Life on the edge
TV & Satellite Week|February 03, 2024
Free Solo climber Alex Honnold attempts to summit a 3,750ft Arctic sea cliff
NATASHA HOLT
Life on the edge

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Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold Sunday, 9pm & 9.45pm, National Geographic

American rock climber Alex Honnold hit the headlines in 2017 when he became the first person to ascend the 3,000ft El Capitan rock face in Yosemite National Park in California without ropes or safety equipment – a stunning feat captured in the Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo.

Now, in a new three-part series on National Geographic, Honnold takes on another daunting and dangerous challenge as he attempts to scale Ingmikortilaq, a 3,750ft Arctic sea cliff in Greenland.

This story is from the February 03, 2024 edition of TV & Satellite Week.

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