>>> In some ways it makes more
sense to do a two-handed jump.
There's something to catch.
But the idea of jumping without
a rope seems completely
outrageous.
>> I'm not feeling that.
>> Instead, you have to do
karate kick to the other side.
>> Karate kick is more stable
and more controlled.
Obviously safer.
>> So he says so humbly.
Back now with the superstar from
the documentary free faller,
Alex.
Watching those moves there,
again, you make it look easy,
even though we saw there that
was with the ropes, you
practicing, rehearsing.
And you realize that was a move
you probably couldn't --
>> That jump was something I
never really wanted to do.
But still, you have to try it to
make sure that the other way is
better.
You have to try every option to
make sure that the option that
you commit to is the best one.
>> Was there ever a moment on
that mountain that day that you
had any kind of second thought
or any kind of, whoa?
>> No, no, when I did the climb
I was 100% committed because I
had tried every possible
variation.
I had tried every possible path
and every sequence.
And I knew that what I was doing
was for sure the best way to do
it.
>> You mentioned in the film at
one point, a bird flies from one
of those cracks.
Anything like that to us, we
would freak out and let go.
>> I spent so many days on the
wall with ropes preparing.
And the same birds come out of
the same cracks all the time.
They have nests.
You see them all the time.
>> They're flying out at your
face.
>> Emily: The thing is you know
every time you put your hand in
that crack a bird is going to
come out.
You're like, hey, buddy.
>> Hi, birdie.
>> That's the best thing.
How did you get down?
You even were celebrating.
>> Hike down.
>> There's a trail down the
shoulder.
The same way we were hiking up
from the valley floor to get to
the top to rappel in to work the
different sections, the same you
work down afterwards.
>> I have to ask you, a feat
nobody has been able to do like
you did, how do you top that?
>> Honestly, I mean, I'm not
totally sure.
Within climbing, there are
plenty of other challenges in
the climbing world I'm
interested in.
Potentially not free falling in
the same way.
>> What's the one that everybody
wants that they haven't been
able to do yet?
>> For me it was always el cap.
Time will tell.
You ask what's next.
Part of that is more personal
things.
Having a family at some point.
Don't air that, but --
>> It's airing.
>> You heard it.
>> Yeah, I have a foundation
I've been supporting, projects
around the world.
I could see that work
potentially being more
fulfilling than climbing at some
point.
>> Interesting you brought this
up.
For those who watch, your cute
girlfriend, you got injured
twice.
Once you're in a relationship
with her.
I would imagine to do this, you
have to have such a heightened
focus, it doesn't allow much
time for this.
I was thinking in my mind, once
you let go, maybe you have a
little more grounded --
>> Yeah, yeah.
A lot of people take that from
the film.
Another way to look at the film
is that I was able to maintain a
solid relationship while still
pursuing this huge climbing
challenge.
Ultimately it all did workout.
We managed to -- we managed to
preserve the relationship
through two years of filming and
the huge climbing challenge
which is kind of no joke to meet
somebody and to, hate to say
fall in love, but to build a
relationship.
And it kind of all worked, you
know?
I mean, people look at the film
and they think, you need that
single minded focus to
accomplish the goal.
The reality is we manage to make
it work.
>> You're a hard person to keep
up with, I can imagine.
Living in that van, going back
to that's correct now you live
in Las Vegas.
You still have the van.
But when you introduced that to
her, what did she think at
first?
>> She was into it.
Honestly, I think her family has
always had a fairly adventurous
side to them.
She was enjoying the life-style.
The van life really makes sense
when you're trying to climb full
time.
It's such a more comfortable way
to travel and climb.
Instead of living in a tent all
the time.
>> Let's talk about your
celebrity.
You were at an event the other
Who lent you a tux?
>> Jared Leto was nice enough.
We're roughly the same size.
We climb together when we can.
I hope that I would fit.
And I barely fit.
>> I love that Jared Leto.
Last time he was here, he talked
about how much he loves
climbing.
I didn't realize he was climbing
with you.
I mean --
>> Yeah, we climb together a
fair amount in a couple places.
Had a few good adventures.
>> How did that friendship come
did he reach out to you?
>> He reached out to a friend of
mine to film -- basically Jared
filmed the great white open
where he toured a bunch of
national parks and had climbing
experiences.
The guy he asked to film it is a
friend of mine and he reached
out to people in different
climbing areas to climb with
now over the years we kept it
up.
>> Little known fact when you're
watching free solo, somebody
asks you about climbing el cap.
>> Jeremy makes a small cameo.
>> You don't see him.
You hear him.
>> You have to know.
Some of his super fans spotted
him and just noticed that it's
him.
You have to really know Jared
well to spot him in the film.
>> What about girlfriend life?
>> I was going to say married
and baby.
>> We'll see.
Give it some time, give it some
time.
It's trending that direction
>> When you're holding a
friend's baby, it's a sweet
moment.
Not to take anybody's dream, you
have a lot more people to worry
about in your life, to think
about.
>> No, yeah, I can imagine if I
had a family, I might be risk
taking more differently.
I might be more conservative
about my climbing projects.
Time will tell.
>> Free solo.
You have to see it in the
theater.
It's great to see at home, too.
I suggest imax.
It's still on.
What a day.
Thanks for coming on.
>> Appreciate it.
>> Cool.