Meet Alex Honnold, the fearless geek : ::BodyGeeks – Exploring the limits of the human body for your entertainment::

Meet Alex Honnold, the fearless geek

28 year old Alex Honnold isn’t your typical adventurer. In fact, he’s described as “a bumbling, dorky awkward kind of goof ball”.

Tell you what though, after watching this guy climb, he’s my kind of bumbling, dorky awkward, goof ball.

Alex, who started climbing when he was just 11 years old, is one of the world’s best free-climbers, scaling sheer rock faces tall with no safety gear whatsoever.

He holds numerous records, including becoming the first person to free-solo climb the 2000ft Regular NW Face of Half Dome in Yosemite, California. In January 24, 2010, Alex was awarded the “Golden Piton” for his climbing achievements.

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Posted by Steve on Monday, June 13, 2011 · 1 Comment

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http://bodygeeks.com/2011/10/this-is-how-a-camera-team-gets-those-awesome-shots-of-nutcases-climbing-mountains/ This is how a camera team gets those awesome shots of nutcases climbing mountains : ::BodyGeeks – Exploring the limits of the human body for your entertainment::

[...] CBS News video of the team sent to capture another daredevil climber that we’ve featured, Alex Honnold, we have our answer: A team of cameramen almost as hardcore as the guys they’re [...]