THE VIDEO SHELF · free solo climbing
The ascent of Alex Honnold
A CBS News (60 Minutes) profile of free solo climber Alex Honnold, who scales sheer rock faces without ropes. Lara Logan reports on his climbing and his apparent lack of fear, including his Half Dome ascent.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters point to it as a nerve-wracking look at Honnold's free soloing, often when climbing, risk or van life comes up.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- CBS News
- Topic
- free solo climbing
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2012–2017
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
If you think you can handle some sweaty palms, Alex Honnold, one of the best free solo climbers in the world, lives in his van so he can easily get from park to park and seems to absolutely thrive off the lifestyle -- [VIDEO] There …
sharkweek on Hacker News · 2012-10
In Living in a VanFor some more sweaty palm fun, check out professional climber Alex Honnold "free soloing" various rock walls. [VIDEO] The whole video is worth watching, but the meat and potatoes starts at about 11:30
sharkweek on Hacker News · 2015-03
In Where the Real Skyscrapers Are (Hint: North Dakota)That's what chalk is for :) [VIDEO] The whole video is pretty interesting, but may make your hands sweat even more.
wlll on Hacker News · 2016-11
In Czech climber Adam Ondra has conquered the Dawn Wall in record time
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