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The alternative is the Boulder Problem
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The alternative isthe Boulder Problem

The alternative is
the Boulder Problem

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The alternative is the Boulder Problem.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
53
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:26
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've got your right hand on a crimp, left hand on a side pole, - Free Solo 00:09
You've got your right hand on a crimp, left hand on a s...
Right hand goes up to a small down-pulling crimp, left foot goes into a little dish, - Free Solo 00:11
Right hand goes up to a small down-pulling crimp, left foot ...
Then you roll your two fingers over the thumb, switch your feet, - Free Solo 00:10
Then you roll your two fingers over the thumb, switch your f...
And then reach out left to a big sloping bread loaf type hold that - Free Solo 00:07
And then reach out left to a big sloping bread loaf type hol...
From there, you either karate kick or double-dyno to an edge on the opposite wall. - Free Solo 00:06
From there, you either karate kick or double-dyno to an edge...
In some ways, it makes more sense to do the big two-handed jump because you're jumping to - Free Solo 00:08
In some ways, it makes more sense to do the big two-handed j...
But the idea of jumping without a rope seems completely outrageous, - Free Solo 00:08
But the idea of jumping without a rope seems completely outr...
But then the karate kick always feels like you're falling into the other wall, - Free Solo 00:09
But then the karate kick always feels like you're falli...
Honestly, it wasn't like, I mean I felt, like, pretty strong just pinching - Free Solo 00:06
Honestly, it wasn't like, I mean I felt, like, pretty s...
Well, as I said, when you actually put your foot out there, I was like, - Free Solo 00:09
Well, as I said, when you actually put your foot out there, ...
Hmm, I'm not, like, super stoked when he goes soloing, because he's already a - Free Solo 00:12
Hmm, I'm not, like, super stoked when he goes soloing, ...
I tell Alex I love him all the time, and he shows me that he loves me all the time. - Free Solo 00:06
I tell Alex I love him all the time, and he shows me that he...
In terms of learning how to communicate emotion, Alex has a long way to go. - Free Solo 00:05
In terms of learning how to communicate emotion, Alex has a ...
And I said, "Sometimes I'm gonna tell you how I feel, and I just need you to say it - Free Solo 00:24
And I said, "Sometimes I'm gonna tell you how I fe...
Well, I thought, I feel like we're not quite killin' it, but we're, - Free Solo 00:05
Well, I thought, I feel like we're not quite killin...
I'm very happy for Alex and Sanni that it works so well. - Free Solo 00:05
I'm very happy for Alex and Sanni that it works so well...
And I'm, I think I'm just impressed by their relationship, - Free Solo 00:11
And I'm, I think I'm just impressed by their relat...
Having that romantic relationship around is detrimental to that armor - Free Solo 00:10
Having that romantic relationship around is detrimental to...
You kinda can't have both at the same time. - Free Solo 00:04
You kinda can't have both at the same time.
There's always something that has to give you the confidence to - Free Solo 00:05
There's always something that has to give you the confi...