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The Dawn Wall

Tommy sets up his belay, and Kevin triesto get across this thing

Tommy sets up his belay, and Kevin tries
to get across this thing

Full Transcript

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Tommy sets up his belay,
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and Kevin tries to get across this thing.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:44
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.
It was important to get through pitch 15 - The Dawn Wall 00:08
It was important to get through pitch 15
Every fall, you go back to the start of the pitch, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
Every fall, you go back to the start of the pitch,
Every attempt, you wear off more skin. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
Every attempt, you wear off more skin.
Everything was going smoothly - The Dawn Wall 00:05
Everything was going smoothly
So everyone's tuning in - The Dawn Wall 00:05
So everyone's tuning in
It's a pretty fascinating drama - The Dawn Wall 00:07
It's a pretty fascinating drama
People who I'm sure had no idea what a pitch was - The Dawn Wall 00:11
People who I'm sure had no idea what a pitch was
I spent a few days not climbing, - The Dawn Wall 00:07
I spent a few days not climbing,
It was harder than any pitch of climbing he'd ever done. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
It was harder than any pitch of climbing he'd ever done...
I had honestly started to lose hope that he was going to do it. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
I had honestly started to lose hope that he was going to do ...
Last night was my third day - The Dawn Wall 00:07
Last night was my third day
Still didn't do it. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
Still didn't do it.
After trying so many times, I've destroyed my fingers. - The Dawn Wall 00:06
After trying so many times, I've destroyed my fingers.
So I decided to take a rest day and let my fingers heal. - The Dawn Wall 00:06
So I decided to take a rest day and let my fingers heal.
Meanwhile, Tommy hasn't climbed for days. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
Meanwhile, Tommy hasn't climbed for days.
And he has to be thinking, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
And he has to be thinking,
I mean, there's very few people in the world - The Dawn Wall 00:06
I mean, there's very few people in the world
You're not eating normal foods, drinking enough water. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
You're not eating normal foods, drinking enough water.
It's hard to climb your best under those conditions. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
It's hard to climb your best under those conditions.
Every day that goes by, maybe Tommy suddenly gets sick. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
Every day that goes by, maybe Tommy suddenly gets sick.