The making of the Oscar-winning film ‘Free Solo’ | E:60 

I saw what you did there.

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Best comment I think I've seen in about 14 years of being on RU-vid every day.

Chris Coppersmith dude that’s funny, ready for work now. Cheers.

Bad dum tisss. This comment deserves way more likes, well done dude😂😂😂

At around the 37-minute mark of his interview on Rogan's podcast, Alex starts talking about a guy named Adam Ondra, referring to him as, "The strongest climber in the world right now." But even Ondra doesn't free solo....

No doubt aboutdat.

@Toussaint Louverture look how your post failed. No one lives forever.

@Toussaint Louverture L

@Toussaint Louverture Dying is inevitable, but living, truly living, is not something that everyone accomplishes. Alex is certainly living his absolute best life and getting paid for doing what he loves, while you're here crying about some comment lol

So true

my question is, are you going to do it again?

Yeah they were the perfect people. Jimmy has had a front row seat to a lot of monumental mountaineering events.

...and skills and rock climbing experience

No Harvey Weinstein production lol

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Marten Dekker Congratulations, your monumental stupidity deserves my first comment on RU-vid. You have no idea what you're talking about.

Nice

@bkstacker 247 I agree with you, my friend. But I am pretty bummed out that so much of the focus is on the filming, and the way they choose to tell the story. If you only watched interviews with the filmers you would think they had it tougher than Alex. Elizabeth even said about Alex's girlfriend "she climbed her own mountain that day" during the acceptance speech at the Oscars. She literally was in tears describing how tough it was, thanked everyone, made the girlfriend comment, then threw in at the end as an afterthought "oh, and Alex". I get it, no one wants to watch people you know die in general. But this is Alex's achievement. He did the work. He did the climb. He allowed them to do a project that got them an Oscar and more fame/money than they've ever had. Every talk they give should be a thank you to Alex, not sympathy pleas for how 'hard they had it' standing on the sidelines.

Yup, I would happily watch a documentary about a documentary about a documentary about...it is extraordinary!

documen-ception!

you know damn well the behind the scenes is just as interesting as the final product lol

Mom's spaghetti!

even the chalk bag won't work. I have hyperhidrosis.

Meru is so unbelievable that you think it’s an actual movie not documentary. It still boggles my mind how they filmed the scenes in Meru.

The biggest problem is the film only spent 20 minutes on the actual free solo of el Capitan. It should have been much longer.

@@GreenEnvy. Those 20 minutes were made all the better with the focus on the doubts and stakes set by the rest of the film. That comb wouldn't have been nearly as riveting if I knew nothing about the danger and who Alex was as a person who normally seemed stoic.

@@gotabonetopick2942 hate to be that guy but I’d rather just watch the full four hour climb 😂😂

Zakk K. Agreed 100%. By far the most physically demanding thing done. Maybe besides swimming across an ocean lmao

@@gregsawesome12 honestly there's nothing in history any human has done that could compare to this. It's absolutely insane. No task requires literally 100% perfection or you just die. Not just fail, but die a horrible death. If you've watched the movie, you'll see how crazy it is. This guy definitely has some emotional problems. He's unable to feel fear.

Absolutely. One mistake and you know the rest... Absolutely epic.

​@@gregsawesome12 It is very physically demanding though not really the most physically demanding one. However, it is the most MENTALLY DEMANDING athletic feat. Which is why IT IS AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THE SINGLE GREATEST ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT IN HISTORY TO DATE. Mad props to Honnold for having such a great mental fortitude like none other.

spot on!! he stands alone.

Alex didn't make the film, Alex was just being himself...Elizabeth and Jimmy are the one who put the whole thing together and in a way that captivate audience. Imagine I just put a camera at the bottom and slowly tilt it up as alex climb and then just put it out there to be viewed by audience...its still alex soling el capitan, yet no one would really care, except rock climbers. This award is the same as a journalist winning the pulitzer, yes their story would be nothing without their subject, but it's them; who put that story into words and for Elizabeth and Jimmy it was them who put that story into a motion picture.

I would say that it wasnt the best documentary of the year but holy shit it just deserved it because of the scale

The strongest big wall climber is Tommy Caldwell.

@Pete is never wrong I agree with everything you said.. but what Alex did no one else will ever ATTEMPT to do. He is the GOAT from this. He did something no ever elite climber can even think of achieving

Adam Ondra is way better

@@aidancallan1591 It all depends what you mean by athlete. They are both mountain climbers, but they are in completely different categories. Adam Ondra is one of the best, if not the best physical/technical climber in the world (something even Honnold has said on multiple occasions). Honnold is definitely the best mental climber in the world, as in his ability to stay calm and focused despite all odds.

@@aidancallan1591 he is not. Adam Indra is one of the best climber. But, to be at Honnold level, Ondra got lack of mentality.

