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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Jan 16, 2015 - 12:40pm PT
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thank you baby fritz, for being strong and not crying from the BD stubby on my back!
HAahah, that reporter was gripped just listening to A-Hond describe it.
"just a 25lb baby, no problem"
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LearningTrad
Trad climber
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Jan 16, 2015 - 12:53pm PT
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This honestly, makes me want, to kill myself.
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redrocker
climber
NV
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Jan 16, 2015 - 12:57pm PT
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I hadn't seen it so thanks for the link.
I found it entertaining and not at all painful to watch. Alex is so very well spoken that I always find it interesting to hear his thoughts and I actually didn't think the interviewer did too bad with her questions.
But the whole baby in the backpack ascending the ropes on the east ledges thing sounds like another Michael Jackson dangling the baby over the balcony media sh#t storm waiting to happen. Don't do it Alex!
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Bushman
Social climber
The island of Tristan da Cunha
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Jan 16, 2015 - 01:04pm PT
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Rock fall? Baby's got a helmet!
The rope breaks? Baby's got his own parachute...No problem!
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Gene
climber
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Jan 16, 2015 - 01:10pm PT
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Funny stuff. Life with Uncle Alex.
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Jan 16, 2015 - 01:22pm PT
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Maybe Dean could wingsuit Fritz off the top. That would be cool.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jan 16, 2015 - 02:22pm PT
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"sorry, i got distracted by the wildlife sighting"
LOL!
TFPU!
And let's give this woman some credit - that was a great interview.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 16, 2015 - 02:31pm PT
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IN FAIRNESS to the lady reporter,
she handled the interviews with Kevin Jorgeson's dad and Mrs. Caldwell, the baby's mommy, just as well.
Heck, she has NO CLUE about Alex's track record, so there's no fakery, no jiving. It is just a matter of ignorance, not "the stupids."
I've seen it happen where I've introduced Alex to another guy who I thought ought to have at least recognized his name. "Alex who?"
I wonder how much jive he was laying out, though, and if it was, he's at least a journeyman bullshitter, if not quite a master.
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LearningTrad
Trad climber
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Jan 16, 2015 - 02:40pm PT
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I can't wait to skype with him about it, because we're definitely close.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jan 16, 2015 - 02:40pm PT
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Let's make sure this is immortalized before ABC figures it out:
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John M
climber
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Jan 16, 2015 - 02:50pm PT
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what I want to know is when he got his ears clipped..
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jan 16, 2015 - 02:52pm PT
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Not a bad interview really.. but damn hilarious for us.
I'd feel safer letting Alex take my kid up east ledges than leaving him with most babysitters for the night.
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Jawon
climber
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Jan 16, 2015 - 03:28pm PT
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"You've done El Cap yourself, right? You've free climbed it? You know it well?"
Love his smirk. Thought he was gonna bust out with "Do you know who I am? Do you know who I am?!!!"
Thx for sharing. That was fun.
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Psilocyborg
climber
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Jan 16, 2015 - 03:31pm PT
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lol wow....fun!
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chill
climber
between the flat part and the blue wobbly thing
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Jan 16, 2015 - 03:39pm PT
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he has also climbed parts of El Capitan Hey, I've climbed parts too, just like Alex!
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Jawon
climber
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Jan 16, 2015 - 03:44pm PT
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And "Honnlove"? Really? Where's the fact checking? No one thought that was an odd name and asked "Is it really Honnlove?"
I say from this point forward, he shall be referenced as "Sir Alex HOT-LOVE".
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Jan 16, 2015 - 03:46pm PT
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"Not a bad interview really.. but damn hilarious for us. "
Yeah, that's about right.
There have been farrrr stupider climbing-related episodes in the media over the years.
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 16, 2015 - 03:55pm PT
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"You've done El Cap yourself, right? You've free climbed it? You know it well?"
He should have said; "No, but this spring I plan to take the "Go Climb a Rock class" .....
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Rudder
Trad climber
Costa Mesa, CA
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Jan 16, 2015 - 04:36pm PT
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A little editing and that interview would be great!
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John M
climber
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Jan 16, 2015 - 05:12pm PT
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I'm betting that Honnlove is that little cuties nickname for Alex. She probably accidentally left it on her copy and sent it in to the copywriter.
