He even had a panic attack near the top where he had to overcome. Sheesh.
Panic attack is around 3:10. Wish there was more on the panic attack.
-And now I'm going down the youtube rabbit hole. Here's another amazing story done on Alex.
-I especially like the part at 3:12 where the guy describes how the emotional shock of free soloing can send your body into a panic and close your diaphragm where it becomes extremely difficult to breathe. If you can't control the panic attack, you die. So then you panic about panicking. Perfect.