What Alex mentions the most is "practice". Before climbing El Capitan, he has practiced countless times, and he knows every step of the route by heart.
The documentary says: "When I'm really ready to free climb, I don't have to deal with fear. I know I can do it, it's just a matter of execution."
For the "opponent" of Emirates Rock, Alex has had many confrontations. Since 2009, he has had the idea of "free-handed climbing El Capitan". He made detailed records on how to climb. When he really started climbing, he had already recorded in detail how to take every step, so he knew it by heart.
As for "fear", he continued to practice to get rid of fear. In the documentary, he said, "I will expand my comfort zone by repeatedly practicing movements. I will try my best to eliminate fear until I can't feel the fear.
After successfully climbing to the top, Alex was also very excited, but he started training again in the afternoon. This kind of self-discipline that integrates rock climbing into his bones, or that Alex dedicates himself to rock climbing, is absolutely beyond the ability of people to persist. For me, it's all about performance. The thing is anybody can be happy and cozy. Nothing good happens in the world by being happy and cozy. You know, like nobody achieves anything great because they're happy and cozy.
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