The documentary details legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell's challenge to El Cap's steepest, most improbable wall, The Dawn Wall name). Tommy's intention was to find a viable climbing route.
Tommy did a long route research.
He realized that to practice this route, he needed a partner. So, he sought out a rock climber, Kevin, on the Internet. The 2 people lived on the cliff for nearly 20 days, sleeping in the wind and sleeping in the open air, and the road was blue. It is conceivable that they must have gone through all kinds of events (scratched fingers, unexpected weather, physical exhaustion...), but they have done an incredible amount of work.
Personally, I think it looks better than "Alone on the Wall".
On the one hand, "Alone on the Wall" is a bit of a personal heroic leaning, of course, this is partly because Alex's character is a bit of a loner.
On the other hand, Alex's climbing focuses on climbing without any additional tools, emphasizing the absolute perfection of the climbing process, but the route has long been explored by the predecessors. Therefore, Alex embodies more of a craftsman temperament of excellence, while Tommy embodies more of an exploratory temperament of breaking the old and establishing the new .
This "The Dawn Wall", in addition to the necessary introduction to the protagonist Tommy's past and present life, is more impressive is the scene of fighting side by side with Kevin on the cliff. In fact, this is more like real work. The big project at work is protracted and full of countless tiny details. It's the same scene with a reliable partner—discussion, practice, rework, rediscussion, repractice .
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