What if He Falls? The Terrifying Reality Behind Filming “Free Solo” | Op-Docs

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In 2017, when Alex Honnold made his stunning free-solo ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan, he was taking an unimaginable risk: nearly three thousand feet of climbing without any ropes or safety equipment. But was the climb made even riskier by the filmmakers who accompanied him?
In “What if He Falls?” filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin take us inside the process of documenting Honnold’s quest for climbing glory - and the ethical calculus of filming a friend who could, with the slip of a finger, plummet to his death.
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@sydneywilliams4076 4 года назад

“Sorry, forgot to press record”

@leonardodiserpierodavinci8016 4 года назад

*Jumps off El Capa*

@kean6725 4 года назад

*SUICIDE**

@geovonnigutierrez6002 4 года назад

Geez, you guys are weaklings; this is a real man, I bet he'd just rest and then try again.

@kean6725 4 года назад

r/woooosh

@ibbi.jofficial6285 4 года назад

Lol

@HK-sw3vi 3 года назад

Alex asking the guy with all the safety equipment, "are you ok?" is the second biggest unintentional flex in the history of this planet.

@danielleinad9628 3 года назад

What's the first one tho?

@rayan-samyramdani7430 3 года назад

@@danielleinad9628 Probably him climbing El Cap without any safety equipment

@B20C0 3 года назад

No, it's actually a sign of a great friendship. Alex put his friend into a lot of emotional stress. He was completely fine with what he was doing and also was at peace with the risks, Jimmy however never was, because it wasn't his life which was on the line but his friend's.

@GiDD504 3 года назад

B20C0 r/whooosh

@GiDD504 3 года назад

Ratt Wood r/whooosh

@fin3662 Год назад

"Alex's issue is not that he could possibly die, it was that he didn't want to die in front of his friends"... wow

@FredomHack 2 месяца назад

when you explore certain pasions there is always a degree of insanity in it, it's within the package

@xthexskrillex Месяц назад

it comes from within@@FredomHack

@PsychoDude 14 дней назад

Possibly cause he saw friends die

@robekpl 5 дней назад

and still the "witness me!" side of him turned out to be stronger than this consideration seriously, I dont mind him freesoloing, it might be the purest form of climbing, but to monetize risking your life feels a bit shady

@julianhansen858 4 месяца назад

If you’ve been to Yosemite and stood at the base of this massive wall, then you can start to understand how unbelievable this feat is. I was on the edge of my seat watching the film.

@Fireraidz Месяц назад

Where did u see it

@Fireraidz 27 дней назад

@@-user404 ya totally I was gonna look it up to watch it w my partner

@-user404 27 дней назад

You can search cataz on google and click the first page that shows up..then you can search free solo on that page..you might get some ads tho..

@timthompson8297 23 дня назад

It’s senseless and stupid.

@sirluckyylukee 3 дня назад

@@timthompson8297 lol k

@garyloger9416 3 года назад

I get shaky just climbing a ladder.

@stopmotionpro233 3 года назад

Same when my uncle uses it i step on it and half way i decid nha the top is way to high and i come back down

@sccr2009 3 года назад

yeah but you're not using straps, congrats!

@eoghandridl1007 3 года назад

Focus

@voltaric1908 3 года назад

@Boco Corwin because more people climb ladders then free climb

@synx2963 3 года назад

@@voltaric1908 true

@briansmith4853 3 года назад

He comes from a very humble background, his mom being a teacher and his dad a mountain goat..

@localbootyeater.19yearsago47 3 года назад

Hahahahaha hhhhhh

@Dom.777_ 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@octavianusadi4637 3 года назад

Knew it, that amount of balls? Only mutation explain it 😂

@briansmith4853 3 года назад

@@octavianusadi4637 very true, that certain region on any goat species is not proportional to the rest of its body

@crushermwp6921 3 года назад

Lmfao!!!😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

@shena1256 9 месяцев назад

Watching him do it knowing he was going to make it safely still had me on the edge the whole time. I can't imagine what it was like being there filming it not knowing if he was going to die trying. I would have been a nervous wreck and probably throwing up. What a amazing feat!

@joshuagharis9017 2 месяца назад

Throwing up and probably causing Alex to fall, due to vomit

@FredomHack 2 месяца назад

this is a mistake, it wasn't done safely, just as safe as possible which wasn't safe at all if you get me

@hafblkhafamazin6179 8 месяцев назад

Extremely professional crew who all comprehended the gravity of the situation and how anything they did might have an effect, positive or negative. It felt at times as if they weren't even sure if they should be there at all; point being they made all their choices around what was best for Alex. Mad respect to the whole crew for not being focused on if they "Could" do it, rather asking themselves "Should" they do it...?

@FactLOCO 8 месяцев назад

The gravity indeed

@es8117 8 месяцев назад

Exactly. Whatever it is we do, there is always an impact. I've always liked the line from Jurassic park about it being impossible to purely document and record. (That's the gist of what was said.)

@Cutflood 3 года назад

DO NOT start a thumb war with that man.

@guineapigdance3338 3 года назад

His thumb will climb your whole body

@torinatorproductions3267 3 года назад

*CRONCH*

@kelseybarton 3 года назад

wink wink

@guineapigdance3338 3 года назад

@@kelseybarton lil puss, dont eat me

@ModernDayRenaissanceMan 3 года назад

Andre the Giant thumb that can't be tag teamed and it can't be reasoned with

@DJAntonetti 4 года назад

3 years of hard training and I MIGHT be able to watch Free Solo.

