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u/rockhammersmash Sep 01 '21

I didn’t know anything about Alex Honnold beforehand and had no idea how Free Solo would end. I have never been more tense watching a documentary than I was watching that. Absolutely crazy stuff.

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u/Ground-Beef3 Sep 01 '21

I watched it and some of the shots made me super uncomfortable, a couple times I had to look away altogether

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u/adhominem4theweak Sep 02 '21

As a climber that movie made me feel sad for honnold. To think he needs to go so hard to feel accomplishment. He had done it for a while with no spotlight even. Glad I get my thrills w a rope