Alex Huonuo Deis not an aggressive or seek attention of people, and even a rock climbing began to select unprotected, in fact, because people do not know how to find a partner. Since his first exposure to rock climbing at the age of 10, his parents have been silently supporting their children's hobbies: his father pulls a rope on the ground for protection, and his mother prepares meals to welcome him back from training every week. But after attending the University of Berkeley, Honnold’s parents divorced, and his father unfortunately died of a heart attack, so Honnold, who had excellent grades, chose to drop out of the University of California, Berkeley and went on a lonely trip. Rock climbing became a reality. The exit of the dilemma
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Honnold grew up in Sacramento near Emirates Rock. He said that he had dreamed of climbing the boulder with his bare hands since 2009, and has tried more than 1,000 times since then, and climbing Chief Rock with his bare hands is his "ultimate goal." To this end, he prepared for a year and a half to climb the Emirates Rock nearly 60 times with the help of ropes. He said that he did this not to perform a rehearsal, but to repeatedly try different rock points to study and conquer the most difficult areas.
The documentary filmed the magnificent scenery of Yosemite National Park and Emirates Rock and the historical moment of Honnold's summit. In addition, the film also reviews how he handles the life risks brought about by extreme goals, and how he pursues excellence and perfection, so as to ensure nothing without rope protection.
The documentary also filmed Honnold’s relationship with his girlfriend. He met his girlfriend while traveling in Seattle for the creation of a new book. After failing to climb the Emirates Rock with bare hands for the first time, his girlfriend was worried that he would die by falling off the cliff, but gave him full support and help. Before the successful summit attempt, in order not to affect Honnold, his girlfriend drove away from Yosemite National Park. The documentary filmed the moment when she was in tears
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