Alex Honnold Survives Deadly Ice Falls (Full Episode) | Arctic Ascent | National Geographic
"Alex Honnold Survives Deadly Ice Falls (Full Episode) | Arctic Ascent | National Geographic" is a rock climbing video (44 minutes) published by National Geographic on May 8, 2026 with 166K views. Available to watch free on CouchClimbs.
In this full episode of National Geographic's Arctic Ascent, free solo legend Alex Honnold ventures far beyond the walls of Yosemite to one of the planet's most remote and unforgiving environments. Alongside his climbing team, Honnold faces the raw chaos of eastern Greenland's Renland Icecap, where a deadly ice fall strikes before the team has even reached their primary objective — a never-before-completed traverse of the icecap itself. What makes this episode unmissable is the visceral tension of watching elite climbers stripped of the controlled variables of sport climbing and thrust into true wilderness mountaineering. The stakes are existential, the terrain alien, and the margin for error razor thin. Whether you're drawn to Honnold's composed-under-pressure persona or simply the spectacle of human ambition tested against an arctic giant, this 44-minute episode delivers adventure filmmaking at its most gripping.
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What is next for Alex Honnold? In the second episode of Arctic Ascent, he and the rest of the climbing team are hit by deadly ice fall before attempting a first-ever traverse of the Renland Icecap in eastern Greenland enroute to their final climbing objective. Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold | S1, E2 Explore the World with National Geographic subscriptions: https://natgeo.com/ytngmagazine ➡ Subscribe: https://on.natgeo.com/4p5A0D6 ➡ Get more Nat Geo Full Episodes: https://on.natgeo.com/3V5ZfHI ➡ Get wild with Nat Geo Animals Full Episodes: https://on.natgeo.com/3V2EOLO And check out more National Geographic series and specials here: ➡ Disney Plus: https://on.natgeo.com/3q6on5p ➡ Hulu: https://on.natgeo.com/3Qor0Ko ➡ NGTV: https://natgeo.com/tv ➡ ABC: https://abc.com #NationalGeographic #ArcticAscentwithAlexHonnold #FullEpisode About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for critically acclaimed storytelling around science and exploration. Discover amazing wildlife, ancient civilizations, hidden worlds, and the incredible wonders of our Earth. Through world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo inspires fans of all ages to connect with, explore, and care about the world. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: https://nationalgeographic.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/natgeo Facebook: https://facebook.com/natgeo Threads: https://threads.com/@natgeo X: https://x.com/NatGeo LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/national-geographic TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@natgeo Reddit: https://reddit.com/user/nationalgeographic Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/natgeo Alex Honnold's On Thin Ice (Full Episode) | Arctic Ascent | National Geographic https://youtu.be/JUgfWBH3FqI National Geographic youtube.com/natgeo
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