@jon gibson You are a sad, angry man. Go outside and scream like Alex Megos did in the movie and hopefully some of the hatred that makes up your heart will dissipate.
@jon gibson There was clearly a lot of time, effort, and thought that went into this film, exploring the human behind one of the leaders of modern climbing and the historical progression of the sport. To throw a 50 minute film of this quality out to the public without asking for any money in return is very generous and I will watch it over and over without complaint :)
I love the line, When you're climbing, you see chalk on a hold, you know someone has used it before you. If you can't hold it, then you're not the best. Wow.
Thanks for releasing the full movie for free. Very well done! Love the historical background. Makes the movie much more interesting than just another biographical "super climber" show.
First thing i noticed watching a lot of these climbing vids is they ALWAYS look at their hands straight away after a climb..... It must be a huge thing maintaining hand and finger condition for them. Gotta love this level of dedication.
Well the fingers are in agony if not numb at that point. So what they are doing is looking if looks as bad as it feels. Most, if not all, athletes at that level have constant pain signals they just ignore. You can't just give up. If it's not broken or bleeding, it can be fixed later
"I was scared of failing, so I would then end up not trying certain things, because I knew that I might not succeed on them." - I feel you... Fear kills more dreams than failure ever will...
This is actually crazy! Alex was at my local climbing gym in Toronto a few weeks ago and I had no idea who he was. I was blown away buy this random guy making everything he climbed in the gym look so easy and doing moves I could only dream of. My friends and I kept saying to each other wow this guy is crazy! But I had not idea how good he actually was.
@@radimm5936 haha. Imagine you hang out with Jesus, the two of you playing ping pong for hours. But you don't not know it's him and wonder why he has holes in his wrists. Only later to find out that that was the only chance to ask him the most important questions of your life.
Impressed. Even if I try 50 times and finally climb the route, the move is almost completed by the 10th try. At that moment I'm convinced that this is going to climb, but as Megos said at last, knowing that I can climb is different from actually climbing. So the remaining 40 times for RP are not fun climbing. It is regrettable, painful, irritable, work-like and boring. However, suddenly a move or notice to move forward led to the completion of the climb. This film tells about RP is able to find such a process and part of life.
Love how you imbedded Alex story in the climbing history and community, couse the spirit behind climbing is what´s connecting us all. And Alex, man, what a strong and focused guy.
This dude is like Naruto. "I have to become stronger" ..... "I have to become stronger, way stronger". But with with great strength, great patience is also required!
i can’t truly express the amount of times i’ve watched this, especially the training sequence around 18:00. rock climbing isn’t even my main sport, but the amount of motivation that this film brings me every single day in my head is just insurmountable. thank you ken and chelsea and alex for crafting a true masterpiece of filmmaking.
What I love the most about climbing is that it's so poetical. It's a brilliant metaphor for life itself. It's the inner battle, the mental game. Am I strong enough to top this route? Epic!
such a great film. Thanks for sharing it for free. The insights of the daily struggles are so much more interesting than only pure success stories. It was thrilling to see how Alex copes with his inner deamons. I wish Alex much growth and a splendig future exploring his true potential!
This movie is definitely one of the best I've ever seen, if not the best. Alex you're just inspiring and I wish you best of luck to send 9c or even 9c+:)
Alex has always been one those people who can inspire me personally to really push my limits and boost up my confidence. Just watching him climb in videos makes me think that I can do so much more. The ferocity that he has for climbing is truly addicting and it rubs off on me. Thank you Ken Etzel and Chelsea Jolly for capturing this and putting it together, and thank you Patagonia for hosting and sharing this video.
That movie was fucking awesome. All the elements were there tragedy, struggle, action, history, stoke and amazing camera work. Thanks Patagonia and Alex Megos and Ken Etzel + Chelsea Jolly and Patrick Matros and Dicki Korb for bringing all this to the table.
That was a truly awesome climbing film. The point it makes about all the fails that climbers like Alex make but we don’t see is huge and truly poignant.
Getting frustrated when you feel weaker than the day before is smthg that a lot of people can relate too, probably. Might be the worst feeling when you really invest yourself in climbing (or anything else for that matter), and you feel like loosing progress. Definitely can relate.
@@foureyeswonder It's true, and I suppose it is more useful to think of such a sentiment in a manner that equates it more closely with a Zen koan than to a truth-statement.
Incredible fitness, work ethic, persistence, and such great production value. It's fascinating to me that his mindset doesn't interact much with the real reasons I climb, which are more about friendship, being outside, the feel of the rock, and, sure, the joy of pushing your limits. Still, it's inspiring to see Alex fight to balance the mental aspect with his raw physical ability, and in doing so venture further into uncharted territory. Keep doing it like only you can Alex!