@Aj85234480 4 года назад

Awesome comment !!! You get my "Comment of the Year" award !!! 😂😂😂 As I began reading it, I was thinking to myself, yeah here's the typical know-it-all do it all mountain climber that can do it better, blah, blah, blah,.... then as I read the whole thing I busted out laughing !!!

@thangnguyen02 4 года назад

lol

@thangnguyen02 4 года назад

it's great, man. I love everyone in this documentary. It's just inspiring and awesome

@D_enDAionNoEien 4 года назад

Hahahahahah

@drealboy_ 4 года назад

I watched it and the whole time during the climb I was hoping the plot twist was that he'd slip and fall. Idk why. I'm just a really cynical and sadistic person.

@star-lord5190 Год назад

He is a LEGEND AND probably the first and last guy to ever climb this mountain without any safety .

@Buphido 6 месяцев назад

Big ups to the crew for being so mindful of the ethics of what they wanted to do and the safety concerns their actions would raise.

@IAmNotASandwich453 21 день назад

The fact you have madeline as Avatar is kinda funny

@benapfel8792 4 года назад

If I would climb that wall I would probably survive, too. I would fall within the first meters.

@whosyourdodo8747 4 года назад

If you can't free solo El Capitan... well, it's the thought that counts!

@morse8622 4 года назад

@@whosyourdodo8747 r/wooooosh

@Starfish12345 4 года назад

Ben Äpfel LOL

@mattw4496 4 года назад

Right 😁

@oiltycoonbillionaire 4 года назад

- r/itswooooshwith4os r/iamatotalpieceofshit r/stoplinkingreddit r/ihavereddit r/ihavehavereddit

@BillThaPill 3 года назад

He was more worried about his friends watching him die than actually dying. The balls on this guy

@wavezz2038 3 года назад

@Adventures With Mongos he does. They did a scan on his brain (idk what kind), but his brain lacks activity in the part of the brain that makes you fearful. His brain is literally wired and he was born with a brain different from the average person. He is incredible.

@teiloturner5374 3 года назад

@@wavezz2038 built differently ?

@wayne9048 3 года назад

@@wavezz2038 I would consider it as a disadvantage. Especially in his case a little fear would be better

@wavezz2038 3 года назад

@@wayne9048 how

@wayne9048 3 года назад

@@wavezz2038 How? Did you saw this video? He is like one of these people who play with tigers or bears around. One small mistake and he dies. The point is that the danger is not even predictable. What happens when he get a cramp or get stung by a bee or something like that?

@kyleash3614 Год назад

Alex is such an amazing human. Peak physical and mental form to be able to do that. So inspiring.

@oskarbartosewicz89 Год назад

mental form ? hahahahaahhahah you mean mental sickness?

@QuinnLzo 25 дней назад

More like stupid lol

@Abcd-os2gb 11 дней назад

Dumb

@Abcd-os2gb 11 дней назад

Alex is dumb

@teritreiger7662 6 месяцев назад

I really appreciated that the film grappled with the ethical issues surrounding such a climb. . . from many different angles. Great work!

@luisgutierrez8047 3 года назад

"His bigest issue was that he didnt want to die in front of his friends" bruh.....

@bertrandrussell5674 3 года назад

I don’t know about you but I don’t want to let my friend see me fall off a cliff.

@michellemarie6784 3 года назад

I would not want to die in front of my friends or family duh

@hasuramapa4639 3 года назад

Gave me goosebumps

@jorisessen8410 3 года назад

@@michellemarie6784 unless it is in a bed when im 80-90 years old

@damian246 3 года назад

And still he climed in front of his friends? I smell BS!

@benza8946 3 года назад

This dude earned unlimited and unconditional bragging rights

@corejourneydotorg3166 3 года назад

and a darwin award

@JonnyLee 3 года назад

@@corejourneydotorg3166 and he'll go down in history. What's your point?

@corejourneydotorg3166 3 года назад

@@JonnyLee That you shouldn't brag about playing with your life, something goes wrong in your head if you want to risk your life for something pointless like this. He could've died and his girlfriend and friends will be left traumatized.

@YAM466 3 года назад

Not to mention lifetime access to the Salty Spitoon.

@arjenbij 3 года назад

@@corejourneydotorg3166 Climbing is his life, he does what he wants to do and doesn't let fear grab a hold of him and control his life. He doesn't brag about it either. The way you live a fulfilling life is by taking calculated risks.

@dmarkj22 9 месяцев назад

This is an extraordinary human achievement. Its hard for me to grasp how incredible this is.

@grizzlemc1662 4 месяца назад

JESUS CAME DOWN TO EARTH AND WAS BOTH GOD AND MAN AND GAVE HIS VERY LIFE FOR YOU AND FOR ME. THATS WHAT I CALL INCREDIBLE!!!! THANK YOU JESUS FOR YOUR UNSPEAKABLE GIFT.

@icecreamforcrowhurst Год назад

The climb and the film are both remarkable achievements in their own right.

@maddoxwhite8692 3 года назад

They really just made a documentary on a documentary

@montevious1474 3 года назад

documentary²

@aatori7975 3 года назад

@@fitzorpercy2884 I think he's confused that it had so many likes yet no one replied to it

@eks9225 3 года назад

It’s more like behind the scenes

@olliestone5549 3 года назад

Therr was a camera crew for the camera crew.

@DavidAllenDilla 3 года назад

Docuception

@jonq8714 3 года назад

Watching this, even knowing he survives, makes my hands sweat.

@Katherannereese 3 года назад

Have you seen the full doc? I was curled up in my seat, and it was released months after he finished! 😅😬

@jonq8714 3 года назад

@@Katherannereese yup. It was fascinating.

