Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago

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One of the hardest pitches ever free soloed in Yosemite. An intimate look behind the scenes during Alex Honnold's historic 2011 ropeless ascent of The Phoenix (5.13) as told by filmmaker Peter Mortimer.

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