Connor Herson: Just Getting Started

Fitz Cahall· Host0:00

Have you heard about, like, people that have just, like, one outfit, one clothing, you know, set of clothing, so they don't have to make, like, decisions in the morning? I'm curious how many pairs of red tees and black pants or black shorts do you own?

Alex Honnold· Host0:12

Well, I own a couple pairs of black pants, 'cause all technical outdoor pants are black. Uh, I only own one red tee, or two now, I guess. [laughs] But no, I'm all about the, the single pair of clothes. I do everything in my inside clothes and my outside clothes, and I basically have one outfit that I have going for months at a time. I mean, like, right now, I'm wearing my pajamas, the same pajamas I wear every day, uh, that I'm not climbing outside.

Fitz Cahall· Host0:34

The red and black North Face, is that a preferred choice through the years? Do they, do they ever send you another color and you're like, "No"?

Alex Honnold· Host0:41

[laughs] I mean, occasionally I do get other colors, and I'm like, "No." I mean, the North Face red is so iconic and is such a ... And it looks good in photos. It always pops against a natural backdrop. Like, it's, it's just, it's perfect. You don't mess with perfection. The North Face has you covered. Discover gear designed to take you to new heights at thenorthface.com.

Fitz Cahall· Host0:58

Alex, do you remember the first time you, you bumped into the Hirson family or heard about them in the Valley?

Alex Honnold· Host1:08

I actually don't remember the first time I met them in the Valley, 'cause I actually, I'm pretty sure I met the Hirson family for the first time at a sport crag in Utah when I was young. But at that point, Jim Hirson was already a huge personal hero of mine, and I remember his old website. I mean, I remember reading all his trip reports about climbing the Salathe back when I was aspiring to free-climb the Salathe and just to climb El Cap. And so I was always reading Jim, uh, the, the