American - Athlete | August 11, 1978 -
In rock climbing, people get strong enough, and then they pick goals they can do with their strengths at that moment.
Tommy Caldwell
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I have been to Switzerland a handful of times, and it is quickly becoming one of my favorite places to climb.
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I travel and climb about eight months a year. That's pretty great training in itself. When I am home, I do a lot of bouldering, gym climbing, and specific strength training in a effort to get stronger for climbing.
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My wife always says that I function better up on a big wall than I do anywhere else in life.
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I tend to pick objectives that I feel are safe because I know that, in the moment, I always go for it. I have some rules for myself, though: Look for the rock faces without a lot of loose rock. Always rope up on glaciers where there is even a slight chance of falling into a crevasse. No pure free soloing. Never climb below hanging glaciers.
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The Dawn Wall and the Fitz Traverse were super-satisfying climbs. But I will always be searching for the next thing - the need to accomplish and explore are just woven into the fabric of who I am.
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I have always let my motivation guide me, and that has served me well. Climbing has taught me how to thrive and created a life that I feel incredibly lucky to have.
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