The Olympics could take climbing to new heights says Alex Honnold who might have had winning a gold medal as his goal growing up instead of an historic free solo climb up El Capitan if the sport had been part of the Summer Games.
Out in nature a slip-up might result in death, but in a Tokyo arena where climbing will make its debut at the Tokyo Games this year it could mean the loss of a medal. "I mean the people competing in the Olympics are the best climbers of this generation it is going to be incredible to watch."While Honnold will not be competing he is clearly captivated by the idea of sport climbing being in the Summer Games.
Born in the back country or the hard-scrabble urban streets, each of these sports has a hardcore base that sees partnering with the Olympics as betrayal - a sell-out that trades freedom and creativity for regulations and medals. "It is going to be really interesting with climbing in the Olympics because that does feel like a huge spotlight on the sport."
Studies on Honnold have shown that his amygdala, the part of his brain that senses danger and would leave most paralysed with fear hanging from a cliff, is nearly impossible to stimulate.
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