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The Dawn Wall · 2017 — 第 13 / 24 章 · 2'27" · B2

Years of Grinding on the Wall, Explained：take a toll

The route is described through climbing grades, and the numbers are brutal: the Dawn Wall holds more hard pitches than every other route on El Capitan put together. "This is a pipe dream, man," someone says, yet the pair keep returning. Years pass in a cycle of climb, fall, rest and try again, and the wall slowly wears them down.

あらすじ

Above the Dyno the granite is so polished that Tommy has to invent new ways of using his thumbs, because his index finger is gone. The film explains climbing grades to show how extreme the route is, then jumps into the years of work: months on the wall each spring and autumn, falls, sprained ankles and broken ribs.

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注目の表現

pipe dreamtake a tolla grindgive up

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このシーンの表現

take a toll

cause serious damage

Years on the wall wear the climbers down, and the line lands over close-ups of their feet.

The long hours take a toll on your body.

このシーンの他の表現

  • pipe dream

    an unrealistic hope

  • a grind

    hard, dull work

  • give up

    stop trying

  • holy crap

    wow, no way

  • virtuoso

    a master performer

このシーンのメモ一覧

34 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ

表現 · B2pitch after pitch of something

one after another

Above the Dyno, you have pitch after pitch of have super smooth granite, extremely polished.
表現 · B2extremely polished something

worn glassy smooth

Above the Dyno, you have pitch after pitch of have super smooth granite, extremely polished.
表現 · B2a missing finger

a lost finger

Because of Tommy's missing index finger, he's using his thumbs in crazy ways.
発音that is

In speech that is often blurs into that's.

Holy crap, that is hard.
スラング · B2Holy crap

wow, no way — Casual shock; softer than its vulgar twin.

Holy crap, that is hard.
表現 · B1the difficulty of something

how hard something is

To understand the difficulty of this route, you have to understand climbing grades.
表現 · B2rate the difficulty of something

grade the difficulty

Climbers use a numerical system to rate the difficulty of each pitch.
表現 · B2the higher X, the harder Y

the more, the harder

The higher the number, the harder the pitch.
文法 · B2the harder the pitch

comparative correlative: The double comparative links the two changes: bigger number, harder pitch.

The higher the number, the harder the pitch.
表現 · C1virtuoso territory

elite-only ground

Once you get into 513 and 514 level, that's virtuoso territory.
表現 · B1every other something

all the others

The Dawn Wall has more hard pitches than every other route on El Cap combined.
発音than every other

Link than every other into one run in fast speech.

The Dawn Wall has more hard pitches than every other route on El Cap combined.
表現 · B2in terms of something

as regards

I always thought it was futile in terms of doing the whole thing.
文法 · B2in terms of doing the whole thing

prepositional phrase: The phrase narrows the doubt to one angle: finishing the whole route.

I always thought it was futile in terms of doing the whole thing.
表現 · B2be a pipe dream

an unrealistic hope

The whole project gets dismissed as impossible, and pipe dream is the word Kevin has to overrule.

This is a pipe dream, man. Come on.
表現 · B2be a grind

hard, dull work

One line sums up years of returning and failing: slow, exhausting and repetitive.

The next few years were a grind.
スラング · B2grind

hard dull work — Casual word for exhausting routine work.

The next few years were a grind.
表現 · B2for months at a time

in one stretch

Coming back every spring and every fall for months at a time.
表現 · C1take a toll on someone

cause serious damage

Years on the wall wear the climbers down, and the line lands over close-ups of their feet.

Living on the Wall takes a huge toll.
表現 · B1problems to face

issues to deal with

There were always new problems to face.
スラング · B2Get out of here

no way, really — Expresses disbelief, not a real order to leave.

Get out of here!
表現 · B2sprain one's ankle

twist one's ankle

- Really close. - Oh, I sprained my ankle.
表現 · A2give up

stop trying

Injury, failure and years of delay all offer an exit, and give up names the temptation.

So many reasons to give up.
表現 · C1a dislocated joint

a joint out of place

Man, I think I have broke or dislocated ribs.

「Years of Grinding on the Wall」を読み解く

What's really going on

The grading lesson is really a way of measuring obsession. A normal hard climb is already remarkable; the Dawn Wall strings hard pitches together from bottom to top, which is why people call it a pipe dream. Kevin is honest about his own doubt — "I always thought it was futile in terms of doing the whole thing" — and the film does not pretend the doubt disappears. Instead it shows the cost: "Living on the Wall takes a huge toll." Feet worn raw, ribs dislocated, a partner who sometimes thinks Tommy is crazy. Staying is not a single heroic decision but thousands of small returns, every spring and every autumn, for years.

Theme

AmbitionThe climbers spend years repeating the same wall, measuring progress in tiny gains rather than days.
CourageKept going through injury and doubt, the pair treat each fall and return as part of the job.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Climbing grades turn pain into a number.
  • A missing finger forces Tommy to invent new moves.
  • Injury is treated as part of the routine, not an ending.
  • Doubt is voiced plainly, then overruled by showing up.

発音のポイント

  • that is — In speech that is often blurs into that's.
  • than every other — Link than every other into one run in fast speech.
The Dawn Wall has more hard pitches than every other route on El Cap combined.

The route's difficulty stated as a comparison: it packs more hard sections than the rest of El Cap put together.

I always thought it was futile in terms of doing the whole thing.

Kevin admits he long believed finishing the entire route was pointless, not just hard.

This is a pipe dream, man. Come on.

The verdict of the doubters, said to someone who refuses to hear it.

Living on the Wall takes a huge toll.

The cost of the project measured in the body, not the calendar.

This is what El Cap does to your feet.

A plain caption over damaged skin, letting the image make the point.

There were times I thought he was totally crazy.

Kevin's honest version of partnership: admiration and disbelief at the same time.

このシーンについての質問

How hard is the Dawn Wall compared with other routes?

Much harder overall. It contains more difficult pitches than every other route on El Capitan combined, which is why climbers doubted it could ever be free-climbed in full.

What do climbing grades like 5.13 and 5.14 mean?

They are the difficulty ratings for each pitch. The higher the number, the harder the section, and 5.13 and 5.14 are the levels where only elite climbers operate.

How long did the project take?

Years. They came back every spring and autumn for months at a time, living on the wall, falling, resting and trying again before eventually finding a workable route.

What injuries did they suffer while training?

Kevin sprained an ankle and later hurt his ribs so badly he thought they were broken or dislocated, while rough granite left their feet raw.

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