Alex Honnold

It was like, it feels kind of gross, but I was like, this is my day.

And it was fun.

Yeah, that was in the autumn.

That was the season before.

And basically the season was ending, like the storms were coming in the next week type deal.

And it was like the season was winding down.

It was kind of like, well, I should at least take a shot because I'd done a lot of prep and I felt mostly ready.

And it turns out I just wasn't ready, ready.

And so I wound up bailing.

But that was kind of my end of the season.

Like, I think I can squeak this in knowing that if I couldn't squeak it in then, then I'd have to wait six more months.

And with the pressure of the film crew and all that stuff, knowing that there are all these people like working and waiting for you, you're kind of like, well, I'd at least try to get this done.

It's like all these people are waiting on me.

But as it turns out, I just didn't quite have it yet.

And then when I ultimately did do it in the spring, I was much better prepared, felt way better.

The whole experience worked out better.

So now in retrospect, I'm like, oh, I'm glad that it played out that way because it was better.

But at the time, I was like, oh, God, I failed on this thing.

All these people are watching.

It's embarrassing.