Alex Honnold Climbs Angola
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- Опубліковано 14 гру 2015
- Alex Honnold is the most accomplished free climber in the world. Angola is a southwest African country that recently emerged from 27 years of bloody civil war. What brings together these strange bedfellows you ask? Some of the most epic unclimbed rocks in the world, and a community needing help to diffuse the hidden land mines leftover from the conflict. (Plus a shadowy local hotel magnate, but we'll get into that later). This is Alex Honnold in Angola, for one of the most unique adventures of his storied climbing career this far.
Director of Photography - Pablo Durana.
Drone footage by Haroun Souirji at vastmotionpictures.com
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Anybody just binging Alex honnold UA-cam documentaries?
Yep
Yupp
yeppo
Yeah hahaha
Pretty much. I actually ended up buying a set of 3 today to watch them unabridged and in good quality; 'Alone On The Wall', 'The Line Across The Sky' and 'Honnold 3.0'.
"I'm just going to take it easy today since I'm still not fully recovered from being sick"
CLIMBS MOUNTAIN
Not a mountain...
@@Kaarna5 you sound like a fun person
Alex had a spine injury and was still recovering from a foot injury and still free solod El Cap.
Correction: not just any mountain,
"I'm still really sick and fever hasn't gone away yet. I'm gonna climb something more moderate today".
-> 200-meter tall 5.13c
LMAOOO
Alex saying "these guys are stoked" in the middle of southwestern Africa is maybe the most California thing anyone has ever said
Not california, just climbing and surfing lingo
@@shaneculler590 it’s a california thing. he’s from sacramento, also surfing and climbing are two extremely popular things to do in cali
🤣🤣🤣
I was rafting the Eureka river near Lake Tahoe with my godson, and in a raft nearby I heard a girl say, "I am so going to do this again." That sounded so Californian.
@@maxellers3471 everyone I know says stoked and I live in New Mexico. I don’t think it’s a California things
"Turns out to be, like, totally character-building". What a wholesome, optimistic way of describing climbing a mountain in pitch black
Yaaas reddit wholesome
Крутой парень
He seems to use the term character building as a euphemism for something hard, quite often.
That guy who set anchors, then started an IV later in the day is a hero
M.A. It would not at all be hard to find Alex’s veins, holy shit he’s pumped
"My shoes are leaving like epic scuff marks"...starts cleaning..
"Oh no I made the wall dirty!" *cleans wall* awww
He even cleaned his underwear with napkins.
@@unlink1649 You basically repeated the initial comment in different words....... now what was the point of that... lol
@@polishpat95 😂😂
Thought I’d bump you to 1k :) have a nice day.
I don’t know if anyone’s mentioned it already, but I love how the route setter who’s up there bolting, is also a medical professional setting an IV for Alex. What a dude to have on the team!
you'd think he was ex military if he never spoke 😂
real hidden star * :D
Giving Alex that IV must have been dead easy as he has those garden hose veins on his arms lol, nurses must love him when he gets his blood taken
Everyone on the ground: *panic, rushing, frantic driving to and from the mountain, "GET THE HELICOPTORS"*
Cut to Alex: "oh this is taking a bit longer than I thought lol" *continues climbing*
Hes just so outta this world skill wise and fear wise. He has non and i think all climbers in the world can agree that its likely that hell slip one day and that the thing he loves will kill him.
Hes the stevd erwin in his field and i hope we can have him as long as possible
@@pewwwwooop I don’t personally think he will ever put himself in a position where he will slip off, considering that he’ll spend months and years memorizing and making sure he’s 110% confident and capable. However, there’s just so many variables.
@@staticalphabetsoup637 its a numbers game, you will slip eventually. The question is wether you are on a rope or free climbing.
@@dr.doppeldecker3832 Or driving a car or just eventually dying from a heart attack at old age.
@@staticalphabetsoup637 I think it was El Chapo that he put himself into a few spots where he was extremely vulnerable. Plus, as humans, we all make mistakes. It's just his could easily cost him his life. It's a risk he's happy with though.
