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Free Solo

In 2012, I was here for the firsttime and it was right before I went to Yosemite for the...

In 2012, I was here for the first
time and it was right before I went to Yosemite for the season, and that was
like my best Yosemite season ever

Full Transcript

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In 2012, I was here for the first time and it was right before I went to
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Yosemite for the season, and that was like my best Yosemite season ever.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
89
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:20
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 said you just passed halfway and, uh, the rope's actually looking - Free Solo 00:06
I said you just passed halfway and, uh, the rope's actu...
I think the climbing here in Morocco, it's good training for El Cap. - Free Solo 00:05
I think the climbing here in Morocco, it's good trainin...
It's gonna make him strong, it's gonna get him good at moving through the mountains, - Free Solo 00:08
It's gonna make him strong, it's gonna get him goo...
Flowing through the mountains in the ways that you do with Alex is addicting. - Free Solo 00:05
Flowing through the mountains in the ways that you do with A...
His attitude towards risk, it makes you feel kind of invincible, - Free Solo 00:05
His attitude towards risk, it makes you feel kind of invinci...
Which is emotionally appealing, but for me I don't think it's the smartest thing. - Free Solo 00:07
Which is emotionally appealing, but for me I don't thin...
Climbing with Alex is, it's like a vice in a way. - Free Solo 00:05
Climbing with Alex is, it's like a vice in a way.
It's like smoking cigarettes with beer or something. - Free Solo 00:04
It's like smoking cigarettes with beer or something.
It's like, I don't really wanna do it but I just, like, let myself do it sometimes - Free Solo 00:05
It's like, I don't really wanna do it but I just, ...
- Yeah, buddy! - Yo! - Free Solo 00:05
- Yeah, buddy! - Yo!
It says, "Bey wall 7C+, one fallen crux, two pumped, need more fitness." - Free Solo 00:11
It says, "Bey wall 7C+, one fallen crux, two pumped, ne...
- Miss my dog. - No. - Free Solo 00:05
- Miss my dog. - No.
Alright, Jim's gonna follow you guys down partway, Clair's gonna pick you guys up at - Free Solo 00:07
Alright, Jim's gonna follow you guys down partway, Clai...
So, once we pass you guys, you guys wrap and then hike to the summit basically? - Free Solo 00:04
So, once we pass you guys, you guys wrap and then hike to th...
I mean, by the time we get to Yosemite we're gonna be - Free Solo 00:05
I mean, by the time we get to Yosemite we're gonna be
The team that Jimmy assembled are all professional climbers. - Free Solo 00:04
The team that Jimmy assembled are all professional climbers.
And so in a way, I'm like, "This is kinda awesome." You know, - Free Solo 00:06
And so in a way, I'm like, "This is kinda awesome....
Mikey, we should put someone right here because if you lean out you can see the - Free Solo 00:07
Mikey, we should put someone right here because if you lean ...
I've known Alex since he pretty much started climbing in Yosemite, 2008 or 2009. - Free Solo 00:06
I've known Alex since he pretty much started climbing i...
I've filmed Alex a handful of times, free soloing. - Free Solo 00:06
I've filmed Alex a handful of times, free soloing.