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…
"TIFF 2018: Free Solo"