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The Dawn Wall · 2017 — 第 16 / 24 章 · 2'13" · B2

Tommy Sends Pitch 15, Explained：come together

On razor-sharp holds, stretching as far as he can, Tommy finally links the whole traverse. "After years of working on that pitch, it just came together in this amazing, magical way." One climber is through, and the other now has to repeat the same impossible sequence.

あらすじ

Tommy grabs holds that feel like razor blades and spans as far as his body allows. Somewhere in the sequence his confidence returns, and every finger and foothold becomes clear. The traverse he has failed for years comes together all at once, and he becomes the first to cross it. Now it is Kevin's turn.

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注目の表現

you've got to be kidding mehave a shot atcome togetherfriction

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このシーンの表現

come together

fall into place

Tommy recalls how years on one pitch suddenly linked into a single flow.

The whole plan finally came together at the last meeting.

このシーンの他の表現

  • you've got to be kidding me

    you must be joking

  • have a shot at

    have a real chance

  • friction

    resistance between touching surfaces

  • as far as you can

    to your full reach

  • dig into

    press hard into

このシーンのメモ一覧

20 行のセリフに 16 件のメモ

表現 · B1sharp holds

sharp climbing grips

You grab these sharp holds, like razor blades.
表現 · A2as far as you can

to your full reach

Tommy coaches his partner from below to stretch out toward the next hold.

Span as far as you can.
表現 · B1be stretched out

extended to the limit

So stretched out.
表現 · B2dig into something

press hard into

I knew exactly how each finger was going onto each hold, where the little ripples on the rock were digging into my shoes.
文法 · B2where the little ripples on the rock were digging into my shoes

relative clause: The where-clause pins down the exact spot he feels, instead of starting a new action.

I knew exactly how each finger was going onto each hold, where the little ripples on the rock were digging into my shoes.
発音finger was going

Link finger, was and going onto into one flowing run of sound.

I knew exactly how each finger was going onto each hold, where the little ripples on the rock were digging into my shoes.
表現 · B1come together

fall into place

Tommy recalls how years on one pitch suddenly linked into a single flow.

After years of working on that pitch, it just came together in this amazing, magical way.
表現 · A2work on something

keep improving something

After years of working on that pitch, it just came together in this amazing, magical way.
発音got to be

In fast speech got to reduces to gotta and blurs into one unit.

When I heard that Tommy had done pitch 15, that was like, "You've got to be kidding me!"
表現 · B1have a shot at something

have a real chance

Watching Tommy move up, Kevin feels they might really finish the whole route.

For the first time, these guys actually have a shot at maybe doing this thing.
表現 · A2for the first time

for the first time

For the first time, these guys actually have a shot at maybe doing this thing.
表現 · B1get across something

make it across

When Tommy got across, it was a big moment.
表現 · A2it's someone's turn

someone's turn

Everything was rolling, and now it was my turn.
表現 · B1over the years

over the years

Over the years, we realized sometimes the best conditions are at night.
文法 · B1sometimes the best conditions are at night

object clause: The clause after realized states the lesson, with that dropped in casual speech.

Over the years, we realized sometimes the best conditions are at night.
表現 · B2better friction on something

more grip

So there's better friction on the rock.

「Tommy Sends Pitch 15」を読み解く

What's really going on

The send is the payoff of everything the film has set up. What Tommy describes is not strength but total clarity: "I knew exactly how each finger was going onto each hold, where the little ripples on the rock were digging into my shoes." After six years the moves do not become easier; they simply become certain, and that certainty is what lets the traverse come together in this amazing, magical way. For the first time the impossible goal looks real — "these guys actually have a shot at maybe doing this thing" — and yet the film immediately hands the same problem to Kevin. One climber's breakthrough is the other's test, and the night conditions are the next thing they have to understand.

Theme

DreamsA move Tommy failed for years finally lands, and the impossible goal abruptly looks achievable.
CourageThe same punishing pitch still waits for Kevin, who must now match his partner.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Years of effort can look effortless in one short sentence.
  • Hedged hope often sounds truer than a promise.
  • The narrator explains feel, not glory.
  • Cold, dry air literally changes how rock grips.

発音のポイント

  • finger was going — Link finger, was and going onto into one flowing run of sound.
  • got to be — In fast speech got to reduces to gotta and blurs into one unit.
I knew exactly how each finger was going onto each hold, where the little ripples on the rock were digging into my shoes.

The breakthrough described as perfect body awareness: hands and feet placed without doubt.

After years of working on that pitch, it just came together in this amazing, magical way.

Long practice turns into a single fluid sequence that feels like magic rather than effort.

For the first time, these guys actually have a shot at maybe doing this thing.

The climb stops being a fantasy and becomes something they might actually finish.

Everything was rolling, and now it was my turn.

Kevin inherits the momentum and the pressure as the next climber on the pitch.

Over the years, we realized sometimes the best conditions are at night.

Experience becomes strategy: colder, drier air means better friction on the rock.

このシーンについての質問

What is pitch 15, and why does it matter?

It is the traverse, the hardest single section of the route. Nobody had crossed it, so linking it was the moment the whole Dawn Wall climb became believable.

Why did the moves suddenly work for Tommy?

Not because he got stronger overnight. After years of repetition he knew every hold and foothold exactly, and that certainty let him move through the sequence without hesitation.

What did Kevin do after Tommy crossed?

He had to follow. The same pitch now waited for him, and the film shows the pair continuing, trading turns on the route.

Why do they sometimes climb at night?

Colder, drier air gives better friction between skin and rock. Over the years they learned that night conditions can actually be the best for the hardest pitches.

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