Free Solo

2018 • 100 minutes

About this movie

A stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of free solo climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream:scaling the face of the world’s most famous rock — the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park — without a rope. Renowned filmmakers E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin capture the death-defying climb with exquisite artistry and masterful, vertigo-inducing camerawork.

Ratings and reviews

As it has been said, Alex free soloing El Cap is most likely the greatest athletic achievement of any kind ever. The fact the Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi are the ones who documented the whole thing makes this the best documentary I have ever seen. Climber or not, there is no denying you will be on the edge of your seat!

Absolutely gut wrenching but phenomenal feat. Hopefully no more of these in his future for everyone's sake but wow. Not for the faint of heart!

What a great film. I wish I had seen it in the cinema. The cinematography is amazing. Well worth the oscar it got. It's now in my top ten films