Filming 'The Alpinist' Torre Egger Free Solo in Patagonia || Climbing Gold Podcast w/Alex Honnold

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Published 2023-08-04

For many of us, social media is the portal into the lives of outdoor photographers and filmmakers. We see the images and the films they create, but it can be a bit of a mystery for how it all works behind the lens. Today we talk to climber Austin Siadak, a photographer and filmmaker who has worked on many different outdoor film projects, to get a glimpse of what it takes to create and capture incredible outdoor stories.

Films and photographers mentioned in this episode:

The Alpinist with Marc-Andre Leclerc

Mikey Schaefer

Meru by Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk

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All Comments (18)

@Ericxnugz 6 months ago

Marc Andre is a legend. ❤
@Levi_Allen 21 days ago

This is lovely insight. Miss Marc-Andre a bunch
@Mark-fd3mg 5 months ago

From what I saw of Marc in The Alpinist, soloing in wild places made him feel free. So, rather than being focused on the increased risks associated with soloing in such a remote area at that time of year, he saw the situation as an increase in freedom.
@bnowb 4 months ago

thanks Alex .. Marc and the alpinist was an amazing movie. You a goat!
@amaterasu-omikami7937 4 months ago

TRUE LEGEND! We love you Marc Andre!
@obsidian7644 6 days ago

I laughed I cried watching the alpinist. What a story
@markrussell3809 4 months ago

These guys are on a whole different level of how they see the world, & life. So calm in the face of potential annihilation. Such confidence in what they do but yet such humble dudes. Like a couple of stoners casually going over death defying feats. Awesome.
@homers84 4 months ago

i am not a climber but i watched some content of alex before, so i thought i give alpinist a try without knowing anything of marc andre before. after 15-20 minutes i was shocked of the risks he was taking all the time. i paused the movie because i was convinced that no-one can survive that lifestyle and i wanted to check if he is still alive before i continued the movie. i was not able to finish the movie...
@obsidian7644 6 days ago

It's art in its riskiest form
@yashaswisingh6077 5 months ago

Just watched the clip ! Really inspiring. goodday Alex from Boston !
@marksuttonmalyangapa3562 5 months ago

G'day from Australia Alex 👋
@lukejohnson1098 9 months ago

Which episode is this?
@teddylovesit 6 months ago

3:30 didn't he say in The Alpinist that filming Marc Andre was terrifying?
@robertdigrappa8660 4 months ago

Think again about your comment that "overconfidence has nothing to do with an avalanche."
@robertdigrappa8660 5 months ago

All the major climbers in the world said he was pushing it, that he was getting too comfortable and then leaving you without a way down in the case that he fell, was another reason he got too sure of his abilities. It was a tragic end. I went to war at 18 for adventure, but it was the grace of God I lived, I should have died at least a half a dozen times, wouldn't do it again as a shooter, a medic maybe. If he's a legend to you, go ahead and follow his example and see what happens. And again, too comfortable, there's no "shoulda, woulda, coulda."
@BRIANBREEN 8 months ago

Awesome conversation. I just watched THE ALPINIST two days ago and I’ve re watched it 3x since. What an amazing way to live life. It’s sad that Marc died But it seems he was very well aware that this was a constant possibility, and the risk was worth it to him. Simply incredible
@AlaskenCabinFever 7 months ago

Comfy risk management. It helps to become one like a magnet 🧲 That’s why I practice down climbing as a ritual