. >> reporter: alex honnold was the first to help her.enowned rock climber and star of "free solo." he was part of a group supporting harrington's attempt to do something no other woman has done before, free climbed a 3200-foot granite wall in one day. he kept her alert with stories as yosemite's search and rescue experts painstakingly climbed her up and pulled her to safety. this morning, harington says it will take time but she plans to climb again. >> i will be back to yosemite probably in the spring but i am going to rest and recover and then i'm going to look forward to the spring. >> and good news, harrington is feeling well enough to visit her family for thanksgiving. as for alex honnold, he'll talk about the rescue coming up on "good morning america." >>> the indiana man charged in his granddaughter's death says he didn't realize the cruise ship's window was open before she fell out. the ship was docked in san juan when he held chloe up to look out. police have charged salvatore anello with negligent homicide. he says he's color-b

she was scaling the 3600 foot wall with alex honnold, who made history during his free solo using no rope or harness to scale the yosemite mountain. after harrington's fall in freezing temperatures, he stabilized her spine before rescue teams arrived. >> he is in general a rational and calm person, so it was kind of nice to have that voice in my ear in a time like that. >> reporter: with climbing season coming to an end at el capitan, tonight harrington is recovering from torn muscles and a concussion, but next year promises to be back on the mountain, hoping to climb into the history books. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> that is brave. next, some of the best shopping deals and strategies heading into black friday. >>> back now with the price you pay. why wait for black friday or cyber monday nbc's jo ling kent has the big deals you can score right now. >> reporter: tonight, the holiday dash for deals is on consumers on average estimated to shell out more than $1,000 each this season with tech and toys in high demand, retailers aren't waiting until friday amazon is offering $125 off

the star of the document rip "free solo," alex honnold was first there to stabilize her spine. he was part of a group supporting harrington's attempt to do something no other woman has done before -- freeclimb the 3,200 foot granite wall in a day. suddenly, in the middle of her climb, the 33-year-old harrington tumbled down the cliff. she describes pinballing down. the rope lashing her neck but not strangling her. honnold, keeping her alert with stories, as yosemite search and rescue scrambled a team, which painstakingly climbed up to her, finally leading her away on a stretcher. tonight, harrington in remarkably good spirits, thankful to be alive. and incredibly, david, just a day after that four-story fall, harrington is out of the hospital and back on her feet, in, shortly, she'll be on her way to colorado for a very special thanksgiving with her family. david? >> wow, incredible rescue. matt, thank you. >>> we turn next this evening to three men arrested 36 years ago on thanksgiving day, wrongly convicted as teenagers, now set free 36 years later. look at this. their joyful

a no-ropes, no room for error feat made famous and completed for the first time by alex honnold in thecumentary "free solo." >> that's the worst hold on the entire route. you get maybe half your thumb on the hold. >> reporter: honnold was with harington when she fell. keeping her safe and immobilized as other climbers including her boyfriend also helped with the rescue. "gma" was with harington live on the face of el capitan in may as she trained for the free climb. the one that ultimately nearly killed her. >> yeah, this will probably be my biggest challenge yet. it's definitely taking a lot of time and effort and energy and it's sort of a culmination of everything i've ever wanted to do in climbing. for right now i'm just going to rest and recover. that in the coming weeks just see how i feel and slowly get back into climbing. >> reporter: in his instagram post ballinger praised his girlfriend's spirit and how elite of a climber she is. falls are a peril of the sport, no matter your skill level. thank goodness she was with people like alex honnold, though. >> yes, and we're going to

one of her rescuers, alex honnold, the climber profiled in the academy award winning documentary "freeery difficult goal which is to free climb el capitan on a route that no woman has successfully free climbed. >> reporter: friends and family in mourning over a life lost too soon. honnold posting a tribute saying he was such a warm, kind soul, one of a handful of partners that always loved spending a day with. >> i want him to be remembered as someone who lived a full, enjoyable life filled with incredible adventures with people. >> mexican officials said the area where gobright fell was virtually inaccessible. a tragic story, tom. >> a sad story all around, really for that tight community. all right, will. thank you for that. >>> now to the little girl switched at birth more than four decades ago now grown up and speaking about that story that made worldwide headlines. "20/20's" deb roberts has more. deborah, good morning. >> who can rg ts astonishing ory wt tuoncerner two babies who were switched at birth, their lives forever changed. well, today all these years tem the baby swap was