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Movie

Free Solo

2018PG-131h 40m7.9 / 10

Live beyond fear.

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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Synopsis

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.

More about Free Solo

Cast

Alex HonnoldSelf
Tommy CaldwellSelf
Jimmy ChinSelf
Sanni McCandlessSelf
Mikey SchaeferSelf
Cheyne LempeSelf
Mark SynnottSelf
Peter CroftSelf

Credits

Directed by
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Box office
$21.8M

Production

  • National Geographic Documentary FilmsUnited States
  • Little Monster FilmsUnited States
  • Itinerant Media
  • Parkes+MacDonald Image NationUnited States
  • National GeographicUnited States

Themes

californiael capitanextreme sportsfree climbingmountainmountain climbingrock climbingsolo climbing