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It rained or snowedall the time.
We had really bad weather.
Alex Honnold ascends Greenland’s Ingmikortilaq sea cliff
In those conditions, Honnold continues, your hands get bad.
You get super wet.
You get freezing cold.
Greenland’s Ingmikortilaq sea cliff stands 3,750 feet tall(Image credit: National Geographic)
You go back to camp to warm up.
You give it another spin the next day.
So, yeah, the weather was brutal but actually, that ties back into the whole climate story.
Greenland’s Ingmikortilaq sea cliff stands 3,750 feet tall(Image credit: National Geographic)
It was totally crazy.
The physical challenges ofArctic Ascentare no less impressive than those documented inFree Solo.
Youre more motivated to do a project like this when you know theres a reason behind it.
Honnold scales Greenland’s Ingmikortilaq sea cliff(Image credit: National Geographic)
Achieving something in climbing is great, and its satisfying.
But I dont know if its great enough [to warrant being] put on television.
Do you know what I mean?
Honnold and the crew camp on the mountainside(Image credit: National Geographic)
The adventure side makes for good TV; its visually compelling.
But I dont know if that alone is enough.
Its challenging, Honnold says with a laugh that betrays a difficult memory or two.
Honnold and the crew camp on the mountainside(Image credit: National Geographic)
In Greenland, the whole crew was also just camping in the mountains for the whole six weeks.
Honnold is also keen to give particular kudos to the series awesome camera crew.
Climbing, camping on the wall with us and everything.
Honnold and the crew camp on the mountainside(Image credit: National Geographic)
But that’s just television.
As for Ingmikortilaq itself?
It was the scariest wall Ive ever seen, Honnold admits.
Honnold descends into a glacier with scientist Heidi Sevestre(Image credit: National Geographic)
But hey, whos counting?
Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold premieres on National Geographic on February 4.
All episodes will be available to stream on Hulu and Disney Plus from February 5.
Honnold descends into a glacier with scientist Heidi Sevestre(Image credit: National Geographic)
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Honnold scales a challenging rock face en route to Ingmikortilaq(Image credit: National Geographic)
Honnold scales a challenging rock face en route to Ingmikortilaq(Image credit: National Geographic)
Honnold crosses a glacier with his team of scientists(Image credit: National Geographic)
