WITH SAVING THE LIFE OF ANOTHER STAR CLIMBER.
STAR CLIMBER. IT’S NOT JUST A HEROING SURVIVAL
IT’S NOT JUST A HEROING SURVIVAL STORY BUT A REMARKABLE STORY.
STORY BUT A REMARKABLE STORY. >> EMILY IS RECOVERING FROM A
>> EMILY IS RECOVERING FROM A DEATH DEFYING ACCIDENT.
DEATH DEFYING ACCIDENT. >> HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> HOW ARE YOU FEELING? >> I ACTUALLY FEEL BETTER THAN I
>> I ACTUALLY FEEL BETTER THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD.
THOUGHT I WOULD. >> Reporter: WE SPOKE TO THE
>> Reporter: WE SPOKE TO THE FIVE TIME U.S. SPORT CLIMBING
FIVE TIME U.S. SPORT CLIMBING CHAMPION OVERNIGHT SHORTLY AFTER
CHAMPION OVERNIGHT SHORTLY AFTER SHE HAD LEFT A CALIFORNIA
SHE HAD LEFT A CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. >> YEAH, I WAS IN PAIN, AND I
>> YEAH, I WAS IN PAIN, AND I WAS SCARED, BUT I COULD FEEL MY
WAS SCARED, BUT I COULD FEEL MY FINGERS AND TOES, SO I KIND OF
FINGERS AND TOES, SO I KIND OF KNEW THAT THINGS WERE NOT SUPER
KNEW THAT THINGS WERE NOT SUPER SUPER SUPER SERIOUS.
SUPER SUPER SERIOUS. >> Reporter: EARLY SUNDAY,
>> Reporter: EARLY SUNDAY, HARRINGTON WAS TRYING TO SCALE
HARRINGTON WAS TRYING TO SCALE YOSEMITE’S EL CAPITAN, 3200 FEET
YOSEMITE’S EL CAPITAN, 3200 FEET OF GRIT AND GRANITE WHEN SHE
OF GRIT AND GRANITE WHEN SHE SUDDENLY FELL.
SUDDENLY FELL. >> I MUST HAVE HIT A LEDGE OR
>> I MUST HAVE HIT A LEDGE OR SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. I DEFINITELY LIKE HIT THE ROPE
I DEFINITELY LIKE HIT THE ROPE WITH MY NECK.
WITH MY NECK. IT WAS JUST KIND OF A WILD
IT WAS JUST KIND OF A WILD SIDEWAYS FALL.
SIDEWAYS FALL. AND I DEFINITELY LOST
AND I DEFINITELY LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR A PERIOD OF
CONSCIOUSNESS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.
TIME. >> Reporter: THE 33-YEAR-OLD WAS
>> Reporter: THE 33-YEAR-OLD WAS CLIMBING WITH ALEX HUNALD WHO IN
CLIMBING WITH ALEX HUNALD WHO IN 2017 SHOCKED WORLD BY SCALING EL
2017 SHOCKED WORLD BY SCALING EL CAPITAN IN LESS THAN FOUR HOURS
CAPITAN IN LESS THAN FOUR HOURS WITHOUT A ROPE OR EQUIPMENT.
WITHOUT A ROPE OR EQUIPMENT. >> I FEEL LIKE ANYBODY COULD
>> I FEEL LIKE ANYBODY COULD CONCEIVABLY DIE ON ANY GIVEN
CONCEIVABLY DIE ON ANY GIVEN DAY.
DAY. >> Reporter: THE INCREDIBLE FEAT
>> Reporter: THE INCREDIBLE FEAT CAPTURED IN THE OSCAR WINNING
CAPTURED IN THE OSCAR WINNING DOCUMENTARY "FREE SOLO."
DOCUMENTARY "FREE SOLO." HE SPOKE WITH SAVANNAH LAST
HE SPOKE WITH SAVANNAH LAST YEAR.
YEAR. >> WHAT IS THE JOY OF A FREE
>> WHAT IS THE JOY OF A FREE SOLO CLIMB?
SOLO CLIMB? >> HONESTLY A BIG PART OF THE
>> HONESTLY A BIG PART OF THE APPEAL, TO BE IN A POSITION THAT
APPEAL, TO BE IN A POSITION THAT SHOULD BE TOTALLY SCARY, CRAZY,
SHOULD BE TOTALLY SCARY, CRAZY, BUT FEELING COMFORTABLE.
BUT FEELING COMFORTABLE. EMILY WAS ATTEMPTING THAT
EMILY WAS ATTEMPTING THAT DIFFICULT ROUTE ON EL CAP AND
DIFFICULT ROUTE ON EL CAP AND UNFORTUNATELY SLIPPED.
UNFORTUNATELY SLIPPED. SHE ESCAPED MORE SERIOUS
SHE ESCAPED MORE SERIOUS INJURIES.
INJURIES. I’M GLAD THAT I WAS THERE TO
I’M GLAD THAT I WAS THERE TO HELP.
HELP. >> I TRUST HIM A LOT, AND I
>> I TRUST HIM A LOT, AND I THINK THAT IT WAS WONDERFUL TO
THINK THAT IT WAS WONDERFUL TO HAVE HIM THERE.
HAVE HIM THERE. I THINK IN CLIMBING WE DEVELOP
I THINK IN CLIMBING WE DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS AND TRUST WITH EACH
PARTNERSHIPS AND TRUST WITH EACH OTHER.
OTHER. >> HER BOYFRIEND, FELLOW
>> HER BOYFRIEND, FELLOW CLIMBER, ADRIAN BALLINGER LATER
CLIMBER, ADRIAN BALLINGER LATER DESCRIBING THE KEY ROLE, HONLAD
DESCRIBING THE KEY ROLE, HONLAD PLAYED, GETTING THINGS READY FOR
PLAYED, GETTING THINGS READY FOR AN EVAC AND TELLING STORIES AND
AN EVAC AND TELLING STORIES AND KEEPING HER TALKING THROUGHOUT.
KEEPING HER TALKING THROUGHOUT. NOW SHE’S GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE.
NOW SHE’S GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE. >> I HAD AN ACCIDENT.
>> I HAD AN ACCIDENT. AND ACCIDENTS HAPPEN, BUT IN THE
AND ACCIDENTS HAPPEN, BUT IN THE END, WE ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING
END, WE ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING FROM THEM, AND I JUST HOPE THAT
FROM THEM, AND I JUST HOPE THAT PEOPLE CAN KIND OF TAKE AWAY A
PEOPLE CAN KIND OF TAKE AWAY A LITTLE BIT OF INSPIRATION IN
