The Phoenix: BTS w/ Alex Honnold
The Definitive Archive: From the Beginning
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An intimate, behind-the-scenes look at filming Alex Honnold on one of his most intense free solos, The Phoenix (5.13), one of the hardest pitches ever climbed ropeless in Yosemite.
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