Free Solo

[Anonymous]

My husband and I just watched this tonight and really enjoyed it! Definitely a nail biter. Half way through I had to look him up to make sure he was still alive. Just thought I'd share!

[Anonymous]

I watched it last weekend thought it was good, however his girlfriend was portrayed as a sucker (not saying she is in real life, it may just be how her role was edited in documentary)

[Anonymous]

I’m a climber and was at the gym today, on toprope, having to take deep breaths at being 50 feet in the air. And I thought about how he was doing a climb wayyyy harder, with no rope, 3000 feet up.
Unreal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I watched it last weekend thought it was good, however his girlfriend was portrayed as a sucker (not saying she is in real life, it may just be how her role was edited in documentary)

I don't know, she did appear to call him out when he was a dick to her. They seemed to have a lot of chemistry and you can't help who you fall in love with.

[Anonymous]

I saw that...I also saw Dawn Wall, a documentary about Tommy Caldwell (who made an appearance in Free Solo). I was really inspired by Tommy Caldwell and rooted for him, and didn’t quite have the same warm feelings for Alex Honnold. I understand he is likely deeply depressive who doesn’t care if his life ends, but I just wanted to shake the TV watching him!

[Anonymous]

I don’t think Alex Honnold is depressed at all. Not sure how you make that assumption.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think Alex Honnold is depressed at all. Not sure how you make that assumption.

I thought he might be slightly on the spectrum

[Anonymous]

He has social anxiety. He has said that he started climbing alone because that was less scary than asking people to belay him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think Alex Honnold is depressed at all. Not sure how you make that assumption.

I thought he might be slightly on the spectrum

He is definitely on the spectrum

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband and I just watched this tonight and really enjoyed it! Definitely a nail biter. Half way through I had to look him up to make sure he was still alive. Just thought I'd share!

I also googled him halfway-through to see if he was alive!

[Anonymous]

If you like Free Solo, watch Meru. Even better in my opinion. I loved both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I watched it last weekend thought it was good, however his girlfriend was portrayed as a sucker (not saying she is in real life, it may just be how her role was edited in documentary)

I hated the girlfriend too.

The movie is amazing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I saw that...I also saw Dawn Wall, a documentary about Tommy Caldwell (who made an appearance in Free Solo). I was really inspired by Tommy Caldwell and rooted for him, and didn’t quite have the same warm feelings for Alex Honnold. I understand he is likely deeply depressive who doesn’t care if his life ends, but I just wanted to shake the TV watching him!

No. He probably has some form of Asperger's: high-functioning, but socially and emotionally un-attuned to others.

[Anonymous]

Watching the actual climb made both my palms and the soles of my feet sweat. Uuuuuunnnghhh no thank you. That climb is literally insane. Even knowing the outcome, I was terrified for him. I strongly identified with the cameraman who couldn’t bear to watch.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if it will ever be repeated. I hope no one dies trying.