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And after Astroman,people were like, "Ah, we wanna filmyou, film you up there," and I'm...

And after Astroman,
people were like, "Ah, we wanna film
you, film you up there," and I'm like, "Not interested,
not even slightly." For me, it was so incredibly important
to be doing it for the right reasons

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And after Astroman, people were like,
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"Ah, we wanna film you, film you up there,"
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and I'm like, "Not interested, not even slightly."
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For me, it was so incredibly important to be doing it for the right reasons.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:32
Uploaded
Jun 20, 2025
Genres
documentary, adventure, sport
Production
National Geographic Documentary Films,Little Monster Films,Itinerant Media,Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation

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Movie Summary

Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.
I mean, I think I'm still doing everything for the right reasons, - Free Solo 00:12
I mean, I think I'm still doing everything for the righ...
The worst thing about having a film crew is if it changes your mindset. - Free Solo 00:07
The worst thing about having a film crew is if it changes yo...
He just wants to take a few more practice laps. - Free Solo 00:04
He just wants to take a few more practice laps.
And we're just trying to figure out all of our camera positions. - Free Solo 00:07
And we're just trying to figure out all of our camera p...
I mean the soloing headspace is so fragile. - Free Solo 00:06
I mean the soloing headspace is so fragile.
We wanna film it well, but it's about not getting in his way and making sure - Free Solo 00:08
We wanna film it well, but it's about not getting in hi...
The worst possible scenario is that one of us would do something - Free Solo 00:06
The worst possible scenario is that one of us would do somet...
Is it gonna be us accidently knocking off a rock? - Free Solo 00:05
Is it gonna be us accidently knocking off a rock?
The idea of falling off is, you know, obviously I'm trying to avoid that, - Free Solo 00:08
The idea of falling off is, you know, obviously I'm try...
But, like, I wouldn't wanna fall off right in front of my friends, 'cause that's like, - Free Solo 00:07
But, like, I wouldn't wanna fall off right in front of ...
Where are you comfortable with us being essentially? - Free Solo 00:04
Where are you comfortable with us being essentially?
And then a, just a camera above, sitting above the Boulder Pitch, essentially. - Free Solo 00:04
And then a, just a camera above, sitting above the Boulder P...
Well, it's not just distracting, but it's also like, you know, - Free Solo 00:08
Well, it's not just distracting, but it's also lik...
Like, yeah, I don't, yeah, it's better not to. - Free Solo 00:05
Like, yeah, I don't, yeah, it's better not to.
Yeah, okay. - Free Solo 00:05
Yeah, okay.
The spire was touched by the sun at 7:30 and by 8:05, the sun was to the crux probably. - Free Solo 00:06
The spire was touched by the sun at 7:30 and by 8:05, the su...
You don't want it to be sunny when you get to the crux, - Free Solo 00:11
You don't want it to be sunny when you get to the crux,
I kinda think just leave the ground at 4:00 again, basically. - Free Solo 00:06
I kinda think just leave the ground at 4:00 again, basically...
The moment of just letting go to it is in some ways the most peaceful because - Free Solo 00:05
The moment of just letting go to it is in some ways the most...
There's no more stress, there's no more anxiety, there's no fear, whatever, - Free Solo 00:07
There's no more stress, there's no more anxiety, t...