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Guernica
climber
dark places
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Jan 16, 2015 - 05:22pm PT
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^ Yes John M, yes. Good call.
That was totally hilarious!
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jan 16, 2015 - 05:34pm PT
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The casual "just cinch him in a backpack and tie him in separately" was classic.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jan 16, 2015 - 05:39pm PT
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"Seems like the obvious thing to do"
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Peter
Trad climber
San Francisco
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Jan 16, 2015 - 06:16pm PT
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"I would be rappelling, just like normal, but I would have a backpack, with a baby inside it."
Oh my god, I am dying watching this.
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Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Jan 16, 2015 - 06:58pm PT
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Favorite interview ever. Total horror.
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nah000
climber
no/w/here
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Jan 16, 2015 - 07:39pm PT
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oh this was just pure awesome...
thanks for posting it.
my favourite:
"how do you get a baby to rapell down the ropes?"
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Jan 16, 2015 - 07:40pm PT
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Funny interview but I have to say Alex was a class act throughout it.
Susan
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briham89
Big Wall climber
santa cruz, ca
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Jan 16, 2015 - 07:51pm PT
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That was painful....
Makes you wonder how uneducated reporters are about other stories.....like wars....
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Jan 16, 2015 - 07:53pm PT
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Honlove?
Hey! that's why it's known as Eyewitless News.
Back in the mid last century in High School one of my buddies dreamed of an appointment to one of the military academies. Three or four of us completely manipulated the local press to get him in the paper and gain the attention of the local congresscritter.
Ain't no creature on earth much dumber than a reporter.
Even politicians can completely manipulate them and they generally are just slightly higher on the IQ quotient than a box of rocks.
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John M
climber
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Jan 16, 2015 - 08:01pm PT
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I know the media gets lots of things wrong, but some of you need to lighten up. She is a young reporter who obviously doesn't know anything about climbing. Thats not the end of the world, and to extrapolate outward that that means that every reporter knows nothing is just silly.
Its just friggen climbing.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jan 16, 2015 - 08:06pm PT
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Why the hell would anyone not a climber know anything about climbing?
We are a ridiculous group that takes ourselves WAAAAY too seriously.
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couchmaster
climber
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Jan 16, 2015 - 08:23pm PT
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Reporter to Honnold: "so..uhh....you've done El Cap yourself?"
LOL
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drapnea
Trad climber
SLC, UT
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Jan 16, 2015 - 08:49pm PT
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The media rarely gets any story right. They just put up something as quickly as possible and air it so they can cover it before the competition. The more you know about stories in the news, the more you realize this.
I have to say though this was priceless...
Honnlove
Fritz
Baby in a backpack
Wildlife sighting
...priceless
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Jan 16, 2015 - 08:50pm PT
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Why do I suddenly want to throw a baby in a Metolius 1/2 Dome and solo?
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LearningTrad
Trad climber
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Jan 16, 2015 - 09:11pm PT
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Why do I suddenly want to throw a baby in a Metolius 1/2 Dome and solo?
If you do that, I'll block your posts on Facebook.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 16, 2015 - 09:21pm PT
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Correspondent: There are caves?
Alex: Why, yes. Haven't you heard of the Batso Caves?
Correspondent: Tell us more about your wild life, Mr. Honnlove.
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Ikat
Social climber
Carson City
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Jan 16, 2015 - 09:47pm PT
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The inadvertently best interview ever.
Alex has to be credited for being so incredibly gracious, yet punking the reporter. He is a class act
I cannot stop laughing about this.
And I am not e-kat and I know it
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
therealmccoy from Nevada City
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Jan 16, 2015 - 09:56pm PT
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Why do I suddenly want to throw a baby in a Metolius 1/2 Dome and solo?
I mean it seems like the obvious thing to do
yosemite hard and softman extreme special, linkup 3 different yosemite walls with 3 different babies?
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Jan 16, 2015 - 10:27pm PT
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Interesting to see Hondo humbly ground supporting this effort.
Dollars to doughnuts he unleashes another jaw dropping solo in the next few months.
Just let the dust settle a bit and you'll be saying Dawn What?.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jan 17, 2015 - 06:06am PT
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...or the Dingo ate it.
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Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Jan 17, 2015 - 08:40am PT
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Oregon
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Jan 17, 2015 - 09:38am PT
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They make harnesses for 25 lb. people?
