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明知攀岩家成功了,還是看到我手腳流汗,心跳加速。然後,我確定我有懼高症。

紀錄片內容就不詳述,Alex Honnold無繩獨攀直上優詩美地900多公尺高的酋長岩。

這種挑戰,跟先前的《偷天鋼索人》有類似的警世寓言般的激勵,不成功便成仁之ㄧ生懸命的生命之火。

就挑戰人體極限的程度,雖無法直接跟「Sub 2 - 2小時內跑完全馬」的目標比較,或許都在凸顯一件事:體能生理上的訓練在科學和科技的協助下都有機會不斷突破;然而,最驚人卻仍然神妙的是,這些超人們內在心智的強度,究竟該如何被拆解和理解。

看完迴盪不已的:第一,大自然的雄偉與險峻,人,究竟該以什麼樣的態度和行為去面對?

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第二,令人讚嘆的人體,全功能協調整合身心合一的高強境界,這是藝術。

Boulder problem:


第三,Alex Honnold的成功方程式與處世價值觀。我被整部片反覆出現的課題衝擊 — 恐懼與信任。

Free solo,你怕嗎?

恐懼,是相對的概念,程度的問題。

恐懼是出於相對於當下已知的未知與無知。

“I try to expand my comfort zone by practicing the moves over and over again. I work through the fear, until it's just not scary anymore.”

恐懼不是控制或壓抑的標的,那是用來超越的。

“The big challenge is controlling your mind, I guess. Because you're not, you're not controlling your fear, you're sort of just trying to step outside of it.”

“It’s about being a warrior… This is your path and you will pursue it with excellence. You face your fear because your goal demands it.”

Free solo,是玩命吧?設下這種挑戰,太瘋狂了!

對生命和夢想,Alex進行free solo的態度和行動是無比嚴謹紀律刻苦而毫不寄望「運氣」的;更不是瘋狂,而是絕對有意識的理性。


“I like to think the risk, the chance of me falling, is extremely low while the consequence is extremely high… To take something that feels difficult and dangerous and make it very safe.”

“To be clear, I normally climb with a rope and partner. Free-soloing makes up only a small percentage of my total climbing. But when I do solo, I manage the risk through careful preparation. I don't solo anything unless I'm sure I can do it.”

“There always has to be something to give you confidence to free solo.  Sometimes that confidence comes from being physically fit.  Sometimes it comes from preparation and rehearsal. There’s always something that makes me feel ready.”

“I am not thinking about anything when I’m climbing, which is part of the appeal. I’m focusing on executing what’s in front of me.”

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Photo source: National Geographic

 “If the ultimate dream is to climb El Cap then I need a good map for how to do it.”

長達一年的密集準備,尋找、模擬、練習、熟練最精準的移動方式,必須是無破綻流暢的動作設計(電影裡用的英文是choreography,確實,完全是超高難度對抗地心引力的編舞......)。完美是唯一的標準。


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Photo source: National Geographic

非常經典的一幕,決意挑戰的前晚,Alex複習他的所有筆記,每一段每一段的注意事項。最後他總結: “Trust…. Auto Pilot.”

巧合呼應的達賴喇嘛說的:「和恐懼相反的是信任,這和熱忱有關,可以提升我們的自信心。」

他挑戰的那天,大概已經知道自己是充分準備好而心無旁騖吧?他發現且善用他生命所依恃憑藉的那件事,他赤手頂峰。

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Photo source: National Geographic

Alex的挑戰對我來說或許如同遙不可及的飛天奇想,但帶來的共鳴卻是深入而貼近。

也許在別人的冒險和成功裡找到快感和感動是相對容易的,因為自己內心仍然懷著恐懼、對風險不安。恐懼本來穩定舒適的立足之地突然崩落,或是自己邁步時一腳踩空,因此落入躊躇不前的困境。

與其苦苦思索「如何避免立足之地崩落」或是「如何避免自己一腳踩空」,急欲產出一個「有意義」且能被認同的答案,或許更該誠實地去覺察意識,每天苦心建構的保險保護機制究竟要防堵壓抑的恐懼是什麼。把心思和行動放在能產生從容感覺的地方,不再迴避恐懼。

Do you care enough to do that?
Do you prepare enough to do that?

“If you’re pushing the edge, eventually you find the edge. " 導演與攝影師Jimmy Chin說。

走到臨界仍穩住腳步,克服失足墜落的恐懼。信任,Alex說,trust your feet.


延伸影音:
Alex Honnold在TED現身說法酋長岩Free Solo挑戰

延伸閱讀:
Crossing 偷天鋼索人


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