Tommy Caldwell Climbs The 4 Hardest Routes at the Monastery in a Day
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For over 5 years Tommy Caldwell has been attempting a free climb of El Capitan’s
Dawn Wall with partner Kevin Jorgeson. This 30-pitch monster route, includes thirteen,
5.13 pitches and seven 5.14 pitches, three of which are 5.14+! When completed,
the Dawn Wall will be the hardest big wall free climb in the world! In training
for this year’s attempt, Tommy formulated an audacious goal that would bring him
to his home crag in Colorado, where it all began … The Monastery.