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How They Filmed the First El Capitan Climb With No Ropes

Author(s): Vanity Fair
Video Release Date: January 11, 2019
Video Source: YouTube

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, the directors of the documentary “Free Solo,” discuss how they captured rock climber Alex Honnold’s free solo climb (without any ropes, harnesses or protective equipment) of Yosemite’s El Capitan in June 2017. The film crew was challenged to record his incredible achievement without affecting Honnold’s climb.

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