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How free solo climber Alex Honnold faces fear

WorkLife with Adam Grant

CHAPTER

The Ultimate Purpose of Being the First to Climb a Wall

Climbing isn't really helping anybody, but I feel like there's almost an obligation to do that. The single strongest driver is a sense of having a positive impact on other people. You're right that it's not making anybody's life better and it's not improving global conditions in any way. But it still feels useful.

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