his name is alex honald and he's a world famous rock climber, most notably known for his free soloing meaning he climbs without ropes. the stuff he does is really insane. this video chronicles his climb of the shining path, it's in mexico. alex and his buddies initially get on this route with ropes and harnesses, traditional climbing but they're only doing that to clean this route. >> all it takes is to grab one small hole and it pops off the wall and you fall to your death. when i was cleaning the wall for alex, cleaning every little thing. anything that looked loose or any piece of dirt i was trying to clean it off the wall because i obviously want my buddy to live. >> once they have got it all sussed out, it's time for alex to climb. he's got 2,500 feet to go before he reaches the summit. the shots of him on this vertical space with nothing but his skill it's beyond words. alex made this climb 2,500 feet in just over three hours successfully in the middle of january. the guy's superhuman. >>> this video went viral three years ago and never slowed down. so, what are they up to now?