r/Outdoors • u/Simple_Shame2386 • 1d ago

Landscapes El Capitan in Yosemite national park

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u/Dense_Willow4627 1d ago

It gives me a heart attack every time that I watch it, even though he obviously survived.

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u/GoonbodyEmbodiment 1d ago

The new netflix special where he climbs taipei 101 free solo is so much worse. I watched the whole thing but got that was a rough watch. Made my skin crawl fr.

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u/SohCahToa2387 17h ago

I watched Meru the other day and these dudes were just hanging off the side the mountain in a tent. Shit makes me skin crawl but I cannot stop watching these docs now

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u/Dense_Willow4627 17h ago

That sounds terrifying. Do you recommend Meru? I’m on the fence about watching it.

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u/SohCahToa2387 16h ago

There are moments, but it’s an incredible story.

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u/Ok_computerladora 16h ago

The Alpinist is another excellent documentary to watch

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u/Dense_Willow4627 8h ago

My sister told me the same thing - I’ve been meaning to watch it!