@Katherannereese 3 года назад

@@jonq8714 Definitely an historic moment in climbing. 🤙

@z_hris2832 3 года назад

I would like this comment, but it is at 96 likes. So I can't.

@Only_God_Is_Allah_SWT 3 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Fsz2gvxTBaQ.html

@NJ-ig3hq 9 месяцев назад

It is mind-blowing what he did. One watches with amazement, again and again, the footage of his ascent. Kudos also to the climbers and crew that made the filming possible, of a feat that should be written for all times among the greatest of mountaineering victories.

@petermontoya1796 Год назад

It's been almost a decade and I have seen this documentary several times, but I ALWAYS get terrified that Alex will fall, but I cannot look away. Alex must have balls of titanium !!

@joeroszak2381 Год назад

It’s been 5 years

@EMC_ADVENTURES 4 месяца назад

@@joeroszak2381lol

@Nobody_zzzzzz 3 года назад

*The reason he’s so calm is because he’s got water bucket in his inventory.*

@psychlyeslg 3 года назад

/gamemode c

@tie7626 3 года назад

Copied from Justin Y on another video and that was copied from someone else and so on and so on... the cycle continues

@psychlyeslg 3 года назад

@@tie7626 So is it a crime?

@carmenfyfe5868 3 года назад

Maybe Elytra Wings too

@tie7626 3 года назад

@@psychlyeslg just highlights the lack of originality within the RU-vid comment section

@abyss7049 Год назад

I know this sounds crazy, but those guys with him must have been absolutely terrified. I could not imagine being one of them. I have never even watched the documentary, as I can only watch these sort of things for a couple of minutes at a time without being overcome with ridiculous butterflies. That Honnold guy must be the bravest guy ever

@JDisCRAZYx Год назад

Absolutely .

@prdoyle 5 месяцев назад

Why would that sound crazy?

@stunter2875 Год назад

He's a special person and I'm just happy to be alive at the same time and get to see how remarkable he is.

@sukerino8950 4 года назад

This is the type of route parents claim they used to go to school back in their days

@AFGhan420 4 года назад

Lmfao tru

@marlenelindmair8926 4 года назад

😂😂😂

@productreview2195 4 года назад

Same lol

@ventwilliams3352 4 года назад

SUKERINO lol 😂 😂

@emmamalka6546 4 года назад

SUKERINO but this was the shortcut

@megamax7685 4 года назад

This isn't just the most impressive athletic feat ever; it's the most impressive mental feat I've ever seen. His mind is more solid than the cliff he climbed.

@linusroren3148 4 года назад

Max Wilde-Harris he just died

@megamax7685 4 года назад

Jesus... I'm glad Alex is fine but I'm sorry to hear about Bob 😔

@linusroren3148 4 года назад

Alysia Mer David-Wasser oh it was. Kinda glad to hear that

@randomvintagefilm273 4 года назад

I agree 100%, his physical aptitude is only outweighed by his mental fortitude.

@livus3787 4 года назад

Welp according to the documentary, the parts of his brain that are responsible for emotions (fear) are by default almost like switched off

@observationsofanINUPIAQ 10 месяцев назад

I could feel the love, the AGAPE everyone feels for one another. I could feel the fear, the worry, the moment he started his ascent, I felt that brain wrenching fright of, what if.... and at that moment of relief, I could feel the JOY of everything that happened all in that one moment, the pure bliss of it all, absolutely amazing. Thank you for documenting, sharing and being factual throughout, from emotions, to thoughts, to fears all of the way into the dangers of climbing. It was intense, to say the very least.

@matthiasho3216 11 месяцев назад

I kept the movie and watched it on 3 June 2023. I was on the verge of tears watching it. Please don't take away Alex, we have lost so so many good guys. Kudos to Jimmy and team, excellent excellent work there.

@bbygirlelic9918 4 года назад

film crew: what if you die? alex: yeah lol.

@rin8500 4 года назад

basically lmao

@meowfire5277 4 года назад

but thats only if he dies

@kalduikanfugu4145 4 года назад

does he carrying a parachute ?

@bbygirlelic9918 4 года назад

ponti fex no. if he falls nothing or no one can save him.

@kalduikanfugu4145 4 года назад

@@bbygirlelic9918 I saw on the El Capitan Free Solo documentaries when one of the climbers fell off but then he open his parachute. do you ever see him answer about this question ?

@connorsaxton2920 2 года назад

This is how my grandparents got to school every day

@lisaruttenberg5886 2 года назад

With their siblings on their backs.

@JohnSmith-qq7yw 2 года назад

@@lisaruttenberg5886 And in the middle of a blizzard with 3ft of snow and 60mph winds.

@maxsprigg-dudley9753 2 года назад

Underrated

@stienogamez8296 2 года назад

@cyron721 2 года назад

@@stienogamez8296 r/woooosh

@wcaneyes1847 Год назад

I teared up when he reached the top, Watching this is the most stressful experience so far in my entire life. Alex is just otherworldly. Hope you live a long life.

@OpenSesame858 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Alex, thank you for showing us all what incredible bravery looks like.

@charlesbukenya2054 4 года назад

This is the kind of guy who deserves an outdoor clothing line that I would wear with pride.

@christianmejia1122 4 года назад

Name it "Balls of Steel"

@danieljones2048 4 года назад

Why? Just because he climbed a rock? Not worth it, not an accomplishment. Imagine this, he dropped out of UC Berkley to become a 'rock climber'. Just pure risk. One day gravity will hand him a Darwinian trophy. One day he will receive a stupid trophy. I hope you know how one gets one of those.

