Step Aside Tom Cruise... These Climbers Are For Real

No Room For Errors

Some of you might recall the opening scene of Mission: Impossible II where Tom Cruise, as Ethan Hunt, hangs precariously from a rock ledge hundreds of feet in the air. While his representation of that sort of climbing, called Free Soloing, is pretty absurd, there are people in real life who do it! These videos, excerpts from a film called "The Sharp End," will seriously give you chills, but you will be blown away by the audacity, confidence, and strength of these climbers!



For a more in-depth look at Dean Potter's free solo of The Eiger's north face, check out this video: