The camera then cuts to a trial run, in which Alex climbs El Capitan with equipment but stops after the freeblast slab.
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Then, talking to the camera, Alex admits that he does not want his friends to see him die if he falls while free soloing. The preparation of the crew is again mentioned: there are interviews with the crew who discuss camera placement and the risk of Alex dying. Alex focuses on the Teflon corner and the boulder problem, which are alternative pathways up the same section.
As the camera pans across the summit, Alex’s route is outlined and he discusses the areas about which he is apprehensive. The camera then cuts to Alex and Tommy rappelling down El Capitan. This prompts Alex to describe his upbringing to the camera: the word “love” was not used in his household, as his father lacked the ability to form emotional bonds. The camera then cuts to Alex and Sanni carving pumpkins with Tommy and his wife and children. Although his foot is swollen, Alex continues to climb in fear of his schedule being delayed. The filmmakers cut to fall 2016 when Alex sprains his ankle while climbing the freeblast slab on El Capitan with equipment. The camera then cuts to Alex receiving an MRI in order to understand his brain’s response to fear. Producer Jimmy Chin discusses the ethical dilemma of creating this documentary knowing Alex may die on camera. The crew also prepares, discussing where to place cameras to best capture Alex’s climb while minimizing distractions and interference. The film jumps to summer 2016 when Alex and Tommy are climbing in Morocco in preparation for his free solo. Alex then admits wanting to break up with Sanni. He visits a physician, where it is revealed he has a compression fracture. In the next scene, Alex is climbing while Sanni is feeding the rope through a grigri, but she makes a mistake in which the rope is not fed through the grigri, and Alex falls. The camera then cuts to Alex talking about his childhood, his shy and lonesome demeanor, and his relationship with girlfriend Sanni McCandless. In one of his first steps, he meets with a friend and fellow climber Tommy Caldwell to climb the Freerider route up El Capitan with equipment. The film then flashbacks to Spring 2016, when Alex is living in his van and starting his preparation to free solo El Capitan. The film opens as the camera pans El Capitan in Yosemite National Park and climber Alex Honnold free-soloing it in May 2017.
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