Alain is considered to be the founding father of Free Solo. Whether rocks or buildings, he has climbed it all. All without a rope. He has been featured in various award-winning documentaries, written books, been on Letterman, is considered to be one of the 100 greatest athletes of our time and even has a statue erected for him in China.
Some people can't comprehend how one is willing to risk facing death like that, yet I believe we need people like him to show us that our perceptions are ultimately our only limitations.
In this episode we talked about:
- How Alain started his journey of free climbing.
- Why he does what he does.
- His police encounters and days in prison
- The mentality behind free soloing.
- His connection to Alex Honnold.
- How he almost died in a fall and has since been 66% disabled and continues to be able to climb without proper functioning wrists.
- Why he switched from rock climbing to skyscrapers.
- How he climbed the Eifel Tower, Burj Khalifa, Sears Tower, and more.
- How he deals with social media haters and more.
True honor to have had the chance to sit down with him.
Check him and some of his climbs out here:
Website: www.alainrobert.com
Joe Rogan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPb698dBkvk
Climbs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtK1IMDHRjA
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqYpu2OfwZM
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mycDeps4fh0
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