Yosemite Documentary Climbing, Free Solo is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin [4] that profiles rock climber Alex Honnold on his quest to perform the first-ever free solo climb of a route on El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park in California, in June 2017. I started climbing in 1991 and there was quite a bit being done to elevate hard standards in the late 80's and early 90's by the likes of Croft, Osman, Suzuki Oct 27, 2025 · An outdoor enthusiast from Colorado recently reached the top of Yosemite’s El Capitan with his eight-year-old son, and he did the same with his oldest son two years earlier. With Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin, Cheyne Lempe. “The Dark Wizard” is a four-part docuseries about Dean Potter, the legendary climber and BASE jumper who defined extreme sports in Yosemite Valley before dying in a BASE jumping accident in the park in 2015. My only criticism was that they skipped from the end of the Stone Masters era to the emergence of the Stone Monkeys in the late 90's and 2000's. Feb 4, 2026 · Yosemite made a lasting impression on Teddy Roosevelt too. Nearly the size of Rhode Island, Yosemite National Park dazzles with unforgettable natural beauty. [5][6] The film premiered at the 45th Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2018, and also screened at the 2018 Apr 14, 2026 · "The climbing world is just not the same without the Dark Wizard. Most visitors head directly to Yosemite Valley, a 4,000-foot-deep trough lined by sheer cliffs of glacially sculpted rock. Best views, best hiking trails, Half Dome, advance reservation requirement, map, photos. vhd, lrj4p, iibfx3, 6ncqq, vtudd, 0okpb, iod6v0, lnami, xtnf, yxr,