Damn I got one recommended video on this dude talking about his free solo of el cap and here I am a 2 hour documentary and about 3 hours of UA-cam videos later!
omgurheadsgone that’s exactly what’s just happened to me 🤣. This guy is superhuman
Same thing here
Sameeeee
sameeee
Same 😂😂
Alex Honnold is the vertical version of Forrest Gump; "…I guess I just like climbing…"
Except he’s not retarded
@@markzucc3277 he is definitely on the asbergers scale.
@@christianhardwick6530 Forrest Gump was actually retarded, that's what the whole story is about
Christina Reynolds he is actually an extremely intelligent guy. He may have a touch of social anxiety, but he is most definitely NOT “retarded”
Alex's dad had Aspergers. It is not surprising he shows some characteristics of autism. Alex did amazing in school though and was in the smart kid classes. So no, he isn't retarded. He is exceptional if anything.
“Who’s that up on the cliff face?”
“Just some crazy white dude”
lucky for him the natives are too busy to working for things we take for grated, to spend all that free time learning how to climb rocks
and lucky for me, people like alex are willing to video tape himself doing things im too busy bieing scared to do. For random peoples, like me'isas, entertainment.
and take the time to do it LIVE for people who dint have internet access
Scrolled for awhile looking for this comment lol my thoughts exactly
"I'm still really sick and fever hasn't gone away yet. I'm gonna climb something more moderate today".
-> 200-meter tall 5.13c
That's not even close to what he said..
The world needs more Alex Honnolds
Yup, insurance companies need more reasons to i crease ourpremiums lol
+Kevin Cook Alex is amazing, love the 'van life' video he made on youtube
+Tony Tiger Dear Tony.... the only thing that makes you a Tiger is you Paper Tiger Comment !
+TheElgatoloco I'm pretty sure the abundance of 400lb couch dwellers has a hell of a lot more to do with rising insurance premiums than athletes likes Alex. Ridiculous.
hahaha hahaha ha lolololololololololol
Legend has it Alex has still yet to blink since birth.
His eyes are huge
But pretty lol
18:46
He must have good natural eye lubrication
He's a cave goblin
17:18 half of the villager men are going to die climbing that thing now
Exactly what I thought 😂😂
Exactly
At 24:28 I thought he was free soloing and had a heart attack
@YES same
@YES Hahaha for real.. my brain took too long to comprehend, even though it was like 1 second.
I dont think he evers solo climbs a new face in the begging without rope.
This guy is the GOAT. More precisely a MOUNTAIN GOAT
gomcoclamp cleaver, very cleaver.
Lmao you comment this on every vid with Alex Honnold in it
Erik DuBoulay ... so?
Rip
The goat at what?
This dude is a real hero - humble, doesnt chase the millions he couldve made from marketing, discusses ideas to help the earth, lives out of his van a lot of the time... This is the Michael Jordan of climbing. Nobody else is close to this dude....like hendrix - he has nobody ahead - he's creating the game. He puts fear in another place and defies biochemistry in how he controls fear/adrenaline... Straight up - he's a role model. Does it for the love and only the love.
Michael Jordan is the Alex Honnold of basketball
I'm a big fan too, but to be fair, Alex is as likely as any climber to make the sport more lucrative for both himself and others.
I am certain money hasn't, and never will become a primary motivation for him, but I also think the sport isn't exactly a gold mine that would make a great climber shift focus toward "chasing millions"; where are these millions?
Even pretending for a second, that he did decide to focus on making as much money as possible, most likely, what he's doing would be the best way to continue to attract the kind of attention that can be parlayed into endorsement deals, movie deals and cash and he is doing that, which is great, because it allows him to climb constantly.
@@Gregorypeckory He was probably just comped food and a hotel room, but Alex could charge serious money for doing this. Creating the first lines up these walls opens up potential multi-million dollar tourist attractions for the country.
Clapton was better than hendrix So was jimmy page
Not really. There are a lot of people that send harder routes. Honnald is just dead inside 😂
Watching some random climber with ropes: This is pretty scary
Watching Alex with ropes: I feel so safe
4:53 Yooo alex honnold is so desensitized he isn't even fazed by the explosion lol
This is my favorite comment lol
The urgent music while they are making sure Alex is okey and then switching back to Alex being all chill is unusually funny
8:26-8:54
8:38 jisuz crast alex
LOLOLOL
Probably the biggest thing to happen in this country. Straight rockstar over there.
