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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
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Aug 10, 2018 - 03:00pm PT
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Yeah, sorry Walleye.
I'll head back to the CMBR discussion on the mind thread now.
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WanderlustMD
Trad climber
New England
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Aug 11, 2018 - 11:52am PT
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Trailer looks pretty mega.
I'm curious if Peter Croft will be in the final cut at all; Valley Uprising sorta skipped him and he would sure be relevant to the story....
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Aug 11, 2018 - 01:27pm PT
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Climbers disappointed? No.
I would put money on that.
Except for the fact that it misses any verifiable target.
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Aug 11, 2018 - 01:55pm PT
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Re this production and the trailer.
Meru was a finely crafted a piece of mountain cinematography and story telling and on the strength of that work I'm very much looking forward to this film.
The trailer shows promise of a great piece of work depicting a mind boggling achievement on Alex' part.
As a sidebar, the comment about the lifespan of someone dedicated to free soloing doesn't square with the accomplishments and longevity of Reinhold Messner and Peter Croft, two of the greatest soloists of their generations.
Respect,
PB
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Aug 11, 2018 - 02:23pm PT
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In all fairness, Tommy's right about the odds but in this case, just a bit too sweeping with that generalization.
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
From Panorama City, CA
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Aug 11, 2018 - 04:24pm PT
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It's a bit hyperbubbly. Don't let Alex Free Solo anything till the movie comes out.....he's probably seen it by now though. I saw that interview wherein Alex said the movie was going to be inspiring. That was probably an understatement! I hope there are plenty of disclaimers and warning to parents for their children to not try this sh#t at home since it will be in theaters.....kids of all streaks will be sneaking off to the crags. The crags will be crowded after this - LOL.....but they will quickly become un-crowded! I kind of wonder about the sanity of making the film so wildly available. People should have to jump through a few hoops to see it, just for caution sake. Hey, got a copy of that free-solo film going around? Can ya get me one?
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Aug 12, 2018 - 07:27am PT
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LOL:
The crags will be crowded after this - LOL.....but they will quickly become un-crowded!
I don't think it will be "lemming time" at the cliffs after this film. Basic self-preservation is still pretty high on most folks' list of to-do's. The super dramatic music was annoying. I hope there isn't much of that on the actual film. For dumb Hollywood action flicks, sure, but this requires a much more subtle hand. Hope Jimmy and his wife can wrangle this right. LOVED Meru and just watched it again with a climbing buddy. Great film.
BAd
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
From Panorama City, CA
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Aug 12, 2018 - 09:29am PT
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Will be the first time I'm watching a climbing flick while eating popcorn.
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Aug 12, 2018 - 09:31am PT
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I'm officially burned out by ~100 views of that trailer. I think it ruined it for me. I don't need to see the movie now - except to see some of those amazing El Cap shots on the big screen...
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Rudder
Trad climber
Costa Mesa, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 12, 2018 - 03:45pm PT
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I like how Alex got the old lady to paddle the canoe. Haha
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squishy
Mountain climber
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Aug 14, 2018 - 12:26pm PT
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"I'm excited about how terrified I'll be while watching this."
"Everyone's hands will be sweating in the theater"
"I almost dropped my phone because my palms are so sweaty from watching this."
"This is going to give me anxiety & make my palms sweat. It’s going to beg so great though."
"I'm excited about how terrified I'll be while watching this."
"Its just stupid to do this w/o ropes!!"
"I bet I can get the same feeling of risk just by sharing needles."
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Aug 14, 2018 - 01:06pm PT
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Who was more nervous, the crew or Honnold during the filming?
I want to poop just thinking about the film.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Aug 14, 2018 - 01:07pm PT
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I doubt the non-climbing wooly masses though will be sweating much since Alex makes 5.12 OW look easy...
"I could probably do that"
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le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
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Aug 14, 2018 - 01:51pm PT
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Sweet sweet jesus am I excited to see this on the biggest f'ing screen I can find.
The person I most feel connected to in the whole trailer is whoever says "I can't believe you're going to watch." I'm beyond pumped to watch this because I know he made it. To be watching that day? Not in a million years.
Right or wrong on these?
The easy bit up to where we aid climbers pendulum into Hollow Flake? Or maybe Freeblast top half of p5, scary greasy slab that bouts us all @ .11b? Not sure
Few moments before the Boulder Problem (?). Maybe I'm off, but if this is that last stance before traversing up and into the BP... Ho-ly hell this pic in particular sends me reeling, just to imagine his head space at this moment and leading up to engaging with the BP sequence. Once he chose to latch the first hold of the BP... that moment, the strength of his mind, hard to fathom.
Two pics of the .12a traverse that follows the .12+ enduro corner - no rest between those that I can imagine. Hanging belay on top of the corner, and basically nowhere to go once you leave sous le toit, unless you take the marginal stance mid-corner, seems unlikely, or maybe break out right to the tiny ledge beneath the roofs but also can't imagine that making sense
And with Jimmy Chin at the helm of the film? It's going to be phenomenal.
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Aug 14, 2018 - 02:30pm PT
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The easy bit up to where we aid climbers pendulum into Hollow Flake? It's definitely not that. I took it to be somewhere in the Freeblast 5.11 slab pitches.
Maybe I'm off, but if this is that last stance before traversing up and into the BP... It's not the last one, he's on 5.10 or so in that pic, 15 ish ft below the business. The youtube photo [that was] above - unfortunately since removed - and didn't appear in the trailer - that was a dramatic shot of the last easy move - one foot on a small stance, the other on V-hard about to get harder.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Aug 14, 2018 - 07:04pm PT
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dagnabbit gnew i shouldA grab them aLLL
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
From Panorama City, CA
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Aug 14, 2018 - 08:56pm PT
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Can't wait. We get to eavesdrop on somebody free-soloing El Cap like we're a fly on the wall.
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Inner City
Trad climber
Portland, OR
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Aug 14, 2018 - 09:41pm PT
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Croft is a notable 'survivor' of the soloing pursuit...
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