Black Diamond Presents: A Weekend in the Valley with Alex Honnold and Connor Herson

On a random weekend in May, BD Athletes Connor Herson and Alex Honnold got together for a little Yosemite Valley climbing. OK, maybe it wasn’t that random. Connor had a weekend break from his grueling schedule at Stanford (he had a mid-term the following Monday!), and Alex had a rare reprieve in his hectic schedule as a father of two and an Oscar-winning global superstar. We connected the dots and thought, “this could be epic.” Though the timing was tight, we figured anything could happen if this legendary crew got together.  

For two days, we followed Connor and Alex around the Valley, capturing priceless banter and some good old-fashioned try-hard as Connor racked up for the second ascent of New Leaf (5.13d)—Yosemite’s latest trad testpiece. Giddy up.