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The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett · August 14, 2026 · 25m

Most Replayed Moment: Fear Is A Skill You Can Train! Lessons From The World's Greatest Climber

Alex Honnold, the first person to free solo Yosemite's 3,000-foot El Capitan without ropes or safety equipment, joins Steven Bartlett for a replayed excerpt from the full episode. He explains why he still feels fear and how decades of repeatedly confronting it have changed the way he responds to it. He shares how to make seemingly impossible challenges feel manageable and offers a provocative perspective on modern life and what it means to feel free. The conversation frames fear as a trainable skill rather than an obstacle to eliminate.

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Canon

Honnold describes fear as a skill that can be trained through repeated exposure.

Highlights

Fear Persists Even After Mastery
Honnold explains that he still feels fear despite his achievements.
Making the Impossible Manageable
Honnold reveals how he makes seemingly impossible challenges feel manageable.

Editorial

A Provocative Perspective on Modern Life and Freedom
Honnold shares a provocative perspective on modern life and what it means to feel free.
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