midway up
They're halfway up the Wall.The Dawn Wall · 2017 — 第 15 / 24 章 · 2'47" · B2
Tommy Attempts the Great Traverse, Explained：flip the switch
A 300-foot blank stretch splits the route, and there is one line across it, built from small moves that must be done perfectly. "You grab it wrong, it's impossible." Tommy has tried this single pitch for years without success, and now he has to nail it for the first time on the actual push.
あらすじ
On their eighth day on the wall, Tommy and Kevin reach the traverse, the single hardest section of the route. The lower cracks simply stop, and the only way on is 300 feet sideways across blank rock, where a few faint holds decide everything. Tommy has spent six years and over 100 days on this one move sequence.
注目の表現
well on their waydead endcome down toflip the switch
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いま
このシーンの表現
flip the switch
switch into a mode
Once tied in, Tommy changes from waiting climber to focused machine in one motion.
He flipped the switch and got straight to work.
このシーンの他の表現
- well on their way
making good progress
- dead end
come to nothing
- come down to
boil down to
- trade attempts
take turns trying
- unnerving
making you nervous
このシーンのメモ一覧
38 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ
Link halfway and up so they run together.
They're halfway up the Wall.get through
They got past 70 mile an hour winds, the ice falls.hard terrain
They climbed a lot of difficult rock.a tough stretch
Now they've got today a very hard section to do.cross
They're here. They've got to go across this traverse.sideways crossing — Climbing jargon for moving sideways across rock.
They're here. They've got to go across this traverse.making good progress
The narrator says that clearing the traverse puts the pair well on their way to the top.
If they can get that done, they're well on their way.the toughest piece
The hardest individual part of this 3,000 foot puzzle is the traverse.a string of
The bottom section of the route follows a vague series of cracks and corners in the rock.come to nothing
The natural line of cracks simply stops, forcing the climbers to find another way across.
But after 1,000 feet, those cracks and corners dead end.slope up toward
300 feet to the left, there's another series of features that angles up to the top.the key is
The trick is, how do you traverse this 300 foot blank section right in the middle of the Wall?predicative clause: The how-clause is the complement of is, stating the problem.
The trick is, how do you traverse this 300 foot blank section right in the middle of the Wall?a little unlike
There's this band of rock that's a slightly different color and texture.a handful of grips
But the composition of that band is such that it has a few holds on it.cross over
Over the last six years, we spent over 100 days trying to get across this traverse.never before
Now we have to do it for the very first time...go for it — Casual encouragement before a big effort.
Go get it.slide off
You're just waiting to slip off at any moment.touch of skin
This 3,000 foot wall, and it's coming down to millimeters of skin contact on your fingertips.Run coming down to together as one unit.
This 3,000 foot wall, and it's coming down to millimeters of skin contact on your fingertips.composed of
and it is made up of all these little sequences that have to be done perfectly.relative clause: The that-clause describes the sequences and the standard they must meet.
and it is made up of all these little sequences that have to be done perfectly.fail to grip
You miss a hold, it's impossible.mate, bro — Casual address among friends, not for formal settings.
Yeah, dude.take turns trying
On the hardest pitch, the two swap turns so fatigue does not end the day.
We're trading attempts.switch into a mode
Once tied in, Tommy changes from waiting climber to focused machine in one motion.
Tommy ties in and just flips that switch.「Tommy Attempts the Great Traverse」を読み解く
What's really going on
The traverse is the film's cleanest statement of what the climb really asks. It is not strength that matters most here but precision at a scale almost too small to see: "This 3,000 foot wall, and it's coming down to millimeters of skin contact on your fingertips." Tommy has failed this one pitch for six years; Kevin says "You grab it wrong, it's impossible." Everything reduces to a few centimetres of rock and a hand placed exactly right. What makes the scene tense is that there is no clever plan left to make, only execution. The wall has been cut down to the size of a fingertip.
Theme
SurvivalProgress on the wall depends on millimetres of grip, so a single slip could end years of work.
AmbitionSix years of failure on one pitch come down to a single attempt that has to work.
このチャプターで学べること
- The hardest move decides the whole 3,000-foot climb.
- A blank band of rock forces a sideways crossing.
- Six years of failure come down to one first-time attempt.
- Big walls are finally settled by millimeters of grip.
発音のポイント
- halfway up — Link halfway and up so they run together.
- coming down to — Run coming down to together as one unit.
If they can get that done, they're well on their way.The traverse as a gate: clearing it would put the whole climb within reach.
The hardest individual part of this 3,000 foot puzzle is the traverse.The route framed as a puzzle whose single hardest piece is this sideways section.
The trick is, how do you traverse this 300 foot blank section right in the middle of the Wall?The problem stated plainly: a blank 300-foot band with no obvious way across.
You're just waiting to slip off at any moment.The mental cost of the traverse, where a fall is always one move away.
This 3,000 foot wall, and it's coming down to millimeters of skin contact on your fingertips.The scale of the climb collapses into the tiny point where skin meets rock.
You grab it wrong, it's impossible.There is no recovery and no second chance; the move is right or it is over.
このシーンについての質問
What makes the traverse so hard?
It crosses a 300-foot blank section with almost nothing to hold. The holds are so small that success depends on exactly how the fingertips are placed, with no room for error.
Why is the traverse compared to a puzzle?
Because the whole route has to be connected piece by piece. The lower cracks end, and the only link to the upper features is this sideways section across blank rock.
Had Tommy ever completed the traverse before?
No. He had spent six years and more than 100 days on it, with thousands of attempts, without ever linking the moves all the way across.
How do Tommy and Kevin approach the attempts?
They trade attempts, taking turns on the pitch. Tommy ties in, settles, and goes into a focused state before starting the sequence.
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