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The Dawn Wall

In an unbelievable story of perseverance, free climber Tommy Caldwell and climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson attempt to scale the impossible 3000ft Dawn Wall of El Capitan.

Director

Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer

Year

Genre

documentary, biography, sport

Box Office

$970,032

Production

Sender Films,Red Bull Media House

Awards

6 wins & 9 nominations total

Homepage

http://www.dawnwall-film.com

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'How's it going up there?' - The Dawn Wall

'How's it going up there?'

'How high up
are you guys right now?' - The Dawn Wall

'How high up are you guys right now?'

'Tommy, I guess
the bottom line question here, - The Dawn Wall

'Tommy, I guess the bottom line question here,

On the air tonight
with a story of two men - The Dawn Wall

On the air tonight with a story of two men

Inch by nerve-racking inch, - The Dawn Wall

Inch by nerve-racking inch,

Tommy Caldwell
and Kevin Jorgeson - The Dawn Wall

Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson

No one has ever
free-climbed the Dawn Wall. - The Dawn Wall

No one has ever free-climbed the Dawn Wall.

These guys have
captured the world's attention. - The Dawn Wall

These guys have captured the world's attention.

El Capitan's infamous Dawn Wall. - The Dawn Wall

El Capitan's infamous Dawn Wall.

The teachers actually
at one point told us - The Dawn Wall

The teachers actually at one point told us

I was developmentally delayed
through... probably still. - The Dawn Wall

I was developmentally delayed through... probably still.

I was this very fragile
little kid, - The Dawn Wall

I was this very fragile little kid,

But meanwhile, my dad was,
like, the symbol of a man. - The Dawn Wall

But meanwhile, my dad was, like, the symbol of a man.

He was this big bodybuilder dude
and mountain climber. - The Dawn Wall

He was this big bodybuilder dude and mountain climber.

I think my dad felt - The Dawn Wall

I think my dad felt

Every summer, we'd go
to Yosemite with my family, - The Dawn Wall

Every summer, we'd go to Yosemite with my family,

Some of the craziest climbing
stunts you could ever do, - The Dawn Wall

Some of the craziest climbing stunts you could ever do,

The things
that Tommy's dad took him on, - The Dawn Wall

The things that Tommy's dad took him on,

He basically took hardship
and rephrased it as growth. - The Dawn Wall

He basically took hardship and rephrased it as growth.

He was loving,
but he definitely let me suffer. - The Dawn Wall

He was loving, but he definitely let me suffer.

The word that was in my mind
was resilience. - The Dawn Wall

The word that was in my mind was resilience.

It seems to me one of the
best gifts you can give your kid - The Dawn Wall

It seems to me one of the best gifts you can give your kid

By the time
I was 14 or 15, - The Dawn Wall

By the time I was 14 or 15,

Climbing was
the first thing in my life - The Dawn Wall

Climbing was the first thing in my life

So Tommy was 16, - The Dawn Wall

So Tommy was 16,

We thought we'd drive over there
and watch the comp - The Dawn Wall

We thought we'd drive over there and watch the comp

And the day before
the big competition, - The Dawn Wall

And the day before the big competition,

So I entered that,
my first competition ever. - The Dawn Wall

So I entered that, my first competition ever.

And I don't know
if this was an official policy - The Dawn Wall

And I don't know if this was an official policy

Hello, everyone.
I'm James Brown, - The Dawn Wall

Hello, everyone. I'm James Brown,

Expert climbers
will test their skills - The Dawn Wall

Expert climbers will test their skills

So all of a sudden,
Tommy went from nobody at all - The Dawn Wall

So all of a sudden, Tommy went from nobody at all

Tommy became known - The Dawn Wall

Tommy became known

I was doing
this series of competitions, - The Dawn Wall

I was doing this series of competitions,

She just caught my attention
totally. I was like, "Woah!" - The Dawn Wall

She just caught my attention totally. I was like, "Woah...

We both lived and breathed
climbing. - The Dawn Wall

We both lived and breathed climbing.

Tommy's
this climbing savant, - The Dawn Wall

Tommy's this climbing savant,

I found out
she was going to Yosemite, - The Dawn Wall

I found out she was going to Yosemite,

We ended up climbing
a big wall together. - The Dawn Wall

We ended up climbing a big wall together.

Sleeping 1,000 feet off
the ground on this portaledge, - The Dawn Wall

Sleeping 1,000 feet off the ground on this portaledge,

You sleep head to toe.
There's just more room that way. - The Dawn Wall

You sleep head to toe. There's just more room that way.

Sol laid down, - The Dawn Wall

I was like, "Ooh, goodness.
This is getting exciting." - The Dawn Wall

I was like, "Ooh, goodness. This is getting exciting.&q...

We had so many dreams of
traveling and climbing together. - The Dawn Wall

We had so many dreams of traveling and climbing together.

