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The Dawn Wall

The bottom section of the route follows a vague series of cracksand corners in the rock

The bottom section of the route follows a vague series of cracks
and corners in the rock

Full Transcript

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The bottom section of the route
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follows a vague series of cracks and corners in the rock.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:18
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.
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.
There's one way to get across, - The Dawn Wall 00:09
There's one way to get across,
Tommy ties in and just flips that switch. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
Tommy ties in and just flips that switch.
You grab these sharp holds, - The Dawn Wall 00:05
You grab these sharp holds,
I knew exactly how each finger was going onto each hold, - The Dawn Wall 00:10
I knew exactly how each finger was going onto each hold,
After years of working on that pitch, - The Dawn Wall 00:07
After years of working on that pitch,
When I heard that Tommy had done pitch 15, - The Dawn Wall 00:13
When I heard that Tommy had done pitch 15,
When Tommy got across, - The Dawn Wall 00:05
When Tommy got across,
Everything was rolling, and now it was my turn. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
Everything was rolling, and now it was my turn.
Over the years, we realized - The Dawn Wall 00:06
Over the years, we realized
But after a while, you forget how high off the ground you are - The Dawn Wall 00:08
But after a while, you forget how high off the ground you ar...
We rappelled back to our camp below the traverse. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
We rappelled back to our camp below the traverse.