@@619onmine trust me its not
I hope he defies the odds and doesn’t fall to his death like most of these guys eventually do. I really like him.
@ I love you for your combacks😂completely golden
@Jason Voorhees tf you telling him to shut up for? Or calling him a kid?
He unfortunately passed away recently climbing Mt. Vesuvius.
@@ohh2752 he actually died climbing Mount ligma
@@anonymousanonymous4690 actually he died after attemepting to free solo mount sugma
24:32 holy cow. I am so used to watching Alex's free solos, at first I didn't think he had a rope? Omg my heart dropped!! Haha glad hes ok though frfr.
Lol happened to me too
they edited it out on purpose. weird editors tbh
@@SphereOfStreaming no they didnt. look closer
@@SphereOfStreaming although i do admit when i first watched that specific clip cut i didnt see the rope
@@liam3104 im a little late to the party but i also realized it must be two different instances of falling (on the same spot). in the first shot there is no other person near him and in the second one he falls into a cameraguy. so he fell multiple times. clever cut there
I live in Afrika and explore climbing here since a good 10 years and i enjoyed this film very very much. I know the feeling of this interaction with laughing and head shaking local people with huge interest - and youngsters trying immediately to climb too (and awesome good mostly). This is a real story told very sensitive. Alex is a quite special and an inspiring person - the foundation work is so adorable and his respectful attitude is an example for us all traveling over the globe with climbing as our guiding compass. Thank you for sharing so generously!
“Fluffing, fluffing!” I love Alex Honnold... but the “fluffer” absolutely rocks! On a serious note: It’s way cool how these men take serious care of AH. The brotherhood and teamwork here is beautiful.
He is the bassist of Alex’s band
Or his comment "That's what she said" as a reply to Alex's "That was a really smooth insertion" LOL
Especially hilarious how when they know Alex is completely safe climbing and descending in the pitch black, theyre just chilling at 5 star hotel. Even when all the hosts are panicking ready to send helicopters, they dont get up hahaha
"I'll just do a handstand on the edge and become internet famous like those Russian guys. That'll be cool"
No big deal Honnold to the core
He's being sarcastic
Watch rooftopper deaths on live leak. There is one where a guy is doing one on a roof top and he disappears after falling off of the roof. Some guys are crazy, but that is just a death wish. Definitely sarcasm.
That's what's so refreshing about him. Most people, when they're that good at something, they waste no opportunity to show it off. And in today's society, where we all get pushed into promoting our own 'brand', most people feel pressured to always present the most polished, most successful version of themselves. Alex genuinely doesn't seem to care. As long as he gets to climb, he's a happy dude. And I think that in a world full of insta-famous rolemodels we could use some more people like him, who know what's really important and don't try to change themselves to fit some kind of mold.
I am fluent in several languages, including Brasilian Portuguese and was not aware Portuguese is spoken in Angola. I was like, wait a minute, I'm understanding all that they are saying.
This man climbs multiple stories of a building.
“It felt like a game”
16:41 Rumor has it that that guy is still waiting for the high five back till now
😳 why was that dude like trying to catch him if he fell
...aaaand he's still waiting!!😅
Finally good to see Alex getting more of the recognition he deserves. He has the most curious eyes I have ever seen.
and big! like an owl!
What?
I thought the same thing the first time I saw him. So weird
Turns out he has aspergers which has to be connected
@@DoomCycle -- Alex does not have Aspergers. His father did. People really need to stop spreading incorrect info sbout him. Yes, he is a unique human whose individual quirks have proven to be ideal for climbing and confronting fears, but this is not an indication of Aspergers. Humans have been accomplishing incredibly difficult feats for thousands of years. It's what our species does. Give the man credit for being extraordinary, because he is.
Curious eyes 🎉😂😂😂😂
Alex lives about 12 minutes from me in Vegas. He came in to the bike shop I work at. Literally the chillest relaxed guy I’ve ever met.
Big puts to him
That is awesome. I met him at the gas station out by Red Rock once. He’s so down to earth and overall just a very likable person. Very cool dude.
what bike shop? i live near boulder city. moving by red rock soon.
