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I could never tell if we were wasting our time
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The Dawn Wall

I could never tellif we were wasting our time or we were in pursuitof something grand

I could never tell
if we were wasting our time or we were in pursuit
of something grand

Full Transcript

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I could never tell if we were wasting our time
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or we were in pursuit of something grand.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:58
Uploaded
Jul 06, 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.
I think we all admire people who are dedicated. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
I think we all admire people who are dedicated.
But at some point, you start to wonder, - The Dawn Wall 00:08
But at some point, you start to wonder,
He was going through emotional agony. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
He was going through emotional agony.
Man. I mean, you've failed on this thing 800 times. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
Man. I mean, you've failed on this thing 800 times.
How can you continue to beat your head against this wall? - The Dawn Wall 00:04
How can you continue to beat your head against this wall?
After years of effort, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
After years of effort,
After all this failure, I started to wonder - The Dawn Wall 00:07
After all this failure, I started to wonder
They got past 70 mile an hour winds, the ice falls. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
They got past 70 mile an hour winds, the ice falls.
If they can get that done, they're well on their way. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
If they can get that done, they're well on their way.
The hardest individual part of this 3,000 foot puzzle - The Dawn Wall 00:08
The hardest individual part of this 3,000 foot puzzle
The bottom section of the route - The Dawn Wall 00:07
The bottom section of the route
But after 1,000 feet, those cracks and corners dead end. - The Dawn Wall 00:06
But after 1,000 feet, those cracks and corners dead end.
300 feet to the left, there's another series of features - The Dawn Wall 00:06
300 feet to the left, there's another series of feature...
The trick is, - The Dawn Wall 00:07
The trick is,
There's this band of rock - The Dawn Wall 00:05
There's this band of rock
Everything above and below it - The Dawn Wall 00:04
Everything above and below it
But the composition of that band - The Dawn Wall 00:06
But the composition of that band
Over the last six years, we spent over 100 days - The Dawn Wall 00:08
Over the last six years, we spent over 100 days
This 3,000 foot wall, and it's coming down to millimeters - The Dawn Wall 00:08
This 3,000 foot wall, and it's coming down to millimete...
It becomes such a zoomed-in world. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
It becomes such a zoomed-in world.