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jan 17, 2015 - 10:01am PT
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That was priceless.
I agree with those who say they both did fine. Her questions weren't that bad.
Alex is patient and cool. It worked out just fine.
I mean c'mon, she was versed in Kevin's struggle, Wino Tower, Tommy waiting, Alex pimping the family up there etc.
And she was straight enough to know that Joe Schmo at home would probably need the baby in a backpack thing followed up a little bit.
Hell I'm impressed that Alex kept his hands in his pockets and wasn't all air climbing the whole time the way we always are when we talk to each other!!
"Wildlife sighting" was freeking priceless.
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Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Jan 17, 2015 - 11:08am PT
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Translate "Taking the piss" into american.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Jan 21, 2015 - 01:09pm PT
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I want to see a mashup video song of Captain Kirk making love to the mountain and Alex getting the baby up the mountain.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Feb 25, 2015 - 04:18pm PT
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http://www.climbing.com/dawn-wall-interviews/
Climbing: What did you think of the infamous “Honnlove” interview?
Kevin: It is the best thing that came out of this whole affair.
Climbing: It was fun for us in the peanut gallery to poke fun as mainstream media tried to make sense of it. “Using only their hands and their feet” is something we heard countless times. What’s the funniest you’ve seen?
Tommy: The “Honnlove” piece on ABC. That was my all-time favorite for sure! [Laughs.] When he was talking about “Yeah, it’s just a 25-pound baby; you can just put him in the backpack.” [ed. The reporter had asked how Alex might get Tommy’s son, Fitz, to the top of El Cap.] Man, that one was great. Not to mention the fact that they called him Alex Honnlove. So good. Classic!
http://www.rockandice.com/lates-news/tnb-dawnwall-and-the-mystery-of-honnlove
"Honnlove should be good at all things related to ladies and babies."
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Highgloss
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Feb 25, 2015 - 04:22pm PT
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He is kind of a jerk to Hazel Findlay in his new South Africa movie, he tells her several times that she is overweight and should try harder... Seems like his ego is getting the best of him in this film. Sad really.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Feb 25, 2015 - 08:44pm PT
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He is kind of a jerk to Hazel Findlay in his new South Africa movie, he tells her several times that she is overweight and should try harder... Seems like his ego is getting the best of him in this film. Sad really.
Really? Are you serious, or trolling/guerrilla marketing? ;-) I just watched the movie and didn't see anything like that. Once where Alex jokes "you are highly insulated" and she replies, "you always say that". Its normal talk between friends. I don't see where this relates to "overweight". At the beginning of the video, Alex describes Hazel as being the hardest woman climber in Britain. Hazel says that Alex is highly motivated and pushes people to push their limits. That's not being a jerk.
Thanks for getting me to seek out and watch this video that I hadn't known about. LOTS of incredible rock in South Africa!
Highly recommended 52 minutes, "Africa Fusion": https://vimeo.com/ondemand/africafusion/104027455
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crøtch
climber
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Feb 25, 2015 - 10:13pm PT
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Agreed, that was a great video!
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Rudder
Trad climber
Costa Mesa, CA
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Feb 27, 2015 - 08:00pm PT
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He is kind of a jerk to Hazel Findlay in his new South Africa movie, he tells her several times that she is overweight and should try harder... Seems like his ego is getting the best of him in this film. Sad really.
Totally agree that he was definitely bad to Hazel, but I also totally enjoyed the film and Alex. I don't agree it's ego with Alex. He is just way different than us, if I can speak for us. haha Autistic, maybe? haha Even with Cedar you get the impression Alex is pretty much in his own world and not real tolerant. Of course, I don't know him, and when I met him in Costa Mesa he seemed very nice. But, it isn't all that implausible that he snuck down here from the mothership for a little climbing and so doesn't really have human social interaction down as of yet. haha
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Ed H
Trad climber
Santa Rosa, CA
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Feb 27, 2015 - 09:33pm PT
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Come on you amateur video editors, time to make a parody version of the Honnlove video!
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Honnlove
Boulder climber
Maple Ridge BC
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Sep 18, 2015 - 06:18pm PT
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Ok so she didn't know anything about climbing but... I don't see anything funny about the interview except the fact that they got his name wrong in the print version. They got the baby's name wrong too btw.
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