I Begged Alex Honnold to Stop Climbing
From Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know by 186k Films
February 25, 2026 · 51 min · Season 3 · Episode 8
About this episode
Hasan Minhaj interviews professional climber Alex Honnold about his fears and recent climbs.
Hasan sits down with professional climber, Alex Honnold, to talk about what he’s actually afraid of, his most recent climb of Taipei 101, and, most importantly, how to upgrade his red carpet poses. Let's cut through the noise together. Go to https://groundnews.com/hasan to subscribe and get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage Plan, which breaks down to just $5/month with my discount.Taste the love all month at Whole Foods Market!Find exactly what you’re booking for at https://Booking.com. Book today on the site or in the app.👉 Grab your free seat to the 2-Day AI Mastermind: https://link.outskill.com/HASSMINAFEB4 🔐 100% Discount for the first 1000 people💥 Dive deep into AI and Learn Automations, Build AI Agents, Make videos & images – all for free!🎁 Bonuses worth $5100+ if you join and attendYOU CAN WATCH ON CNN.COM/WATCH OR THE CNN APP.Listen to Alex's podcast Planet Visionaires here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLntzSqFB2HFzF1aqN1PhjvDWJCiZDbxMhLearn more about the Honnold Foundation here: https://www.honnoldfoundation.org/#missionCo-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan MinhajCo-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth VenkataramanujamExecutive Producer/Director…
People in this episode
Host: Hasan Minhaj
Guest: Alex Honnold
Topics covered
- climbing
- fear
- red carpet poses
- Taipei 101
- interview
Keywords
- Hasan Minhaj
- Alex Honnold
- climbing
- Taipei 101
- red carpet
- interview
- Honnold Foundation
Sponsors
Whole Foods Market, Booking.com
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Honnold Foundation, CNN
Books & works: Planet Visionaires
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