Alex Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American climber of Polish descent, best known for many rope-less ascents of big walls, so-called free solo climbing, the protagonist of many Reel Rock films.
Winner of the 2014 Piolet d’Or for seven-summit traverse of the Fitz Roy massif together with Tommy Caldwell.
His latest and the most famous achievement is a free-solo ascent of Freerider on El Capitan. He climbed 3300ft, 33 pitches (VI, 5.12d) in less than 4 hours!
In 2012 he established his Foundation which “seeks simple, sustainable ways to improve lives world-wide. ”
His ascents include:
Freerider (5.12d, 33 pitches) Yosemite National Park, 2017
Romantic Warrior (5.12b, 980 ft), The Needles, 2014;
El Sendero Luminoso 7c, Potrero Chico, 2014;
Le Rouge Berbere 7b (OS!,1800 ft), Morocco, 2014;
The Phoenix 5.13a, Yosemite National Park, 2011;
Regular Northwest Face (VI 5.12a, 23 pitches), Half Dome, 2008;
Moonlight Buttress (V 5.12 +, 9 pitches, approx.1200 ft), Angels Landing, 2008;
Regular North Face Route (5.11 c, 8 pitches), Rostrum, 2007;
Astroman (5.11 c/6 c +, 10 pitches), Washington Column, 2007.