@@bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308 yes correct but to be the best climber in the world you gotta be able to climb the hardest grades in the world

@@aidancallan1591 if that's the case, Adam Ondra isnt alone. There are bunch of climbers out there conquering the hardest routes in the world: magnus, Chris Sharma, Alex megos, Dani Andrada, etc. And, for the generations to come, there Will be more! But, none stands where Alex Honnold stands. And there Will be probably none Will ever do That's my friend, the definition of GOAT even in all sport cathegory!

It's certainly the most impressive especially given the consequences for a mistake. But I'd personally say if someone swims across the pacific or runs across the country that it would be just as great an accomplishment, maybe less risky but still superhuman in my eyes.

spot on! nothing even comes close to what alex did. no other human on the planet can do what he did. how can anyone else match that.

Di go Alex is by no means a fame seeker

@Di go this guy probably didnt watch the documentary but comments as if he has lol

@@Jakobeffjd Yeah, if he was a fame-seeker, he wouldn't have been known in the community for years as Alex "no-big-deal" Honnold... It would be hard to find someone more humble than this guy...

Exactly! Not only is this a win for Alex and Chin and his team but an overall win for climbing! This will help the sport grow and I can't wait for all the incredible climbers that will come in the next generations!

its going to be in the next Olympics. also i never gave rock climbing another thought until my friend told me to watch the trailer for this movie. now im going to my first climbing gym in a few days.

Some of the dumbest people in the world. Climbing should be banned and these psychos should be put in a mental institution.

I would have to agree witg ilikepurple. There is no point in climbing this rock. I just cant see why you would risk death... Its not a sport and never will be. No one ia going to compete climbing a rock if death is highly involved. Alex is great, but its messed up when we see othersbl doing this and call them insane.

B G not a sport and never will be... holy shit the ignorance

ClownWhosFeelnDown and it did 👏

I might be wrong but I think that the Oscar does not take the actual events of an documentary in to consideration but rather HOW it was made and the quality of the piece. That said I agree that I would also have been pissed if it didnt win, Honnolds achievement aside the filming, sound editing and story telling was amazing!

me too

If mountain climbing is a sport then walking is a sport.

Pete is never wrong i think thats it’s extremely physically demanding but i dont think its really a sport. More like thrill seeking or stunts

The word “sport” doesn’t denote difficulty. It’s anything requiring physical strength and skill and climbing definitely qualifies.

I see you don't think much of the first male cheerleader at the super bowl.

what is up with some of these comments?! Just call it an athletic achievement if you dont like calling it a sport...jesus christ!!

Kept the best for last.

They looked like they weren't expecting to win, so the nervousness is understandable.

@cola00000 No, it was exactly that he can't feel fear .... nobody knows why his amygdala wasn't responsive. Not you, no one.

Nautilus1972 They showed him images in a mri, which he knew wasnt dangerous and the control group was one lab assistant who barely climbed.

That thing was stupid...the first time I climbed something, the unknown factor made it "scary"...after doing it a few times, it's routine, and "un-excitng".

*before free solo

Dude I've been watching this guy since he first had videos of him on RU-vid!

Who really gives a fuck when you became a fan, just be a fan of him and stop this nonsense about I was a fan before you were bs

Well I don’t know him. I don’t even climb. But I’ve been aware of what he’s been doing for years and it’s incredibly inspiring. I’m so happy that free Solo won the Oscar. It is a one-of-a-kind movie about a one of a kind man. it certainly deserved to win.

Not when free solo won an Oscar, you mean when Alex honnold won the Oscar. The film would never have been created without him and he should have been awarded one aswell

Many are unaware that Hansjörg Auer climbed via Attraverso il Pesce, a 920-meter wall (5 12c, just one degree below the Freerider). Detail: he climbed without prior preparation, he just rappelled down to know the way. The next day, he went up without the use of ropes and equipment. Unfortunately, that climber died recently. He also climbed other walls of greater difficulty. Dean Potter also excelled in this type of climbing.

Great Insight, Alex! No real difference between Chuck Yeager, or pioneering Astronauts or many explorers that "risk it all" and Alex Honnold, all pushing boundaries with no margin for error.

MRulerrr YES!!!!!I can barely hold my phone watching this!!!

I knew he made it and watching free solo still gave me panic attacks... Alex is a monster!!!

totally agree, too much bun, not enough meat. i hope they release the whole climb one day

What? Really? That is very disappointing to read.

Green Envy I too hoped to see more. But, in the film, the issue about Alex possibly being distracted or psyched by nearby film crew, lead to the crew being backed away from some of the close locations they had initially planned. It's a given - the crew must accommodate Alex. But ideally, they could have had more zoom telephoto imagery taken from the valley and/or placed the crew in more distant yet key viewing spots. Still, it was a great movie

Nope, i think that the preparation and exploration of Alex himself was incredibly interesting

Can't be the best athlete of all time when you aren't even the best athlete in your sport