Both men had to lead each of the 32 pitches up the wall. This meant climbing without the aid of equipment but still using safety equipment like a harness and rope.
Their goal was to do the first free ascent of Dawn Wall, one of the last major sections of El Capitan that remained unclimbed.
Tommy and Kevin, on the other hand, took a very different approach to the Dawn Wall. It’s so dangerous that only 1% of climbers attempt it. Nothing keeps you on the wall apart from your shoes, chalk and pure skill. From all the types of climbing, this is by far the most dangerous.įree soloing is the art of climbing without safety equipment and is considered one of the purest forms of climbing. I probably don’t need to point this one out because it’s blindingly obvious, but both of these ascents are done so using very different climbing styles.Īlex Honnold has become famous for the discipline of free soloing. Here are 5 interesting ways these two movies differ. It also looking likely that Nalle Hukkataival could bag the fourth ascent soon.īoth of these documentaries are clearly not lacking talented climbers, but when it comes down to it, these are two very different achievements. However, just a year after their Dawn Wall ascent, Adam Ondra repeated the climb in less than half the time. I massively respect Tommy and Kevin and its hard not to be in awe of their preservice in the face of both personal and professional adversity. If you prefer to look at this from an achievement point of view, when do you think we will see anyone free solo El Cap again? Climbing has seen plenty of talented soloists (Dean Potter, John Bacher and Jim Reynolds to name a few) who are capable of such a feat, yet have never attempted a full solo attempt of El Cap. It hard to ignore the millions of collective opinions needed to make these achievements happen. Sure, both movies scored very highly on popular review sites, but Free Solo made 20 times more revenue, stayed in theatres four times longer and won an Oscar. If you define ‘best’ by ‘success’ then there can only be one winner. Let’s set aside our personal opinions and the amazing camera work of Jimmy Chin for a minute. That said, if you are here searching for a short answer to that old ‘which is better?’ question, here it is:Īgain, these movies are two of the greatest the climbing community have ever seen, so this isn’t easy question to answer. The Dawn Wall Vs Free Solo – Which one is better?īefore we go any further, I juts want to make one thing clear – I love both documentaries. They capture some of the biggest rock climbing achievements of modern times and show these impressive feats in a way that even non climbers can enjoy.
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