@danieljones2048 4 года назад

@broomsterm, he is not stupid. Generally, stupid trophies are awarded for stupid games. These trophies do not discriminate between stupid or wise. Again, they are awarded for stupid games.

@g00dGuY34 4 года назад

@@danieljones2048 look at you, daniel jones, a nobody on the internet criticizing honnold who's accomplished more greatness in 4 hours then you could in 5 lifetimes. You're in no position to criticize him; if his feats in rock climbing arent enough to warrant him a clothing line, maybe his philanthropy is "honourable" enough for you? Or his activism?

@danieljones2048 4 года назад

@@g00dGuY34, philanthropy and activism yes, but not rock climbing. It's rock climbing. That's it. Rock climbing. He needs to sit behind a desk in an air conditioned office and look at a computer all day. At that point he will have achieved something in this life. ;) For the record, I would not want to live 5 lifetimes. One is enough, spent behind a computer. Enough said.

@corey1274 3 года назад

"Alex's biggest issue wasn't that he didn't wanna die, it was that he didn't wanna die in front of his friends." We love you Alex, you definitely deserved the profit off this. Also never do this again

@youtubeconnollyfamily 3 года назад

I hope he listens because when he climbs those walls with no ropes it’s a matter of time until he slips sadly.. I can’t imagine if you were filming him and something like that happen. That’s all I was thinking when I was watching that movie.

@robertmustafa8041 3 года назад

@@youtubeconnollyfamily is the movie great i have never seen it

@robgrant7683 3 года назад

@@robertmustafa8041 The movie Free Solo won an Oscar, 7 Emmy's , the British Oscar (BAFTA), and holds the record for the biggest opening weekend box office for any documentary film in history. A must see film. The final 20 minutes are outrageous and the buildup during the film as it explains all the hard parts of the climb and the panic it creates for everyone around him who all realize it's quite possible he's about to die is fascinating. Additionally, he meets a girl right after they started filming and she is now his wife. The whole thing is amazing. Jaw dropping cinematography of one of the greatest athletic achievements ever.

@harveywallbanger3123 3 года назад

That's how Ueli Steck died. Dude free-soloed the Nordwand in 3 hours and subsequently normalized that level of risk. It eventually caught up with him, and not even on an epic climb.

@robgrant7683 3 года назад

@@harveywallbanger3123 Alex has talked about this issue. That no famous free soloists have died doing major cutting edge solos, they die doing what is more casual soloing to them. And so, he has greatly reduced his casual soloing and also has no current plans for another major free solo either. He's repeatedly made history free soloing and I'd love to see him stop and move on to other goals like sport climbing 5.15 (he recently did 5.14d).

@willcookmakeup 3 месяца назад

This is an incredible story. The amount of trust they all had to have in eachother. Having to watch you friend doing something this dangerous knowing you might have to see them die is insane.

@kathyborthwick6738 4 месяца назад

Inspiring & Amazing - Alex and crew - Thank You!❤

@TheJustinAlexander 2 года назад

Even just him sitting on the edge of the cliff at the end makes me want to throw up from anxiety

@jackr2540 2 года назад

yeah, when the dude is taking photos of him I'm sitting here knowing for a fact that i could not possibly stand up anywhere near the edge

@woobieks 2 года назад

I would get such bad vertigo I would just fall off

@victorstiles8946 2 года назад

My dad and I are the only ones in my family who are scared of heights so I have to deal with seeing them sit on the edge of cliffs whenever we go on high trails. It’s nerve wracking

@pocketthechipmunk9994 2 года назад

"We had to really think if we'd like to go from making very little money to a lot more money. It was a hard decision of course since Alex might die and that wouldn't make us as much money, but ultimately we spent several minutes thinking about it before deciding that we would like to make more money." -the journalists/videographers

@jayrussell3796 2 года назад

It makes me sick watching this. Why do I do this to myself ?

@wjlintz 3 года назад

I used to walk across the top of the monkey bars when I was a kid so I know how he feels.

@mariosavva999 3 года назад

😂😂😂

@Matt-by3yd 3 года назад

Lmao 😆😆😆

@olegzaitzev3934 2 года назад

True friend! My butt always used to pucker!

@Randy1337 2 года назад

@UltimateBreloom 2 года назад

I was doing this, tripped and broke my arm in three places.

@thomasrobinson5190 Год назад

I've watched Free Solo at least 3 times and find myself holding my breath at several sections of the climb. I just did that again watching this video. Simply an amazing feat.

@MrXJ22 Месяц назад

As a climber i can tell you i only watched it once…and it is in my top 3 scariest movie experience ever alongside The Shining. Ever. Pure human spirit……….no words

@meganmcgrath8378 5 лет назад

My favorite quote from the film: imagine you’re an athlete going to the olympics. If you don’t get gold, you die. That’s the intensity of what Alex did here.

@gurgy3 5 лет назад

Sounds like north korea

@daraggy5892 5 лет назад

Pretty sure this is the case for North Koreans 😂

@kenrichard4575 5 лет назад

Not the brightest thing to do. I believe that guys who do this have a death wish.

@i-am-your-conscience 5 лет назад

You are being sarcastic, right? Because thats of course a super stupid quote that doesnt make sense at all.. "If you dont get gold you die" lol

@perezfinichames 5 лет назад

Not quite, Megan. If the Olympics actually worked that way, it would be a bloodbath. More like if they can't finish the event, they die.

@leeartlee915 Год назад

I love how in the documentary, they did a scan of his brain and they found that he doesn’t respond to fear like typical people would. That’s the only way I could see someone going for something like free soloing.

