“This obsession is a curious thing. Sometimes wonder about the merits of devoting so much of myself to a singular climbing objective. Much of the time it beats me down, leaves me hanging my head in despair. But then there… — Tommy Caldwell Copy Share Image
Climbing a big wall over several days is like running a giant construction project: constantly making lists, rigging ropes, organising food, figuring out camera… — Tommy Caldwell Copy Share Image
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… — Tommy Caldwell Copy Share Image
I tend to walk through life sort of looking through a pair of binoculars, and I focus on certain things and push out the… — Tommy Caldwell Copy Share Image
I have different shoes for different types of climbing, six or seven different shoes that I alternate. — Tommy Caldwell Copy Share Image
“She encouraged him in her sweetest voice. “Stick with it, you can do it. You got it, push hard.” — Tommy Caldwell Copy Share Image
“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 cast a shadow on my childhood. From my earliest days they allowed me the kind of independence that many of my peers didn’t have—whether it was my period of digging, or the times in early elementary… — Tommy Caldwell Copy Share
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… — Tommy Caldwell Copy Share Image
