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Grit, gear, growth – this film is a portrait of Taylor Shaffer’s coming-of-age as a photographer and filmmaker, following his creative trajectory as he shepherds Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell through a 2,500-mile expedition to attempt a single-day traverse of the Devil’s Thumb massif and finds his artistic voice amid risk, friendship, and a changing Alaskan landscape.
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00:05Welcome to a National Geographic expedition and a Disney Plus documentary with Alex Hanhold
00:15and Tommy Caldwell. Two months over 2,000 miles and one kid with a camera trying to document
00:24the entire adventure. Biking, sailing, bushwhacking, crossing deadly glaciers in an attempt to do a first
00:35ascent of one of the most dangerous mountains in the world. The devil is done in Alaska. All in the
00:44name of conservation for the Tongass National Forest. Widow Young Taylor survived this epitest
00:51of creativity and physical endurance. Stay tuned for a riveting behind the scenes.
01:06I feel like we're done with this section. Right, come on, let's go and get on with it.

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