@minimalisthealth Год назад

Yeah, true. I live in an apartment building. Sometimes I get giddy just looking down gap in the center of the stair case. Lol

@rocketsmall4547 Год назад

like spyderman

@user-ti6df7ld5p Год назад

@@rocketsmall4547 會飛的蜘蛛..... Vs. 蝙蝠俠！！！

@andreicmello Год назад

It could also mean his brain is conditioned due to all his climbing experience.

@leeartlee915 Год назад

@@andreicmello Possibly but I would tend to side with the nature side of things vs the nurture.

@user-dz3bn6rh2g 3 месяца назад

My hands were so clammy watching Free Solo. Heart was racing too. It's inhuman that he can do this and stay so calm and composed the entire time.

@FeliciaHines-ng2cg 2 месяца назад

I cannot wrap my mind around Alex Honnold. Just watching this film puts a lump in my throat, the room starts spinning, and the fear of heights consumes me. And I'm sitting in my home office, not even on the face of the mountain! Alex seems superhuman. I'm in total awe of what he does. He is physically the bravest person I've ever seen.

@bobbyc912 3 года назад

That shot of him sitting on the edge after he just finished climbing scared me like what if he fell then

@dickurkel6910 3 года назад

0:45 also really scared me, maybe it's because if he lost balance he wouldn't be able to do anything to save himself

@Makaveli13Xroy 3 года назад

if he fell then he wouldb e down quicker then he got up

@officalkidddghost 3 года назад

He actually died by falling

@ppman9582 3 года назад

@@officalkidddghost he didn't die you're thinking of his friend that died climbing with him

@dragonofdesteny5767 3 года назад

I MEAN , the guy is literally the master of keeping balance. i dont think he can fall there

@laraisobel 4 года назад

can u believe the man freesoloing a mountain asked the camera man with ab 10 different ropes if _he_ was okay? what an absolute legend

@MrRealgar 4 года назад

lara remo He asked him if he was okay in that moment because it’s mentally hard to record someone who risks his own life, especially a friend, and can die within seconds if he commits any mistakes.

@drealboy_ 4 года назад

@@MrRealgar yeah, bro, we know.

@islerenner Год назад

Dan Osman was my climbing inspiration back in the late 90's when I started, takes such a unique individual to do this. This doc was incredible, grats to Alex and his team.

@josephsliger3308 10 месяцев назад

Man, I pray that he is always focused. He's definitely a legend.

@alphenex8974 3 года назад

This man is acting like he can respawn

@powerpug964 2 года назад

Hes clearly a god so maybe he can

@ssdivizion 2 года назад

Like in video games? hehe

@lolopard99 2 года назад

@@ssdivizion maybe, but more like "deez"

@Mo-xj8sx 2 года назад

His bed is probably at the bottom of the mountain

@meccoangelocostales1803 2 года назад

bro this is not minecraft

@desmundtan1808 4 года назад

I pause the video just so he can take a break

@soldierofchristnews5090 4 года назад

Desmund Tan 😭😭😭😭

@blahblahblahEMILY 4 года назад

Desmund Tan that’s very generous of you

@audiostuff9065 4 года назад

And he kept climbing!

@josephdraper6971 4 года назад

Wholesome

@asianboy1785 4 года назад

Your very kind

@langolier9 3 месяца назад

I absolutely cannot wrap my mind around anyone free solo any mountain let alone one as difficult as that it’s just blows my mind

@DigitalDJman 3 месяца назад

4 + yrs later he is still with us. God Bless.

@malosemaboa9 3 года назад

"Alex's issue is not that he could possibly die, it was that he didn't want to die in front of his friends" - so profound

@Keepcalm-lovesports 3 года назад

sorry to make a correction here, but it was more than one friend watching him

@malosemaboa9 3 года назад

@@Keepcalm-lovesports you right, it's an error of omission. It's supposed to be "friends"

@sylvandespres7654 2 года назад

it is 100%.i can't find anything exploit approaching this level of difficulty,the level of mental strenght it takes to achieves this

@malosemaboa9 2 года назад

@@sylvandespres7654 100%

@Mrbfgray 2 года назад

Imagine how embarrassing it would be to F-up that badly on film in front of friends, he'd never "live that down". :D

@BTM866 5 лет назад

This is one of the greatest athletic accomplishments of all time

@jdghgh 5 лет назад

I struggle to think of anything on this level.

@justinwhitmore4550 5 лет назад

vtrevlyn39 what a strange way to see Alex Honnold. He's an inspiration and an example of how incredible the human mind is.

@KrissiBenassi 5 лет назад

@vtrevlyn39 there's nothing wrong with healthy narcissism as long as you do no harm to others

@derekbradbury749 5 лет назад

Ben Correction It is THE greatest athletic accomplishments of all time.

@tomasazevedo1979 5 лет назад

Ironman world records can be super tough too.

@valoriebracken6904 10 месяцев назад

He’s a amazing rock climber but everytime he does this he’s knocking on heavens door with every climb

@alpinejonny 6 месяцев назад

We are all at risk of dying every day. Alex will too, some day. The difference is that his name will go down in the history books in a way that no one else will ever do.

@mrjehupitchfork Месяц назад

Alex and this whole crew are absolutely incredible.

@hivemind4647 3 года назад

"Alexes saftety was always going to be the priority" Climbs a mountain without any safety equipment

@aoliravioli 3 года назад

@@cian8839 where did it send you?

