“Free Solo” and the Tech Bootstrapper: 5 Clear Parallels
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“Free Solo” and the Tech Bootstrapper: 5 Clear Parallels

“Free Solo” and the Tech Bootstrapper: 5 Clear Parallels In the summer of 2017, Alex Honnold accomplished the impossible by free soloing Yosemite’s daunting 3,200-foot El Capitan. In the climbing world, free soloing could be considered a “sub-specialty” where the climber ascends a rock-face without the use of any safety equipment. In the documentary “Free Solo,” filmmakers Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi follow Honnold’s preparation for, and ascent of, the formidable face. In accomplishing the climb with no rope, no safety net, and nothing to catch…
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