look I've done a little bit of climbing
in my time got the harness got some
shoes there's probably some chalk around
here somewhere I also did some
rappelling in my military days I can't
imagine doing any of that without being
strapped in or tied into something I
could barely free solo  my stairs
every solo follows Alex Honnold he's a
climber and he's going for historic free
solo climb of El Cap in Yosemite
National Park I really enjoyed this
documentary it really gets behind what
drives Alex I'm an introvert so I kind
of get that vibe from him hard to
express his feelings doesn't want much
attention just want to do what he wants
to do but he has us driving him to free
solo if you're not sure a free solo is
that's climbing without anything you got
your shoes you got some chalk and you go
and this is riveting this is riveting
filmmaking I mean not just for the climb
the climbs you know when he he starts
off one early morning and starts his
ascent it's amazing I think what really
works this documentary is how it affects
other people
he has alex has his mission and he has a
relatively new girlfriend
and how his climb and what could
possibly happen to him is affecting her
I found that really a good dynamic and I
like how they also went about how it
affected the filmmakers they're all
friends we have other world-renowned
climbers free soloists they're all
talking Alex no one's attempted this
filmmakers have a dilemma and it you can
tell they really don't want to say it
because if he makes one mistake they're
gonna film him plummeting to his death
they're concerned or concerned about the
way they film it the drones how they're
tied in you know is the cameras going to
effects Alex's mindset as he goes up or
D gonna kick a rock loose whatever they
could do to influence his climb was a
concern of theirs and what they capture
is amazing the cinematography just the
angles they chose certain positions of
the camera with with you know in their
harnesses filming waiting for Alex they
all had radios to communicate but you
also see has a film and some couldn't
watch you know they were just pins and
needles and like a viewer man I was
white-knuckle the whole time and Alex is
attention to detail man the mind said it
has to take not only the risk but you
know they map out the course as they're
mapping out the route you know it's all
the pitches the grades obviously does it
roped in first a bunch of times trying
to figure out each problems talking to
himself as he's writing his notes left
hand here weight on back right foot or
you know he just meticulously goes
through each route just amazing the
amazing detail in the preparation it
took for him
to to attempt us a stork line it an
afterword just like this huge weight off
their shoulders
you know the cameramen are tearing up
so happy he made it yeah this is
definitely see it's available a National
Geographic Channel right now I went
through vias and did on demand and we
won the Academy Award for Best
Documentary pelling alex is compelling
figure everyone around him just a great
story I highly recommend you watch free
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