Alex Honnold

Yeah, I've been given roughly a third of what I make every year since 2012.

And that's basically just sort of coincidentally tracked with the overhead for the foundation.

So it just means that anything that people contribute goes straight to projects because I basically cover all the staffing and everything.

Hanelfoundation.org is the easiest way.

You can support directly.

I mean, you can see all the projects that we're working with.

Yeah.

I mean, to me, the foundation has always been my attempt at doing something useful.

It's like, I love rock climbing.

I think it's so fun.

But in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't really matter in the world.

And I feel like the work that we're doing through the Haunted Foundation, at least material improves the well-being of other humans.

You know, like it actually has a real impact both for the environment and for people.

Well, that's definitely the best frame.

Like, that's the framing that I hope for.

And that's, you know... But I think...

That's the best-case scenario for my climbing, and I hope that that's how people take it.

But I will say that the work through the combination at least has a direct material impact immediately.

You're kind of like, oh, you don't have to hope for ripples or anything.

You're like, well, this person can now read after dark for the first time ever, and you're like, that is game-changing.