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That feeling is heightened when you're for sure facing death
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That feeling is heightened whenyou're for sure facing death

That feeling is heightened when
you're for sure facing death

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That feeling is heightened when you're for sure facing death.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:54
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.
You can't make a mistake. - Free Solo 00:04
You can't make a mistake.
If you're seeking perfection, free soloing is as close as you can get. - Free Solo 00:06
If you're seeking perfection, free soloing is as close ...
And, uh, it does feel good to feel perfect, like, for a brief moment. - Free Solo 00:06
And, uh, it does feel good to feel perfect, like, for a brie...
My friends are like, "Oh, that'd be terrible," but if I kill myself in an accident, - Free Solo 00:09
My friends are like, "Oh, that'd be...
My friends are like Oh that'd be terrible but if I kill myself in an accident - Free Solo 00:22
My friends are like Oh that'd be terrible but if I kill...
They're like, "Oh, I really care about you," I'm like, "No you don't." - Free Solo 00:09
They're like, "Oh, I really care about you," ...
My foot is improving, but it still swells up a bit. - Free Solo 00:06
My foot is improving, but it still swells up a bit.
If you look at soloing El Cap objectively, there are probably six pitches that - Free Solo 00:07
If you look at soloing El Cap objectively, there are probabl...
And then Freeblast, Pitch 6, being the one I fell off of, - Free Solo 00:07
And then Freeblast, Pitch 6, being the one I fell off of,
Then the down climb to the Hollow Flake. - Free Solo 00:04
Then the down climb to the Hollow Flake.
And then the Monster Offwidth, - Free Solo 00:07
And then the Monster Offwidth,
When you're in the Monster Offwidth, some part of you is always being - Free Solo 00:07
When you're in the Monster Offwidth, some part of you i...
Imagine like the worst type of Pilates class in the whole world, - Free Solo 00:16
Imagine like the worst type of Pilates class in the whole wo...
The Enduro Corner, in and of itself, would have been the most difficult part of - Free Solo 00:07
The Enduro Corner, in and of itself, would have been the mos...
Your feet aren't on any specific holds. - Free Solo 00:04
Your feet aren't on any specific holds.
What makes your feet stay to the wall is the amount of pressure that you - Free Solo 00:06
What makes your feet stay to the wall is the amount of press...
The harder you pull with your hands, the more your feet stick. - Free Solo 00:04
The harder you pull with your hands, the more your feet stic...
The most demanding for your arms on the whole route. - Free Solo 00:04
The most demanding for your arms on the whole route.
And you've climbed 2,500 feet to get to the Enduro Corner, so you're pretty fatigued. - Free Solo 00:05
And you've climbed 2,500 feet to get to the Enduro Corn...
But the piece that I've always worried about the most is the crux, the hardest part. - Free Solo 00:05
But the piece that I've always worried about the most i...