The Dawn Wall · 2017 — 第 24 / 24 章 · 4'37" · B1

Kevin Catches Tommy on the Dawn Wall, Explained:no way in hell

After seven days, Kevin finally clears pitch 15, then does the Dyno that Tommy never could. There is no time to celebrate: "I had just finished the hardest pitch of my life, and I couldn't even celebrate." The two reunite high on the wall and climb the rest side by side, toward the top.

あらすじ

Seven days after getting stuck, Kevin finally sends pitch 15. He then surprises everyone by doing the huge Dyno that Tommy could not, and the pair are reunited at their high points. From there they climb the remaining pitches together, refusing to rush the last day on the wall.

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注目の表現

catch upno way in hella fight to the deathrip off

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このシーンの表現

no way in hell

absolutely not

Kevin flatly refuses to even try Tommy's wild looping pitch.

There's no way in hell I'm eating that.

このシーンの他の表現

  • catch up

    reach the same level or place

  • a fight to the death

    a struggle with no surrender

  • rip off

    tear something away

  • figure it out

    work something out

  • grind it out

    keep working through hardship

このシーンのメモ一覧

75 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ

発音can't believe

The t in can't often drops, so believe follows almost instantly.

I was like, I can't believe that just happened.
スラング · B1Freaking

a mild intensifier — A softened swear of surprise; too loose for formal talk.

Freaking guy actually did this thing, right?
表現 · A2start thinking

begin to wonder

And you start thinking, are his fingers OK? Can he do 16, 17?
文法 · B2are his fingers OK

embedded question: The question keeps its normal word order after a reporting verb.

And you start thinking, are his fingers OK? Can he do 16, 17?
表現 · B1the hardest ... of my life

the toughest of one's life

I had just finished the hardest pitch of my life, and I couldn't even celebrate.
スラング · B2pitch

one rope length of climbing — Climbing jargon for one section between belays.

I had just finished the hardest pitch of my life, and I couldn't even celebrate.
表現 · B1climb around something

climb a way around it

The next pitch is this big Dyno that's so hard that Tommy can't do it, he's got to climb around it.
表現 · A2that same night

later that very night

So that same night I start trying the 8 and 1/2 foot Dyno.
スラング · B2Dyno

a dynamic leaping move — Climbing jargon for a leaping move to a hold.

So that same night I start trying the 8 and 1/2 foot Dyno.
表現 · A2keep coming

continue to arrive

All these hard pitches just keep coming.
表現 · A2more of that

more of the same thing

Like we need more of that on this route.
表現 · B1catch up with someone

reach someone ahead

Kevin sends this pitch right now, he's going to be caught up with me.
文法 · B1remember seeing

gerund after remember: Remember plus -ing recalls a past action, not a future task.

I just remember seeing Tommy at the anchor and having such a huge wash of gratefulness.
表現 · B2be reunited at a place

meet again at a spot

We're reunited at our high points now.
発音believe we

Run believe and we together as one smooth unit.

I can't believe we did it.
表現 · B1from there on out

from that point onward

Going up from there on out together to the top.
表現 · A2pull someone up

haul someone upward

Pretty sure he's going to pull me up the wall today.
表現 · A2the only thing in a place

the sole thing

It hits the top of the Wall first, and we're the only thing in Yosemite actually in the sun.
表現 · B1better than this

improve on this

Does it get any better than this?
表現 · B1enjoy one's last day

savor the final day

I'm just enjoying my last day being up here with my friend.
文法 · B2Living on a wall

participial clause: The opening -ing clause sets the background before the main statement.

Living on a wall where everything is so simple for 19 days, we were going to miss that experience.
発音where everything

Link where and everything so the r slides into the next word.

Living on a wall where everything is so simple for 19 days, we were going to miss that experience.
表現 · B1watch something live

viewing in real time

Millions of people were actually watching this live.
表現 · B1a number of people

several people

A number of people hiked up El Cap the back way,

「Kevin Catches Tommy on the Dawn Wall」を読み解く

What's really going on

The reunion is the payoff the whole film has been building toward. Kevin suffers through the hardest pitch of his life and then does the move Tommy could never manage, which reverses their roles for a moment; but the film refuses to make it a rivalry. Instead the two meet high on the wall and stay together, and Tommy's decision to wait is finally justified. "Going up from there on out together to the top" is the promise the chapter keeps. Even at the summit they hesitate, camping an extra day because life on the wall has become simpler than life below: "Living on a wall where everything is so simple for 19 days, we were going to miss that experience."

Theme

FriendshipAfter Kevin clears his pitch, the pair climb the rest of the wall side by side rather than apart.
DreamsThe climb they spent years imagining finally brings both men to the summit together.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A historic summit can come down to one final move.
  • Reunion on the wall matters more than the record.
  • They linger at the top because friendship is the reward.
  • Dry sarcasm is how climbers survive the stress.

発音のポイント

  • can't believe — The t in can't often drops, so believe follows almost instantly.
  • believe we — Run believe and we together as one smooth unit.
  • where everything — Link where and everything so the r slides into the next word.
I was like, I can't believe that just happened.

The reaction to Kevin finally linking the pitch he had failed for days.

I had just finished the hardest pitch of my life, and I couldn't even celebrate.

No relief, only urgency: the next challenge is already waiting above.

It was like a fight to the death.

The remaining pitches described as a battle that has to be survived, not enjoyed.

Like we need more of that on this route.

Dry humour about a climb that already has more tension than anyone wants.

Does it get any better than this?

The summit morning framed as pure contentment rather than triumph.

Living on a wall where everything is so simple for 19 days, we were going to miss that experience.

Why they delay the finish: life on the wall has become the life they want.

I'm just enjoying my last day being up here with my friend.

The climb ends as a friendship story, not a record.

このシーンについての質問

How many days was Kevin stuck on pitch 15?

Seven days. The film counts the wait as the longest and hardest stretch of the whole climb for him.

Did Kevin do the Dyno move?

Yes. The enormous Dyno was too hard for Tommy, who climbed around it, but Kevin managed the leap, surprising everyone watching.

Why do they camp an extra day near the top?

Because they are not ready to leave. Nineteen days on the wall made life simple, and they want one more day up there together before finishing.

What is waiting for them at the top?

A crowd. Fifteen TV trucks, reporters, a webcam and millions of viewers follow the finish, along with friends and family who hike up to cheer them on.

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