This is so inspiring, I like the emphasis on failure being ok, you only get see others successes on social media and it sometimes means viewing yours as failure, This film has the crucial reminder that every success in climbing is only met as the result of a litany of failed attempts, at the end of the day the real satisfaction in success is reflection on the journey that led you there.
How awesome. Thanks Patagonia for sharing this quality video with the world and bravo Alex, well done! Please continue your growth as a climber and as a wonderful person. Thankyou for sharing the raw journey which was deeply touching and nostalgic for many of us who have attempted to climb hard and have experienced similar failures, as well as the same feelings of euphoria and success after achieving something after many days of battle (even if nothing in comparison). Capturing the mental challenges are not often done justice in many climbing films but was poised brilliantly here.
Yes! Cool movie - this is inspiring me to get my fat, lazy backside off the couch and to use the Corona lock-down time to start getting fit and strong again! All I have is a yoga mat and a hangboard but lets see what can be done!
Best movie about our shared passion I have ever seen. Thank you so much Patagonia, Alex Megos and the creative and technical teams for this. Climb On! 🤘
Can't believe it's for free! Thanks Patagonia!
If it's free, you're the product. never forget ... Great climber anyway.
@@DoingMyBestToo I don't own any patagonia products but if every ad was like that I'd love the advertising world.
Ads are useless. When I need something, and if it's something they carry, I always buy Patagonia.
Alex: *Onsights 9a*
"I think I might be able to go pro now."
The fact that this is free to watch on RUclips blows my mind
@jon gibson You are a sad, angry man. Go outside and scream like Alex Megos did in the movie and hopefully some of the hatred that makes up your heart will dissipate.
@jon gibson That's obviously not what the OP meant... He meant offered for free, as opposed to sold.
@jon gibson There was clearly a lot of time, effort, and thought that went into this film, exploring the human behind one of the leaders of modern climbing and the historical progression of the sport. To throw a 50 minute film of this quality out to the public without asking for any money in return is very generous and I will watch it over and over without complaint :)
As usual, Chris Sharma just appears in a rock-climbing movie, helping pro-climbers in achieving their projects. This guy is the real G.
the goat, for sure
Somehow the thing that touched me the most is that I shouldnt feel bad for always wearing the same 5 shirts
"there are no bad conditions, only weakness"
Sounds like something Yoda would say ^^
@@golgariguy sounds quite violent to me ...
@@golgariguy... Stfu
@@leanderseiler
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Sounds kinda David Goggins
On the one hand he is a machine, on the other hand he is also a machine...
So stoked knowing the 40 day project turned into a 60 day project and he just sent the world’s second 9c
9b+ ;)
I love the line, When you're climbing, you see chalk on a hold, you know someone has used it before you. If you can't hold it, then you're not the best. Wow.
Alex: "I like the color yellow and I like carrots."
That cracks me up
Alex (I like the colour yellow and I like carrots) Megos
There's no bad conditions, there's only weakness
40:22 "there's no bad conditions, there is only..... weakness" aaaalrighty then Alex.
His coach is extremely insightful and poetic.
"There is no bad conditions, there is only... weakness" DAAAAMN Alex Megos!
well that was just a fucking great use of 50 minutes. good job.
38:52 that undeniable Sharma Shout.
Thanks for releasing the full movie for free. Very well done! Love the historical background. Makes the movie much more interesting than just another biographical "super climber" show.
22:14 "more flowers more colors less legs!" 100% agree
Thank you for the free film, everyone involved, thank you
Thanks Patagonia for making such a great movie freely available.
First thing i noticed watching a lot of these climbing vids is they ALWAYS look at their hands straight away after a climb..... It must be a huge thing maintaining hand and finger condition for them. Gotta love this level of dedication.
Well the fingers are in agony if not numb at that point. So what they are doing is looking if looks as bad as it feels.
Most, if not all, athletes at that level have constant pain signals they just ignore. You can't just give up. If it's not broken or bleeding, it can be fixed later
"Free climbing is giving the rock a chance to win. Its a fair game" Word.
"I was scared of failing, so I would then end up not trying certain things, because I knew that I might not succeed on them." - I feel you... Fear kills more dreams than failure ever will...
The best part is.... no clapping hands with chalk going up in the air.... Excellent film making Ken and Chelsea!
thank you for putting this up for free!!
"There's no bad conditions - Only weakness"
41:30 is such a funny and endearing moment. On a crux move of one of the hardest climbs on earth, casually discussing his massive struggle
I like how Sharma came along, to fight side by side with the young guns :)
I'm watching this every time before a competition, I simply love it
Good luck mate. Hope the season serves you well!
Came for the climbing. Stayed for the twerking.
Exactly the 5th time a watch this. This movie is just awesome.
Rumor has it that Chuck Norris once asked Alex to open a jar for him.
