Alex Honnold
Known for: Acting
Born: August 17, 1985
Place of birth: Sacramento, California, USA
Alexander J. Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls. He has broken a number of speed records, most notably the only known solo climb (mostly free climbing with a few points of aid) of the Yosemite Triple crown, an 18 hour 50 minute link up of Mount Watkins, The Nose, and the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome. He and Hans Florine are the current record holders for the Nose with a climb time of 2:23:51. Honnold says that he likes tall, long routes and that he tries to do them quickly.
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Filmography
58 movies · 11 TV shows, newest first
8.3
The Dark Wizard
2026
NR
Get a Little Out There with Alex Honnold
2026
7.6
Skyscraper Live
2026
NR
Sufferfest Below Zero
2025
6.5
Girl Climber
2025
5.3
The Sound
2025
NR
Flashed
2025
7.6
The Devil's Climb
2024
NR
Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience
2024
4.3
Here to Climb
2024
6.9
Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold
2024
NR
Ashima
2023
NR
Wet Lycra Nightmare
2023
NR
The Hurt
2023
8.0
Reel Rock 17
2023
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
7.3
Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin
2022
7.5
Explorer: The Last Tepui
2022
10.0
Cuddle
2022
7.2
Reel Rock 16
2022
10.0
Alex Honnold: The Soloist VR
2022
9.0
Go! My Favorite Sports Team
2022
7.8
The Alpinist
2021
7.0
Reel Rock 15
2020
10.0
A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Ground
2020
10.0
Ueli Steck – Auf schmalem Grat
2020
6.0
Fine Lines
2019
10.0
The Nose Speed Record
2019
8.1
Reel Rock 14
2019
NR
The High Road
2019
NR
Age of Ondra
2019
1.0
Queen Maud Land
2018
7.4
Reel Rock 13
2018
7.9
Free Solo
2018
10.0
Break on Through
2018
10.0
Safety Third
2017
7.1
Reel Rock 12
2017
10.0
Best of E.O.F.T. No. 12
2016
7.8
Billions
2016
10.0
Crack Climbs and Land Mines, Alex Honnold in Angola
2015
8.0
Best of E.O.F.T. No. 11
2015
8.2
Reel Rock 10
2015
8.5
A Line Across the Sky
2015
8.5
A Better Life
2015
10.0
RACE TO 9A
2015
9.0
Africa Fusion
2015
NR
Showdown at Horseshoe Hell
2015
NR
High And Mighty
2015
8.0
Sufferfest 2: Desert Alpine
2014
7.7
Valley Uprising
2014
6.9
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
2.0
Die Trying
2014
7.0
Sufferfest 1: Climbing California's 14ers by Bike
2014
7.5
Reel Rock 7
2012
10.0
Honnold 3.0
2012
10.0
Ueli Steck - Speed, Der schnellste Mann am Berg
2011
8.0
Best of E.O.F.T. No. 7
2011
NR
Tent bound in Devil's Bay
2011
10.0
Alone On The Wall
2010
10.0
The Swiss Machine
2010
8.4
Reel Rock 5
2010
7.5
Reel Rock
2010
10.0
Masters of Stone VI - Breakthrough
2009
6.1
Progression
2009
7.5
The Sharp End
2007
6.1
First Ascent
2006
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003NR
Alex Honnold's Urban Ascents
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NR
Solar for Soulsville
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