Alex Honnold & Tommy Caldwell Teach Rock Climbing | Official Trailer | MasterClass

The only real sports are auto racing, bullfighting, and mountain climbing. The rest are just games. Never heard that one. You never heard that? Classic Hemingway. You've got to use that. [MUSIC PLAYING] We have a combined 60 years of rock climbing experience at an elite level. The Dawn Wall was my quest to really find my physical limits. It's still considered the hardest big-wall free-climb in the world. Free solo climbing means climbing with no rope to protect you. The fact that he was the first one to free solo El Cap was such a big deal. People didn't think that it would ever get free soloed. The lessons that you take from climbing around success and failure helps put the rest of life in perspective. Climbing is like a fine spice that brings out the flavor of the rest of life. We have spent quite a bit of time refining our own climbing. And we are happy to share that knowledge with anybody who's interested in the sport. Footwork is generally the most important part of climbing. It all looks horrendously uncomfortable. But you get used to it. The point of using your arms in rock climbing is to keep you balanced over your feet so that your feet can push you up the wall. 98% of bouldering is just falling off. Falling over and over. You're just like [GROANS] This is actually a perfect example of where technique matters because right now I'm hanging off two holds, kind of strenuous on the fingers. But instead, I can lean in and push my knee against the wall. Look, I can suddenly go no hands. We also sprinkle in a little bit of the psychological aspects of the sport. And how to not look like a Gumby. It's a fun term for a beginner. If you're wearing your climbing shoes in the parking lot, you're Gumby-ing. Climbing is a really incredible way to connect with nature. [SCREAMING] All of my craziest experiences, all my hardest experiences, all my best experiences are all associated with climbing. I've made pretty intentional choices with the way I lead my life. I welcome anybody else to do the same. That doesn't mean to free solo. I mean to think about their life critically. [LAUGHTER] I'm Tommy Caldwell. And I'm Alex Honnold. And this-- BOTH: --is my MasterClass. We've totally [BLEEP]. I'm Tommy Caldwell. And I'm Alex Honnold. BOTH: And this is MasterClass. [MUSIC PLAYING] MasterClass, don't be a Gumby.

Channel: MasterClass

Views: 1,900,515

Keywords: Alex Honnold, Alex Hannald, Alex Honnald, Alex Hannold, Alex Honnoald, Alex Hannoald, Tommy Caldwell, Tommy Coldwall, Tommy Caldwall, Tommy Coldwell, rock climbing, bouldering, scaling walls, rock climb, scaling el capitan, climbing holds, balancing and movement, crack climbing, The Fritz Traverse, Trad climbing, free solo, footwork techniques, MasterClass, Master Class, Nose Speed record, hand and arm techniques, preserving the environment, footwork, climbing etiquette

Id: Kp8WzqMMVAk

Length: 2min 36sec (156 seconds)

Published: Tue Sep 28 2021