Free Solo - Boulder Problem

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 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park … without a rope.

[Sikdomeshot]

Watched the documentary. I have never and probably will never see something so extraordinary and amazing in my life. Truly one of the greatest athletic feats in human history.

[kylol]

Whenever i'm thirsty I just watch this video and then suck the sweat off my fingertips.

[skippymon]

His idea of jumping to a good edge is different from mine

[RideBikes_Walkplaces]

"the idea of jumping without a rope seems completely outrageous" so does climbing without one, bro!

[transeeyou]

I feel like when alex says something if very difficult its not an overstatement

[stark]

no one needs to explain it to me, it wont help. i still dont understand the thumb press, switching thumbs and what not there, the physics of how hes still attached to that wall is mind blowing

[MrBolaextra]

In the documentary, when he does this section whitout ropes, you have the worse time as a viewer. So much tension.

[slackclimb]

I have rock climbed for 28 years, all over the world. I have climbed the Nose of El Cap and free soloed a 1500' cliff in Yosemite called "Royal Arches" I have climbed V12 and Alex is a friend who I have known for 15 years. This "Boulder Problem" is nuts. This scene made my heart pump hard. I knew the outcome (Alex lived) but it didn't matter at all. I never get scared climbing and do moves harder than this "boulder problem" all the time, and still, this scene blew my mind and had my hands sweating. Alex basically risked it all (for himself and) for us. To inspire himself and us to a greater benchmark. Life is short and most people don't truly live. Alex doesn't have that problem. Fun to watch a friend make history.

[tommyowen]

I love how they break it down in the scene, really puts things into perspective.

[ront.]

In Free Solo, the actual climb scene is only about 8 minutes out of an hour and a half movie. At first I thought it was strange, with the movie being about the free solo climb of El Cap. But then I realized very few people would be able to stomach an hour and a half of hair raising climbing footage such as this one. Watch the movie! It is really an enjoyable documentary which deservedly won the Oscar.

[francismausley]

I admire the spirit of it all... knowledgeable, concentrated, excellent, detached from all but the focus on the task... "The secret of self-mastery is self-forgetfulness." ~ Shoghi Effendi, Baha'i Faith

[wandelpassiert]

I can watch it a hundred times and still my fingers start sweating!

[Tom-dtic]

I would think there'd be a lot of "that's that" moments on this climb.

[notsoroyalacademy]

"whenever you start fooling yourself into thinking you have real problems in your life remember boulder problem"

[misterG]

Incredible achievement of strength (mental and physical), endurance and sheer will power and determination.

[paulsaunders]

Utterly insane.. the level of confidence, control and belief in your own ability required is beyond off the scale to even contemplate attempting something like this without a rope.
Rock climbing as a spectator sport never really shows just how small some of the holds are that the climber is using, because they make it look so easy, viewed from a distance it looks like every hold is a jug.
Free Solo was an astonishing insight in the level of skill and mental control that can be achieved by an individual. Way beyond the boundaries of almost everybody else on the planet.

[BOOSETO]

Greatest mental and physical achievement in human history. Bar none

[turbomk]

If i train for a good month or two, i think i can watch this

[Dumass]

there's a recreation of the boulder problem at my local climbing-gym.. and NOPE, i can't NOPE!


Alex is a beast.

[contssa]

Excellent explanation. Now I can give it a try myself...