A film documenting the first flash ascent of El Capitan by Black Diamond Athletes Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher.
One try. That’s all it took for Babsi Zangerl to send the 1000m Free Rider (VI 5.13a/7c+)
on El Capitan. Setting off on a ground up attempt this past November, Babsi and her partner Jacopo
spent three days battling polished slabs, offwidths, and cryptic sequences on their
historic bid. In the end, Babsi topped out as the first person to achieve flash El Cap.
But that’s just the “black and white” outcome of those fateful three days. What truly
transpired was captured on film and tells a much deeper story—one of love,
partnership, and character.
This is the real story of Babsi and Jacopo’s epic ascent, laid bare for all to see.
