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Professional rock climber Alex Honnold attempts to conquer the first free solo climb of famed El Capitan's 900-metre vertical rock face at Yosemite National Park. The film recieved the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film (2019). In the followi...  

I grew up following solo climbers in the early 90s like Patrick Edlinger, huge amount of respect for these guys.

and at one point shared a house with an accomplished rock climber, he was one tough individual... fantastic activity for sure. Casey .

He had been up El Capitan 7 times and made dozens of other climbs in Yosemite. The "internet" says more than 30 have died falling from this rock.

it was always going to be between them to decide what is acceptable and what isn't. There isn't anything there inherently unethical unless Mr. Honnold refused to allow it to happen. By the way, I saw Chin's film Meru only a few months ago, after having wa... 

also directed by the same couple (Chin & Vasarhelyi), looks like a good movie. I totally resonate with the approach expressed in "Free Solo". It was particularly interesting to hear that the directors never asked "when" Honnold was going to make his attem... 

Meru and Free Solo are well worth the couple of hours of time investment to view if you can.

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" A chronicle of the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand. " — IMBd Directors: Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi... 

I eagerly look forward to seeing! Both that one, and the fictionalized version about to be released this year....

As a climber myself for the past 30 years (on a totally different level) and still regularly on the wall in the Swiss Alps, I could not imagine going ever unsecured, it gives me goose bumps seeing these sequences. This skill level and trust in his own cap... 

such a lovely country... Casey .

the crew did the same climb, roped in of course 😉 Casey .

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I think they do some of the most beautiful nature cinematography around and mesh it with compelling stories! Relevant to this site, I think Jimmy Chin is also a Panerai fan. There’s a youtube interview of him talking about his watches.

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worth every minute you sit and watch it and every penny you pay to see it. They guy is amazing.