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Dawn Wall 2011

Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson returned to Yosemite late last month to resume work on their Dawn Wall project. Unfortunately, Kevin has been sidelined, at least temporarily, by an ankle injury sustained while working one of the pitches. Tommy is still there doing his thing though, and in this piece for the Cleanest Line he talks about what drives him to work on projects like this:

The formula is pretty set. Dream up a climbing trip or pick a climbing objective, then direct my life towards that goal… whatever it takes. I have come to depend on the stress and pain.
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For me, a day without suffering is like a day without sunshine. I stuff my gnarled, fungus infested feet into shoes three sizes too small and climb until my fingers bleed. And if that wasn’t enough I have decided I prefer to do this on really big climbs where the pain can stretch on for days, weeks, even months.
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You can follow their progress by following Tommy and Kevin on Twitter, by checking out the El Cap Report or better yet just waiting for me to share any updates I come across.

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Trailer: 2011 Reel Rock Film Tour

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New 5.13+ Multipitch By Trotter & Caldwell In Canada

Sonnie Trotter and Tommy Caldwell have teamed up to establish a 15 pitch route up the Diamond Face on Mount Louis in the Canadian Rockies.  Dubbed The Shining, the route has 7 pitches that were bolted on lead with difficulties up to 5.13+.  After three days of prep the pair returned to free all the pitches in a single push:

It is one of the best routes I have ever climbed, and I could not imagine having a better partner for it. In fact, if it were not for Tommy, it would definitely still be a project.  He’s my ultimate hero.

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News & Notes – 8/3/2011

News & Notes – 8/3/2011

A few lingering pieces of News & Notes left over from my recent vacation…

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Nat Geo Shines The Spotlight On Yosemite’s “Superclimbers”

Nat Geo Shines The Spotlight On Yosemite’s “Superclimbers”

Climbing in Yosemite takes center-stage in the May 2011 issue of National Geographic Magazine

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More From Tommy Caldwell On Climbing In Keketuohai

More From Tommy Caldwell On Climbing In Keketuohai

More from Tommy Caldwell’s trip to the “Tuolumne of China”, China’s Keketuohai National Geological Park

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Tommy Caldwell, Male Model?

Back before Tommy Caldwell embarked on his push up El Cap’s Dawn Wall last fall he took some time out to do some…male modeling?

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