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The bottomless pit of self-loathing
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The bottomless pitof self-loathing

The bottomless pit
of self-loathing

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The bottomless pit of self-loathing.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
74
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:21
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 mean, that's definitely the motivation for some soloing. - Free Solo 00:06
I mean, that's definitely the motivation for some soloi...
So I still never, like, quietly, - Free Solo 00:07
So I still never, like, quietly,
Uh, I don't know why I fell off, but I mean I know that my skin was, - Free Solo 00:04
Uh, I don't know why I fell off, but I mean I know that...
Weird he doesn't even say he knows what happened. - Free Solo 00:05
Weird he doesn't even say he knows what happened.
He's like, "I, suddenly I was falling," which kind of surprised me because I feel - Free Solo 00:07
He's like, "I, suddenly I was falling," which...
You know Alex talks about having this armor when he solos and I think as, like, - Free Solo 00:09
You know Alex talks about having this armor when he solos an...
Like after that happened, for whatever reason, it kinda like waked me up more than normal. - Free Solo 00:05
Like after that happened, for whatever reason, it kinda like...
He's such, he's such a beast, you know, he's gonna be fine." - Free Solo 00:13
He's such, he's such a beast, you know, he's ...
Look, I don't wanna fall off and die either, but there's a satisfaction to - Free Solo 00:09
Look, I don't wanna fall off and die either, but there&...
That feeling is heightened when you're for sure facing death. - Free Solo 00:05
That feeling is heightened when you're for sure facing ...
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.