The "Alex Honnlove" Interview: Alex Honnold on the first ascent of the Dawn Wall

[@jeksewnoleeray1020]

This interview has so many hilarious moments, just the way Alex seems so checked out and confused by some of the questions. And all the baby in the backpack questions. Had a good laugh

[@francoissuissae6217]

Your moM loves it And she's absurdly Ron burgundy wife Kelly Bundy like

[@dr.badass702]

Fascinating technical discussion - really gave me some insight into the logistical minutiae of baby-ascending and baby-rappeling

[@Foxtrap731]

‘But that would be so lame.’ Classic line

[@cpruns4501]

"That's just the obvious solution that comes to mind" that is so great as he is actually being serious while 99.9% of the world would think he is joking but he is not joking. "Just cinch the baby in the backpack" BAHAHAH - I love Alex.

[@derekryden6574]

"You've done El Cap yourself, right?" .... Classic!

[@dabneyoffermein595]

he IS El Capitan

[@FriendlyDirt]

This interview was directly after Tommy climbed the Dawn Wall, he hadn’t free solo’d El Cap yet Edit: it was actually while they were climbing the Dawn Wall, that’s why Alex was in El Cap that day

[@derekryden6574]

@@FriendlyDirt No, but he'd climbed it a huge number of times, broken the Nose speed record several times, linked it with Half Dome in 8 hours, done the triple link-up on El Cap.............you get my drift.........

[@e.solano3963]

How normal he thinks the baby rigging is 🤣 this guy is an absolute gem

[@Bulldawg1975]

It’s nice to be able to just look up and like yes, El Cap…yeah, I do love El Cap

[@danielwesterlund1905]

Had me in laughing out loud.

[@bxx7666]

5:04 "We joked about carrying his baby up these ropes... and now... it looks like I might actually do that"

[@RandomGuyCDN]

"how do you repel with a baby" "Ma'am we just go down the same way we came up with the baby"

[@mazeman01]

"Why is climbing El Cap so hard?" Alex should have just pointed behind her and said "Look at it".

[@muttiplay]

It's funny how they haven't changed the name in the article after all this time and after Free Solo

[@ShaneHerrick]

Hey guys I got to get my battery" 4:24 Best Quote

[@andrewmitchell5807]

This is THE interview. Holy crap its so good

[@as3fawf]

Damn that Honnlove sure nolds to climb the el cap

[@trevor_corey8037]

I thought Alex was just generally unimpressed with everything in life by the way he speaks about his/teams he’s in’s accomplishments, so it was illuminating to see him get so excited for his friend here.

[@ericchild3363]

Old but fun, first time I have seen the full interview

[@TheMatthewGoodacre]

This aged so well, haha.

[@johnmartin5240]

As good as a Monty Python sketch.

[@glenblaven]

Alex is a legend. Brilliant commentary!!

[@johnmcminn9455]

"I'm sure it will be fine" the interviewers head looks like it's about to pop off

[@RockClimberAlex]

4:31 "Climbing is generally pretty solitary". No, my dude, most climbers, generally, have at least a belayer with them.

[@kleiber1729]

lol, literally

[@misterminister3858]

not this guy 😅

[@CS_Sardine]

True. Though really high level requires dedication and lots of repetition by yourself. Like saying music is not solitary because people come to watch the show. But practicing 8 hours a day like say Guthrie Govan is.

[@rookiemoves]

Multipitch climbing you are either sitting at a belay or climbing by yourself 90% of the time, he is not wrong. Can’t even hear your partner half the time.

[@philindien]

Dont need a belayer when you dont use ropes ;)

[@jansveen]

This is just too much 😂😂😂 It's like somebody would ask Elvis, do you sing anything at all.

[@sfz82]

'Listen. I don't want a technical explanation of why this is hard. I want you to look in that camera, freak out and start screaming NOW! What is wrong with you, man?'

