Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin, the directors of 'Meru' comes this stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of 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. Celebrated as one of the greatest athletic feats of any kind, Honnold’s climb set the ultimate standard: perfection or death. Succeeding in this challenge places his story in the annals of human achievement.

Pushing the limits of possibility takes people who are willing to go beyond the visible horizon, no matter the risks. Documentary filmmaker Jimmy Chin and Xprize creator Peter Diamandis are explorers who are always looking for a new frontier. An episode of the Visions of Greatness series that explore 14 unlikely success stories and meet the people behind them. From musicians like Perry Farrell to athletes like Stacy Peralta, these people inspire people to do what it takes to set about changing the world.

Three elite climbers struggle to find their way through obsession and loss as they attempt to climb Mount Meru, one of the most coveted prizes in the high stakes game of Himalayan big wall climbing.