"Girl Climber" the new movie

Everyone that watched the movie can talk about what they thought. 

Personally, I really enjoyed the film. I was commenting about Honnolds amount of rope he had let out, then the camera cut back to him and he had let go of the rope to fix his shoes. It's November and cold and then the unthinkable happens. The girl falls on the first pitch. Hurt a herself pretty good..Just a reminder that even the best fall on the easy stuff and we always need to remain vigilant when playing the role of belayer.

I thought the movie was excellent. A couple of things stood out. Why wasn’t Brett wearing a helmet? I can see why you might not for the offwidth pitches, but she had a concussion from her terrible fall. She changed her gear tactics after that, but still no brain bucket? It also seemed like she had a core belief that bad things happening are due entirely to her own deficits, and that fitness, training, and skills would keep her safe.

I have nothing but respect for what she’s achieved, but the film also illuminated a very specific kind of commitment that most of us lack. It was a very thought provoking evening.

Victor K wrote:

Why wasn’t Brett wearing a helmet?

Emily? 

I haven’t seen the whole movie yet, just parts of it while creating/building the studio where the Music Mixing was done by Mark Venezia.  It was previously a two car garage. Isolated double walls, site-built acoustic panels, reclaimed barn board trim.

I knew Emily from her days competing as a teenager, when I was a Nationals level certified judge and Regional Coordinator for USA Climbing.  She’s a great person, and I’m psyched for her.  

Wanted to see it, but our local Imax was showing something else. Hopefully, it will be available on some streaming platform

Yeah, I agree on the lack of helmets for pretty much everyone. That was something that was talked about after the movie.. Is it just a pro thing?

One of the moments I loved was when she took her last fall and bonked her head, she was ready to quit, she said "someday I'll climb that wall" then her life partner says in a calm voice with complete faith in her "your going to climb it today." 

I was like wow! ❤️ 

She collected herself and then gets it. 

When she took that last whipper, my climbing  partner yelled out "Oh fuck!" In the theater 

He took a nasty trad fall and was in the Hospital for a few months so it really hit close to home.

I also liked how all the pros didn't smoke.

Oh one more thing for this post.

Her and the extra shoes!? So innovative 💡 

Too much Alex honnold 

Props to the sound mixer because the entire audience gasped when she hit her head. It sounded like when you knock on a ripe watermelon. Crazy that she finished the climb after that (spoiler alert).

There is a lot of Honnold in the film, but I think the film does a very good job of illustrating why that is. Partly it’s because he actually was a big part of Emily’s project.

But also, he is the most famous climber in the U.S., maybe the entire world. So if you are any other climber trying to deliver a career-defining accomplishment… like it or not, your work is going to be interpreted by the public media in terms of Honnold. And so there is a lot to be gained, practically, from leaning into the Alex show. But it also might feel kind of bad along the way.

The story is awesome. Just keep showing up and you can get it done. And the usual risk discussions. Was cool to see some of the tactics - bumping the one 6, two shoes, who belayed her on the upper crux pitches, etc. 

Also goes to show you that even a somewhat typical normal fall (the one at the end) you can still f yourself up without a helmet. I think not wearing a helmet is very much a pro thing. And not wearing a long sleeves or full back covering shirt on the monster is just stupid lol. Look at all the bandages on her back presumably for that or another OW pitch is just silly stupid.

Alex putting shoes on... kinda par for the course for simul climbing.

But that much climbing and hard pitches in a day?? Mega badass. Was cool to see that footy, on the captain, in imax! 

Seth Dyer wrote:

Personally, I really enjoyed the film. I was commenting about Honnolds amount of rope he had let out, then the camera cut back to him and he had let go of the rope to fix his shoes. It's November and cold and then the unthinkable happens. The girl falls on the first pitch. Hurt a herself pretty good..Just a reminder that even the best fall on the easy stuff and we always need to remain vigilant when playing the role of belayer.

I don’t understand how you remember Honnold’s name but Emily, the *star of the movie* is just ‘the girl’? 

Simply stellar. We are spoiled by what is filmed today on the cliffs. Her willpower and candidness are inspiring. I am glad my daughter saw it. I watched her as the documentary transpired and those wheels were turning. 

Edge wrote:

I haven’t seen the whole movie yet, just parts of it while creating/building the studio where the Music Mixing was done by Mark Venezia.  It was previously a two car garage. Isolated double walls, site-built acoustic panels, reclaimed barn board trim.

I knew Emily from her days competing as a teenager, when I was a Nationals level certified judge and Regional Coordinator for USA Climbing.  She’s a great person, and I’m psyched for her.  

That is an awesome looking space; well done!

La MoMoface wrote:

I don’t understand how you remember Honnold’s name but Emily, the *star of the movie* is just ‘the girl’? 

Wait a minute, does this mean her last name isn't "Climber"?? Questionable joke aside, I thought it was a really solid film. The bad falls were hard to watch, but the mental and emotional anguish of battling doubts and failures was even harder. The amount of mental and physical strength required to get the send was beyond comprehension, and it made the end quite satisfying. Emily is a badass, and I hope she can find time to enjoy some mellower climbing just for fun now; she's definitely earned it.

I don’t understand how you remember Honnold’s name but Emily, the *star of the movie* is just ‘the girl’?

Maybe take a moment to note the title of the thread... and the movie   

Seth Dyer wrote:

Personally, I really enjoyed the film. I was commenting about Honnolds amount of rope he had let out, then the camera cut back to him and he had let go of the rope to fix his shoes. It's November and cold and then the unthinkable happens. The girl falls on the first pitch. Hurt a herself pretty good..Just a reminder that even the best fall on the easy stuff and we always need to remain vigilant when playing the role of belayer.

They were simul climbing so he didn’t let go of the rope because he was just tied into the end of the rope, and the amount of rope he had out was just all of the rope. My understanding is that he lessened Emily’s fall by grabbing the rope mid fall with his hands. 

Loved the movie and dragged 7 non climbing family members and they loved it too. Really well done. 

YAWN.......

Victor K wrote:

I thought the movie was excellent. A couple of things stood out. Why wasn’t Brett wearing a helmet? I can see why you might not for the offwidth pitches, but she had a concussion from her terrible fall. She changed her gear tactics after that, but still no brain bucket? It also seemed like she had a core belief that bad things happening are due entirely to her own deficits, and that fitness, training, and skills would keep her safe.

I have nothing but respect for what she’s achieved, but the film also illuminated a very specific kind of commitment that most of us lack. It was a very thought provoking evening.

Brette Harrington is an entirely different person. Yes, she is blonde and she climbs hard things but...she is not Emily Harrington who is the subject of this movie. 

Just a senior moment. Stupid to pollute a thread with a mental lapse. Apologies to all, particularly Emily.

Sadly, this doesn't seem to be showing in Utah.