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Soloing makes it feel far moreimmediate and much more present

Soloing makes it feel far more
immediate and much more present

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Soloing makes it feel far more immediate and much more present.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:52
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.
Does it feel different to be up there without a rope? - Free Solo 00:05
Does it feel different to be up there without a rope?
When you're climbing without a rope, it's obviously like - Free Solo 00:06
When you're climbing without a rope, it's obviousl...
You know, it's a whole different experience. - Free Solo 00:04
You know, it's a whole different experience.
So it's not like I'm just pushing and pushing and pushing - Free Solo 00:06
So it's not like I'm just pushing and pushing and ...
But maybe that's why it's dangerous for me. - Free Solo 00:04
But maybe that's why it's dangerous for me.
Maybe I'm too close to it and I can't tell that I'm speeding towards a cliff. - Free Solo 00:05
Maybe I'm too close to it and I can't tell that I&...
You know, when I'm doing these hard free solos I like to think that the risk, - Free Solo 00:08
You know, when I'm doing these hard free solos I like t...
And that's kind of like one of the appeals of free soloing, you know, - Free Solo 00:07
And that's kind of like one of the appeals of free solo...
So, do you think that, uh, being a rock climber has been a positive or negative - Free Solo 00:07
So, do you think that, uh, being a rock climber has been a p...
Um, I just travel too much and I live in a car. - Free Solo 00:04
Um, I just travel too much and I live in a car.
Let's talk through some of the climbing adventures you've had. - Free Solo 00:04
Let's talk through some of the climbing adventures you&...
When I did it, it was like, "Oh," you know, kind of groundbreaking, - Free Solo 00:06
When I did it, it was like, "Oh," you know, kind o...
But for me it always felt quite easy and pretty secure. - Free Solo 00:04
But for me it always felt quite easy and pretty secure.
Well, that wasn't where you stopped, because that next challenge then - Free Solo 00:07
Well, that wasn't where you stopped, because that next ...
Half Dome was a huge step for me because it was twice as big as anything - Free Solo 00:07
Half Dome was a huge step for me because it was twice as big...
Free soloing is so dangerous that less than 1% of people - Free Solo 00:17
Free soloing is so dangerous that less than 1% of people
And then you have to, like, reel it all back in. - Free Solo 00:04
And then you have to, like, reel it all back in.
What is next in free solo climbing? - Free Solo 00:04
What is next in free solo climbing?
Well, I don't know, I mean, I've thought about El Cap, like, - Free Solo 00:13
Well, I don't know, I mean, I've thought about El ...
I'm aiming towards the most beautiful valley on earth. - Free Solo 00:05
I'm aiming towards the most beautiful valley on earth.