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Should you watch Free Solo?

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Free Solo

Documentary · 2018

Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably be the greatest feat in rock climbing history.

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The sides of Free Solo

  • A free climb of El Capitan with no rope
  • A camera crew afraid to film a fall
  • A climber who lives in a van

Free Solo is good for you if…

  • you like holding your breath through a climb you already know the end of.
  • you want the real Alex Honnold, his doubts, his girlfriend and his training.
  • you like the granite wall of Yosemite filmed from every angle.

Free Solo is bad for you if…

  • you have no interest in sport. It's two years of training for one climb.
  • you need momentum, and the climb only comes after months of preparation.

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