Alex Honnold
Alex Honnold is a rock climber, documentary subject and podcast host who shares climbing adventures and supports community solar energy through the Honnold Foundation.
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Overview
- From
- Sacramento, California
- Based in
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Work
- Rock climber, author, documentary subject and podcast host
- Early breakthrough
- Free solo of Moonlight Buttress in 2008
- Milestone
- First free solo of El Capitan on June 3, 2017
- Foundation
- Founded the Honnold Foundation in 2012
Mini bio
How it started.
Alex grew up in Sacramento. His parents introduced him to a climbing gym, and years of indoor climbing eventually gave way to a life spent climbing outdoors. In a 2008 Alpinist interview, he credited childhood reading about Peter Croft, John Bachar and the Stone Masters with shaping his interest in soloing.
The climbs that changed things.
His 2008 free solo of Moonlight Buttress helped bring him to the climbing world’s attention. On June 3, 2017, he became the first person to free solo El Capitan. Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi documented the preparation and ascent in Free Solo, which won the 2019 Academy Award for documentary feature.
Stories beyond the summit.
Alex co-wrote Alone on the Wall with David Roberts and co-hosts Climbing Gold with Fitz Cahall. His work also includes the environmental interview podcast Planet Visionaries and the Nevada travel series Get a Little Out There with Alex Honnold.
A practical way to give back.
He founded the Honnold Foundation in 2012 while living in a van and traveling to climb. The foundation supports community solar projects, connecting environmental work with reliable energy access. Alex now lives in Las Vegas with his wife Sanni and their daughters June and Alice.
Creditschronological, newest first
Film & TV
- 2026Get a Little Out There with Alex HonnoldHost
- 2026Skyscraper LiveFeatured climber
- 2018Free SoloDocumentary subject
Podcasts
- 2026Planet Visionaries, season sixHost
- 2021Climbing GoldCo-host with Fitz Cahall
Books
- 2015Alone on the WallCo-author with David Roberts
Awards
Quotes
It represents total commitment. Perfection. Execution.Alex Honnold, Alpinist
In a June 2008 interview, Alex was asked what free soloing represents to him.
Trivia
- He records the routes he climbs in a journal known as a ticklist, and also keeps a sustainability ticklist.
- His first solos included Knapsack Crack and Corrugation Corner at Lover’s Leap, according to his 2008 Alpinist interview.
- The Honnold Foundation began while he was living in a Ford Econoline van fitted with a bed and storage.
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