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The Dawn Wall

And I don't knowif this was an official policy or just somethingthey dreamt up on the...

And I don't know
if this was an official policy or just something
they dreamt up on the spot, but they asked Tommy if he wanted to enter the
World Invitational the next day

Full Transcript

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And I don't know if this was an official policy
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or just something they dreamt up on the spot,
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but they asked Tommy
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if he wanted to enter the World Invitational the next day.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
48
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:04
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, sport
Production
Sender Films,Red Bull Media House

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Movie Summary

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.
Hello, everyone. I'm James Brown, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
Hello, everyone. I'm James Brown,
Expert climbers will test their skills - The Dawn Wall 00:07
Expert climbers will test their skills
So all of a sudden, Tommy went from nobody at all - The Dawn Wall 00:09
So all of a sudden, Tommy went from nobody at all
Tommy became known - The Dawn Wall 00:04
Tommy became known
I was doing this series of competitions, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
I was doing this series of competitions,
She just caught my attention totally. I was like, "Woah!" - The Dawn Wall 00:09
She just caught my attention totally. I was like, "Woah...
We both lived and breathed climbing. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
We both lived and breathed climbing.
Tommy's this climbing savant, - The Dawn Wall 00:08
Tommy's this climbing savant,
I found out she was going to Yosemite, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
I found out she was going to Yosemite,
We ended up climbing a big wall together. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
We ended up climbing a big wall together.
Sleeping 1,000 feet off the ground on this portaledge, - The Dawn Wall 00:07
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 00:04
You sleep head to toe. There's just more room that way.
Sol laid down, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
Sol laid down,
I was like, "Ooh, goodness. This is getting exciting." - The Dawn Wall 00:11
I was like, "Ooh, goodness. This is getting exciting.&q...
We had so many dreams of traveling and climbing together. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
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 00:04
And then we got invited to go on a big adventure trip.
Kyrgyzstan is this beautiful, mountainous country - The Dawn Wall 00:05
Kyrgyzstan is this beautiful, mountainous country
We'd seen pictures from friends that had been there, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
We'd seen pictures from friends that had been there,
And this amazing opportunity came about for me - The Dawn Wall 00:07
And this amazing opportunity came about for me
We were just four young climbers looking for a big adventure - The Dawn Wall 00:07
We were just four young climbers looking for a big adventure