Tommy Caldwell




This article is about the rock climber. For the musician who was a member of The Marshall Tucker Band, see Tommy Caldwell (musician). For the footballer, see Tommy Caldwell (footballer).

























Tommy Caldwell
Tommy Caldwell (2015).jpg
Personal information
Born
(1978-08-11) August 11, 1978 (age 40)
Estes Park, Colorado
Occupation Rock climber
Climbing career
Type of climber Big wall climbing
Highest grade



  • Redpoint: 5.15a (9a+)




  • Bouldering: V13? 


Tommy Caldwell (born August 11, 1978) is an American rock climber. He is accomplished in several types of climbing, including sport climbing, hard traditional climbing, big-wall speed climbing and big-wall free climbing. He made the first ascents (FA) of some of the United States' hardest sport routes (as of 2008) including Kryptonite (5.14c/d) and Flex Luthor (5.15a) at the Fortress of Solitude, Colorado. In January 2015, Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson completed the first-ever free climb of the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.[1][2] It was documented by photos and journalistically by Tom Evans (see El Capitan).


Caldwell is a big-wall climber, with the first free ascents (FFA) of a handful of El Capitan routes to his credit. In May, 2004 he completed the first free ascent of Dihedral Wall. In 2005, he and Beth Rodden (swapping leads) made the third and fourth free ascents of The Nose. Two days later, on October 16, Caldwell free-climbed The Nose in less than 12 hours. A few days later, Caldwell climbed The Nose in 11 hours, descended the East Ledges, and then climbed Freerider, topping out 12 hours later – the first ascent of two El Capitan free climbs in 24 hours. On El Capitan, Caldwell has also free-climbed: Lurking Fear, Muir Wall (Cosgrove var. to Magic Mushroom finish, FFA), West Buttress, Salathé, Zodiac and Magic Mushroom.


Caldwell accidentally sawed off much of his left index finger with a table saw in 2001. Doctors were able to reattach the severed portion, but Caldwell subsequently had it removed so as not to hinder his climbing career.[3]


Caldwell and fellow climbers Beth Rodden, John Dickey and Jason Smith were held hostage by rebels in Kyrgyzstan in August 2000. Caldwell pushed a lone captor off a cliff, and subsequently escaped to government soldiers. They later learned that the captor survived the fall.[4][5] A book about their ordeal, Over the Edge: The True Story of Four American Climbers' Kidnap and Escape in the Mountains of Central Asia was written by Greg Child.[6] A follow-up article, "Back from the Edge", was published in Outside magazine the following year.[7] Caldwell and Rodden married in 2003, and divorced in 2010.[8] In 2012, he married photographer Rebecca Pietsch, they have a son Fitz and a daughter Ingrid Wilde.[9][10] Caldwell gave a filmed lecture "How Becoming a Hostage and Losing a Finger Made Him a Better Climber".[11]


The Dawn Wall, a documentary following Caldwell and Jorgeson on their free climb of the Dawn Wall, was released on September 19, 2018. The documentary was directed by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Notable ascents


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Notable ascents



  • 2001: The Honeymoon is Over V 5.13 Longs Peak, Colorado, USA. FA with Beth Rodden belaying.[12]

  • 2003: Flex Luthor (5.15a), Fortress of Solitude, Colorado, USA[13]

  • 2003: West Buttress (FFA) VI 5.13c, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California, USA[14]

  • 2004: Dihedral Wall (FFA) VI 5.14a, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California, USA[15]

  • 2005: The Nose VI 5.13, 3rd/4th Free Ascent (with Beth Rodden), El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California, USA[16]

  • 2006: Linea di Eleganza VI 5.11b A3 90 degrees M7 Fitz Roy, Argentine Patagonia. FFA with Topher Donahue and Erik Roed.[17]

  • 2008: Magic Mushroom (FFA) VI 5.14a with Justen Sjong, May 12–17, 2008, El Capitan, Yosemite, California, USA[18]

