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That's pretty much what free soloing El Cap is like
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That's pretty much whatfree soloing El Cap is like

That's pretty much what
free soloing El Cap is like

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That's pretty much what free soloing El Cap is like.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
58
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:27
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 have to do it perfectly. - Free Solo 00:05
You have to do it perfectly.
Today I am playing through a lot of different scenarios, - Free Solo 00:16
Today I am playing through a lot of different scenarios,
But then the idea of taking the rope away, you're just like, - Free Solo 00:10
But then the idea of taking the rope away, you're just ...
When you've been thinking about something for years, that's a long time to be, - Free Solo 00:08
When you've been thinking about something for years, th...
Especially someone like Tommy. - Free Solo 00:04
Especially someone like Tommy.
When I was climbing, like, up the endurance corner and across the traverse, - Free Solo 00:08
When I was climbing, like, up the endurance corner and acros...
The Freeblast slabs have like several moves where it's like, - Free Solo 00:07
The Freeblast slabs have like several moves where it's ...
I mean, I've done all my soloing without telling anybody, - Free Solo 00:09
I mean, I've done all my soloing without telling anybod...
The idea of climbing El Cap, obviously I get interview questions about it all the - Free Solo 00:12
The idea of climbing El Cap, obviously I get interview quest...
I used to be like a super picky eater. - Free Solo 00:04
I used to be like a super picky eater.
When I was like 19 or 20 or, well, between like, 20 and 24, I basically decided that I had - Free Solo 00:18
When I was like 19 or 20 or, well, between like, 20 and 24, ...
I stopped eating meat maybe three or four years ago, um, - Free Solo 00:06
I stopped eating meat maybe three or four years ago, um,
Then once I stopped I also kind of got into the ethics of it a little bit more. - Free Solo 00:05
Then once I stopped I also kind of got into the ethics of it...
I'm eating, like, canned chili and eggs. - Free Solo 00:05
I'm eating, like, canned chili and eggs.
Growing up, I mean, I didn't like eating weird foods, - Free Solo 00:07
Growing up, I mean, I didn't like eating weird foods,
I remember really liking to play with my Legos and play computer games and, - Free Solo 00:11
I remember really liking to play with my Legos and play comp...
But I didn't really have a whole lot of hobbies or interests. - Free Solo 00:05
But I didn't really have a whole lot of hobbies or inte...
I grew up in Sacramento and the high school I went to, I was, uh, - Free Solo 00:09
I grew up in Sacramento and the high school I went to, I was...
So, in a way it was fine to be sort of a dorky loner cause, you know, - Free Solo 00:07
So, in a way it was fine to be sort of a dorky loner cause, ...
There was definitely a time when I started climbing outside more and I was just - Free Solo 00:09
There was definitely a time when I started climbing outside ...