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→ New York Times Profiles Kevin Jorgeson∞

Posted January 14, 2015 at 9:10 am · Comments { 0 } ·

John Branch has been doing some really good pieces about the Dawn Wall for the New York Times, and this profile on Kevin Jorgeson is no exception. Of note is Jorgeson’s comments on his battle with Pitch 15:

After Jorgeson failed on several attempts [on Pitch 15] in the middle of last week, he texted one word to Becker, his girlfriend: “Devastated.” His next text said he did not want to be known as the man who almost climbed the Dawn Wall.
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He rested his fingers, waiting for his skin to heal over two days, before embarking on another attempt on Friday afternoon.
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In the back of his mind, he knew that if he failed again, he would most likely end his quest in deference to Caldwell.
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Sure looks like Kevin Jorgeson is going to be known as the man who did climb the Dawn Wall. Awesome stuff.

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Posted January 9, 2015 at 9:04 am · Comments { 0 } ·

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Tommy Caldwell Completes Last 5.14 Pitch Of Dawn Wall

Posted January 7, 2015 at 9:01 am · Comments { 18 } ·

Tommy Caldwell completes the final 5.14 pitch of the Dawn Wall

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→ Dawn Wall Project Goes Mainstream∞

Posted January 5, 2015 at 9:15 am · Comments { 22 } ·

The efforts by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson to free climb a route up El Capitan’s Dawn Wall is really blowing up with much of the climbing world and now even the New York Times taking notice in this article by John Branch¹. The piece does a reasonably good job of conveying what is going on, and it includes this quote from Caldwell that I really liked:

“This is my Moby-Dick, for sure,” he said. “For me, it’s just a fascination with the epic journey. I’ve always been a fan of stories of big journeys. And it’s a question of curiosity. I love to play with my physical and mental limits and see how far I can push them, and I just love to dream big.
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And this project fulfills all those things.
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As for the current status of the big push to free the Dawn Wall, Tommy has succeeded through a variation of the “Dyno Pitch” which is roughly Pitch 15 1/2. Kevin has been stymied by the last difficult traverse pitch, Pitch 15, but they are resting up and he hopes to give it another go here soon.
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Stay tuned…