This guy just amazes me more and more everytime I watch him! True dedication and discipline at its finest
cant someone just release a full climb from start to finish of this dude? i feel like it'd be riveting......we always see slivers and edits.....i just wanna see a raw from top to bottom climb lol
+domeskeetz would also be a 10+ hour long video gg
Anyone know where to find the full footage of him climbing the Sana hotel?
Watch the documentary Maru. It's not about Alex but it's about climbing in general. Gnarly stuff.
theres a documentary out now with his biggest climb
Free Solo is the name of the Film. it's the first free solo ascent of El Cap.
24:32. . Falls off. . Apologises to the cameraman for bumping into him. . . So casual and calm about it all!!
Wait, Alex falls... never knew
Richard Rejmer I noticed that, too. Such a humble, down-to-earth (well not literally) guy.
@@mv11000 i got you : ) " down to earth "
This was great!
Engaging from start to finish, great selection and duration of topics, very little obnoxious editing...all-around a fantastic production.
Excellent job. Big 👍 from me to whoever made this.
He's a legendary athlete. It's almost unfathomable how good he is.
Alex Honnold is what happeneds when Jamie Lannister never pushes Brann Stark out that window.
LOL
LMAO
Best. Comment. On. YT.
What a wonderful, humble, honest human being. Thanks for being rad, Alex.
If you're a Californian, you can say, "Thank you for being you."
I love how that guy on the ground is panicking and rushing around and alex is just like yeah we have to head back down now
The bongo drums definitely didn't help
Brought tears to my eyes seeing how happy all of the villagers were hanging out with them.
18:49 unsung hero.
Placebo_Jones his wife must love him, him knowing his role and all lol
So much funny shit just in those 45 seconds
@@Yosef9438 "Fluffing!"
Alex Honnold is a legend and a consumate professional but still I can't help but wonder every time I see him climbing, "why is this guy still alive?"
Because he is very intelligent and he says that he won't do something unless he is certiam enough he sill be safe. He says the main problem with fame is everyone expects him to step up his game and go for more and more extreme Cli,bs but he said he won't. ⎌Obviously there is a great risk in what he does but for some reason he doesn't strike me as reckless
even without beeing reckless, accidents happens. He's in incredible control of himself, that's for sure.
indeed
i climb a lot as of late, and i understand what he means even if i use ropes, when i climb hard routes, i need full concentration in order not to fall, cos i not a very brave person when it comes to falling, i just hate it, and this kind of concentration makes you addicted, and apparently alex is not only a very very good climber but more important, he seems like being able to fully concentrate and control his mind and body during the whole climbing process, i would not be able to make more than 10 mts without having a heart attack xd
For how long can you be perfect ? That's so fascinating about free climbing to me. This is so incredible man.
What's crazy is that I know that Alex makes it up all these rocks, but I'm still mad anxious watching him free solo
Much respect to Alex for what he does for the community and his climbing skills. I was always terrified of heights and ended up climbing to overcome that fear. Was the hardest thing I've ever done. Period.
Great one! Actually, I'm watching this from Luanda, Angola right now. Very pleased to be seeing this footage. More initiatives like this one in our country are very welcome for sure. Glad he did not get hurt because the other day I was near that hotel and I can say it is pretty high.
+pretochines Thats amazing. And its crazy how differnt you guys all live. I live n North east of america.. I live in the state Pennsylvania
***** I will!
+Garmo Garmo what do you mean by" how different you guys all live "?
Benjamin Antonio well, look at how their houses are and all. Where I live, there are none like tht, no one dresses like that, food differneces, language, cars, everythingi s differnet
+Garmo Garmo You are generalizing. This is a documentary mostly filmed in rural areas. Can't you see the difference between the first scene in the hotel and the scene were they are climbing the rocks? Don't take me wrong, I'm not saying that there's no poverty and differences as you mentioned but saying "you all live", is a big mistake. Your first comment sounds like a typical American (you know... the reputation of being ignorant ) .
Different cars ? Haha , you really don't know Angola !
The guy bolting/cleaning routes for Alex - "Fluffing. . . Fluffing!" This guy was great! loved him.
