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ALEX HONNOLD<br />
THE SOLOIST<br />
Words and images courtsey Red Bull<br />
Alex Honnold is a professional rock<br />
climber whose free-solo ascents of<br />
America’s biggest cliffs have made<br />
him one of the most recognized<br />
and followed climbers in the world.<br />
Honnold is distinguished for his<br />
uncanny ability to control his fear<br />
while scaling cliffs of dizzying heights<br />
without a rope to protect him if he<br />
falls in a climbing style called free<br />
solo climbing.<br />
In 2017 Honnold completed the first<br />
and only free-solo of El Capitan’s<br />
“Freerider” route (5.13a, 3,000 feet),<br />
hailed by many as one of the greatest<br />
sporting achievements of our time.<br />
Free Solo' the film documenting this<br />
climb, won the Best Documentary<br />
Feature at the 91st Academy Awards.<br />
The two-part 'Alex Honnold: The<br />
Soloist VR' immerses viewers<br />
alongside the 36-year-old Californian<br />
as he exhibits the talent that has<br />
captivated people globally. The film is<br />
only available for Oculus TV, on Meta<br />
Quest VR headsets.<br />
The film, which was shot over two<br />
years by award-winner producer<br />
Johnathan Griffith of 'Everest VR:<br />
Journey to the Top of the World' -<br />
uses the latest in high-resolution 3D<br />
360° to capture Honnold in some of<br />
the most remote and wildest locations<br />
possible.<br />
VR Producer Johnathan Griffith<br />
added: "After seeing how audiences<br />
were enthralled by Alex in Free<br />
Solo, we thought that VR could bring<br />
people even closer to being on the<br />
wall with Alex as he continues to<br />
push the boundaries of the sport and<br />
human achievement."<br />
Alex Honnold soloing Desert Gold at sunrise, Vegas<br />
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