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You know, when I'm doing these hard free solos I like to think that the risk
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Free Solo

You know, when I'm doing these hard freesolos I like to think that the risk, you know, the...

You know, when I'm doing these hard free
solos I like to think that the risk, you know, the chance
of me falling off is quite low even though the
consequence is extremely high

Full Transcript

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You know, when I'm doing these hard free solos I like to think that the risk,
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you know, the chance of me falling off is
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quite low even though the consequence is extremely high.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
70
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:01
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.
And that's kind of like one of the appeals of free soloing, you know, - Free Solo 00:07
And that's kind of like one of the appeals of free solo...
So, do you think that, uh, being a rock climber has been a positive or negative - Free Solo 00:07
So, do you think that, uh, being a rock climber has been a p...
Um, I just travel too much and I live in a car. - Free Solo 00:04
Um, I just travel too much and I live in a car.
Let's talk through some of the climbing adventures you've had. - Free Solo 00:04
Let's talk through some of the climbing adventures you&...
When I did it, it was like, "Oh," you know, kind of groundbreaking, - Free Solo 00:06
When I did it, it was like, "Oh," you know, kind o...
But for me it always felt quite easy and pretty secure. - Free Solo 00:04
But for me it always felt quite easy and pretty secure.
Well, that wasn't where you stopped, because that next challenge then - Free Solo 00:07
Well, that wasn't where you stopped, because that next ...
Half Dome was a huge step for me because it was twice as big as anything - Free Solo 00:07
Half Dome was a huge step for me because it was twice as big...
Free soloing is so dangerous that less than 1% of people - Free Solo 00:17
Free soloing is so dangerous that less than 1% of people
And then you have to, like, reel it all back in. - Free Solo 00:04
And then you have to, like, reel it all back in.
What is next in free solo climbing? - Free Solo 00:04
What is next in free solo climbing?
Well, I don't know, I mean, I've thought about El Cap, like, - Free Solo 00:13
Well, I don't know, I mean, I've thought about El ...
I'm aiming towards the most beautiful valley on earth. - Free Solo 00:05
I'm aiming towards the most beautiful valley on earth.
I remember coming to Yosemite as a little kid and my dad would always have a little - Free Solo 00:14
I remember coming to Yosemite as a little kid and my dad wou...
As soon as you see El Cap it's like, "Oh, there it is, pretty exciting." - Free Solo 00:12
As soon as you see El Cap it's like, "Oh, there it...
I probably feel extra comfortable in the van now because I've lived - Free Solo 00:06
I probably feel extra comfortable in the van now because I&#...
My first van, well, I actually stole the family minivan. - Free Solo 00:04
My first van, well, I actually stole the family minivan.
My dad died when I was 19 and I, I quit school. - Free Solo 00:04
My dad died when I was 19 and I, I quit school.
Six years ago I was living in a Walmart parking lot and spending eighty-eight cents - Free Solo 00:08
Six years ago I was living in a Walmart parking lot and spen...
Living in a van is great but, you know, at a certain point it'd be nice to have a - Free Solo 00:08
Living in a van is great but, you know, at a certain point i...