Alex Honnold Answers Rock Climbing Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Alex Honnold is back for a third time to answer common questions about climbing. The "Free Solo" star answers questions about his climbing role models, his scariest climbing moments, posture, getting into a flow state, climbing slang and much more. Planet Visionaries in partnership with Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative hosted by Alex Honnold,premiered on October 28, and is available on all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 00:00 - Alex Honnold Climbing Support 00:12 - Climbing vs Bouldering? 00:30 - Why don’t free climbers wear chutes? 00:52 - Three points of contact? 01:21 - Biggest climbing mistake? 01:56 - Let’s dust up lads 02:23 - Sticky stuff 02:47 - Super Glue cuts? 03:37 - How to calm nerves? 04:23 - Flow state 05:02 - How to push yourself? 05:46 - Scariest climbing moment? 06:38 - Exercises 07:06 - What’s in the climbing bag? 07:39 - What’s with those weird shoes? 08:04 - Climbing progress? 08:37 - Does Alex climb with a cell phone? 08:56 - Wtf is a carabiner? 09:15 - How do climbers repel down? 09:52 - Can anyone else free solo El Cap? 10:42 - How helpful can drones be? 11:20 - ELI5: Grading system 12:12 - Climbing as an elder millennial 12:42 - How important is body weight? 13:13 - Mountain climbing for Alex? 13:56 - Does Alex listen to tunes? 14:24 - How does the rope get up there? 14:53 - Climbing role models? 15:23 - Bucket list climbing destinations 15:57 - Best place to live for rock climbing? 16:30 - Will he free solo again? 16:50 - Best bouldering apps? 17:12 - So, is Sasquatch real… 18:33 - How to fall asleep? 19:21 - Nature vs nurture 19:52 - Sit up straight, young man https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/planet-visionaries-season-5/id1572495128 https://open.spotify.com/show/2Lsirh8456AZaXfCbFm2nC Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.