What It Takes to Be Alex Honnold’s Climbing Partner

Outside Podcast

Sports, Wilderness

4.4 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Alex Honnold is the planet's most famous rock climber, known for scaling massive walls without ropes. He’s at the absolute peak of his abilities. So it would seem rather surprising that his go-to climbing partner is Cedar Wright, ten years his senior and often not in the best physical shape. Honnold calls him “the world’s weakest professional climber,” and he’s only half joking. Yet despite their differences, the two friends share a unique bond that has them calling on each other for support on particularly daring projects. To understand why, we mic’d them up for a 5,000-foot free-solo climb in Nevada’s Red Rock Canyon. This episode is brought to you by Bosch eBike Systems, maker of outstanding motors, displays, and rechargeable batteries that work seamlessly with the most reputable electric-bike brands in the world. Learn more at bosch-ebike.com.

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0:00.0	This episode of the outside podcast is brought to by Bosch eBike Systems, maker of outstanding
0:06.8	motors, displays and rechargeable batteries that work seamlessly with the most reputable
0:12.0	electric bike brands in the world.
0:14.0	Do we have our lunches?
0:16.0	Yes!
0:17.0	Do we have our backpacks?
0:18.0	Yes!
0:19.0	Are we wearing helmets?
0:20.0	Yes!
0:21.0	Okay, let's go.
0:24.0	This is the energetic sound of my morning.
0:26.5	When I take my kids to the school bus stop in a cargo bike, outfitted with a Bosch eBike
0:32.0	system.
0:33.0	All right.
0:34.0	That purring sound you hear is my favorite part.
0:37.0	Bosch crafts extremely efficient motors, which means they don't have to be screaming at
0:42.1	really high wattages to help you up steep hills.
0:45.5	The motor is also positioned where it should be, directly between the pedals.
0:50.0	That keeps your center of gravity low and makes for a more natural and balanced ride.
0:56.0	Yeah, it really is as fun as it sounds.
1:00.0	Bosch's pedal assist technology has sensors that literally read your movement 1,000 times
1:06.0	a second.
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