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This thing that had been shutting him down
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The Dawn Wall

This thing that had beenshutting him down for all these years, and then he just looks at...

This thing that had been
shutting him down for all these years, and then he just looks at it
with a new set of eyes and finds a new solution

Full Transcript

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This thing that had been shutting him down
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for all these years,
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and then he just looks at it with a new set of eyes
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and finds a new solution.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:09:10
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.
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.
Now you're the guy that almost climbed the Dawn Wall. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
Now you're the guy that almost climbed the Dawn Wall.
Is it now time to do a story about what happens - The Dawn Wall 00:05
Is it now time to do a story about what happens
We all want happy endings, but as a journalist, you're like, - The Dawn Wall 00:07
We all want happy endings, but as a journalist, you're ...
Are they having this conversation - The Dawn Wall 00:05
Are they having this conversation
The next day, the weather was starting to get bad. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
The next day, the weather was starting to get bad.
I'm just going to throw in the towel - The Dawn Wall 00:05
I'm just going to throw in the towel
From here on out, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
From here on out,