Tommy Caldwell and Joe Mills have redpointed the first 5.14 route up the Diamond on Longs Peak, the premier granite wall in Colorado’s high mountains. The two free-climbed the full Dunn-Westbay aid line in four rope-stretching pitches, with an 80-meter crux second pitch (5.14a).
It’s also worth giving credit to Caldwell and Jonathan Siegrist who gave up their efforts on the route last week to assist with a nearby rescue operation underway to help a badly inured climber.
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how much of a difference was this ascent versus http://climbingnarc.com/videos/a-day-on-the-diamond-with-josh-wharton/ this one? i wonder. great job to all climbers who free a line at that altitude and difficulty. doubt i could muster 5.8 at 14000 feet!
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That is addressed in the Climbing article
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Cedar Wright has a video of TC working the route last year:
http://vimeo.com/51980457
An 80 meter 5.14 pitch at 13k+ kinda blows me away. That’s an impressive feat.
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