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The Dawn Wall

When you're tryinga big wall like this, the work does not end once the climbing is doneat...

When you're trying
a big wall like this, the work does not end once the climbing is done
at the end of the day

Full Transcript

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When you're trying a big wall like this,
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the work does not end
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once the climbing is done at the end of the day.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:00
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.
You've got to haul up hundreds of pounds of gear, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
You've got to haul up hundreds of pounds of gear,
This seems pretty good. Pretty flat, even, I would say. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
This seems pretty good. Pretty flat, even, I would say.
I actually brought a bag of kale on the wall - The Dawn Wall 00:07
I actually brought a bag of kale on the wall
This is the hardest thing you could ever do on your fingers, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
This is the hardest thing you could ever do on your fingers,
Getting pretty obsessed with my lips. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
Getting pretty obsessed with my lips.
The next day is going to be more of the same, but harder. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
The next day is going to be more of the same, but harder.
And it's going to go on day after clay, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
And it's going to go on day after clay,
After Kyrgyzstan, - The Dawn Wall 00:07
After Kyrgyzstan,
I did not want to be separated from Tommy at that point. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
I did not want to be separated from Tommy at that point.
I think my way of dealing with it was - The Dawn Wall 00:07
I think my way of dealing with it was
This has always been my safe place, - The Dawn Wall 00:05
This has always been my safe place,
I was like, when the shit really hit the fan, - The Dawn Wall 00:07
I was like, when the shit really hit the fan,
Tommy jumped right back into climbing, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
Tommy jumped right back into climbing,
We're both professional rock climbers, - The Dawn Wall 00:07
We're both professional rock climbers,
And then, about a year after Kyrgyzstan, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
And then, about a year after Kyrgyzstan,
And Tommy was using his parent's old table saw. - The Dawn Wall 00:06
And Tommy was using his parent's old table saw.
Tommy did something that you should never do, - The Dawn Wall 00:08
Tommy did something that you should never do,
If the blade catches on the wood, - The Dawn Wall 00:05
If the blade catches on the wood,
I heard Tommy scream, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
I heard Tommy scream,
My dad comes in, and he's like, "You have to fix his finger." - The Dawn Wall 00:07
My dad comes in, and he's like, "You have to fix h...