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Those six days of captivity in Kyrgyzstan
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The Dawn Wall

Those six days of captivityin Kyrgyzstan were so profoundly painful

Those six days of captivity
in Kyrgyzstan were so profoundly painful

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Those six days of captivity in Kyrgyzstan
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were so profoundly painful.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:44
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.
At first, I felt overwhelmed - The Dawn Wall 00:08
At first, I felt overwhelmed
But at some point, I felt something come over me, - The Dawn Wall 00:10
But at some point, I felt something come over me,
I knew I was cold, I knew I was hungry, - The Dawn Wall 00:05
I knew I was cold, I knew I was hungry,
I think we all have this idea of where our limits lie. - The Dawn Wall 00:06
I think we all have this idea of where our limits lie.
If you're hurting really bad, - The Dawn Wall 00:09
If you're hurting really bad,
In Kyrgyzstan, I realized that my preconceived limits - The Dawn Wall 00:15
In Kyrgyzstan, I realized that my preconceived limits
There was this really hard climb nobody had done - The Dawn Wall 00:07
There was this really hard climb nobody had done
A year later, he came back without the finger - The Dawn Wall 00:05
A year later, he came back without the finger
"Oh, no big deal. I'll just get better after that." - The Dawn Wall 00:06
"Oh, no big deal. I'll just get better after that....
That's when Tommy took his game - The Dawn Wall 00:07
That's when Tommy took his game
At that time, - The Dawn Wall 00:05
At that time,
Just to claim one of these routes - The Dawn Wall 00:09
Just to claim one of these routes
And then Tommy walks into the Valley, - The Dawn Wall 00:09
And then Tommy walks into the Valley,
Over the next five years, he went on a rampage. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
Over the next five years, he went on a rampage.
Then he starts speed climbing these routes, - The Dawn Wall 00:05
Then he starts speed climbing these routes,
Tommy started looking between the lines - The Dawn Wall 00:06
Tommy started looking between the lines
It added that element of the unknown, - The Dawn Wall 00:07
It added that element of the unknown,
I think Tommy had become hypnotized - The Dawn Wall 00:06
I think Tommy had become hypnotized
Anybody that does a first ascent on El Capitan - The Dawn Wall 00:05
Anybody that does a first ascent on El Capitan
And everyone in the climbing world is like, "What the hell?" - The Dawn Wall 00:08
And everyone in the climbing world is like, "What the h...