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Sport shines when parents see value in their kids' adventure
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Dierdre Wolownick says of her rock climber son Alex Honnold: "I think when he's free soloing is when he feels the most alive, the most everything. How could you even think about taking that away from somebody?"
PHOTO: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Of all the words the parent of the Singapore athlete uses, two of them linger longest.
"It's lonely."