TED Talks
Alex Honnold: How I climbed a 3,000-foot vertical cliff -- without ropes
TV-PG
2018 • E283 Oct 8, 2018 15mImagine being by yourself in the dead center of a 3,000-foot vertical cliff — without a rope to catch you if you fall. For professional rock climber Alex Honnold, this dizzying scene marked the culmination of a decade-long dream. In a hair-raising talk, he tells the story of how he summited Yosemite's El Capitan, completing one of the most dangerous free solo climbs ever.
