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Just before we went for our final push
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The Dawn Wall

Just before we wentfor our final push, I was completely frustrated, staring at these...

Just before we went
for our final push, I was completely frustrated, staring at these photos
of the Wall

Full Transcript

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Just before we went for our final push,
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I was completely frustrated,
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staring at these photos of the Wall.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
01:07:26
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 started to notice cracks and edges that go down and around. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
I started to notice cracks and edges that go down and around...
So I came up with this idea - The Dawn Wall 00:06
So I came up with this idea
His idea was to just climb in a giant circle - The Dawn Wall 00:08
His idea was to just climb in a giant circle
Tommy's currently working out the world's hardest down climb. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
Tommy's currently working out the world's hardest ...
We do hard moves going straight up, hard moves going sideways. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
We do hard moves going straight up, hard moves going sideway...
This loop pitch, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
This loop pitch,
This thing that had been shutting him down - The Dawn Wall 00:11
This thing that had been shutting him down
It's not healing very quickly, - The Dawn Wall 00:07
It's not healing very quickly,
While Kevin's waiting for his fingers to heal, - The Dawn Wall 00:09
While Kevin's waiting for his fingers to heal,
What you do every day is, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
What you do every day is,
The next day, you motor back up the ropes to the high point - The Dawn Wall 00:06
The next day, you motor back up the ropes to the high point
So, even though they might be working - The Dawn Wall 00:11
So, even though they might be working
Every pitch gets him further away from where I'm stuck. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
Every pitch gets him further away from where I'm stuck.
There's so much distance between our high points - The Dawn Wall 00:10
There's so much distance between our high points
Every time I would look over in his portaledge, - The Dawn Wall 00:09
Every time I would look over in his portaledge,
After two days resting, I felt resolved. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
After two days resting, I felt resolved.
And so I'm going to wait a few more hours - The Dawn Wall 00:08
And so I'm going to wait a few more hours
I've been waiting for days for the skin to heal, - The Dawn Wall 00:08
I've been waiting for days for the skin to heal,
I was just floating across the pitch. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
I was just floating across the pitch.
Everything was perfect, and I still didn't do it. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
Everything was perfect, and I still didn't do it.