Hulu began streaming the Academy Award-winning Free Solo Wednesday, March 13. The film follows Alex Honnold through his preparation and free climb of El Capitan, the 3,200 ft. peak in Yosemite.
The film is known for being a vertigo-inducing portrait of a man who scales cliffs with none of the usual safety gear — no ropes, no harness, just a bag of chalk and his bare hands. It is notable also for the use of relatively new camera technology — including drones, remote-operated rigs, and super-long zoom lenses, the give the view a bird’s eye perspective of the climbs.
