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As soon as you see El Cap it's like,"Oh, there it is, pretty exciting." El Cap is the...

As soon as you see El Cap it's like,
"Oh, there it is, pretty exciting." El Cap is the most
impressive wall on earth

Full Transcript

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As soon as you see El Cap it's like, "Oh, there it is, pretty exciting."
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El Cap is the most impressive wall on earth.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
57
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:02
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 probably feel extra comfortable in the van now because I've lived - Free Solo 00:06
I probably feel extra comfortable in the van now because I&#...
My first van, well, I actually stole the family minivan. - Free Solo 00:04
My first van, well, I actually stole the family minivan.
My dad died when I was 19 and I, I quit school. - Free Solo 00:04
My dad died when I was 19 and I, I quit school.
Six years ago I was living in a Walmart parking lot and spending eighty-eight cents - Free Solo 00:08
Six years ago I was living in a Walmart parking lot and spen...
Living in a van is great but, you know, at a certain point it'd be nice to have a - Free Solo 00:08
Living in a van is great but, you know, at a certain point i...
Hmm, I mean, she's very supportive about, like, you know, you have to do you. - Free Solo 00:06
Hmm, I mean, she's very supportive about, like, you kno...
But yeah, there probably will be plenty of girlfriends in my life, - Free Solo 00:14
But yeah, there probably will be plenty of girlfriends in my...
- You ever free solo? -No and nobody has. - Why haven't you done it yet? - Free Solo 00:06
- You ever free solo? -No and nobody has. - Why haven't...
Um, look at it, like, I mean, you know, think about it, it's freaking scary. - Free Solo 00:04
Um, look at it, like, I mean, you know, think about it, it&#...
I don't know, so I mean I've thought about this since 2009, like, each year since 2009, - Free Solo 00:10
I don't know, so I mean I've thought about this si...
So I'm like, "Uh." But the thing is I'll never be content, - Free Solo 00:05
So I'm like, "Uh." But the thing is I'll...
Because, like, if I do all the work and I'm still like, "This is messed up," - Free Solo 00:07
Because, like, if I do all the work and I'm still like,...
Or maybe just somebody who has nothing to live for. - Free Solo 00:04
Or maybe just somebody who has nothing to live for.
When I thought about El Cap years ago, there were question marks all over the walls. - Free Solo 00:05
When I thought about El Cap years ago, there were question m...
It's like I don't know about this pitch, I don't know about that pitch, - Free Solo 00:09
It's like I don't know about this pitch, I don...
If the ultimate dream is to solo El Cap, then I need a good map of what that will - Free Solo 00:15
If the ultimate dream is to solo El Cap, then I need a good ...
If I'm going to do it, Free Rider seems like the best route. - Free Solo 00:04
If I'm going to do it, Free Rider seems like the best r...
I feel like we should do what we did before which would be you lead the, yeah, - Free Solo 00:07
I feel like we should do what we did before which would be y...
I'm just gonna try to shoot this pitch and the traverse pitch and then - Free Solo 00:06
I'm just gonna try to shoot this pitch and the traverse...
The idea of going up on El Cap with Tommy Caldwell - Free Solo 00:06
The idea of going up on El Cap with Tommy Caldwell