Sports Alex Honnold Climbs 2,500 Foot Mountain Without a Rope On January 15, 2014, Alex Honnold free-soloed El Sendero Luminoso (The Shining Path) in El Portrero Chico, Mexico in a little over 3 hours. The climb rises 2,500 feet to the summit of El Toro. Share This Previous ArticleA Sharecropper's Voice: Odell McNeal Next ArticlePhilip Seymour Hoffman Talks About Happiness With a Philosopher February 13, 2014