  • 2012: Yosemite Triple Crown 5.13a, 1st All Free Ascent with Alex Honnold [19]

  • 2014: Fitz Traverse VI 5.11d C1 65 degrees, First Ascent with Alex Honnold [20]

  • 2015: Dawn Wall (FFA) 5.14d with Kevin Jorgeson, December 27, 2014 – January 14, 2015, El Capitan, Yosemite, California, USA[21]

  • 2018: The Nose 5.9, Sub- 2 hour record with Alex Honnold, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California, USA[22]



See also


  • Notable first free ascents


References





  1. ^ Gartland, Dan (January 14, 2014). "Climbers complete free-climb ascent of El Capitan's 'Dawn Wall'". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 15, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Bisharat, Andrew. "Duo Completes First Free Climb of Yosemite's Dawn Wall, Making History". National Geographic. Retrieved January 15, 2014.


  3. ^ "Tommy Caldwell Looses Finger". Camp4. October 5, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2012.


  4. ^ "Climbers Recount Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan". National Geographic. May 28, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2012.


  5. ^ Child, Greg (March 17, 2015). "When Rock Climbing and Terrorism Collide". Outside. Retrieved February 8, 2018.


  6. ^ [1]


  7. ^ "Mountaineering - Back from the Edge - Mountaineering - OutsideOnline.com". Outside Online.


  8. ^ Cordes, Kelly (September 10, 2010). "Granite China". The Cleanest Line. Retrieved July 31, 2012.


  9. ^ Andrew Bisharat. "Summiting Yosemite's Dawn Wall, Climbers Make History". National Geographic.


  10. ^ "Abduction. Lost Finger. Now, a Rock Climber's Tallest Hurdle". The New York Times. August 1, 2015.


  11. ^ "How Becoming a Hostage and Losing a Finger Made Him a Better Climber". video.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.


  12. ^ Caldwell, Tommy; Roger Briggs (March 2007). "The Honeymoon is Over". Alpinist. Jackson, WY, USA: Alpinist Magazine. 19 (Spring 2007): 40. ISSN 1540-725X.


  13. ^ "2003 Golden Piton Awards – Sport Climbing". Climbing Magazine. Action Sports Group. Retrieved March 2, 2007.


  14. ^ Wright, Cedar (2004). "YOSEMITE VALLEY – Various Activity". Alpinist Magazine. Marc Ewing. Retrieved March 2, 2007.


  15. ^ MacDonald, Dougald. "Caldwell Frees Dihedral Wall". Climbing Magazine. Action Sports Group. Retrieved March 2, 2007.


  16. ^ MacDonald, Dougald. "Caldwell-Rodden Free the Nose". Climbing Magazine. Action Sports Group. Archived from the original on November 3, 2006. Retrieved March 2, 2007.


  17. ^ Caldwell, Tommy; Topher Donahue (September 2006). "Scattered Ashes". Alpinist. Jackson, WY, USA: Alpinist Magazine. 17 (Autumn 2006): 50–57. ISSN 1540-725X.


  18. ^ Beckwith, Christian (May 20, 2008). "More Details on Magic Mushroom". Alpinist Magazine. Marc Ewing. Retrieved August 18, 2008.


  19. ^ "Caldwell, Honnold: Yosemite Free Triple Crown". Climbing.com. Retrieved July 31, 2012.


  20. ^ "Caldwell, Honnold Complete Fitz Traverse". Climbing.com. Retrieved September 23, 2015.


  21. ^ Chris Van Leuven. "Free at Last: Caldwell, Jorgeson Top Out the Dawn Wall". Alpinist.com. Retrieved January 15, 2015.


  22. ^ "Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell climb The Nose in under 2 hours to set new El Capitan speed record". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 2018-08-12.




External links




  • The Nose and Freerider at Climbing.com

  • Tommy's Twitter

  • IMDb









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