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Watch: Incredible footage of rope-free climb up El Capitan

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Rock climber Alex Honnold completed the seemingly impossible Saturday, becoming the first person to scale El Capitan, the 3,000-foot granite wall in California's Yosemite National Park, without ropes.

On Tuesday, National Geographic released the first clip from its upcoming documentary on Honnold's feat. Those afraid of heights may want to look away.

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