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Which is emotionally appealing, but for me I don't think it's the smartest thing
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Which is emotionally appealing, but forme I don't think it's the smartest thing

which is emotionally appealing, but for
me I don't think it's the smartest thing

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which is emotionally appealing, but for me I don't think it's the smartest thing.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
119
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:24
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.
Climbing with Alex is, it's like a vice in a way. - Free Solo 00:05
Climbing with Alex is, it's like a vice in a way.
It's like smoking cigarettes with beer or something. - Free Solo 00:04
It's like smoking cigarettes with beer or something.
It's like, I don't really wanna do it but I just, like, let myself do it sometimes - Free Solo 00:05
It's like, I don't really wanna do it but I just, ...
- Yeah, buddy! - Yo! - Free Solo 00:05
- Yeah, buddy! - Yo!
It says, "Bey wall 7C+, one fallen crux, two pumped, need more fitness." - Free Solo 00:11
It says, "Bey wall 7C+, one fallen crux, two pumped, ne...
- Miss my dog. - No. - Free Solo 00:05
- Miss my dog. - No.
Alright, Jim's gonna follow you guys down partway, Clair's gonna pick you guys up at - Free Solo 00:07
Alright, Jim's gonna follow you guys down partway, Clai...
So, once we pass you guys, you guys wrap and then hike to the summit basically? - Free Solo 00:04
So, once we pass you guys, you guys wrap and then hike to th...
I mean, by the time we get to Yosemite we're gonna be - Free Solo 00:05
I mean, by the time we get to Yosemite we're gonna be
The team that Jimmy assembled are all professional climbers. - Free Solo 00:04
The team that Jimmy assembled are all professional climbers.
And so in a way, I'm like, "This is kinda awesome." You know, - Free Solo 00:06
And so in a way, I'm like, "This is kinda awesome....
Mikey, we should put someone right here because if you lean out you can see the - Free Solo 00:07
Mikey, we should put someone right here because if you lean ...
I've known Alex since he pretty much started climbing in Yosemite, 2008 or 2009. - Free Solo 00:06
I've known Alex since he pretty much started climbing i...
I've filmed Alex a handful of times, free soloing. - Free Solo 00:06
I've filmed Alex a handful of times, free soloing.
And then we've also spent a couple of winters together down in South America. - Free Solo 00:04
And then we've also spent a couple of winters together ...
So, I'm scared because I don't wanna see anything happen to Alex. - Free Solo 00:05
So, I'm scared because I don't wanna see anything ...
I mean, it's one of the reasons that I almost said no to this job, and, I mean, - Free Solo 00:16
I mean, it's one of the reasons that I almost said no t...
It's hard to not imagine, your friend, Alex, soloing something that's extremely - Free Solo 00:15
It's hard to not imagine, your friend, Alex, soloing so...
And we have to work through that and understand that what we're doing is something that - Free Solo 00:09
And we have to work through that and understand that what we...
It's a funny thing, people who know a little bit about climbing, they're like, - Free Solo 00:12
It's a funny thing, people who know a little bit about ...