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Alex Honnold was the King of April Fools

From giant cams to free-soloing airbags, he worked with Black Diamond for some funny products

If you’re new to the sport of climbing then you might not know that, for a few years, Alex Honnold would participate in some fun April Fools jokes with his sponsor Black Diamond.

The ideas were often the brainchild of Kolin Powick, the director of climbing at Black Diamond at the time. Watch as Honnold, one of the world’s best all-round climbers, introduces some perfect-for-April-Fools-Day climbing ideas.

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