Newsflash Alex Honnold breaks Salathé Wall Rope-Solo speed record
Alex Honnold has broken the speed record for rope-soloing the Salathé Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite.
Alex Honnold is a professional rock climber whose audacious free-solo ascents of America’s biggest cliffs have made him one of the most recognised and followed climbers in the world. A gifted but hard-working...
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Well....watching that is stressful enough. I cannot quite wrap my head around the strain of being a film maker on this endeavour. I'm pretty certain I'm not made of stern enough stuff.
Astonishing viewing. Great piece.
I thought the use of remote cameras and the reasoning behind that tactic to film a difficult section was interesting.
Agreed, did you note their understanding of by Alex having an awareness of being filmed, this would albeit in some small way effect the outcome of the climb.
An interesting conflict between, wanting to be filmed, needing to be filmed and wanting to have a singular solo experience.