The definitive film on the climb that captured headlines and ignited imaginations worldwide. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson ascend the hardest big wall of all time: a 19 day ascent of The Dawn Wall, on the 3,000 foot vertical face of El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park. The film travels deeper than the climb, digging into the history of the climbers and painting an intimate portrait of Caldwell's harrowing life experiences that culminated in a single-minded drive to complete this impossible climb. The Dawn Wall is a heart-warming and inspiring movie that celebrates perseverance, camaraderie, and the universal spirit of dreaming big, and never giving up.
Directed by Peter Mortimer and Josh Lowell
based on true story
climbing
yosemite
rock climbing
el capitan
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.1 / 5
Cast
Tommy Caldwell
Self
Kevin Jorgeson
Self
Beth Rodden
Self
Crew
Peter Mortimer
Director
Josh Lowell
Director
Josh Lowell
Editor
Brett Lowell
Director of Photography
Eliott Taylor
Supervising Sound Editor
Andy Mann
Cinematography
Popular Reviews
58 reviews
Ben GivertzPRO
9.3★ · 10/26/24
Great companion to Free Solo and the Alpinist!
Great companion to Free Solo and the Alpinist!
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Emily
6.7★ · 04/26/26
Elite climbers arent very likeable are they… he won me over in the end though.
Elite climbers arent very likeable are they… he won me over in the end though.
elle
get you a bestie like tommy
get you a bestie like tommy
Leonidas
8.0★ · 07/22/25
Some pacing issues but still an incredible story. Also kinda odd how they quickly glaze over the rebel being found alive in the credits. Feels like maybe there was more to unpack there lol.
Some pacing issues but still an incredible story. Also kinda odd how they quickly glaze over the rebel being found alive in the credits. Feels like maybe there was more to unpack there lol.
