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Documentaries like The Dawn Wall

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The 3 reasons people love The Dawn Wall

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  1. You want the real footage of a climb nobody had done before.

  2. You like El Capitan, Yosemite and a wall of bare granite.

  3. You want two men sleeping on the side of a cliff for weeks to get up it.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • Meru2015

    • El Capitan, Yosemite and a wall of bare granite
    • two men sleeping on the side of a cliff for weeks to get up it

    Good for you if you like watching people push their bodies past what seems possible.

  • The Alpinist2021

    • El Capitan, Yosemite and a wall of bare granite

    Good for you if you love huge mountains, ice and rock walls.

  • Free Solo2018

    • the real footage of a climb nobody had done before
    • El Capitan, Yosemite and a wall of bare granite

    Good for you if you want the real Alex Honnold, his doubts, his girlfriend and his training.

  • Touching the Void2003

    • the real footage of a climb nobody had done before
    • two men sleeping on the side of a cliff for weeks to get up it

    Good for you if you want to know how someone gets off that mountain alive.

  • 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible2021

    • the real footage of a climb nobody had done before
    • El Capitan, Yosemite and a wall of bare granite
    • two men sleeping on the side of a cliff for weeks to get up it

    Good for you if you like Nims Purja's real 2019 attempt on the world's fourteen highest peaks.

  • The Summit2013

    • the real footage of a climb nobody had done before
    • two men sleeping on the side of a cliff for weeks to get up it

    Good for you if you want to understand what it takes to stay alive near the top of K2.

  • Valley Uprising2014

    • El Capitan, Yosemite and a wall of bare granite

    Good for you if you like El Capitan and Half Dome filmed from every angle.

  • Last Breath2019

    • the real footage of a climb nobody had done before
    • two men sleeping on the side of a cliff for weeks to get up it

    Good for you if you like a real fight to stay alive against the odds.

  • The Deepest Breath2023

    • the real footage of a climb nobody had done before

    Good for you if you like a true story told with real footage of the dives.

  • Everest2015

    • the real footage of a climb nobody had done before
    • two men sleeping on the side of a cliff for weeks to get up it

    Good for you if you like a storm closing in on climbers near the summit.

  • 127 Hours2010

    • two men sleeping on the side of a cliff for weeks to get up it

    Good for you if you like a true story of survival against everything.

  • The Rescue2021

    • the real footage of a climb nobody had done before
    • two men sleeping on the side of a cliff for weeks to get up it

    Good for you if you like the real divers telling what they did in their own words.

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