Free Solo (2018)

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Live beyond fear.

Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably be the greatest feat in rock climbing history.

• Released: 2018-09-28
• Genres: Documentary, Adventure
• Runtime: 1h 40m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.9/10 from 1,579 votes

Directed by Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi.

Top cast

• Alex Honnold as Self
• Tommy Caldwell as Self
• Jimmy Chin as Self
• Sanni McCandless as Self
• Mikey Schaefer as Self
• Cheyne Lempe as Self
• Mark Synnott as Self
• Peter Croft as Self
• Dierdre Wolownick as Self

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Free Solo

• United States: stream on Hulu, Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV; watch free on National Geographic; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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