Oscar-Nominated Documentary Free Solo Will Air March 3, Ad-Free, on National Geographic

Network pushed the premiere back a few weeks after its box office success

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Free Solo—National Geographic’s hit Oscar-nominated climbing documentary—will finally make its way to the network. National Geographic will air the film on March 3, commercial-free,  which is a bit later than the original plan.

The documentary, which has been nominated for an Academy Award, follows free soloist climber Alex Honnold as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the famous 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, without a rope or gear (i.e.,

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