And then we got invited
to go on a big adventure trip. - The Dawn Wall

And then we got invited to go on a big adventure trip.

Kyrgyzstan is this beautiful,
mountainous country - The Dawn Wall

Kyrgyzstan is this beautiful, mountainous country

We'd seen pictures from friends
that had been there, - The Dawn Wall

We'd seen pictures from friends that had been there,

And this amazing opportunity
came about for me - The Dawn Wall

And this amazing opportunity came about for me

We were just four young climbers
looking for a big adventure - The Dawn Wall

We were just four young climbers looking for a big adventure

We charter a helicopter
into the Kara-Su Valley. - The Dawn Wall

We charter a helicopter into the Kara-Su Valley.

Just felt like
a dream come true, - The Dawn Wall

Just felt like a dream come true,

A week-and-a-half into our trip, - The Dawn Wall

A week-and-a-half into our trip,

We're sitting there like, - The Dawn Wall

We're sitting there like,

We look down,
and you could see these figures. - The Dawn Wall

We look down, and you could see these figures.

We're encountered
by four guys, heavily armed. - The Dawn Wall

We're encountered by four guys, heavily armed.

And so suddenly, it hits us,
we're hostages right now. - The Dawn Wall

And so suddenly, it hits us, we're hostages right now.

Later,
we learned that these guys - The Dawn Wall

Later, we learned that these guys

We were caught up
in this battle - The Dawn Wall

We were caught up in this battle

All of a sudden, - The Dawn Wall

All of a sudden,

The rebels start pointing their
guns at us, yelling, "Hide!" - The Dawn Wall

The rebels start pointing their guns at us, yelling, "H...

I just remember
shaking uncontrollably - The Dawn Wall

I just remember shaking uncontrollably

And the rebels start marching us
through the mountains. - The Dawn Wall

And the rebels start marching us through the mountains.

It's four rebels,
the four of us. - The Dawn Wall

It's four rebels, the four of us.

We had no idea
where we were going. - The Dawn Wall

We had no idea where we were going.

We would
hike through the night, - The Dawn Wall

We would hike through the night,

Burying us
in holes in the ground - The Dawn Wall

Burying us in holes in the ground

Day two or three,
hunger really started to set in. - The Dawn Wall

Day two or three, hunger really started to set in.

I thought they're
taking us back to their base - The Dawn Wall

I thought they're taking us back to their base

Finally, we realized - The Dawn Wall

Finally, we realized

Like, these guys
clearly don't have a plan. - The Dawn Wall

Like, these guys clearly don't have a plan.

Jason and John started to scheme
about how we could get away. - The Dawn Wall

Jason and John started to scheme about how we could get away...

We found out later
that they got killed. - The Dawn Wall

We found out later that they got killed.

On our sixth night of captivity, - The Dawn Wall

On our sixth night of captivity,

So we get left alone
with the one rebel, - The Dawn Wall

So we get left alone with the one rebel,

We were comfortable
on the terrain, and he was not. - The Dawn Wall

We were comfortable on the terrain, and he was not.

If we're going to escape,
this is the opportunity. - The Dawn Wall

If we're going to escape, this is the opportunity.

Jason and John decided - The Dawn Wall

Jason and John decided

John and I were trying
to look for a point - The Dawn Wall

John and I were trying to look for a point

As we got to the top, - The Dawn Wall

As we got to the top,

And I decided that this was
what I had to do. - The Dawn Wall

And I decided that this was what I had to do.

I had to go and I needed
to push this guy off this cliff - The Dawn Wall

I had to go and I needed to push this guy off this cliff

Tommy came over to me
at this point, and he said, - The Dawn Wall

Tommy came over to me at this point, and he said,

I took that as
that she would be OK with it. - The Dawn Wall

I took that as that she would be OK with it.

So I just ran up behind him - The Dawn Wall

So I just ran up behind him

And my other hand
went on his chest - The Dawn Wall

And my other hand went on his chest

We saw him hit a ledge, - The Dawn Wall

We saw him hit a ledge,

Tommy completely broke down, - The Dawn Wall

Tommy completely broke down,

The whole world came
crashing down on me all at once. - The Dawn Wall

The whole world came crashing down on me all at once.

We were all trying
to reassure him and say that, - The Dawn Wall

We were all trying to reassure him and say that,

But there was a sense of urgency
that we better get going, - The Dawn Wall

But there was a sense of urgency that we better get going,

The Dawn Wall poster

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In an unbelievable story of perseverance, free climber Tommy Caldwell and climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson attempt to scale the impossible 3000ft Dawn Wall of El Capitan.

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Director: Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer

Writer: N/A

Production: Sender Films,Red Bull Media House

Genre: documentary, biography, sport

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 81/100

ImdbRating: 8.1

BoxOffice: $970,032

Released: 14 Sep 2018

Awards: 6 wins & 9 nominations total

Homepage: http://www.dawnwall-film.com