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The first spire is 2,000 feet of vertical, with no clear
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The Devil's Climb

The first spire is 2,000 feetof vertical, with no clear route to the top

The first spire is 2,000 feet
of vertical, with no clear route to the top

Full Transcript

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The first spire is 2,000 feet of vertical, with no clear
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route to the top.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:28
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...
Tommy sets off in the lead, - The Devil's Climb 00:08
Tommy sets off in the lead,
When we simul climb, we try to go for really long stretches - The Devil's Climb 00:07
When we simul climb, we try to go for really long stretches
Which means that we place protection less frequently. - The Devil's Climb 00:05
Which means that we place protection less frequently.
I mean, sometimes you're going 100 feet in between pieces of - The Devil's Climb 00:14
I mean, sometimes you're going 100 feet in between piec...
The thing with simul climbing is it requires total trust - The Devil's Climb 00:13
The thing with simul climbing is it requires total trust
I come around the corner and see Tommy up, below this big - The Devil's Climb 00:10
I come around the corner and see Tommy up, below this big
I mean, I kind of think you just, if you can reverse what - The Devil's Climb 00:09
I mean, I kind of think you just, if you can reverse what
I get to a place where the rock is wet, - The Devil's Climb 00:08
I get to a place where the rock is wet,
And so I resign to the fact where I actually have to - The Devil's Climb 00:13
And so I resign to the fact where I actually have to
Tommy's crossing. - The Devil's Climb 00:05
Tommy's crossing.
I find it a little bit frustrating, though, because - The Devil's Climb 00:14
I find it a little bit frustrating, though, because
This feels like the moment when I have to, kind of, - The Devil's Climb 00:07
This feels like the moment when I have to, kind of,
Honestly, I'm just gritting it out. - The Devil's Climb 00:05
Honestly, I'm just gritting it out.
That's why I've gotten where I am, and so - The Devil's Climb 00:10
That's why I've gotten where I am, and so
We make it to the summit of the first peak, - The Devil's Climb 00:08
We make it to the summit of the first peak,
This feels like, freaking, straight out of - The Devil's Climb 00:06
This feels like, freaking, straight out of
Menacing mountains everywhere. - The Devil's Climb 00:05
Menacing mountains everywhere.
There's the Devil's Thumb, we're going over there soon. - The Devil's Climb 00:05
There's the Devil's Thumb, we're going over t...
There's Alex, just, you know, walking around unroped. - The Devil's Climb 00:05
There's Alex, just, you know, walking around unroped.
{\an8}Yeah, right now, I'm feeling like we're, - The Devil's Climb 00:05
{\an8}Yeah, right now, I'm feeling like we're,