Sanni McCandless Honnold
Sanni McCandless Honnold is a climber, life coach, author, and Outwild cofounder who shares a life of outdoor adventures, family, and intentional change.
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Known for
- Free Solo2018 · Documentary subject
National Geographic - OutwildOutwild at Tahoe2026 · Workshop facilitator and cofounder
- Mosaic Theory2027 · Forthcoming nonfiction debut
Little, Brown Spark - Be a Mountain2027 · Forthcoming picture book, illustrated by Stevie Lewis
Godwin Books - DocumentaryGirl Climber2025 · Appears as herself
Overview
- Work
- Life and transition coach, writer, climber, and retreat cofounder
- Based in
- Las Vegas, Nevada, with time spent on the road
- Breakout
- Featured in the 2018 documentary Free Solo
- Community
- Cofounded Outwild with Courtney Sanford and Jeremy Jensen
- Next books
- Mosaic Theory and Be a Mountain, both forthcoming in 2027
Mini bio
How it started.
Sanni began her working life at an energy-efficiency technology startup in Seattle. She left for a year of travel and rock climbing, including a thru-hike of the John Muir Trail, and trained through iPEC before building her own coaching practice.
Finding her own voice.
Free Solo brought her relationship with Alex Honnold to a worldwide audience in 2018. In her own Outside essay, she describes learning to live with that attention while building an independent career. Running an early Outwild gathering helped her feel grounded in work of her own.
Taking it outside.
With Courtney Sanford and Jeremy Jensen, she cofounded Outwild, a community and retreat series combining outdoor experiences with reflection on how people want to live. Her work brings together climbing, communication, and making room for change.
A life with many chapters.
Her forthcoming book Mosaic Theory develops her approach to seeing life as a collection of meaningful eras. She is also writing for younger readers with Be a Mountain, illustrated by Stevie Lewis. Both books are scheduled for 2027.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books and essays
- 2027 (forthcoming)Be a MountainAuthor; illustrated by Stevie Lewis
- 2027 (forthcoming)Mosaic Theory: How to Craft a Life of Many SummitsAuthor
- 2021What Free Solo Taught Sanni McCandless About LoveEssayist, Outside
Film and television
- 2026Skyscraper LiveLive appearance
- 2025Girl ClimberAppears as herself
- 2018Free SoloDocumentary subject
Podcasts
Awards
Quotes
I was very much a woman in love, and very much my own woman.Sanni McCandless, Outside, May 5, 2021
Writing about Free Solo and the experience of building her own work while sharing a very public relationship.
Trivia
- Her year of travel included thru-hiking the John Muir Trail.
- She and Alex first connected at his Seattle book signing after she left her phone number on the table.
- The idea behind Be a Mountain connects to a message on a shirt her mother used to wear.
- She lives in Las Vegas with Alex Honnold and their two daughters.
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