👍
😀
This reaction is genius
Awesome film, thanks so much for making it so accessible! - Can't wait to see what Alex does next!!!
This was one seriously great film. I hope they do as good job when he is going for the Silence.
Thanks for releasing this to us on youtube - it's so good!
Beautiful video, especially when Stefano was twerking, pretty engaging
Yeah, that part got me, especially because seconds ago Alex said that he's not fun to be around. 😂😂
40:45 that woman from the shop so nice and funny, i always spend time talking to her when I go down to Marga:)
Whenever I watch a great documentary like this, the next time I go climbing, I'll get crazy and climb harder stuff!
Probably one of the best climbing films ive seen. Great work Ken
Great documentary! It beautifully intertwines Wolgang Güllich's legacy with Alex Megos' striving to become the best he can be.
One of the best climbing films I have ever seen... hands down.
This is actually crazy! Alex was at my local climbing gym in Toronto a few weeks ago and I had no idea who he was. I was blown away buy this random guy making everything he climbed in the gym look so easy and doing moves I could only dream of. My friends and I kept saying to each other wow this guy is crazy! But I had not idea how good he actually was.
Oh you fool
@@radimm5936 haha. Imagine you hang out with Jesus, the two of you playing ping pong for hours. But you don't not know it's him and wonder why he has holes in his wrists. Only later to find out that that was the only chance to ask him the most important questions of your life.
Don't know how I missed the fact that at the beginning he says he's trying to flash 9b. What the fuck
This guy. 10 years ago the greatest climber in the world bolted the hardest route the world had ever seen. "I think I'll climb it on my first try."
Fantastic film! German rock climbing history, Alex's development as a climber & ending with FA of Perfecto Mundo. All beautifully filmed & editted.
More flowers, more colors, less legs
This is just sick, so many good climbing videos out lately, I love this.
Brilliant film. Still surprised it was released free on RUclips. Thanks, Patagonia.
Which one of those could you recommend?
Yes Please some recommendations!
Impressed. Even if I try 50 times and finally climb the route, the move is almost completed by the 10th try. At that moment I'm convinced that this is going to climb, but as Megos said at last, knowing that I can climb is different from actually climbing. So the remaining 40 times for RP are not fun climbing. It is regrettable, painful, irritable, work-like and boring. However, suddenly a move or notice to move forward led to the completion of the climb. This film tells about RP is able to find such a process and part of life.
What an absolute masterpiece of documentary. Patagonia as a firm and Megos as a climber, you guys are awesome.
This movie is so inspiring and makes me want to campus all my climbs always.
Love how you imbedded Alex story in the climbing history and community, couse the spirit behind climbing is what´s connecting us all. And Alex, man, what a strong and focused guy.
This dude is like Naruto. "I have to become stronger" ..... "I have to become stronger, way stronger". But with with great strength, great patience is also required!
lol he have the same foxy eyes too
i can’t truly express the amount of times i’ve watched this, especially the training sequence around 18:00. rock climbing isn’t even my main sport, but the amount of motivation that this film brings me every single day in my head is just insurmountable. thank you ken and chelsea and alex for crafting a true masterpiece of filmmaking.
yes that's thru real quality love and peace
40:21 there's no bad conditions, only... Weakness
In regards to skiing I've always said that there's no such thing as bad snow, just poor skiers.
What I love the most about climbing is that it's so poetical. It's a brilliant metaphor for life itself. It's the inner battle, the mental game. Am I strong enough to top this route? Epic!
such a great film. Thanks for sharing it for free. The insights of the daily struggles are so much more interesting than only pure success stories. It was thrilling to see how Alex copes with his inner deamons. I wish Alex much growth and a splendig future exploring his true potential!
this is one of the most beautiful things on youtube. Alex is so amazing, a generational talent that we are all lucky to be able to see in action.
This movie is definitely one of the best I've ever seen, if not the best. Alex you're just inspiring and I wish you best of luck to send 9c or even 9c+:)
Incredible film! One I will watch multiple times. Thank you to all those involved in creating it.
What a beautiful movie. Such an inspiring view in the life of Alex
Great movie! Rock climbing history still on the move with Alex and great tribute to the passed legends.
I've watched this movie about 20 times to keep my motivation going.
By the way WHAT THE FUCK 32:10 !
This makes me miss home so much..... i will definetly move back to the Frankjura after I'm done with university! Best place on earth for climbing!!
Alex has always been one those people who can inspire me personally to really push my limits and boost up my confidence. Just watching him climb in videos makes me think that I can do so much more. The ferocity that he has for climbing is truly addicting and it rubs off on me. Thank you Ken Etzel and Chelsea Jolly for capturing this and putting it together, and thank you Patagonia for hosting and sharing this video.
Breathtaking mental and physical strength. And fantastic movie. History of modern climbing during 50 minutes. Applause.