@aoliravioli 3 года назад

alexes

@unknown_9100 3 года назад

They mean like not dropping rocks on his head or the camera crew getting in his way, idk if your joking or not so

@addd529 3 года назад

@@unknown_9100 look at his profile picture-_-

@addd529 3 года назад

@Ratt Wood “Didn’t ask”

@Palahume 3 года назад

I hope Alex never attempts this again. Any more attempts GREATLY increases his odds of dying. I want to be able to see him talk about this when he is 70+

@tochamp5441 3 года назад

He might quit now that he’s engaged to be married she doesn’t like him climbing free solo.

@Palahume 3 года назад

@@tochamp5441 Good, I really hope he listens to her.

@zerocal76 3 года назад

You're right. As an athlete (no where near his level of course) its hard to describe it well but the you degrade quickly mentally and physically. You can be called young by just about everyone but while in and around your sport, you start to feel old fast and very soon after that you start to feel ancient. Fortunately for us he accomplished it and didnt it try it too late in his career :D

@HarveyMeadowlark 3 года назад

I think this man needs to climb. I think this man would rather die doing what he loves than die an old geriatric in his 80s, that's my interpretation anyway

@waldjaguar1693 3 года назад

We all know he is a legend, and legends die young (like ueli steck)

@wilsondevore6981 9 месяцев назад

You are an extraordinary and epic human being, thank you for your moving beyond boundaries and sharing with the world what a human being can accomplish.. wow

@dundeeutility4899 Год назад

Different bread this crazy LEGEND!! Loved this documentary

@jamietherooster 4 года назад

I like how at the end he's sitting on the edge and everybody's like 'ahh thank god he's safe' lmao

@RaeRae303 4 года назад

jamietherooster 🤣🤣 for real though! Just when I thought my anxiety could be gone🤦🏽‍♀️

@juicyxll8990 4 года назад

I thought that what if he had climbed and he accidentally slipped sitting there

@PatrickMcAsey 4 года назад

What's so funny about that?

@PatrickMcAsey 4 года назад

@Cody Waggener I still can't see anything to laugh at if someone dies mountaineering.

@Juancarlo117 4 года назад

@@PatrickMcAseyyou must be a lot of fun at parties

@yellowhouse4911 5 лет назад

The crew : this is highly dangerous. We need so many precautions, this is so stressful, he could fall and die , we don't want to film him dying , we're so nervous for him, he is literally risking his life Alex : yea lol

@nathanswenson1887 5 лет назад

the crew is so self-obsessed and self-important it's frankly ridiculous. if he falls and dies it's not great. on the other hand, it's one guy.

@nmnmnm35 5 лет назад

@@nathanswenson1887 they are trying to respect him as much as they can while still documenting this. Alex wasn't forced to do this.

@luvmesomerice287 5 лет назад

Nathan Swenson you are so ignorant, you are just as ridiculous. if you watched the documentary, you would realize that they are pretty close friends. seeing a friend die isn't something we would ever want to see. even then, there are many other reasons why they found it stressful, all of which is explained in the documentary, which you surely watched before commenting . . .

@Surfercurtis 5 лет назад

Budhvin Hewage The film crew knows the risk. If they have a huge problem with it why do it? They obviously chose to watch a guy possibly die. I agree they over analyze their perceived self importance.

@nathanswenson1887 5 лет назад

Budhvin Hewage I have seen the film. They want to blow their role and some “dilemma” out of proportion in order to add gravitas to what they’re doing. They need to get over themselves.

@fahadhashmi2889 Месяц назад

I cant possibly think of anything else done by a human being more challenging than this in at least psychological aspect .

@nobodynobody6546 4 месяца назад

This is something so powerful!...So absolutely beautiful and Breath taken away!...❤

@michaelmyers9720 2 года назад

I've been training for six months to watch one of Alex's solo climbing clips. I'm proud to say that I watched this video in it's entirety.

@joeeckley5272 2 года назад

Me too, after I watched the entire thing, I wasn't able to pass gas for several weeks!

@goopguy548 Год назад

I climbed for 6 years and i think it would take another 10 to even get close to him with ropes

@SkoczekPrRO Год назад

golden comment

@aaronsloan1523 Год назад

And you were probably still exhausted after watching it! I knew how it turned out and i was still about to puke watching it!

@apostrophe.t Год назад

@@aaronsloan1523 Same here. I had to take a few breaks, lol. I'm terrified of heights, so this dude, to me, is the bravest mf'er in the universe.

@brytonduropan6741 2 года назад

she called it one of the most impressive feats in climbing history. this is one of the most impressive feats in human history.

@patrciaclemons8183 2 года назад

Just another day for humans a million years ago

@xx_fortniteprolegendslayer1219 2 года назад

@@patrciaclemons8183 that’s completely not true.

@acidityparrots2127 2 года назад

@@patrciaclemons8183 ok then go climb it

@jonasmewto4661 2 года назад

@@patrciaclemons8183 there were no humans a million years ago 💀

@CombatArchive_1 2 года назад

no, not human history.

@eviegk Год назад

I got chills. Absolutely incredible. Wow.

@wezlo8733 Год назад

This is absolutely mind blowing

@yikes7751 3 года назад

I feel like the scariest thing for me is that if you're gonna do it you can't change your mind. If you get scared you have to just do the whole thing

@rockshopcookies 3 года назад

Ikr! I have tons of nightmares about commiting to it and when I am 500 feet in the air i can't climb up and I'm absolutely terrified

@justsomeonehere884 3 года назад

Ever have a dream where you fall off of something real tall? Then you wake up sweaty, heart pounding and legs shaking. I had a dream i jumped off a bridge then boom woke up. It's like rick and Morty when morty played Ron. But the simulation was the dream.

