GQ article on climbing - thoughts?

Is Alex Honnold gonna make climbing high (haha) fashion?

 Alex Honnold Takes Us into the Great Indoors

He's likely to get a huge raise from TNF.

Those pictures make cringe. It’s always awkward when a non climbing publication does a climbing article but the fashion ones seem to be really bad.

“But the sport's core values—rugged individualism, self-actualization, performance efficiency, crowdsourced problem-solving—also position it as a uniquely attractive recreation for our tech-optimized, permalancing, late-capitalist moment.“

Ugh. Gag me with a nut tool.

How dude went from Vegan burritos in his van to hideous $900 sweaters is hilarious.

Are you happy now Sanni?!?!

Jimmy Chin in "Teabag Chimney."

Señor Arroz wrote:

I wonder if I’m the only one who looks at those clothes and thinks, they don’t even look good...why would I pay any money for that, let alone hundreds of $s?

And yes, the article makes me cringe. But it is an accurate view of where climbing is heading. 

$213 for a beanie aint bad.

Fred Becky is lucky he never had to see this.

I couldn’t get past the first line. But at least he climbed with his own bag. And who pays $170-195 for shoes?! Oh, right.... I do.

‘Sweatshirt, $165, by Levi’s Vintage Clothing / Pants, $270, by Noon Goons / Shoes, $195, by La Sportiva / Watch, $3,400, by Tudor / His own bag (throughout), by Black Diamond’

I’m glad he is capitalizing on his fame, I can’t really blame him for that. But at the same time, the recent media articles around climbing make me kind of sad. 

Robert S wrote: Fred Becky is lucky he never had to see this.

I dunno. Dress funny. Get money. Go climbing. I didn't know Fred, but I suspect he might have gotten it. 

I didn't know expensive watches were so popular.

Has anyone tried the 940.00 Prada pants? 

mnjsan wrote: Those pictures make cringe. It’s always awkward when a non climbing publication does a climbing article but the fashion ones seem to be really bad.

Here’s another example.

https://www.gq.com/story/fall-fashion-rock-climbing-joshua-tree

Wow but how about those women!  No complaints from me where this sport is heading

“I can't wait, I'm ready to hand it off,” he says. “I'm gonna pull down my hood, I'm gonna walk out the back, and I'm gonna go climbing.”

Who is stopping you?

If you're wearing a shirt, are you even climbing?  So, why the hell has he got a sweater on!?

Frankly, I am really disappointed with GQ that Alex was not wearing  Louis Vuitton Chalk Nano Brown Monogram Canvas Shoulder Bag, a true bargain for $2,867.00 USD.Imagine Alex's head  on top of  this photo -

amarius wrote: Frankly, I am really disappointed with GQ that Alex was not wearing  Louis Vuitton Chalk Nano Brown Monogram Canvas Shoulder Bag, a true bargain for $2,867.00 USD.Imagine Alex's head  on top of  this photo -

Aaaah, I just found the exact thing my husband would like for his birthday! Thanks for posting!