Thank you for a great hour full of motivation. I also would have paied for the film, but thanks! :)
Superb insight. Great film. More please!!! Can't wait to see what next🤔
R.I.P. Wolfgang Güllich
I know nothing about climbing and this is one of the most inspiring vids I’ve seen
I love when Chris Sharma appears to guide other climbers up his former projects
Former project? Sharma still hasn’t sent perfecto mundo and I don’t think he is really trying to.
@@Goofygreyhoundgoober I think what he means is a project that was formerly his, rather than a climb that was formerly a project.
That movie was fucking awesome. All the elements were there tragedy, struggle, action, history, stoke and amazing camera work. Thanks Patagonia and Alex Megos and Ken Etzel + Chelsea Jolly and Patrick Matros and Dicki Korb for bringing all this to the table.
That was a truly awesome climbing film. The point it makes about all the fails that climbers like Alex make but we don’t see is huge and truly poignant.
Getting frustrated when you feel weaker than the day before is smthg that a lot of people can relate too, probably. Might be the worst feeling when you really invest yourself in climbing (or anything else for that matter), and you feel like loosing progress. Definitely can relate.
Bibliography footage at 48:00
I think it's at 0:34 as well?!
@@jrblackify Yes
This is incredible!!! Thanks for sharing guys, Alex you're a f**king inspiration dude!!!
Imagine your hiking through or climbing a nearby wall and suddenly the scream of megos rage thunders through the canyon. I think I would run 43:44
Can’t believe he climbed action direct in two hours
"There's no bad conditions. There's only weakness"
It's a nice sentiment, for sure, but just seems objectively false at the same time.
@@rileywebb9 Agreed, but definitely useful to push yourself harder, but it's a double-edged sword.
@@foureyeswonder It's true, and I suppose it is more useful to think of such a sentiment in a manner that equates it more closely with a Zen koan than to a truth-statement.
40:20 : "There's no bad condition, only weakness....." Meanwile Adam Ondra still waiting for the good conditions to climb Perfecto Mundo !!
For me, best climbing content since quite a while!
I never thought I needed footage of Stefano and Alex twerking, but well I got proven wrong. Hot damn.
Incredible fitness, work ethic, persistence, and such great production value. It's fascinating to me that his mindset doesn't interact much with the real reasons I climb, which are more about friendship, being outside, the feel of the rock, and, sure, the joy of pushing your limits. Still, it's inspiring to see Alex fight to balance the mental aspect with his raw physical ability, and in doing so venture further into uncharted territory. Keep doing it like only you can Alex!
This is so inspiring, I like the emphasis on failure being ok, you only get see others successes on social media and it sometimes means viewing yours as failure, This film has the crucial reminder that every success in climbing is only met as the result of a litany of failed attempts, at the end of the day the real satisfaction in success is reflection on the journey that led you there.
How awesome. Thanks Patagonia for sharing this quality video with the world and bravo Alex, well done! Please continue your growth as a climber and as a wonderful person. Thankyou for sharing the raw journey which was deeply touching and nostalgic for many of us who have attempted to climb hard and have experienced similar failures, as well as the same feelings of euphoria and success after achieving something after many days of battle (even if nothing in comparison). Capturing the mental challenges are not often done justice in many climbing films but was poised brilliantly here.
Best climbing documentary film ever. Thank you for sharing it. Just love it.
one off many best film
17:06 I wish that soundtrack would be available for purchase. I would totally buy it. Such a gnarly sound
God bless this film and Patagonia
There is no bad conditions... only weakness
Watched it on RUclips... Watching it again at Sheffield Depot tomorrow... Will probably watch it again after.
Thanks! Great film , great backgrounds, great style n best climber 💪
Holy guacamole that piano and violin at the end were perfect choice
"I haven't reached my limit yet". Alex, you have an amazing psyche and we can't wait to see you what else you achieve!
Yes! Cool movie - this is inspiring me to get my fat, lazy backside off the couch and to use the Corona lock-down time to start getting fit and strong again! All I have is a yoga mat and a hangboard but lets see what can be done!
exactly
Thank youuuuuuu! I was so sad I couldn't go to the show at the Patagonia store last week in Rome, this made my day!!!
the mental game is much harder to deal with than the physical, more so when you're actually on the route than staring at it
Thank you for making this. Simply beautiful.
Just beautiful and heartwarming! Thank you Patagonia!
Best movie about our shared passion I have ever seen. Thank you so much Patagonia, Alex Megos and the creative and technical teams for this. Climb On! 🤘
When he got it I literally cried and he has done bilbiographie already
I remember sharma climbing routes. He always seemed to enjoy the falling, like a kid on a roller coaster.
The best climbers enjoy falling, and a little suffering, or at least see the process and importance of it