Alex Honnold Free Climbing 'Solar Flare' with Emily Harrington

This short film follows Alex Honnold and Emily Harrington as they free climb the route Solar Flare (5.12d) in the High Sierra of California. Recorded in 2016, the piece concentrates on a single roped ascent: line, sequence and partner management are foregrounded rather than expedition logistics. The route name and grade are quoted from the film metadata; the footage is presented as a compact climbing vignette rather than a longer documentary. The value of the clip is observational. It shows two high-level climbers negotiating difficult rock in an alpine setting — useful for readers wanting to see movement, clipping and belay technique on sustained 5.12 terrain in the Sierra Nevada. The production is by Louder Than Eleven with an original score by Fizzix Productions; runtime is a brief six minutes, so the film functions as a focused visual record of this particular ascent rather than a comprehensive account of the climb or area.