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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, Bozeman, the ocean, or ?
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Feb 24, 2019 - 05:20pm PT
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Winner! Alex in a tux! Wow!
Susan
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Feb 24, 2019 - 05:20pm PT
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I thought she was going to forget to thank Alex who was standing right there.
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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Feb 24, 2019 - 05:21pm PT
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That was great! Only had to wait two hours and 20 minutes
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Feb 24, 2019 - 05:21pm PT
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Yep congrats to all involved. Not what they were seeking but an incredible recognition.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Feb 24, 2019 - 05:21pm PT
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Whoa!
In cre ab le.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Feb 24, 2019 - 05:23pm PT
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And...did you see Helen Mirren gettin' some Honlove? Sweet!
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shipoopoi
Big Wall climber
oakland
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Feb 24, 2019 - 05:26pm PT
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of course it was going to win. the footage of alex doing the boulder problem is THE most intense footage ever, anywhere.
Radder than surfing a 100 foot wave at nazarre. kudos to the guys that rigged that.
congrats jimmy and chai, but you could have rehearsed your congrats speech a little better
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Feb 24, 2019 - 05:36pm PT
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I spent the day walking around south SF bay marshlands with my daughter, now chillaxin' and thought it would be funny to share pics of Alex in a tux, but I guess it's kind of anti-climactic now if they won an Oscar.
https://gearpatrol.com/2019/02/24/alex-honnold-oscars-tuxedo/
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dfrost7
Social climber
Long Beach, Ca
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Feb 24, 2019 - 05:38pm PT
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Exactly the right choice. Sometimes it happens. Congratulations to all.
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Nutty
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Feb 24, 2019 - 05:43pm PT
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Congrats! Climbing's first Oscar, El Cap's first free solo!
But El Cap should get best set design!!!
Edit: I hear they won a trip to Yosemite! : )
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Feb 24, 2019 - 06:23pm PT
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Wow, almost makes me wish I was watching! I’ll catch it on YouTube I guess.
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Feb 24, 2019 - 06:27pm PT
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Congratulations. Telling shout-out to Sanni Mccandles. My guess is she was the Oscar tipping point. Mccandles showed us, not told us, the emotional center of Free Solo.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Feb 24, 2019 - 06:30pm PT
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Great, now everyone is going to do it Alex did.
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Feb 24, 2019 - 08:16pm PT
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Very well deserved. I thought that they'd hit perfectly the "sweet spot" between showing just a bunch of climbing, and what kind of person it takes to accomplish such a feat. (which is what I think actually captured the interest of the general public).
I saw all of the nominees, as well as a number that I thought were passed over wrongly. Some were close, but I think justice was done.
Unlike others who've posted, I do not think this film is captured well by streaming or DVD on a small screen. I imagine it will take another round of theaters, and I'd strongly recommend seeing it there, particularly in IMAX if possible.
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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Feb 24, 2019 - 08:26pm PT
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^^ Damn that was quick!
Cheers
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado & Nepal
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Feb 24, 2019 - 10:44pm PT
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What a long ways from Valley Uprising and our dirtbag days to the Oscars !
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Rattlesnake Arch
Social climber
Home is where we park it
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 25, 2019 - 02:26am PT
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Congratulations to the team! What a ride.....
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