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> [One of the reasons the Dawn Wall climb went so viral is that you get great Internet access on El Cap. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/one-of-the-reasons-the-dawn-wall-climb-went-so-viral-is-that-you-get/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/616/tommy-caldwell-20808_best_one-of-the-reasons-the-dawn-wall-climb-w_251195.jpg)

> [Every climb is different. The Dawn Wall was so dry and aggressive that my fingers would dry out to the point where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/every-climb-is-different-the-dawn-wall-was-so-dry-and-aggressive-that/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/tommy-caldwell-20808_aggressive_every-climb-is-different-the-dawn-wall-w_1349407.jpg)

> [“If you don't own your grunt work, can you really say you've done the climb?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/if-you-don-t-own-your-grunt-work-can-you-really-say-you-ve-done-the/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/tommy-caldwell-20808_climb_if-you-don-t-own-your-grunt-work-can-you_3106438.jpg)

## Other authors on Climb

## More by Tommy Caldwell

> [I'm always climbing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/i-m-always-climbing/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

> [Climbing a big wall over several days is like running a giant construction project: constantly making lists, rigging ropes, organising food, figuring out camera…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/climbing-a-big-wall-over-several-days-is-like-running-a-giant/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

> [I crave time in Yosemite like I crave food and water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/i-crave-time-in-yosemite-like-i-crave-food-and-water/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

> [One of the reasons the Dawn Wall climb went so viral is that you get great Internet access on El Cap. It's like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/one-of-the-reasons-the-dawn-wall-climb-went-so-viral-is-that-you-get/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

> [I tend to walk through life sort of looking through a pair of binoculars, and I focus on certain things and push out the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/i-tend-to-walk-through-life-sort-of-looking-through-a-pair-of/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

> [My motivation is internal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/my-motivation-is-internal/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

> [I have different shoes for different types of climbing, six or seven different shoes that I alternate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/i-have-different-shoes-for-different-types-of-climbing-six-or-seven/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

> [I don't journal that much, honestly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/i-don-t-journal-that-much-honestly/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

> [“She encouraged him in her sweetest voice. “Stick with it, you can do it. You got it, push hard.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/she-encouraged-him-in-her-sweetest-voice-stick-with-it-you-can-do-it/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

> [“All I can say is that I’m grateful that in many ways they just let me be. They didn’t want my rough start to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/all-i-can-say-is-that-i-m-grateful-that-in-many-ways-they-just-let-me/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

> [I read all the Krakauer books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/i-read-all-the-krakauer-books/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

> [I've been climbing my whole life, so I know a lot of the feelings, the smells; these memories are pretty distinct in my mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/i-ve-been-climbing-my-whole-life-so-i-know-a-lot-of-the-feelings-the/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

> [Every climb is different. The Dawn Wall was so dry and aggressive that my fingers would dry out to the point where they would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/every-climb-is-different-the-dawn-wall-was-so-dry-and-aggressive-that/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

> [“This obsession is a curious thing. Sometimes wonder about the merits of devoting so much of myself to a singular climbing objective. Much of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/this-obsession-is-a-curious-thing-sometimes-wonder-about-the-merits/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

> [I love that idea of mastery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-caldwell/i-love-that-idea-of-mastery/)

[Tommy Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-caldwell/)

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