Alex Honnold is one of the main characters in many 'free solo real story' accounts. His free solo climb of El Capitan is world - famous.
In the 'free solo real story', the main characters are not just the climbers. There are also the people who document their climbs. For example, the filmmakers who follow these climbers to capture their amazing feats. However, the central characters are still the free solo climbers. They are the ones taking the huge risks. Some of them might be relatively unknown in the general public but are well - respected in the climbing community. Others, like Alex Honnold, have become household names because of their extraordinary free solo climbs.