Nearly 3,000 feet 900 meters high, this california summit attracts climbers from all over the world, but few can say theyve truly tamed it. Oct 03, 2018 click and drag in the video to move the camera. The climb was documented in the new movie the nose speed. Witness describes death plunge of two yosemite climbers. But surprisingly, thats not the films most compelling moment. The nose speed record captures alex honnold and tommy. Indoor climbing gyms have trained a new generation of climbers who clamber up the famous rocks. They climbed the nose route over the course of a year, and it took them 47 days of actual climbing to. With kait barber, hans florine, steve grossman, richard jensen. Who is rock climber alex honnold, whats free solo and is. Sep 27, 2018 as anyone familiar with the directors 2015 mountaineering movie. Codirected with jimmy chin, the film offers an intimate, unflinching portrait of. Working in secrecy, a film crew led by jimmy chin captured both the climb and. He is a 33yearold rock climber who recently rose to fame after climbing the worlds.
Go behind the scenes of the dawn wall climbing movie. Wings sat unclimbed since the first ascent in 1983. A fourth climber follows the group and films their ascent but is never seen in the movie. It has won several awards at film festivals around the world. Indoor climbing gyms have trained a new generation of.
Rock climbing in yosemite national park is no longer a sport for extreme athletes or longhaired rebels. As the movie open, we see alex in the later stage of that climb, and the images immediately will cause you to gasp. Chai vasarhelyi and jimmy chin, sunday march 3 at 98c. Check out our selection of the best climbing movies that you could be. This electrifying documentary received the audience award at the 2018 sxsw film festival. Watch the trailer for free solo, a stunning, intimate, and vertigoinducing film about rock climber alex honnolds journey to climbing the worlds most famous rock wallel capitan in yosemite. Alex honnold filmed in national geographics free solo movie. Sep 08, 2018 rock climbing in yosemite national park is no longer a sport for extreme athletes or longhaired rebels. Here, he discusses what it was like to watch the movie about it. Chai vasarhelyi meru and worldrenowned photographer and mountaineer jimmy chin comes national geographic documentary film s free solo, a stunning. Free solo is the best climbing movie ever made outside.
Cameras follow tommy caldwell and kevin jorgeson as they take on the staggering challenge of free climbing yosemites most formidable rock formation. Who is rock climber alex honnold, whats free solo and is he. The interpretation presented in the film suggests alex had a decreased. Aug, 2018 from awardwinning documentary filmmaker e. Comedian and snl star pete davidson drops a candid and intimate standup special shot live in new york. Witness describes death plunge of two yosemite climbers the. The result death threats, physical assaults and a slander campaign that polarized the climbing community for over 30 years. Heres the thing about filming a guy whos climbing a 3,000foot rock formation without safety gear.
The name of the movie refers to free solo climbing or. Inside free solo, the most thrilling climbing movie ever made. Recently i was talking to royal robbins about cinematic efforts to portray the sport. Free solo is the best climbing movie ever made outside online. Cameras follow tommy caldwell and kevin jorgeson as they take on the staggering challenge of freeclimbing yosemites most formidable rock formation.
Sep 26, 2018 here, he discusses what it was like to watch the movie about it. Chai vasarhelyi and jimmy chin, sunday march 3 at 98c on. Free solo, the alex honnold documentary, is the years. The film is made by the filmmakers behind the acclaimed mountain climbing doc. Rock climbing with free solos alex honnold, jared leto. The twoway the two men were reportedly experienced climbers. Oct 03, 2018 watch the trailer for free solo, a stunning, intimate, and vertigoinducing film about rock climber alex honnolds journey to climbing the worlds most famous rock wallel capitan in yosemite. Im an 84 year old retired businessman still trying to figure out how to best live my life, and i left the theater last night in awe of alex honnalds achievement climbing an almost vertical granite wall in a little over three hours when, in any second, the slightest mistake would result in death. Free solo is an intense documentary about a man, alex honnold, who climbs cliffs without any climbing gear. Instead of using the term free soloing, which means climbing without ropes. The simulclimbing technique klein and wells were using was popularized by sponsored climbers like alex honnold and tommy caldwell, who on wednesday climbed the nose of. People who know a little bit about climbing are like, oh, hes totally safe. This month, a new film documenting the ascent shows just how audacious it was.
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