Without any protection measures to climb more than 600 meters high, both hard and smooth granite, in the consciousness of normal people, such a thing can only be described as crazy and stupid. When I went to watch this movie, I just wanted to understand how people manage their fears in stressful situations? After watching it, I not only benefited a lot, but I was even moved that I couldn't be myself in the movie theater, and the tears rolled.
Alex, who climbed the cliff with his bare hands, has a very ordinary appearance. At first glance, it even makes people feel that he is a bit natural. He is not tall, with a thin body but agile demeanor. In the film, his usual diet is very simple, there is no nutritionist to prepare meals for him, and he is only vegetarian. He does not have the support of a strong coaching team in his daily exercise and training. He has a group of friends who are both teachers and friends. They are all first-class masters in the rock climbing industry and have been accompanying and leading him throughout the training process. Even so, free-handing El Capitan, which is extremely difficult, was also very risky to his closest friends, but that was Alex's dream, and he said it was like an Olympic gold medal in the climbing world, the only difference being death is the price. If life has bloomed as best as he can, even if it is short, he will not regret it. He does not want to spend a long but mediocre life. The good friend no longer objected, and did his best to help him prepare. After 8 years of preparation, Alex practiced more than 1,000 times at El Capitan. His climbing log recorded every section of the route, every movement, and the connection between these movements. In practice, Alex almost put these The action is in his blood. In this way, after unremitting efforts, in an extremely difficult position, he found the best way to deal with it. In such an extremely difficult way, Alex reduced the risk as much as he could bear, and his confidence and courage came from this.
At the beginning of the official free climbing, there was one spot where Alex almost stepped on his feet, which was too dangerous, but his adjustment was very good, and the subsequent progress was not affected. When I climbed to the middle, I actually met a guy in a big blue cock. He slept on that gentle cliff the night before, just to meet Alex here to cheer him up, and he was here with Ai. Lix shook hands. It really feels like a ghost, how did this guy come up, this will have a great impact on the psychological stability of rock climbers, which is really worrying. Alex was unaffected and moved to the next section as planned. His mental quality is really good, and he is a natural climber. They did an MRI on him, and they found that the amygdala in his brain wasn't as sensitive to external stimuli as the average person, meaning he was inherently slow to respond to negative stimuli such as fear. Although this 1% talent is not decisive, it is a great advantage for the extreme sport of free-hand rock climbing, which is the world's number one risk.
The team that made this documentary is very special. Director Jin Guowei himself is an excellent professional rock climbing player. He has more than ten years of sports experience and has climbed Mount Meru. His shooting team is composed of a group of rock climbers. The entire documentary filming is led by Alex. Where to shoot, where to not disturb Alex for safety reasons, and where to use what equipment to shoot, it is entirely up to Alex to decide. . The first time Alex felt bad, he gave up on the first section. The whole team cooperated, retreated decisively, and had no complaints for Alex's full support. The following year, after being fully prepared, the entire filming team accompanies Alex again to start from scratch.
In the training before the official start of climbing, Alex suffered two injuries in just 4 months, a lumbar compression fracture and an ankle injury. What is victory for Alex? In this documentary, he tells us with his actions: Victory is the infinite approach of overcoming numerous obstacles before success comes. The moment Alex climbed to the top, almost all of the crew were in tears. Alex, standing alone on a huge mountain, although he is only a small point, he is standing there, standing in the vastness of nature, the wind is blowing, the sun has just risen.
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