The First Video of Alex Honnold's Freerider Free Solo
On June 3, Alex Honnold made climbing history when he free soloed Freerider (VI, 5.12d, 3,300') on El Capitan, completing the first ever free solo of a full El Capitan route. In this clip, filmed by Jimmy Chin for a National Geographic documentary, Honnold works his way up the route's 26th pitch. Dubbed the Enduro Corner, it goes free at 5.12b/c and is considered one of the routes cruxes.
