Derek Hersey was an iconoclastic free solo climber who lived in poverty, making bold onsite solo climbs of walls across the country, before tragically falling in Yosemite.
Twenty-three-year-old Alex Honnold is taking the high-stakes sport of free soloing to new heights. He ventures ropeless up the mind-bending walls of Moonlight Buttress (5.12+, 1000 ft) and The North Face of Half Dome (5.12, 2000 ft).
Follow Chris Sharma on his ultimate global quest to redefine the possible in the vertical world. Includes his first ascent of Es Pontas, the iconic arch over the Mediterranean Sea.