Alex Honnold

You just haven't chosen to take those risks.

I'm kind of like the thing with climbing is that I'm choosing to take the risks and I'm pretty clear eyed about the risks that I'm taking.

Like.

I mean, I'm not going to say it's perfect, but for the most part, I think I have a pretty good idea of which aspects are dangerous, like when the consequences are high, what will happen if I do fall.

You know, it's like you try to think it all out as much as you can.

I'm kind of like, how many people in normal life actually think through all the risks that they're taking?

And even totally sedentary people who are like, well, I don't take risks.

I stay at home and I play video games.

You're like, no, you're at a much higher risk of heart disease.

Like, you're going to die from other things.

And you're still going to freaking die either way.

That's...

Okay, I'm done ranting.

I'm sorry.

That's exactly it.

Like, even if you take no risk, you're going to die.

You're taking a different set of risks.

And so people look at my life and they're like, well, you're crazy.

You're such a risk taker.

And I'm kind of like, well, at least I'm taking the risks that I'm choosing and I'm choosing them very intentionally and I'm pretty careful about them and I mitigate them as much as I can.