Alex Honnold
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2,584 appearances
6 recordings
5 series
first heard Sep 2025
last heard 14 Aug
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You know, I mean, he died unexpectedly at 55, just fell over in the airport and just fell over dead, like heart attack.
And so, you know, I mean, I think that that reminder of my own mortality has had a big impact on my career, my life, you know, my climbing world, whatever.
One might not expect you to go, quote unquote, do risky things because of... Well, no, because the thing is, I think one of the reasons that people don't do risky things is because they have this...
you know, mistaken idea that they can live forever, basically.
And basically because people don't want to think about their own mortality.
And so they're like, oh, I don't want to take any risks.
I could die.
And you're like, you know that you're going to die either way.
And either way, when you die, you're going to be bummed that you didn't live longer because...
The life expectancy in the US is 78.
You're like, great.
Say you make it for men, whatever.
Say you make it that far, you're still going to be like, man, I wish I had 22 more years to watch my grandkids graduate college or whatever.
It's still going to feel like too little.
I'm kind of like, you're better off dying at 55 in an accident but having done many things that you're proud of and led a life that you're proud of than dying at 78 and still wishing you had more but having done none of the things that you wanted to do.
Yeah, it's totally insane.
I mean, everyone's like, oh, I don't take any risk.
And you're like, yeah, well, you can take no risk in your life and you're still going to freaking die.
So you might as well take smart, calculated risks and do all the things that you want to do and at least die happy when you go.
What does this mean to you to live intentionally?
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