Wow this video is amazing, seeing you guys help put solar lights in that village and the kids dancing around it at night was really heart felt hey. And solo climbing that rock they would have been amazed. What a absolute awesome video 👍 big ups to you guys that helped out and brought alot of joy and entertainment to the world 😊
Thank you for EVERYTHING you do Alex Honnold, you are doing amazing things for amazing reasons!
I'll remember this dude as one of the greatest humans to ever live.
1 tough mother fucker... smart + fearless + knows his every step = Alex Honnold Aka Harambe
I see myself In him haha
Love this dude. Humble, good human and balls for days.
Please make more, I can’t get enough of this guy
more alex honnold please
haha my kind of humour
24:29 was skipping around the video and saw him fell. So used to him free soloing my heart jumped.
I literally jumped back while my Heart skipped a beat. I just wonder how he manages his emotions after those falls while
Going into free climbing 🙈
@@joshuablunt9449 free climbing is with ropes. Free soloing is without ropes
It’s so crazy to see how happy those kids are just to have a light! I took so much for granted.
My heart is BEATING just watching. How does he do this stuff.
Anyone else notice his surname is an anagram of HOLD ONN
Or Hold n on
@John Dunbar if you drop letters, it isn't an anagram.
"Hold'n On" I think is the best.
Also "old honn" French accent of hold on
Yes, yes you are
I was so inspired by this, that I donated to his foundation. I know Alex will put the money to good use.
bravo gut fuer dich und fuer denen
Wish you could help our organization too in Kenya ❤️❤️
These guys are truly nothing short of amazing, there really aren’t words for it ✊
That 1-finger handstand 90degree plank was so epic on top of that 40-story building.. I didn't think it was even possible until today.
You know it's real when Honnold refers to something as "Character Building"
16:40 some say he is still hanging
+parkn63 lol he deserved it after that "spot" at the end
haha I was hoping someone caught that XD
parkn63 I
Sweet
Good shit lol
guy is just so graceful and I am just finding him in 2023 at a much needed time.
I love Alex, such a nice and humble guy.
This dude is a once-in-EVER type of person. Not athlete...PERSON. To think in the way he does and to remain calm under EXTREME duress is an ability possessed by few people. And to couple that with an unbelievable level of skill at something so difficult is not something we are likely to see again any time soon.
...and the entire village went extinct by attempting to climb the same rock...
lmfao
i'm willing to bet good money that a dome or two got smashed in the months following
This prolly the funniest thing ive read in a long time
gezaborbely 😂🤣😂🤣
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He climbed and they followed and made roads. This is immense and beautiful damnn
16:13 thats the first time I´ve seen Alex surprised or scared lol
I am really glad to see this incredibly skilled young man doing service for others in need. In the end he will rewarded much more for this than his climbing achievements. Personal achievement is often a selfish ambition which is fine and propels people to the top of their field but doesn't make one truly happy. selfless service for others does.
Seeing how much joy and quality of life improvement a freaking led lamp brought to those people is really humbling.
Wow what a guy!!! watched one video of him n found myself searching for more
What a beautiful place - I had no idea
Caver461 hidden because of the war.
JR Kipling He also worked for his foundation installing solar panels
Justice for ANGOLANS!!! NOW !!!!!!
malcom flambeau Angola is in a nadie situation i know. He said it criticising Alex
@JR Kipling overreact much?
this was great! it was nice that it didn't focus exclusively on alex.
It's SO awesome he's spending his personal capital on projects like this, that help underdeveloped areas around the World. What better use of one's time, energy and money is there than improving the lives of people on the Planet who need it the most?
Just look at how happy those children are, dancing around the first free and truly clean energy they've ever had. People in the developed world don't think about how something as simple as lights can make a huge difference, especially when after sunset it's complete darkness, making up to 12 hours a day virtually non-productive.
I can't think of too many more worthwhile activities. 👍
Alex lives in gratitude.
i’m Angolan and just got into climbing and the scene! this is so cool to see!
Am I the only one curious about the descents?
Yeah, really! I did one rock climb and going up was hard enough, but you had your eyes at the top of your body to see where you were going up. But when you're going down, how can you see where to put your feet? I wound up "skiing" down a gravel canyon to get down.
