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Alex Honnold

American

August 17, 1985

Athlete

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I crushed high school. I was a huge dork.

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I took a test once; they said I was a genius.

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I've gotten over my shyness from many years of doing public events.

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Anytime you finish a climb, there's always the next thing you can try.

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There's only a handful of chicks in the world who can climb big walls on my level.

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I love red bell peppers. Bell peppers in general, really. I like to eat them like apples. They're so crunchy and delicious.

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Pretty much every gym I go into, I feel very comfortable. I dump my stuff, take my shoes off, do my thing.

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Climbing is definitely very much strength-to-weight ratio. At the same time, I've never dieted or restricted calories. You're just sort of mindful about not getting plump.

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No matter the risks we take, we always consider the end to be too soon, even though in life, more than anything else, quality should be more important than quantity.

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Much as Africa has leapfrogged straight to mobile phones, it has the opportunity to skip the dirty, grid-tied power plants that currently operate across the developed world and go straight to clean, distributed power.

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Big climbs energize me. It's all the other aspects of being a pro-climber that wear me down. The travel and expeditions and training can become pretty tiring. But the actual big climbs - that's what I live for.

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I was 19 when my father died from a heart attack. He was a 55-year-old college professor and had led what was by all appearances a risk-free life. But he was overweight, and heart disease runs in our family.

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For sure, Potrero Chico is a super nice winter vacation climbing area. It's really convenient to fly into Monterrey, one of the nicer cities in Mex, and get a taxi to Potero. Then you can just live in the camping area and walk everywhere. It's muy tranquilo, as they say there.

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Free soloing is almost as old as climbing itself, with roots in the 19th century. Climbers are continuing to push the boundaries. There are certainly better technical climbers than me. But if I have a particular gift, it's a mental one - the ability to keep it together where others might freak out.

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I suppose being a bit of an antisocial weirdo definitely honed my skills as a soloist. It gave me a lot more opportunities to solo lots of easy routes, which in turn broadened my comfort zone quite a bit and has allowed me to climb the harder things without a rope that I've done now.

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