Alex Honnold

Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web The most “interesting” year in decades: Why 2021 is shaping up to be one of the most eventful years in recent memory for the cycling industry. [Bicycle Retailer] Backpacker found dead: A black bear was discovered scavenging ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected]. Huge win for climbing: Access Fund helped get Hell’s Kitchen bouldering area outside Chattanooga, Tennessee permanently protected as part of Cumberland Trail ...read more

Happy New Year SNEWS fans! We hope you all had time to unplug and recharge over the holidays (like us). Let’s get you caught up on what’s transpired over the last week or so. Big congrats to Alex Honnold and Sanni McCandless, who got engaged this Christmas. Same goes for ...read more

During an attempt to free climb the Golden Gate Route on Sunday, professional climber Emily Harrington took a 40-foot fall down El Capitan. Harrington said in an Instagram post that she pin-balled down the rock and then hit the rope with her neck. She is "banged up, but gonna ...read more

On June 6, 2018, Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold set the sub-two-hour speed record on the 3,000-foot Nose of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. The duo took the title from Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds, who set it at just under 2:20. The rivalry is captured in the hour-long ...read more

When Phil Powers took over as CEO of the American Alpine Club (AAC) in 2005, his membership had lapsed, not out of any deliberate protest, but simply because he had forgotten about it. He was no doubt an active climber, although he didn't see the relevance or benefit of the club ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected] Instagram post of the week: Pattie Gonia and Alex Honnold paired up for an absolutely perfect dance. Honnold's girlfriend, Sonni McCandless is a co-founder of ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected] S.O.S. in a Nalgene: A message in a Nalgene bottle sent down the Arroyo Seco River saved a family in need when waters were high and fierce along the waterfall ...read more

"Sort of an unusual shoot for me—turns out rock is quite rough when you don't have any clothes on," Honnold wrote on Instagram in a caption for a photo of him crouching on a climb in his birthday suit. The renowned climber—whose film "Free Solo" received an Oscar earlier this ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected] A dream job that requires unplugging? SatelliteInternet.com is hiring someone to take a digital detox for two nights in Joshua Tree National Park and then report ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected] ICYMI: Black Diamond cut 70 positions from its manufacturing division last week. Their last days are between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31. The move is part of the brand's ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected]. Zero-waste news: Delivery Dudes is partnering with 4Ocean—amember of the Plastic Impact Alliance—to help reduce the amount of single-use plastics included in ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected]. Patagonia just scaled back its corporate logo sales program, no longer offering its vests to the financial industry and instead catering to “mission-driven ...read more

It was an epic night for the outdoor industry last night as the much-heralded film Free Solo, which follows Alex Honnold’s two-year quest to do what many thought was impossible: climb Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Cap with nothing but a chalk bag. Free Solo has earned more than $16M ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected]. Released only two days ago, GQ's video of Alex Honnold explaining Hollywood climbing scenes has more than 600,000 views. Not only is Honnold informative, ...read more

Watching Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi burst into cheers over "Free Solo's" nomination for an Oscar on Tuesday mirrored the pure joy of seeing Alex Honnold top out on El Capitan in the film. "I’ve been waiting my entire professional life for this moment," Vasarhelyi ...read more

From holds the width of two quarters on their sides to Alex Honnold's big smiles throughout the climb, filmmakers Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi planned a whole system to capture all the details of the feat. Hear about it in this latest video. If you can't get enough, ...read more

This year was evidence that change is upon us, whether it's how and where we do business, learning to live without a handful of outdoor industry icons, or recognizing just how much influence the outdoor industry has in local communities and across the globe. Through all the ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected]. In the midst of the Camp Fire last month, the outdoor industry rallied to support 13 Klean Kanteen employees who lost their homes in Northern California. A ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected] YETI Holdings' IPO values the company at $1.7 billion, per an updated filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The premium cooler manufacturer plans to ...read more

It's the three-minute clip climbers and adventure enthusiasts have been waiting for. The REEL ROCK 13 trailer came out today, giving a glimpse into the four jaw-dropping films hitting screens during the tour in November. Tickets are available at reelrocktour.com. Here's the film ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected] Hear renowned photographer and filmmaker Jimmy Chin talk to Outdoor Industry Association's Deborah Williams about filming "Free Solo." He's candid, eloquent, and ...read more

In National Geographic's new 360-degree video, watch Alex Honnold free solo El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Hear the crunch of gravel under his feet as he approaches the formation. Hear the wind as he moves from hold to hold. The seven minutes of footage is narrated by ...read more