The amygdala, the part of the brain responsible for triggering fear, is a critical component of human evolution. It’s the thing that tells most people not to backflip off a rooftop into a pool. Or warns them not to jump the Grand Canyon on a motorcycle. Or climb the three-thousand-plus face of Yosemite’s El Capitan without a rope. Few people see these death-defying stunts as challenges, testing the utmost limits of man. Many meet their demise in these tournaments with mortality. Read More
Out in Theaters: ‘FREE SOLO’
by Matt Oakes Posted in Out in Theaters Tagged Alex Honnold, Documentaries, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Free Solo, Jimmy Chin, National Geographic, Out in Theaters, Reviews 1 Comment