Free Solo / National Geographic.
This extraordinary feature documentary provides an intimate and unflinching portrait of professional rock climber Alex Honnold as he prepares to attempt the first ever free solo climb of the 3,200-foot, vertical face of El Capitan, one of the highest peaks in America’s Yosemite National Park. FREE S...
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| Language: | English |
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English |
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Closed-captioned. |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
National Geographic,
[2018]
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 40 min., 5 sec)) : sound, color. |
| Format: | Electronic Video |
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This extraordinary feature documentary provides an intimate and unflinching portrait of professional rock climber Alex Honnold as he prepares to attempt the first ever free solo climb of the 3,200-foot, vertical face of El Capitan, one of the highest peaks in America’s Yosemite National Park. FREE SOLO also explores Alex’s challenge of balancing his dangerous lifestyle and his relationships with new girlfriend Sanni and the filmmakers facing the terrible prospect of the climb ending tragically. Beautifully shot and packed with jeopardy and emotion, this is a truly mesmerizing account of a lone man defeating nature and of a truly historic sporting accomplishment. FREE SOLO has been a tremendous theatrical success, with more than three million viewers on the channel and has become the most watched National Geographic Documentary Film broadcast premiere of all time. |
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| Note: | Originally released by National Geographic, 2018. |
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MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| System Details: | Streaming video file. System requirements: Feature Films for Education playback platform. |
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Title from distributor's description |