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zvug t1_j8kjl0s wrote

Reply to comment by franklinsteinnn in 2 years later, this is still one of the most incredible evenings of my life | Yosemite National Park, CA, USA | [OC] [3710x5565] by CameronKelsey

To climbers for sure. To non-climbers it’s probably Freerider just because of Honnold.

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____tim t1_j8klfvr wrote

The dawn wall doc is under appreciated in that regard. Everyone has seen free solo, but the dawn wall is just as interesting if not more so. Tommy Caldwell has a pretty wild backstory.

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[deleted] t1_j8ktjvb wrote

I recently went through a climbing movie phase and I am not a climber.

I want to recommend the movie Valley Uprising (2014). It's a feel good doc about the history and legends of climbers that have inhabited the valley and how the culture evolved to what it is today.

Another recommendation of a movie about a climber that is even more extreme than Honnold is The Alpinist.

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foomy45 t1_j8l1yhj wrote

Only other heavy hitter I haven't seen mentioned here yet is Meru.

12 Peaks was also pretty good but a lot less about climbing.

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[deleted] t1_j8l2tn5 wrote

Just finished watching 14 peaks and the JRE episode, parallelly. It was amazing but they should make a series, 14 ascents is a lot for a single movie. Nims is a cool dude.

Think i saw Meru around the time Free Solo came out. Might give it a second go.

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____tim t1_j8kurek wrote

Yeah I’ve dug into pretty much every climbing movie I could find at this point.

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chillypillow2 t1_j8kso9g wrote

I think Dawn Wall is a better documentary. You pretty much know the outcome of Free Solo, because the guy is providing narration to the movie, after all. But DW is just that pure "triumph of the human spirit" kinda fuck yeah mood.

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alreadytaken- t1_j8l23s5 wrote

I thought it was a lot more exciting and overall enjoyable than Free Solo. Both were great though

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anotherhwg t1_j8ktf2z wrote

Non-climbers probably picture The Nose when they think of El cap though, even if they don't know the name.

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