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turbinetree

(24,695 posts) Thu Dec 13, 2018, 11:26 AM Dec 2018

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Free Solo review - jaw-dropping high jinks on a 3,000ft rock face

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Free Solo review - jaw-dropping high jinks on a 3,000ft rock face (Original Post) turbinetree Dec 2018 OP

It's a nail biter SHRED Dec 2018 #1

Yes it is and the ground crew having to watch this feat................ turbinetree Dec 2018 #2

Holy hell. MontanaMama Dec 2018 #3

What is truly amazing is how long it took him and his partner.............. turbinetree Dec 2018 #5

Jeezus. MontanaMama Dec 2018 #8

Aaarrrggghhh! I could only watch about 30 seconds of that! Glorfindel Dec 2018 #4

Fabulous cilla4progress Dec 2018 #6

My hands Rver Dec 2018 #7

I spent a week in Yosemite Bayard Dec 2018 #9

Saw it. You should see it. rgbecker Dec 2018 #10

See it for the scenery idahoblue Dec 2018 #11

Some people - more balls than brains packman Dec 2018 #12

That just makes me want to throw up. smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Dec 2018 #14

My wife and I just watched it True Dough May 2019 #15

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

1. It's a nail biter

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 11:27 AM

Dec 2018

He's amazing.

turbinetree

(24,695 posts)

2. Yes it is and the ground crew having to watch this feat................

Reply to SHRED (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 11:30 AM

Dec 2018

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/dec/13/free-solo-review-alex-honnold-el-capitan-yosemite

MontanaMama

(23,313 posts)

3. Holy hell.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 11:33 AM

Dec 2018

I’ve got tears watching the trailer. Don’t think I could make it through the movie. THAT is a unique mind set....not only to be the climber but to be in his periphery. It would take a lot.

turbinetree

(24,695 posts)

5. What is truly amazing is how long it took him and his partner..............

Reply to MontanaMama (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 11:35 AM

Dec 2018

Climbers shatter El Capitan record in achievement compared to four-minute mile

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jun/06/el-capitan-speed-climbing-record-alex-honnold-tommy-caldwell-yosemite

MontanaMama

(23,313 posts)

8. Jeezus.

Reply to turbinetree (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 12:12 PM

Dec 2018

And you have to wonder what’s next for people like this?

Glorfindel

(9,729 posts)

4. Aaarrrggghhh! I could only watch about 30 seconds of that!

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 11:35 AM

Dec 2018

Horrifying...worse than a tangle of snakes.

I'm going to think about safe, on-the-ground things now.

cilla4progress

(24,728 posts)

6. Fabulous

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 11:41 AM

Dec 2018

Story!

Rver

(97 posts)

7. My hands

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 12:03 PM

Dec 2018

Start sweating just looking at the start of the video

Bayard

(22,062 posts)

9. I spent a week in Yosemite

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 12:30 PM

Dec 2018

El Capitan dominates the landscape, and it's vertical. I can't imagine someone doing this, or his girlfriend watching it.

rgbecker

(4,831 posts)

10. Saw it. You should see it.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 02:13 PM

Dec 2018

I was totally impressed with the amount of preparation and focused training needed to accomplish the climb. Practice, practice and memorizing each step....not to say anything of the ability to put failure out of his mind.

That said, it's weird making a movie of it...but so happy they did.

idahoblue

(377 posts)

11. See it for the scenery

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 02:16 PM

Dec 2018

And a great story.

I have seen several of his films at various film festivals. We can all live vicariously through him.

packman

(16,296 posts)

12. Some people - more balls than brains

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 06:24 PM

Dec 2018

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

13. That just makes me want to throw up.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 08:05 PM

Dec 2018

I have a terrible fear of heights.

Response to turbinetree (Original post)

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True Dough

(17,303 posts)

15. My wife and I just watched it

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2019, 09:00 PM

May 2019

and LOVED it! Highly recommended!

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