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Climbing SOLO with Alex Honnold **INSANE EXPERIENCE**

Magnus Midtbø · 14.4M views · 2022-06-17 · 34:43

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Norwegian climber Magnus Midtbo spends a day climbing with Alex Honnold on exposed routes, shot as a vlog. The video shows the stark contrast between Midtbo's visible nerves and Honnold's calm.

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Recommended for conveying viscerally just how exceptional Honnold's composure is compared to other elite climbers.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2022–2026

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TheAceOfHearts · 2026-01 · Strong recommendation

I need to share a video [0] which helped contextualize Alex Honnold for me by contrasting him with another climber I've watched for years: Magnus Midtbo. In this video they're solo climbing a fairly simple and safe mountain, and Magnus is visibly stressed out while Alex calmly shouts encouragement all while recording. When watching Alex Honnold in Free Solo, I understood there was a exceptional aspect to him, but it took me seeing him climb with other people to really grasp the magnitude. [0] [VIDEO]

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cf1241290841 · 2024-01 · Recommendation

>34. Free Solo Also worth mentioning The Dawn Wall (2017) Meru (2015) The Alpinist (2021) The mindset of the people at these extremes is really interesting. Clash of cultures with Magnus Midtbø visiting Honnold was also an interesting watch: [VIDEO]

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bargle0 · 2023-06 · Recommendation

Try this climbing video: [VIDEO] One legendary climber pressures an experienced climber in to a high danger situation. It’ll make you about as uncomfortable as a SFW video can.

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