She's a rape victim, so I doubt it.
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Alex Honnold - this guy is NUTS 0_o
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She's a rape victim, so I doubt it.
Wow, classy.
BruceLeeRoy
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That was really incredible. Thanks OP!
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
Meh. I guess living in Boulder made me jaded. Tons of crazy fteeclimbers out there. Every year you'd hear of one dying.
AngryChinchilla
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I came to post this with my sweaty hands.
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
Unprotected sex in sub-Saharan Africa?
immortal-joe
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And the funny thing is, every single one of them has the same "no big deal" attitude. They'd be almost insulted at the notion that what they're doing is crazy or unusual.
Didn't they all end up with cancer? This guy has them beat.
I agree that calling him names is not quite called for, but what he is doing is intensely, and often entirely, an act of self-satisfaction. I dunno if that gives him a moral edge over how other folks live their lives.
ViperVisor
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If he could coast through the Ninja Warrior challenge I would be more amazed with him but right now the greater thing is being perplexed by his stupidity doing this.
Annoying Old Party Man
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Errr, I think just pissed my pants.
akachan ningen
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I think it's hilarious that so many people are calling him stupid or an idiot. He's doing exactly what he wants with his life. He's a hero.
eh, he aint hurting anyone. Even if his family "fears for his life", personally I'd rather have a kid who's out doing something he truly loves than being stuck with something they don't want to do.
Family isn't everything in the long run. This guy is just rocking the shit out of life.
I'm not knocking him. I just thought Bowflex got a bit carried away.
I'll be sitting behind my computer playing games long after this guy has fallen to his death to satisfy his adrenaline rush and I consider that a win for me.
I'll be sitting behind my computer playing games long after this guy has fallen to his death to satisfy his adrenaline rush and I consider that a win for me.
sounds like an amazing rush...what a great life.
Freakinchair
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Climbing without safety gear doesn't mean he's a better climber - it proves he's a moron who's going to end up dead in a few years.
He should use his talents to do this job:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_h2AjJaMw
He should use his talents to do this job:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_h2AjJaMw
Goddamn it, 60 Minutes wants $5 for their iPad app to watch this, and the YouTube video you linked says the content owner has not made this video available for mobile users. What's the point of even giving people that option in the first place YouTube?!
Sorry for the rant...
I'd rather my kid not nearly die every day due to his choice.
Family is pretty freakin important and having your kid die because he thought he was cool woud seriously suck.
I don't get the hate over the guy.
He is enjoying his life and experiencing joy. Props to the guy for finding that pretty early on. Its not like free climbing has a 100% fatality rate either folks. Why does he have to conform to another persons idea of goals & life contribution..?
Same could be said for any High Risk activity/job. Not many people go out and do these types of amazing feats/duties because it would be cool. They do it because they have a passion for it. For whatever reasons. All those things require something extra that most people just don't have in them.
He is enjoying his life and experiencing joy. Props to the guy for finding that pretty early on. Its not like free climbing has a 100% fatality rate either folks. Why does he have to conform to another persons idea of goals & life contribution..?
Same could be said for any High Risk activity/job. Not many people go out and do these types of amazing feats/duties because it would be cool. They do it because they have a passion for it. For whatever reasons. All those things require something extra that most people just don't have in them.
akachan ningen
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he's doing what he wants. it's his right. he doesn't have a responsibility to stay as safe as possible just to make his family feel better. that's not how it works.
and i'd rather have a son who loves what he does and lived his life to the fullest. This just happens to be this guys version of living. It's his gamble and everyone else will just have to deal with it.
nelsonroyale
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Impressive, although there are quite a few climbers at that levell
Mecha_Infantry
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She has some weird arse accent
Why do something else when what you love is right there giving you a tonne of money
I dunno, does Dean Potter really solo on the same level as Alex? I've seen him do some crazy shit (the free solo/base jumping thing, the crazy highlining stuff) but isn't Alex sort of recognised as the best free solo climber?
The reporter is good looking
Australia's 60 Minutes has been terrible in this respect for quite some time.
blazeuk
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It doesn't really make any sense to say he's doing it to be "cool". Infact, quite the opposite, he doesnt care about looking good for cameras etc. He lives in his van at every place he wants to climb and the video says that he doesn't get as much attention as he probably deserves to get (yet he doesnt care).
