Free Solo

One of the greatest athletic achievements in history, if not the greatest. Thinking about how difficult some of those maneuvers were (like the boulder problem and the traverse) was really offputting enough for me, but having to imagine performing them after 2,000 feet of climbing without any ropes really sealed it for me. I doubt it will ever be achieved again. A+ documentary

 

Alex is really amazing. He must have out-of-this-world strong grip and endurence. Not to mention balls. Thanks for posting.

 

Didn't feel satisfied with it, too much of his personal life. I would have loved to watch the full climb, even if it took 3 hours and a half, and more analysis of the route.
In any case, it's still a good docu, and what he did was... well, historic.

 

Props to him for doing that since not many people would have the guts to risk death in order to climb this natural wonder solo. I'm now going to have to find this online or somewhere since I want to watch it now.

 

I just watched it on All 4. It's available to watch for free for 90 days on All 4.

 

I disagree. I think showing his personal life made it better. His relationship between him and his girlfriend explored the question over whether you can achieve your goals and be happy.

Spoiler: possible spoilers

Judging by the end of the film the answer is yes.
Another thing I took away from the film is that it's ok to not go through something if you feel like you shouldn't.