Director Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Genre Documentary
Cast Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin, Alex Honnold, Sanni McCandless
Rating PG-13
Release Date September 28th, 2018 (Limited)
“Follow Alex Honnold as he becomes the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite’s 3,000ft high El Capitan Wall. With no ropes or safety gear, he completed arguably the greatest feat in rock climbing history.”
From directors Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Free Solo is a documentary following the incredible journey of climber Alex Honnold as he completes arguably the greatest feat in rock climbing history. Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, Free Solo:
The documentary took home the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the 2019 Academy Awards.
Alex Honnold has done the triple crown of climbing in Yosemite. El Cap, Half Dome and the Washington Column.
From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin, comes FREE SOLO, a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world's most famous rock... the 3,200ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park...