TIFF 2018: Free Solo

Free Solo documents free soloist Alex Honnold in his attempt to climb the Freerider route (2,900 feet) of El Capitan in the Yosemite National Park. Alex Honnold is seen a phenomenon in the eyes of free soloist climbers.  It’s a dangerous profession–one that surely holds a risk given how ropes are not involved.  One wrong move while climbing and it’s life or death.  Co-directors E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin follow the climber every step of…

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