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8. Alex' Honnold's brain is missing neurons for fear. (acrophobia warning)
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 07:33 PM
17 hrs ago

And here are the receipts. Lots of them.

Science shows Alex Honnold feels no fear
https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/science-shows-alex-honnold-feels-no-fear/news-story/57b006f2ea85b6f913c69e5915e0fbd6

The Strange Brain of the World’s Greatest Solo Climber
Alex Honnold doesn’t experience fear like the rest of us.
https://nautil.us/the-strange-brain-of-the-worlds-greatest-solo-climber-236051/

By the way:
By J.B. MacKinnon August 3, 2016 Photography by Jimmy Chin
I've repaired gutters but never ventured up to the roof.
This is AWESOME climbing and photography.

“Fearless” climbers: how the amygdala mediates fear
We can learn from this.
https://neuwritesd.org/2022/04/14/fearless-climbers-how-the-amygdala-mediates-fear/

This guy!


And THIS guy.

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