Alex Honnold Leads Historic Ascent in New Disney+ Series

Alex Honnold and Hazel Findlay’s ascent of Ingmikortilaq, one of the world’s tallest unclimbed natural monoliths, is set to be featured in the forthcoming Disney+ series On the Edge with Alex Honnold (w.t.).

Thought to be the first ascent of the 3,750-foot cliff in Greenland, it saw Honnold and Findlay free-climb the entire route of the 3 million-year-old rock. For the last 150 feet of the climb, they were able to disconnect from their ropes and walk to the summit.

In the lead-up to Ingmikortilaq, Honnold and Findlay were joined by ​​Dr. Heïdi Sevestre, a glaciologist working with the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, and Adam Kjeldsen, a Greenlandic guide, to complete what might be the first true crossing of the Renland ice cap from the Pool Wall. As they traversed the Renland ice cap, Sevestre and team dragged a special radar that took real-time measurements of the depth and density of the snow and ice below them.

From National Geographic, On the Edge With Alex Honnold is slated to stream soon on Disney+.