I agree on those points. You don't get to climb full time and travel the world without playing the sponsorship game, and he certainly has an interest in his leg

I agree on those points. You don't get to climb full time and travel the world without playing the sponsorship game, and he certainly has an interest in his legacy, humble is not a word I would use to describe him. But he's not a materialist, he's dedicated to the dirtbag climber lifestyle and gives most of his winnings away. Honnold is also much more than a free soloist, he's an ultra endurance athlete of the highest order, he's the hardest of hard men. Athletes who dominate other sports tend to be physiological mutants, but what makes Honnold special is what is going on in his head, and I've never seen anything quite like it. Exceptional boldness won't get you very far if it isn't paired with exceptional discipline.