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tblue37

(68,436 posts) Fri Oct 31, 2025, 09:10 AM Oct 2025

There is also a documentary about him, but I have not seen it.

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man free climbs mountain--not even a rope! (Video--just a few seconds long.) (Original Post) tblue37 Oct 2025 OP

I watched the doc, but I was exhausted afterward. LudwigPastorius Nov 2025 #4

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1. Great film. Won the academy award in Best Documentary category. Alex Honnold's achievement is beyond my comprehension.

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 11:41 AM

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2. I have acrophobia, so the very idea freaks me out, but his achievement is amazing!

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 09:33 PM

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3. His mom climbed El Capitan at age 66, then again at age 70. But she uses a rope.

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 09:46 PM

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4. I watched the doc, but I was exhausted afterward.

Sun Nov 2, 2025, 02:51 AM

Nov 2025

Watching him climb put me in an extreme state of anxiety.

The guy is incredibly skilled and confident, but also insane.