Kevin Jorgeson

(1984) Rock Climber

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Kevin Jorgeson is a rock climber, best known for Crag Survival Handbook.

Quick Facts About Kevin Jorgeson

Born: October 7, 1984
Profession: Rock Climber
Notable works: Crag Survival Handbook

About Kevin Jorgeson

Kevin Jorgeson is an American rock climber. In 2015, with Tommy Caldwell, he successfully completed the first-ever free climb of The Dawn Wall on the southeast face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Kevin Jorgeson

To anyone writing about #dawnwall, this is not an effort to ‘conquer.’ It's about realizing a dream,

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Conquer

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I think everyone has their own secret Dawn Wall to complete one day, and maybe they can put this project in their…

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Dawn

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The common thread in all of my climbing is it was something new, something never done before. That commonality is more important…

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Common

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I'm learning new levels of patience, perseverance and desire,

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Desire

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When you're climbing with someone who always sees the bright spot, even if there is no bright spot, that attitude is really…

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Attitude

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When you would grab that last hole you could literally feel all of the hope, desire and stress drop off of you.

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Desire

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I'm practical, very data-driven and process-oriented. I'm very objective and analytical about everything. Ninety-five percent of situations on the wall are not…

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Crazy

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I like to control the risk I take. And when risk is taken out of my hands, it frustrates me.

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Risk

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