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Alex Honnold holds all of his climbing gear atop the summit of El Capitan.
Alex Honnold holds all of his climbing gear atop the summit of El Capitan. (Photo: National Geographic/Jimmy Chin)
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Alex Honnold on ‘Free Solo’

Alex Honnold holds all of his climbing gear atop the summit of El Capitan.

The new movie Free Solo is arguably the greatest film about climbing that鈥檚 ever been made. In just over 90 minutes, it chronicles Alex Honnold鈥檚 astonishing no-ropes ascent of the 3,000-foot sheer face of Yosemite鈥檚 El Capitan, which he completed one morning in June, 2017. Even more impressively, it captures the unique mindset of Honnold, a perfectionist whose years-long obsessive pursuit of his dream gets complicated by an ever present camera crew and his growing love for his new girlfriend. As you might guess, being the focus of a deeply personal Oscar-caliber documentary and then answering probing questions by a constant stream of reporters and fans has had an impact on the guy. 国产吃瓜黑料 executive editor Michael Roberts chased Honnold down on his film tour to ask about the risks and rewards of telling your whole story.

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