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The Devil's Climb

Before we can start the climb, we have to do ourbiggest rappel yet

Before we can start the climb, we have to do our
biggest rappel yet

Full Transcript

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Before we can start the climb,
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we have to do our biggest rappel yet.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:58
Uploaded
Apr 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, thriller
Production
National Geographic,Plimsoll Productions

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Movie Summary

Climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell embark on an expedition to conquer Alaska's treacherous Devils Thumb, pushing their limits through perilous climbs across daunting peaks, while their unbreakable bond is put to the ultimate...
It's like 600 feet straight down, which is insane, - The Devil's Climb 00:08
It's like 600 feet straight down, which is insane,
Can you actually see over the edge there, - The Devil's Climb 00:08
Can you actually see over the edge there,
We're working against the clock, so Alex and I - The Devil's Climb 00:09
We're working against the clock, so Alex and I
And one of those techniques is simul rappelling, - The Devil's Climb 00:13
And one of those techniques is simul rappelling,
I mean, do we think that thing looks good. - The Devil's Climb 00:05
I mean, do we think that thing looks good.
It's just basically, like, a one-nut anchor. - The Devil's Climb 00:05
It's just basically, like, a one-nut anchor.
The problem with simul rappelling is that, - The Devil's Climb 00:08
The problem with simul rappelling is that,
The scariest part of alpinism, for me, is rappelling because - The Devil's Climb 00:13
The scariest part of alpinism, for me, is rappelling because
You're completely trusting your life to your equipment. - The Devil's Climb 00:05
You're completely trusting your life to your equipment.
There's always the chance that a rope can get damaged, or, - The Devil's Climb 00:08
There's always the chance that a rope can get damaged, ...
It's 600 feet of free hanging space, - The Devil's Climb 00:07
It's 600 feet of free hanging space,
You are 100% trusting your life to - The Devil's Climb 00:08
You are 100% trusting your life to
Only slightly thicker than a shoelace, really. - The Devil's Climb 00:05
Only slightly thicker than a shoelace, really.
And this very skinny piece of hardware, that you - The Devil's Climb 00:07
And this very skinny piece of hardware, that you
Rappelling like this is always - The Devil's Climb 00:05
Rappelling like this is always
Do you ever think, when that happens, - The Devil's Climb 00:10
Do you ever think, when that happens,
'Cause, you know, like, if the flake ripped and both pieces - The Devil's Climb 00:12
'Cause, you know, like, if the flake ripped and both pi...
So we finally made it to the Devil's Thumb itself, - The Devil's Climb 00:08
So we finally made it to the Devil's Thumb itself,
From its base, this thing is nearly five times taller than - The Devil's Climb 00:08
From its base, this thing is nearly five times taller than
We're in the notch below the Devil's Thumb. - The Devil's Climb 00:06
We're in the notch below the Devil's Thumb.