The High Performance Podcast Unleash Your UNTAPPED Potential: with Spencer Matthews (and Alex Honnold)
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Jan 31, 2025 Dive into the adventurous world of personal potential with insights from Spencer Matthews and Alex Honnold. Discover how embrace fear can lead to freedom and growth in high-risk activities. Failure is reframed as a stepping stone on the path to resilience. The hosts share their excitement about launching a new podcast and emphasize the importance of quality sleep for high performance. With a dose of humor and real-life tips, listeners are inspired to conquer challenges and push their limits in the pursuit of their goals.
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Honnold's Climbing Journey
- Alex Honnold explained his approach to free soloing.
- He highlighted how he started with small climbs, gradually increasing difficulty over 30 years.
Capability Over Risk
- Alex Honnold's free solo climb of El Capitan wasn't about increased risk tolerance.
- It was about developing the capability to manage the risks through years of practice.
Redefining Failure
- Alex Honnold views his two years of falling off El Capitan as constant failing.
- He only considers it a success after the one successful climb documented in Free Solo.