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I could be wrong but I believe this is actually the only moment in Alex Honnald's career that he had a panic attack.
I think he, on Rogan or some shit said of this picture he had to take a few deep breaths and he couldn't shake the feeling of "what the fuck am I doing right now?"
This is definitely him, but I don't think that's the moment. I think this is just a posed photo for effect.
Also, speaking as a climber, you wouldn't turn your back to the wall if you were scared, you'd want your hands on the best holds you could find.
I really recall it being the Thank God Ledge, and this is the Thank God Ledge. I also remember him wearing red, but he seems to do that often.
The alien parasite that usually controls his brain faltered for a moment and the normal human inside was like "How the fuck did I get here?? SOMEONE HELP"
What some people won’t do to make a meme
Do you have any more context? Seems interesting
Search for Alex Honnald and he's done TED talks and other interviews talking about it, but most interestingly, i found a 360-degree youtube vid of some of the climb to really get that pucker-up sensation. (You can grab and pan the camera view in all directions)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRGF77fBAeM