BASE jumping is always an option
No one is Left to talk about it anymore.....SPLAT
User repel rope
Most of the time they hike down
This is so funny. I just love how panicky everyone else is thinking of sending blankets via a helicopter and then there's Alex and his crew just chilling out eating food past midnight at the resort. Could not stop chuckling.
It is amazing to see how happy they become of a dang lightbulb.
I'm feeling sick, lets go climb a mountain to relax. Dude, if i was in that position i wouldn't even get out of bed.
naruhina012607 he just really loves it lol
everything he does is so smooth and calculated
This was super cool is SO many ways. The helping of the communities with rock climbing. Such an amazing juxtaposition.
He Alex is so well thought out COOL, also the great work for the area. I love all his videos
even just watching dude climb from behind my computer screen has my palms sweaty. Just discovered him btw and this kinda humble/fearlessness I can use some more of that
Alex Honnold is so inspiring on so many different levels.
Alex seems like a cool, down to earth dude and Angola just looks beautiful. Enjoyed the vid, keep them comin
its awesome how pumped they are to see that free soloing, some of them had probably never seen anything like that/didnt know people were even capable of doing that.
Next time he climbs in America can we please also get an intro like "in Northern America, just above Brazil, lies a country called the united states. After a bloody civil war, they formed a loose collection of states and ...."
16:39 one of the best free climbers In the world. but he might need a spot 3 inches from the ground
kd k and possibly the worst high-five shoot down I’ve ever seen
That scene was horrible. I wanted to stop watching when that came haha, the high five was even worse than the fact that he wanted to catch Alex inches from ground
@@Someone-yt8le not seen: him sporting him from much higher, and it’s always better to be safe than sorry. There are deaths for falling from shorter
This man deserves every bit of his success.
this kind of content is pure gold
Wow thanks for putting Angola 'on the map' for me personally. What a beautiful place. I like the whole mix of this video and Alex's candour.
yes!!! I waited for this, for so long!! thanks for uploading :))))
Super stoked to learn about the Honnold Foundation. I did a TED Talk on a Zero Energy, Water, Waste Future and projects like the solar panel battery and LED light are part of the solution! madd Props
That wide shot in the fog towards the end made my stomach flip flop a little. Honnold, you're the man. PLEASE stay safe my brother! :-)
I love this guys attitude towards life. The glass is always 1/2 full. 👍🏿
Alex, you are probably my biggest inspiration. My dream is to become a really good rock climber. Just like you, my favorite climbing area is definitely Yosemite National Park. I'm only 16 but my passion for rock climbing plays such a huge role in my life. I love how involved you are in volunteering also. Keep it up man, you're a beast!!!
Well Ian are ya good at climbing yet? It’s been two years
@John Dunbar Who hurt you?
@John Dunbar who cares about what people like you think ? Who is deciding what is useless and what´s not ? What is the usefull stuff you focused on ? Trading ? Lol, fuck off you dumb paternalist
@John Dunbar Nobody cares what you think.
@John Dunbar This dude probably a welfare queen with a bud light resting on top of his potbelly rising up and down cause he's mouthbreathing so hard, typing furiously about how others are useless while he mooches off the government and beats his wife
16:37 lol the guy spotted Alex at the bottom of the climb
that was cringy
I saw someone dislocate his knee jumping down from a height like that. He wasn't a pro climber but still its easy to injure yourself even from a low height like that. And also when it comes to climbing accidents happens mostly because of human error. If you start to slack because its easy and you have done it a hundred times then you start doing mistakes. Especially when you spot or belay someone you always stay focused and alert even when its easy or the risk is low. You need to condition your brain to be on point. If you guys think this is cringy then you are just idiots and hopefully you will never spot someone because you are not trustworthy.
After he spotted him at the VERY bottom... he went for the high 10 and Alex yeeted him XD
Fluffer dude is the best. also major credit to Stacey the military guy....bravo! thanks for sharing your story.
Dude when he said he's going to do a handstand on that edge it made my heart drop
The solar projects are awesome. I find solar power to be magical, amazing, common sense etc.
My family used it for hot water for the last 35 years and we saved a lot of money and never ran out of hot water.
You feel like it should become law for all new homes.
Solar water heaters are very common in Israel