Alex Honnold: Olympic Climbing, Environmental Activism & Post-Oscar Adventure | Rich Roll Podcast

Legendary ‘Free Solo’ climber Alex Honnold joins Rich to discuss sustainability, solar power, the Olympic future of climbing, his new podcast ‘Climbing Gold,’ & more. To read about Alex, click here 👉🏾 http://bit.ly/richroll591 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS https://www.blakecurtis.net/ * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 29617 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:28 Alex's Upcoming Podcast, "Climbing Gold" 00:06:03 Rock Climbing in the Olympics 00:07:25 Rock Climbing Events and Scoring 00:12:47 Standout Rock Climbing Competitors 00:14:24 Adventure vs Athleticism 00:16:47 What It's Like Making A Podcast? 00:17:54 Popularity of Rock Climbing 00:20:36 Perspective on Free Soloing El Cap 00:24:54 Adventures During the Pandemic 00:30:32 Nat Geo Explorer in Guyana 00:40:49 The Honnold Foundation 00:44:23 Voicing Change 00:45:23 The Honnold Foundation Cont'd 00:50:44 Alex's Focus on Solar Energy 00:58:50 Where Are You Banking? 01:02:14 Climate Change: Personal Choice vs Policy 01:14:23 Where To Go Next After Free Solo 01:21:51 Washington Post Podcast? 01:22:43 Perspective on Renewable Energy 01:25:48 Rivian Trucks 01:27:42 VR Projects 01:32:36 Jay Leno's Garage 01:34:51 Alex's Hollywood Deployment 01:39:18 Alex's Mindfulness Practice 01:41:32 Closing Remarks #richroll #richrollpodcast