PlanetMountain Interviews Alexander Huber
November 10, 2008
Alexander Huber has been scaling first ascents and climbing speed records since 1992. He has scaled some of the world’s toughest routes (Om, La Rambla, Bellevista, El Corazon, Zodiac, Pan Aroma) and even put up a speed ascent record (with his brother) on El Capitan’s The Nose in 2007.
Alexander Huber’s climbing career has spanned many different disciplines. He has faced some of rock climbing’s toughest walls, while also putting up a noteworthy alpine style summit on Cho Oyu. PlanetMountain recently had the opportunity to sit down with Alexander and discuss his varied climbing career, as well as the current state of climbing. (Click here for the interview)
In PlanetMountain’s interview, Huber discusses why some route grades are drawing some controversy. He also talks about Chris Sharma, Adam Ondra, and his future in Himalayan climbing and the future of the sport.
This is a noteworthy interview from a climbing legend. Head over to PlanetMountain and check it out.
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Written by Jason A. Hendricks · Filed Under Climbing |
Nice interview, cool to read one every once in a while!
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