@water9584 3 года назад

His friends could have helped and saved him tho, if he would have said: 'I need to stop it here', in the middle of climbing. They had the gear and I bet they were prepared.

@danlyday7248 3 года назад

@@water9584 they actually show the part where it starts raining he doesn't have gear on at first I bet someone had to lower him gear

@petesanger3041 3 года назад

I think the next level of free solo would be with no shoe's bare hands and feet...

@PumpernickelBread25 3 года назад

Alex honold free soloing El Cap was the most impressive athletic feat I have ever seen in my life. I would argue it is one of the most impressive physical feats in all of human history

@bigpapa2195 3 года назад

No doubt one of the greatest athletes in history, living legend.

@martinschreiber5880 3 года назад

Hundreds If not thousands of people have free climed El Cap. 1.) Free climbing means climbing up a wall/route without needing any of your protection gear at any time, while beeing safe at any moment in case you fall. He free solod it which is something completely different. 2.) This is certainly not a very "impressive physical feat" for a professionell climber but a mental one. The physical aspects of this ascent are negligible and not what makes this so historic

@Robert-mv4hf 3 года назад

@@martinschreiber5880 Try it out

@martinschreiber5880 3 года назад

@@Robert-mv4hf it is one of the most impressive climbs anyone has ever done, i was not saying anything different. I was just correcting some things from the comment above

@PumpernickelBread25 3 года назад

@@martinschreiber5880 It is THE MOST IMPRESSIVE climb anyone has ever done, by far. Your scaling the climbing wall at Dave and Buster's doesn't even come close.

@user-ct9jw5co5n 2 месяца назад

Free solo is by far the most amazing accomplishment I have ever witnessed. And being from the UK, I have visited Yosemite park and seen El Cap, so I know how unbelievable his task must have been. What an amazing man.

@vinnyboombats8484 11 месяцев назад

So much love for y'all❤

@Starry_Night_Sky7455 5 лет назад

Camera crew deserves some serious applause, please.

@_Nibi 5 лет назад

why?

@sadbravesfan 5 лет назад

@@_Nibi if you have to ask that, I have a feeling that no matter what anyone tells you won't be enough, but here it goes: because they had to deal with not only the physical challenges of climbing themselves with 45-50 pounds of equipment and 500-1000 feet of rope, but also the realization that they may very well be filming Alex's last moments alive.

@kevinescoffery02 5 лет назад

what do you mean why their friend is at risk of dying infront of them

@IPoopOnYouEveryLastOneOfYou 5 лет назад

*Claps violently. Yosemite collapses at freefall speed. Government claims it was Bin Laden.*

@atenrok 5 лет назад

Applause don't pay the bills

@aspenwood641 2 года назад

When I say I’m a “thrill seeker” I mean I watch these kinds of documentaries on the rare chance that I can stomach it

@overflood 2 года назад

oh yes, i nearly died just watching it

@kimsamson2545 2 года назад

Same. Hahaha

@GrungeMaster92 2 года назад

Sometimes I put hot sauce on my fries.

@Terra_Lopez Год назад

@@GrungeMaster92 Ha ha ha, love it!

@bigsam5171 Год назад

@@GrungeMaster92 your a lunatic

@richlewis1879 Год назад

I've watched this about 10 times and I still can't get enough

@TyBishops 5 лет назад

My hands were sweating so hard watching this

@simsalamia 5 лет назад

Me too but my balls were sweating more

@gqqggq7127 5 лет назад

I did first free solo of my couch but no documentary cus people filming me it would have just been too stressful I would probably die

@breezycamden2688 5 лет назад

TyBishops same

@richardcox8409 5 лет назад

glad im not the only one!!

@TwiSteDx0x 5 лет назад

No kidding, first time I see my hand sweat like that and I wasn't even that nervous watching it

@jvega419 5 лет назад

His hands, this guy could probably choke out a water buffalo.

@MarksTournaments 5 лет назад

Humans are incredible at a lot but hand to hand combat with animals is not something humans can do

@NobleVagabond2552 5 лет назад

jvega419 he did a grip strength test and he surprisingly didn’t have that crazy of a grip strength

@narukami597 5 лет назад

@@NobleVagabond2552 Grip strength tests measure how much force your whole body can produce. In terms of just hand muscle strenght this guy is definitely world class.

@elenasingleterry5854 5 лет назад

Thankfully, he is an ethical vegetarian as he says in the documentary 😊🌱🌱

@GITMDENZEL 5 лет назад

Elena Singleterry stop

@phampx1 8 месяцев назад

Absolutely incredible!

@conahlestrange9794 Год назад

I found it interesting to watch not just from a “wow that’s incredible” aspect but because of the implications spoke about in this video you could see it wasn’t easy for his pals to watch what could have been fatal it was just as interesting to see the mental states and emotions of these people especially his girlfriend that appears in the film I felt so sorry for her at times because she clearly wants him to live a life that makes him happy but doesn’t want to lose him

@talonuser7048 5 лет назад

Alex after the greatest free solo climb in human history: yay

@dddila 5 лет назад

He's like fix his hair

@133j0hn 5 лет назад

"I'm delighted" - Alex

@hubcityrcworx7266 4 года назад

Actually, Tommy Caldwell's climb was much harder, especially when you consider he has no left index finger. I would bet Alex can't climb the Dawn Wall.

@billycasper3351 3 года назад

I feel so blessed to be in my bed right now.

@makinoshan2666 3 года назад

Exactly

@themightypotato3857 3 года назад

comfort is the enemy of achievement.

@dzeliongurung3218 3 года назад

Imagine waking up in a hammock on the side of a cliff.

