Without ropes or safety gear, Alex Honnold ascended the 3,000-foot (914-meter) southwest face of El Capitan in Californ…
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Without ropes or safety gear, Alex Honnold ascended the 3,000-foot (914-meter) southwest face of El Capitan in California’s Yosemite National Park. Director and photographer @jimmychin captured Honnold on the granite wall during the climb, a feat that followed nearly a decade of preparation and was documented in Chin's film Free Solo. From wildlife to wonder, explore more iconic images from the National Geographic archive at the link in bio.
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