FREE SOLO: National Geographic Sets March TV Debut

FREE SOLO will have its commercial-free television debut on Sunday, March 3 at 9/8c on National Geographic, the network announced during its Television Critics Association session.

Per Nat Geo, “From award-winning documentary filmmaker Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin, the directors of the Oscar-shortlisted film ‘Meru,’ comes FREE SOLO, a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of the free soloist climber Alex Honnold as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock … the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park … without a rope.”

“When we were making this film, we could not have imagined the response we have received,” said directors Vasarhelyi and Chin. “While most of us wouldn’t dream of free-soloing 3,000 feet, Alex’s story of courage, dedication and determination is very relatable. We’re grateful to be working with National Geographic and Fox Home Entertainment, and thrilled that Alex’s journey will continue to inspire others to dare to dream.”

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