He does what he does because he loves it. I doubt he climbs thinking "I could die at any point here". There are few people who do what they love doing, most end up working their 9-5 jobs thinking about what they wanted to do when they were younger. This guy knew what he wanted to do from the age of 10 and never let go of that.
There are other videos out there were he visits his mom and she says she used to worry about him all the time, but she's come to accept that thats what he wants to do and shes proud of him. Family is important, but they shouldn't stand in the way of you enjoying life to it's fullest.
astroturfing
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dude has remarkable faith in steady winds and his own grip.
i'm not sure if this kind of recklessness should be glorified...
edit: wow, it sure was impressive though. incredible skill and determination. just... not smart, IMO. but what do i know, i can barely climb ladders LOL.
i'm not sure if this kind of recklessness should be glorified...
edit: wow, it sure was impressive though. incredible skill and determination. just... not smart, IMO. but what do i know, i can barely climb ladders LOL.
Harry Dresden
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He defies gravity. Until he doesn't.
Red Liquorice
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Not impressed by this kind of thing, he's just a dick head.
Risible
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From reading this thread it's obvious a lot of people haven't watched the video.
"He thinks he's cool." It's blatantly obvious from the video and the behind the scenes video that 60 Minutes posted that this guy doesn't give two shits about what other people think. In fact, he downplays his accomplishments to the point that people call him Alex "No Big Deal", because he always says the things he does are no big deal.
"Making tonnes of money." Dude lives in a van and has virtually no money. He doesn't care about sponsorships that much, he only cares about climbing.
"Does it for the adrenaline rush." He addresses this directly in the video - he says he never experiences an adrenaline rush. If he does it's because "things have gone heinously wrong." When he's climbing he's intensely calm, in fact.
Do I feel sorry for his family? Of course. It must be harrowing for them. As a father, I know that *I'd* be shitting myself every time my son did what this guy does.
That being said, I'd support him as best I could because he was doing what he wants with life. He's not being some sort of drain on society, he's self-supporting, can't ask for more than that. Dude lives on like $12K a year.
I am a very conservative, play-it-safe kind of guy. That being said, I admire Alex and his outlook and I found the comment above about "I'll be here sitting at my desk playing video games when Alex is dead" to be profoundly sad and an interesting commentary on our society today.
"He thinks he's cool." It's blatantly obvious from the video and the behind the scenes video that 60 Minutes posted that this guy doesn't give two shits about what other people think. In fact, he downplays his accomplishments to the point that people call him Alex "No Big Deal", because he always says the things he does are no big deal.
"Making tonnes of money." Dude lives in a van and has virtually no money. He doesn't care about sponsorships that much, he only cares about climbing.
"Does it for the adrenaline rush." He addresses this directly in the video - he says he never experiences an adrenaline rush. If he does it's because "things have gone heinously wrong." When he's climbing he's intensely calm, in fact.
Do I feel sorry for his family? Of course. It must be harrowing for them. As a father, I know that *I'd* be shitting myself every time my son did what this guy does.
That being said, I'd support him as best I could because he was doing what he wants with life. He's not being some sort of drain on society, he's self-supporting, can't ask for more than that. Dude lives on like $12K a year.
I am a very conservative, play-it-safe kind of guy. That being said, I admire Alex and his outlook and I found the comment above about "I'll be here sitting at my desk playing video games when Alex is dead" to be profoundly sad and an interesting commentary on our society today.
You must not ever be impressed.
Free climbers are not the same as free soloists, like Alex Honnold. Free climbers just means you're climbing under your own power without any aid gear.
Honnold is definitely doing the most difficult free solo climbs right now, but soloing is debated in the climbing community much like it has been in this thread as most people that do it, do eventually die.
Honnold is definitely doing the most difficult free solo climbs right now, but soloing is debated in the climbing community much like it has been in this thread as most people that do it, do eventually die.
He's not trying to impress anyone. I don't see why you are calling him that for? He is doing something he loves. You have a weird view on what makes a person a dick head lol.
LiquidMetal14
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Mad love for that guy. He's doing what he loves and it's not like he's earning mad cash for it. I hope he finds a different route in life like teaching the climbs and doesn't endanger himself as much. He's seems to be the best climber in the world and it shows.
Statesments like his are the dickhead statements. He's a young chap and living life to the fullest. How many can say that?
Statesments like his are the dickhead statements. He's a young chap and living life to the fullest. How many can say that?
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