Live Beyond Fear: Jimmy Chin & Chai Vasarhelyi on 'Free Solo' | Rich Roll Podcast

The Man...The Legend...Alex Honnold!

El Cap was a dream for a lad of 18 back in 1980. Unfortunately, never to be realized, but nonetheless, I was able to enjoy and fall in love with the dance upon Yosemite’s unsurpassed Granite walls for an epic season of my youth. Soon thereafter I gracefully floated to earth as a Paratrooper with America’s Guard of Honor the 82nd Airborne Division. Tomorrow I turn 57 and this interview took me back and I’m living a daydream of yesteryear. I’m ever so grateful for this exquisite interview that felt far more like a modern version of a fireside chat with friends. Rock on 🤘 Well done 👍

I have watched free solo about 4 times now and everytime i watch it it still gives me butterflies

Genuine pleasure to watch someone who is so good at interviewing. Jimmy, Chai and Alex are always interesting but interviews with them run the gamut from delightful to cringe, depending on who is asking the questions. This one, and Rich's talks with Alex, are perfection. So enjoyable and fascinating!

Thank you, Rich, for your really meaningful, extensive and in depth interviews. Tired of sarcastic, commercial and superficial late night show type of talks. Authentic and intentional communication is rare on screen nowadays.

God, this was so good. Just as good as watching a full length movie just sitting here watching and listening to them talk.

Rich is such a good interviewer. His questions are well thought out and his back and forth is always so good, the time seems to go by so quickly! Loved this one, I'm a climber in Utah and a big fan of these guys and Alex. Well done.

I love Chai and Jimmy. Power couple

Now an Oscar Winner : Free Solo 💛🙌🏼

I saw the movie yesterday. What I took away from it was, that to live beyond fear, is to engage with my own El Cap, my own fear-of-death wall. Out loud, by just sharing my life, but mostly in-loud, meaning, it comes with huge sensations. For me the greatest skill is being able to bear bigger and bigger sensations with love, without fight or flight. I got from the story that they don't want us to simply watch this amazing guy's feat, but to let this story open out our own  engagement with the deeply personal wall that is holding us back. Rich's book Finding Ultra has  had the same effect.

Loved hearing Chai's insights. Very interesting and well-spoken person.

They both should continue to pat themselves on the back. What he did, had to be captured the right way and thats exactly what they did. As a writer, your film was beautiful. What alex did, i describe it as, was like seeing an angel cry, you just dont see that. It was beautiful. I was gripped, but all of your hearts are in the right place and all of it together made me shed a tear. Thankyou!! A perfect climb a perfect film, a perfect moment. I respect all of you.

Total respect and admiration for the discipline and integrity you demand of yourselves in producing such phenomenal films. 🙏

Not a very simple man anymore I am. I see Chin, Honnold, Vasarhelyi, Anker, Ozturk or etc. I click.

Thank you Chai for letting Jimmy speak

Alex showed us and demonstrated what human potential is.

Jimmy and Chai are both excellent individuals, great characters.

Vasarhelyi and Chin are master filmmakers. Excellent work. And this is a great interview.

I just had to get on my Disney + and watch the last half hour of Free Solo again, for probably the 100th time by now, (lol) and here I am, back on YouTube watching every video or clip I can find about it. Im actually surprised Free Solo grossed less than $30 million worldwide in its theatrical run, only. I couldn't get enough. 👍🤪 Edit; BTW, who else kept trying to wipe off whatever that white little speck is on Jimmy's shoulder from their screens lol it seriously got me a couple times! 🤣

Thank you for each and every question/ conversation