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Free Solo

Free Solo

Live beyond fear.

20187.91h 40m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jimmy Chin
Produced by Jimmy Chin, Shannon Dill, Evan Hayes
Box Office0Revenue: $21.8M

Top Cast

Alex Honnold

Alex Honnold

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Tommy Caldwell

Tommy Caldwell

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Jimmy Chin

Jimmy Chin

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Sanni McCandless

Sanni McCandless

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Mikey Schaefer

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Cheyne Lempe

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Mark Synnott

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Themes & Keywords

californiaextreme sportsmountainyosemitemountain climbingwoman directorfree climbingrock climbingel capitansolo climbing

About Free Solo

Free Solo is a documentary, adventure film released in 2018 exploring themes of california, extreme sports, mountain, yosemite, mountain climbing, woman director. Directed by Jimmy Chin, it stars Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin. 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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