Alex Honnold hikes through the Las Vegas desert. (National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_19.jpg
Alex Honnold hikes through the Las Vegas desert. (National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_18.jpg
Alex Honnold sits down to reflect on his training process in the solo climb of El Cap. (National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_17.jpg
Alex Honnold hikes through the Las Vegas desert. (National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_16.jpg
Alex Honnold hikes through the Las Vegas desert. (National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_15.jpg
Alex Honnold free solos Les Rivieres Pourpres. (photo credit: National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_12.jpg
Alex Honnold free solos Les Rivieres Pourpres. (photo credit: National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_11.jpg
Tommy Caldwell climbs Babel, the first of three routes he and Alex Honnold are climbing as part of a triple link-up. (photo credit: National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_10.jpg
Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell hike in the Atlas Mountains. (photo credit: National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_09.jpg
Alex Honnold scouts Les Rivieres Pourpres in preparation for his free solo of the route. (photo credit: National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_08.jpg
Alex Honnold uses a crack in the rock to gain purchase as he free solos. (photo credit: National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_07.jpg
Alex Honnold free soloing "Heaven" in Yosemite National Park. (photo credit: National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_06.jpg
Alex Honnold free soloing "Heaven" in Yosemite National Park. (photo credit: National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_05.jpg
Alex Honnold free solos Les Rivieres Pourpres. (photo credit: National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_04.jpg
Alex Honnold free solos Les Rivieres Pourpres. (photo credit: National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_03.jpg
Alex Honnold grips a hold as he free solos Les Rivieres Pourpres. (photo credit: National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_02.jpg
Alex Honnold free solos Les Rivieres Pourpres. (photo credit: National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_01.jpg
Alex Honnold sits down to reflect on his training process in the solo climb of El Cap. (National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_14.jpg
Alex Honnold sits down to reflect on his training process in the solo climb of El Cap. (National Geographic)Episode: #1 "Before Free Solo"Air Date 09/05/2022EP110_BeforeFreeSolo_EdgeOfTheUnknown_13.jpg