In which Alex Honnold frustrates CBS

[rydra_wong]

I was entertaining people with these in chat, and thought I'd share the linkspam. The unique interview stylings of Alex Honnold:

In which Alex hates this part.

In which CBS would clearly prefer it if Alex would show some signs of having a nervous system while solo-ing a very long way off the ground.

In which CBS try and fail to get Alex to communicate in anything other than valleyspeak. Dostoevsky is heinous, dude.

In which Alex explains his nutritional secrets: "So I figured, why shouldn’t I just eat cookies every day?"

Also, there's some climbing.

Comments

[wpadmirer]

I saw the 60 minutes thing. Though I think free soloing is a good way to die young, it was fascinating.

[rydra_wong]

It's definitely not something I'd do, but I respect people's right to set their own risk threshold.

Somebody's pointed out that free soloing is statistically safer than, say, climbing K2 (which I wouldn't do either).

[wpadmirer]

Yeah, mountain climbing where you need oxygen and there are avalanche risks is WAY beyond my risk threshold. (grin)

[rydra_wong]

My risk threshold is usually to be found about 4 metres above a good-quality bouldering mat. *g*

[wpadmirer]

You are a wise woman who will live much longer than these young'uns and their mountain climbing and free soloing! (grin)

[colorblue]

I was flinching through the 60 minutes thing, even knowing that he makes it up safely. HIS POOR MOM.

That said, he seems very funny (and utterly amazing). Hopefully he will continue to be so for decades to come!

[rydra_wong]

There's a good quote from his mom:

His mother worries too, but she trusts her son’s judgment. “He’s the only one who can decide to do it or not,” she says. “I would never tell him not to. It would be like telling a concert pianist, ‘You know, that’s bad for your fingers. You’ll end up with arthritis.’”

[astridv]

And yes: he is whistling. cracked me up.

[rydra_wong]

Subtext: "We really hoped that he would be looking serious and angsty at this point, and not giving a little grin at the camera, but we're making do as best we can."

[sixbeforelunch]

LOL! Oh, these are beautiful videos. Humans are amazing sometimes. *awe*

[rydra_wong]

Dude has a severe case of mellow. *g*