Overview
- AFP’s comparison with broadcast footage shows mismatches in clothing, gear and the presence of a rope, confirming the viral image does not depict the event.
- Production crews filmed from harnesses or fixed positions, and Alex Honnold used a rope only for the rappel after reaching the peak.
- Netflix says the live special ran on a 10-second delay with prepared cutaway language to end the broadcast if something went wrong.
- Planning included 19 camera sources, about five miles of cabling and dedicated meteorologists, with a weather-driven one-day postponement.
- Honnold completed the 508-metre ascent in roughly 90 minutes during the Jan. 25 live stream, and Page Six reports the program drew 6.2 million first-week views and returned to the Top 10 with 5.3 million more in week two.