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Alex Honnold

Alex Honnold

Known for: Acting

Born 17/08/1985
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.

Filmography

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Series ★ 5,3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Guest

2003

The Jennifer Hudson Show Series ★ 5,6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Self - Guest

2022

Billions Series ★ 7,8

Billions

Alex Honnold

2016

Running Wild with Bear Grylls Series ★ 6,9

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

Self

2014

Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin Series ★ 7,3

Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin

Self

2022

The Alpinist Film ★ 7,8

The Alpinist

Self

2021

Skyscraper Live Film ★ 7,6

Skyscraper Live

Self

2026

Free Solo Film ★ 7,9

Free Solo

Self

2018

The Dark Wizard Series ★ 8,4

The Dark Wizard

Self

2026

Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold Series ★ 6,9

Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold

Self

2024

Film

Cracking Cobra

Self

2017

Reel Rock Series ★ 7,5

Reel Rock

2010

Explorer: The Last Tepui Film ★ 7,5

Explorer: The Last Tepui

Self

2022

Die Trying Series ★ 2,0

Die Trying

Self

2014

Go! My Favorite Sports Team Series ★ 9,0

Go! My Favorite Sports Team

Self

2022

The Devil's Climb Film ★ 7,6

The Devil's Climb

Self

2024

Valley Uprising Film ★ 7,7

Valley Uprising

Self

2014

Girl Climber Film ★ 6,7

Girl Climber

Self

2025

Ashima Film

Ashima

Self

2023

First Ascent Film ★ 6,1

First Ascent

Self

2006

The Sound Film ★ 5,3

The Sound

Self

2025

Frost: The Story of a Lifetime Film

Frost: The Story of a Lifetime

Self

2026

Africa Fusion Film ★ 9,0

Africa Fusion

Self

2015

Reel Rock 5 Film ★ 8,4

Reel Rock 5

Self

2010

Here to Climb Film ★ 4,3

Here to Climb

Self

2024

Ueli Steck - Speed, The Fastest Man on the Mountain Film ★ 10,0

Ueli Steck - Speed, The Fastest Man on the Mountain

Self

2011

Ueli Steck – Auf schmalem Grat Film ★ 10,0

Ueli Steck – Auf schmalem Grat

Self

2020

Reel Rock 15 Film ★ 7,0

Reel Rock 15

Self

2020

Safety Third Film ★ 10,0

Safety Third

Self

2017

Get a Little Out There with Alex Honnold Series

Get a Little Out There with Alex Honnold

Alex Honnold

2026

Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience Film

Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience

2024

Best of E.O.F.T. No. 7 Film ★ 8,0

Best of E.O.F.T. No. 7

Alex Honnold

2011

Masters of Stone VI - Breakthrough Film ★ 10,0

Masters of Stone VI - Breakthrough

Self

2009

Crack Climbs and Land Mines, Alex Honnold in Angola Film ★ 10,0

Crack Climbs and Land Mines, Alex Honnold in Angola

Self

2015

The Hurt Film

The Hurt

Self

2023

The Nose Speed Record Film ★ 10,0

The Nose Speed Record

Self

2019

A Better Life Film ★ 8,5

A Better Life

Self

2015

Alone On The Wall Film ★ 10,0

Alone On The Wall

Self

2010

Tent bound in Devil's Bay Film

Tent bound in Devil's Bay

Self

2011

Progression Film ★ 6,1

Progression

Self

2009

Reel Rock 14 Film ★ 8,1

Reel Rock 14

Self

2019

Reel Rock 16 Film ★ 7,2

Reel Rock 16

Self

2022

A Line Across the Sky Film ★ 8,5

A Line Across the Sky

2015

Reel Rock 7 Film ★ 7,5

Reel Rock 7

Self

2012

High And Mighty Film

High And Mighty

Self (Archive Footage)

2015

Reel Rock 12 Film ★ 7,1

Reel Rock 12

Self

2017

The Sharp End Film ★ 7,5

The Sharp End

Self

2007

Queen Maud Land Film ★ 1,0

Queen Maud Land

2018

Fine Lines Film ★ 6,0

Fine Lines

Self

2019

Best of E.O.F.T. No. 12 Film ★ 10,0

Best of E.O.F.T. No. 12

Self - Climber

2016

Showdown at Horseshoe Hell Film

Showdown at Horseshoe Hell

2015

Cuddle Film ★ 10,0

Cuddle

Self

2022

Reel Rock 10 Film ★ 8,2

Reel Rock 10

Self

2015

Sufferfest 1: Climbing California's 14ers by Bike Film ★ 7,0

Sufferfest 1: Climbing California's 14ers by Bike

Self

2014

Solar for Soulsville Film

Solar for Soulsville

Self

A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Ground Film ★ 10,0

A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Ground

Self

2020

Reel Rock 17 Film ★ 8,0

Reel Rock 17

Self

2023

Flashed Film

Flashed

Self

2025

Sufferfest 2: Desert Alpine Film ★ 8,0

Sufferfest 2: Desert Alpine

self

2014

Alex Honnold: The Soloist VR Film ★ 10,0

Alex Honnold: The Soloist VR

Self

2022

Break on Through Film ★ 10,0

Break on Through

Self

2018

Best of E.O.F.T. No. 11 Film ★ 8,0

Best of E.O.F.T. No. 11

Climber

2015

Age of Ondra Film

Age of Ondra

Self

2019

The Swiss Machine Film ★ 10,0

The Swiss Machine

Self

2010

Film

Alex Honnold's Urban Ascents

Climbing Into Life Film

Climbing Into Life

Self

2025

Good Luck, Kid Film

Good Luck, Kid

Self

2026

Honnold 3.0 Film ★ 10,0

Honnold 3.0

2012

The High Road Film

The High Road

Self

2019

RACE TO 9A Film ★ 10,0

RACE TO 9A

Self

2015

Reel Rock 13 Film ★ 7,4

Reel Rock 13

2018

Wet Lycra Nightmare Film

Wet Lycra Nightmare

Self

2023

Sufferfest Below Zero Film

Sufferfest Below Zero

Self

2025