Tommy Caldwell
Tommy Caldwell
Tommy Caldwellis an American rock climber. He is accomplished in several types of climbing, including sport climbing, hard traditional climbing, big-wall speed climbing and big-wall free climbing. He made the first ascentsof some of the United States' hardest sport routesincluding Kryptoniteand Flex Luthorat the Fortress of Solitude, Colorado. In January 2015, Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson completed the first-ever free climb of the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. It was documented by photos and journalistically by Tom...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMountain Climber
Date of Birth11 August 1978
CountryUnited States of America
I have a very distinct goal all the time that I'm working toward, and I love the way it makes me live.
I've always been really curious about the limits of human capability.
Through climbing, I've learned to find goals and work toward them. That's just the way I love to live.
The Dawn Wall and the Fitz Traverse were super-satisfying climbs. But I will always be searching for the next thing - the need to accomplish and explore are just woven into the fabric of who I am.