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It’s definitely selfish and dangerous, but neither narcissistic nor psychopathic. Those guys aren’t seeking adulation, manipulating people or lacking empathy. They’re just single-minded and engrossed in the mastery of their craft.
While Honnold and Leclerc are both a little odd, neither seems autistic. And other free soloists seem quite different - eg. Dan Osman and Dean Potter
I think autistic spectrum disorder has become slang for anyone who is a little unemotional and socially awkward, sometimes with immense talent in a specific discipline (“autistic savants”), but there’s a lot more to it. Those guys certainly aren’t “normal”, but I doubt either meets criteria for ASD.
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In the Free Solo doc they did a scan of Honnold's brain and his fear center is abnormal. These guys' brains are just built different.
Not sure what you‘re referring to, but Honnold doesn’t seem to have a death wish, or be much of a thrill-seeker, for that matter.
I didn't realize he wore safety equipment when climbing. My bad.
What DID you realize?
Still don’t know exactly what you mean. My assertion is the thread‘s subject, Alex Honnold, doesn’t have a death wish.
HE DIDN'T DIE
Alex was just on Jocko's podcast. It was a pretty good listen if you're interested.
I took that into consideration when crafting my post. Think the same thing.HE DIDN'T DIE
Alex was just on Jocko's podcast. It was a pretty good listen if you're interested.
Every time I see this thread bumped that’s the first thing I think of
He is not thank you very much.
Arctic not artic!!!
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