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Or like, I will not miss a free throw.
Like, dude, if I miss a free throw, they will drag me off and execute me.
But its a three-hour-and-56-minute basketball game where you cannot make a single mistake.
And its not like you get dragged out, you get shot on the court.
Jimmy Chin and Alex Honnold are extraordinary athletes, but basketball is not their sport.
And theyre not renowned for their pristine analogies, either.
And he did it all without a rope.
Yeah, but thats geology, says Honnold.
Seriously, thats like getting hit by a car walking across the street.
Youre constantly having to evaluate and work through it.
With Yosemite, you kinda dont have to worry about that so much.
You just look at the frickin iPhone forecast and say, Its sunny for the next ten days.
Ill just climb whenever.
In that sense, it feels more like gorilla than man.)
Then theres the mental part.
Ive been dreaming about [free-soloing El Cap] for eight years, says Honnold.
And you see the year and a half almost two years of preparation throughout the course of the film.
Im physically training and preparing, memorizing and visualizing moves, and just working through that whole process.
That was a significant step, because I could build on it the next time.
The other major factor in Honnolds climb is emotional.
The intense dynamics of Honnold and McCandlesss relationship would be difficult for an outsider to grasp.
I could empathize with her.
Sanni is very special.
What does a guy who climbed 3,000 feet without a rope do for an encore?
On that question, Honnold is blessedly circumspect.
You dont always have to outdo yourself, he continues.
At some point, you just keep on keeping on.
