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“I wonder if that’s just a byproduct of fatherhood.The only human to free solo Yosemite’s 3000 foot rock monolith, El Capitan. “Now that I’m coming out of that, I’ve actually been feeling heroically strong,” Honnold says. He didn’t climb for a week following the birth, as June remained in the hospital to receive treatment for now-resolved medical complications.

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Speaking by phone as he holds his newborn daughter, June, Honnold says that his expanded family hasn’t caused him to rein in his ambitions, noting that he completed the free-solo climbs for the VR series during his wife’s pregnancy. “I always wanted to have a family eventually.

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“I was always expecting to go through the full range of adulthood at some point,” Honnold says. Last month, they welcomed the birth of their first child. Since then, Honnold and McCandless have gotten married. In one scene, he and his girlfriend, Sanni McCandless, discuss whether a family might cause him to recalibrate his capacity for risk. Throughout the film, Honnold wrestles with his personal life, openly wondering if a budding romance will compromise his climbing goals. Audiences saw his singularity of focus in his push to conquer El Cap, as well as the anxiety the pursuit brought to his friends. I’m still spending my time on projects that are exciting to me.”įree Solo served as a window into what makes Honnold tick, and what it’s like to be in his orbit. “But at the heart of it, hasn’t really changed the things that matter the most. “Basically everything has been turned up quite a bit,” he says. Honnold says he gets recognized in public more since the release of the documentary, which has also generated more commercial opportunities and increased exposure to his solar energy foundation. In January, he joined a long line of celebrities to make cameos on the Showtime series Billions. The historic, ropeless climb of Yosemite’s famous monolith of granite was chronicled in Free Solo, which won an Oscar for best documentary in 2019 and brought Honnold even more fame. Honnold, 36, is still feeling the aftereffects of his triumph at El Capitan. “In the VR film, the scenes are long enough so the viewer can look around a little bit and get a taste of what I love about those places.” “The thing that I love about soloing is being in these incredible places and having these powerful experiences,” Honnold says. If you can avoid any bouts of vertigo – and you have access to the necessary hardware – the series is worth checking out for moments like that. And suddenly, it’s just you and him on the precipice, both sharing a sublime view of the Italian Alps amid the unmatched stillness of nature. At the end of the first episode, with Honnold on a free solo climb in the Dolomites, he pauses to tie his shoe. Griffith wisely eschewed music in the production, allowing viewers to take in all the raw, ambient sounds of Honnold’s climbs. I love taking photos of that and sharing them with the world.” “You’re putting humans in these alien looking worlds, and it’s completely crazy. “I really fell in love with VR because the whole thing that motivates me in my work is to bring people into my world of the high mountains – the Himalayas, the Alps or wherever,” Griffith says. An alpinist himself, Griffith says virtual reality is the “most powerful way to bring people into my world of climbing.” The Soloist was directed by Jonathan Griffith, a filmmaker who specializes in shooting mountain sports. “I don’t know, it’s almost too much for them.” “They’re really struggling to watch the whole film because it really puts them there,” he says. Honnold said even his family of climbers has only been able to consume the two half-hour episodes in “small doses.” “Even when I’m watching I’m like, ‘This is a lot.’ I did the actual climbs and it still feels pretty intense.” “I think for some people it might be one of the most intense things they’ve ever watched,” Honnold tells the Guardian. But it could be difficult viewing for some, and not just because it’s only available on Meta’s line of Quest VR headsets. The two-part series, which was released last week, offers up plenty of mind-blowing scenery. Look down, and – well, maybe don’t look down. Peer over your shoulder, and you’re met with a sweeping view of wilderness. Crane your head upward to watch as Honnold navigates his way to the summit. Strap on a headset, and you’re immersed in a panorama of sky, snow and rock.

The new virtual reality series, Alex Honnold: The Soloist VR, invites you to tag along as he embarks on free-solo climbs in the Italian and French Alps.

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