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It's just this iconic 3,000 foot high monolith
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The Dawn Wall

It's just this iconic3,000 foot high monolith

It's just this iconic
3,000 foot high monolith

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It's just this iconic 3,000 foot high monolith.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:50
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.
When you see that thing for the first time, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
When you see that thing for the first time,
The steepest, blankest, most forlorn... - The Dawn Wall 00:06
The steepest, blankest, most forlorn...
Impressive part of El Cap - The Dawn Wall 00:05
Impressive part of El Cap
People have done a handful of free climbs up El Cap - The Dawn Wall 00:06
People have done a handful of free climbs up El Cap
But the Dawn Wall has never been climbed. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
But the Dawn Wall has never been climbed.
Just the sheer magnitude of blank rock on the thing, - The Dawn Wall 00:07
Just the sheer magnitude of blank rock on the thing,
Until Tommy Caldwell came along, - The Dawn Wall 00:08
Until Tommy Caldwell came along,
If Tommy and his partner Kevin can actually do this, - The Dawn Wall 00:10
If Tommy and his partner Kevin can actually do this,
It's December 27th, - The Dawn Wall 00:07
It's December 27th,
The goal is climb it in a single push, - The Dawn Wall 00:14
The goal is climb it in a single push,
We've put in so much work leading up to this moment. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
We've put in so much work leading up to this moment.
There's nothing left to do but take a couple deep breaths - The Dawn Wall 00:05
There's nothing left to do but take a couple deep breat...
The route that they think they have figured out - The Dawn Wall 00:08
The route that they think they have figured out
Each pitch is its own challenge, like the stages of a race. - The Dawn Wall 00:06
Each pitch is its own challenge, like the stages of a race.
A pitch is a rope-length long, about 150 feet or so. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
A pitch is a rope-length long, about 150 feet or so.
And ends of the ledge - The Dawn Wall 00:06
And ends of the ledge
When you end the pitch, - The Dawn Wall 00:05
When you end the pitch,
One down, thirty-something to go. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
One down, thirty-something to go.
Once you've both done that pitch without falling, - The Dawn Wall 00:05
Once you've both done that pitch without falling,
When you're free-climbing, - The Dawn Wall 00:10
When you're free-climbing,