose Speed Record by Honnold & Caldwell

26 30 May, 2018

Video The Nose speed record: 2:19:44

5 18 Apr, 2018

Interview Alex Honnold on Soloing El Capitan

15 9 Aug, 2017

Article Honnold - The Art of The Dark Lord

46 19 Jun, 2017

Video Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright in Africa

9 3 May, 2017

Video Alex Honnold vs Dan Osman

219 8 Dec, 2016

Video Getting up Getu

31 Jul, 2016

Video Alex Honnold climbs Angola

5 16 Dec, 2015

Video Alex Honnold ...something that actually matters...

12 23 Nov, 2015

Video Fitzroy Traverse with Honnold and Caldwell

5 9 Jan, 2015

Video Honnold's Hardest Big Wall Solo - Gripping!

36 7 Feb, 2014

Latest Reviews for Alex's Sponsors

Reviews from the UKC editorial team

Performance All-Rounder Climbing Shoes

If you're only going to buy one shoe for all your climbing, then make it an all-rounder. We check out six versatile models at the performance end of the market.

9 27 Aug

Lightweight Softshells

Lightweight softshells are among the more versatile pieces of outdoor clothing, offering a bit of protection from the weather while remaining breathable and easy to pack. In this group test we look at jackets with an active cut, and stretch fabric that's robust...

12 12 Aug

OTS 2025 - Our Best of the Show

The Outdoor Trade Show has just wrapped up, and after a few quiet years post-Covid, 2025 saw a strong showing for new ideas and interesting products. Here are our highlights of the show - the items our review team are going to be fighting over next...

20 13 Jun

Black Diamond Circuit Z Bouldering Mat

The Circuit Z is the double-hinged version of Black Diamond's popular Circuit Pad, offering an impressive amount of...

6 Jun

Black Diamond Pursuit Carbon Z Poles

Robust and comfy to handle, the Pursuit Carbon Z is a premium pole at a price to match. There's a lot to like here, says...

3 29 Apr

Head to Head: DMM Cortex vs Black Diamond Hydra Ice Axes

Two new axes are turning heads this season - the Black Diamond Hydra and the DMM Cortex. Both seem...

38 6 Mar

Black Diamond Distance LT1100 Headtorch

In the lumens arms race, other important features of a headtorch can get overlooked. But the Distance LT1100 fares well...

26 7 Feb

Latest News from Alex's Sponsors

Announcements direct from manufacturers

Black Diamond Issues Product Safety Recall for the Vision Harness

Innsbruck, Austria (February 27, 2025) – Black Diamond Equipment Europe GmbH is recalling the Vision harnesses due to premature degradation of its specialized materials and construction. This has the potential to create a risk of serious injury...

5 4 Mar

Celebrate International Women's Day with Yonder and The North Face

In line with this year's theme for International Women's Day – INSPIRING INCLUSION – Yonder and The North Face are breaking down the barriers to climbing and extending an open invite to our IWD climbing event.

1 Mar, 2024

Join the Kendal Mountain Masters Tour

Whether you're a seasoned climber or just starting out, the Kendal Mountain Masters Tour provides a unique chance to test your limits, learn from the pros, and become part of an amazing climbing community.

13 Dec, 2023