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Aug 2024
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Alex Honnold (Free Solo): Conquering Fea...

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Alex Honnold is a world-renowned professional rock climber, best known for his free solo ascents of big walls. His most notable achievement is the free solo climb of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, a feat that brought him international fame and was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary, "Free Solo”.


In this episode, Jake and Damian sit down with Alex to delve into the concept of mastery and what it means to truly excel at something. Alex shares his thoughts on the conditions required to achieve flow, a state of optimal performance and total immersion.


Alex recounts his personal experiences of reaching flow state during some of his most extreme climbs, discussing how the difficulty of a task can push us into an autopilot mode where performance feels almost effortless.


This episode offers a profound look into the mindset of one of the world's greatest climbers, revealing how he continues to set and achieve his goals.


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