@Z3phlar 3 года назад

@@themightypotato3857 what if you've already achieved and get comfortable then?

@jasenbolognasandwich4649 3 года назад

Ground sweet ground

@Alexandre-en5kr Год назад

A coragem é a origem da alegria... Parabéns Alex!!!

@nascarvintage17 11 месяцев назад

for some times i m fascinate by alex really this guy is just incredible literally. I'll let you imagine the level of stress and morale when faced with the possibility of seeing Alex fall and die, all of it captured on camera. Living with and filming with this option must be quite a high moral dilemma, I believe.

@brianderrick5489 5 лет назад

They just won an Oscar for this documentary

@jasonsmith530 5 лет назад

That is how I heard of this movie! My god what a stressful hobby

@spamh8r1007 5 лет назад

Well deserved!

@aworkofart9163 5 лет назад

Yes because they are actually trying they’re hardest unlike movie actor that don’t even do they’re full roll

@camthekiller121 5 лет назад

@@aworkofart9163 ... do i say it...... might as well.... it's their not they're

@ricklivingston3774 5 лет назад

Tim....people like Alex don't care about trophies.......and for other people who call him selfish - what does that man owe anyone else?

@vincent-ls9lz 3 года назад

'haha I went a 20 mile run yester-' 'I climbed El Cap without a rope.' 'oh'

@jebaite525 3 года назад

@@pedroriver2985 It's not cringe

@ed3545 3 года назад

Hey man everyone has their own El Cap. If yours happens to be running 20 miles then goddamnit you should be proud. You did something that was hard for you.

@sergeantcrow 3 года назад

That's impressive.... running 20 miles..

@rbanerjee605 3 года назад

Running 20 miles in 19 minutes? Now that’s a similar feat.

@michelangeloxiv2172 3 года назад

@@rbanerjee605 its also impossible lmao.

@ericdurae5085 10 месяцев назад

Truly an amazing and amazingly emotional!!! Would be a wreck watching one of my best friends or anyone i loved and cared for accomplishing this trec❤

@mirtaholz8120 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely mesmerizing!

@Alex-AJ1105 2 года назад

I remember seeing “El Capitan” in person and thinking “that doesn’t look crazy high”. (Obviously it’s huge, but to the naked eye not so much). We were like 250 yards from it. Then our guide told us to try and spot anyone climbing it. I looked using my naked eye and saw absolutely no one after carefully scanning for a few minutes. You’d think you can see someone cuz it doesn’t look crazy big… but then our guide told us that there were actually 4 people climbing it. We got on some binoculars and spotted them. They looked like little tiny ants. That’s when I realized how BIG “El Capitan” really is. I was mesmerized.

@tracyhastheruns5883 2 года назад

Wow interesting perspective!

@Constitution1789 2 года назад

Now you know how the Hubble Telescope feels when it tries to spot any of the flags on the moon. (It can't.)

@avarmauk 2 года назад

It’s was so big your brain couldn’t put it into perspective 🤯

@mmaboxingclips2407 Год назад

@@Constitution1789 make this make sense please

@novalone3211 Год назад

@@Constitution1789 it really can't?

@birdsrule 5 лет назад

Why he climbing a macOS background?

@dirtyasianmafia2310 5 лет назад

lmao

@sweatyballsac 5 лет назад

why u gotta do this to me. lmfao.

@666risedeadcult666 5 лет назад

😂😂😂

@Realtimhe 5 лет назад

I see a dot moving up on my desktop help

@BriTanuki 5 лет назад

@Mr_KO r/whooosh

@anjaneyabt 9 месяцев назад

Truly this guy is extraordinary and amazing. Climbing requires a more detailed understanding and he is amazing in it.

@trexinvert 2 месяца назад

I didn't realize how much practice this climber did. The ability to memorize every millimeter of this rock is what amazes me.

@didacsmaug242 4 года назад

You guys are literally doing a little documentary from a larger documentary, kinda hilarious to me

@chefbillardee 4 года назад

It's great for people with short attention spans

@mannyhernandez99 4 года назад

And ur watching it , which is what they wanted

@tomy34188 4 года назад

documentaryception

@philherrup908 4 года назад

Its nice to watch a short version again after the full length, this was amazing , I couldn't believe he did that

@muddyharrison1616 4 года назад

The failing New York Times

@Airblader 3 года назад

Imagine shooting a documentary for two years, and until a minute before it's over, you don't know whether the last scene will be a requiem.

@Gallowglass7 2 года назад

Yeah man, it's absolutely wild.

@maikenelissen3767 2 года назад

The question is - if he had failed, would they have showed the movie?

@user-wk1uu8gl2x 8 месяцев назад

This is Just Incredibly Amazing yet Bizarre. Way to go BizarreMan

@gabrielion7045 26 дней назад

Just amazing, incredible!

@feinerschmecker7284 5 лет назад

Eminem: His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are hea.. Alex Honnold: dude.. shut up.

@scott677 4 года назад

Ave L Mom’s spaghetti, he’s nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready to drop bombs but he keeps on forgetting

@scott677 4 года назад

Ave L Snap back to reality, ohp, there goes gravity

@scott677 4 года назад

anarchypictures I know something about you went to cranbrook that’s a private school

@nicholassanticchia4183 4 года назад

What’s the matter dog you embarrassed this guys a gangster his real name is clarence

@scott677 4 года назад

Nicholas Santicchia And Clarence lives at home with both parents And Clarence parents have a real good marriage This guy don't wanna battle, he's shook 'Cause ain't no such things as halfway crooks