Alex Honnold

American rock climber

Follow Alex Honnold on Notably News to receive short updates to your email — rarely!

2024 Appeared in two documentaries: 'Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold' and 'The Devil's Climb'
2024 Completed the first free ascent of Triple Rainbow (5.13d) on Rainbow Wall, a link-up of Dreefee, Desert Solitare, and Rainbow Country.
2024 Climbed Manphibian (9a/5.14d) at Mount Charleston, Nevada.
2024 Climbed Manphibian (9a/5.14d) at Mount Charleston, Nevada.
2024 Completed the first free ascent of Triple Rainbow (5.13d) on Rainbow Wall, a link-up of Dreefee, Desert Solitare, and Rainbow Country.
2024 Appeared in two documentaries: 'Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold' and 'The Devil's Climb'
February 6 2024 Welcomed his second daughter, Alice, with Sanni McCandless.
February 6 2024 Welcomed his second daughter, Alice, with Sanni McCandless.
2023 Achieved the third free ascent of The Heart Route (VI 5.13b, V10) in Yosemite's El Capitan.
2023 Completed the second traverse of the Devils Thumb range in Alaska (Diablo Traverse, 5.10 A2) in under 24 hours with Tommy Caldwell.
2023 Completed the second traverse of the Devils Thumb range in Alaska (Diablo Traverse, 5.10 A2) in under 24 hours with Tommy Caldwell.
2023 Achieved the third free ascent of The Heart Route (VI 5.13b, V10) in Yosemite's El Capitan.
2022 Featured in two documentaries: 'Explorer: The Last Tepui' and 'Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin'
2022 Completed the first free ascent of Ingmikortilaq, a 3,750-foot sea cliff in eastern Greenland, with Hazel Findlay.
2022 Completed the first free ascent of Ingmikortilaq, a 3,750-foot sea cliff in eastern Greenland, with Hazel Findlay.
2022 Featured in two documentaries: 'Explorer: The Last Tepui' and 'Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin'
October 12 2022 Completed the 'Honnold Ultimate Red Rock Traverse' (HURT) in Red Rock Canyon, a 32-hour and 6-minute endeavor covering 35 miles, climbing 18 out of 23 peaks, and completing 126 pitches with about 13,000' of technical climbing.
October 12 2022 Completed the 'Honnold Ultimate Red Rock Traverse' (HURT) in Red Rock Canyon, a 32-hour and 6-minute endeavor covering 35 miles, climbing 18 out of 23 peaks, and completing 126 pitches with about 13,000' of technical climbing.
February 17 2022 Welcomed his first daughter, June, with Sanni McCandless.
February 17 2022 Welcomed his first daughter, June, with Sanni McCandless.
2021 Signed with National Geographic for an original docuseries about climbing peaks in Greenland and started the Climbing Gold podcast, focusing on stories of extraordinary climbers.
2021 Appeared in the climbing documentary 'The Alpinist'
2021 Appeared in the climbing documentary 'The Alpinist'
2021 Signed with National Geographic for an original docuseries about climbing peaks in Greenland and started the Climbing Gold podcast, focusing on stories of extraordinary climbers.
2020 Made a television appearance in the animated series 'Duncanville'
2020 Made a television appearance in the animated series 'Duncanville'
September 13 2020 Announced his marriage to Sanni McCandless via Instagram.
September 13 2020 Announced his marriage to Sanni McCandless via Instagram.
2019 Completed the second entirely free ascent of El Niño (VI 5.13c) in Yosemite's El Capitan via the Pineapple Express variation with Brad Gobright.
2019 Featured in 'The Nose Speed Record' (Reel Rock 14) and 'Fine Lines'
2019 Completed the second ascent of the sport climbing route Arrested Development (9a/5.14d) at Mount Charleston, Nevada, following Jonathan Siegrist.
2019 Achieved the first free ascent of Passage to Freedom (VI 5.13d) in Yosemite's El Capitan with Tommy Caldwell.
2019 Completed the second ascent of the sport climbing route Arrested Development (9a/5.14d) at Mount Charleston, Nevada, following Jonathan Siegrist.
2019 Achieved the first free ascent of Passage to Freedom (VI 5.13d) in Yosemite's El Capitan with Tommy Caldwell.
2019 Completed the second entirely free ascent of El Niño (VI 5.13c) in Yosemite's El Capitan via the Pineapple Express variation with Brad Gobright.
2019 Featured in 'The Nose Speed Record' (Reel Rock 14) and 'Fine Lines'
December 25 2019 Announced his engagement to Sanni McCandless via social media.
December 25 2019 Announced his engagement to Sanni McCandless via social media.
2018 Received the Robert and Miriam Underhill Award from the American Alpine Club for excellence in various fields of climbing
2018 Became the subject of the biographical documentary 'Free Solo', which won a BAFTA and an Academy Award.
2018 Received a special mention at the Piolets d'Or for his outstanding contribution to climbing during 2017
2018 Received a special mention at the Piolets d'Or for his outstanding contribution to climbing during 2017
2018 Received the Robert and Miriam Underhill Award from the American Alpine Club for excellence in various fields of climbing
2018 Became the subject of the biographical documentary 'Free Solo', which won a BAFTA and an Academy Award.
June 6 2018 Teamed up with Tommy Caldwell to break the Nose on El Capitan speed record, completing the approximately 3,000-foot route in under two hours (1:58:07).
June 6 2018 Teamed up with Tommy Caldwell to break the Nose on El Capitan speed record, completing the approximately 3,000-foot route in under two hours (1:58:07).
2017 Purchased a home in the Las Vegas area, initially continuing to live in his van in the driveway. Replaced his old Ford Econoline van with a new 2016 Ram ProMaster.
2017 Purchased a home in the Las Vegas area, initially continuing to live in his van in the driveway. Replaced his old Ford Econoline van with a new 2016 Ram ProMaster.
June 3 2017 Completed the first-ever free solo ascent of El Capitan, climbing the Freerider route in 3 hours and 56 minutes, which was documented in the award-winning documentary Free Solo.
June 3 2017 Completed the first-ever free solo ascent of El Capitan, climbing the Freerider route in 3 hours and 56 minutes, which was documented in the award-winning documentary Free Solo.

We are only showing the most recent entries for this topic.

This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia article Alex Honnold, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

See Also