[@matteobecchi1210]

"He's only a 25 pounds baby, you know" 😂😂

[@erocnw1341]

How do you get a baby up the mountain. LOL

[@shapelessX]

the baby idea is insane lmao Alex is so desensitized he doesnt understand that others might freak out because of heights lol

[@jhors7777]

Alex is a very interesting interview

[@andrewmshuff]

This is all so amazing.

[@gemigtunnan]

"its only a 25 pound baby"

[@lemmon0squash]

Just casually rock climb up the mountain with a baby on the back, Alex is in his element

[@sarahv1468]

Alex Honnlove has the eagle’s eyes! Believe me

[@ToadyWoods]

Bed head? Hat hair? What a chill guy :)

[@danielwesterlund1905]

I didn't think her questions were stupid, she's interviewing him so that the average viewer will get an idea of what's going on.

[@ahmadd765]

I love Honnlove he is so inspiring! Honnlove

[@dougdavis8986]

He's very patient with this lame attempt at an interview. She's a 5.1 interviewer.

[@anderslangoks3813]

This gal must have just fallen out of the moon.

[@MrJackWorse]

Presenter be like: ? Seriously, she is empty.

[@fsrodeo81]

They probably exchange numbers after this interview

[@Juventinos]

only thing better would of been if she said: maybe one day you'll be on the news doing something great! :)))

[@kawabus]

Just here for the comments, this is hilarious ♥️

[@djboo7779]

“You’ve done El Capitan before?” “You know it pretty well?” Girl…

[@keelferm]

Quite an old interview....

[@idmo86]

OMG, Good Stuff.

[@goofboy247]

She has know idea who she's talking to. It would have helped if she did a little research before the interview.

[@michaelsanchez7226]

When she said.. you’ve done el cap yourself, right?. Like free solo? 🤣

[@danmcgoogleaccount6954]

It's from 2015 so it's not quite as silly as it seems today.

[@Vortex-gz8se]

This interview was done before he did the free solo of Freerider.

[@spearfish]

this is the most awkward interview I've ever seen

[@studiokmrphotography]

Don’t drop the baby

[@TheMysticalNinja65]

Cringiest interview I've seen, 10/10

[@zbubs7784i]

This guy looks snipped real real tight

[@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511]

snipped ?

[@tomtom4405]

what is so hard about the Dawn Wall 😂

[@trav212]

😂😂😂

[@eximusic]

Would you rather have a knowledgable reporter or a really attractive one?

[@jacqueslazarus8457]

It doesn’t seam possible but u can fool some of the people all the time all the people some of the time but not all the people all the time Abraham Lincoln so congratulations u r the best of us

[@karenwendling7228]

Put him in the backpack…

[@droworldnow6600]

Alex I'm so sorry you have to put up with these inane idiots out there. Your patience in these interviews is what allows you to climb so gracefully

[@FilmsByDan]

I think he's ok. Don't kiss ass

[@lukecalclimbs2463]

#climbinggold

[@londontennistube7625]

Literally one of the dullest people on KZbin

[@FriendlyDirt]

This is one of the worst interviewers I’ve ever seen. The editing isn’t great, the questions aren’t great, and she is NOT doing a good job at holding his attention

[@Willo59]

Ha; Honnold being interviewed by someone that has no idea about climbing.

[@jlehm]

She’s lucky she’s cute because those questions were pretty lame and worthy of just walking away.

[@dagabriel9416]

Non climbers saying they don’t understand Alex’s explanation of hard climb is expected and rude to hear them say it. It’s aa waste of time and insult to explain to those who ask and never comprehend, unless they paying for your time. They will never understand. Know this, thrill seekers are a different breed that non thrill seekers will never understand

[@olyokie]

You ever noticed you don't see many veteran free climbers....? Hmmmmnnn?

[@bodhimedia1]

Who is Alex Honnlove?!? 😂

[@haumana5987]

Who is this chick? Eye candy should face the camera more. She obviously isn't there because of her knowledge or insightful questions.