Exclusive: The Devil’s Climb Documentary Release Date Revealed Alongside New Trailer

Originally posted on Men's Journal | By Oliver Brandt | Last updated Sep 24, 2024 11:00 AM ET

National Geographic is well-known for its documentaries, and its next big doco – The Devil’s Climb – looks to be one of its best.

The Devil’s Climb is a new documentary from National Geographic documenting the journey of Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell – best friends who happen to be two of the greatest rock climbers of all time – on their world speed record attempt of the Five Spires on Devil’s Thumb, terrifying 9000-foot peak in the Alaskan wilderness. It’s known as one of the most dangerous mountains in North America, and scaling it at all is an incredible feat — scaling it all in one day is almost superhuman.

The film will see Honnold and Caldwell traveling 2600 miles by bike, sailboat, and on-foot through the American West, Canada, and Alaska on their journey to Devil’s Thumb, followed by a grueling one-day climb of the Five Spires, something that’s never been done before. National Geographic has provided Men’s Journal with an exclusive first-look at the emotional and breathtaking trailer for The Devil’s Climb, which you can watch below.

The Devil's Climb Trailer (1:00)

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We can also exclusively reveal the release date for The Devil’s Climb: October 17, 2024 at 9/8c on National Geographic, and available to stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.

Here’s how National Geographic describes the documentary:

Alex and Tommy are two of the greatest rock climbers of all time — and best friends. Together, they set off on an emotional and physical journey, traveling 2,600 miles by bicycle, sailboat and on foot through the American West, Canada and Alaska to a daring climb of the Devil’s Thumb. For Tommy, regarded as a pioneer in the sport and one of Alex’s heroes, this expedition is a chance to make a heroic comeback from a career-threatening Achilles injury, making the expedition’s success uncertain. For Alex, this climb is among the greatest adventures of his life, a testament to his relentless drive to achieve the impossible as well as his commitment to Tommy’s return to climbing. The two friends have a rich shared history of adventurous speed climbing and a record-setting partnership.

Directed by fellow climber Renan Ozturk, witness the breathtakingly extraordinary adventure as Alex and Tommy attempt to accomplish the first-ever single-day traverse of all five peaks of the Devil’s Thumb massif, pushing their bodies and bond to the absolute limit.

This article first appeared on Men's Journal and was syndicated with permission.

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