In 2000, he and beth rodden, the free climber who became his soulmate and wife for seven years, travel, along.
Who Has Climbed The Dawn Wall. Both men are professional climbers. This wall has been climbed before, but this is the first time it's been free climbed.
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Tommy and i had only climbed together one day. This wall has been climbed before, but this is the first time it's been free climbed. Tommy caldwell & kevin jorgeson spent 6 years trying to climb the dawn wall, a 3,000ft goliath in yosemite national park.
Though el capitan's vertical granite has always presented a challenge for climbers, its southeastern face, known as the dawn wall, is thought to be the most punishing.
After more than two weeks on the dawn wall — the most challenging route up the el capitan rock formation in yosemite national park — a pair of professional climbers though others have climbed the dawn wall, caldwell and jorgeson are the first to make it to the top in a continuous free climb. Multiple cameramen hang on ropes taking photos and video. This wall has been climbed before, but this is the first time it's been free climbed. Tommy caldwell & kevin jorgeson spent 6 years trying to climb the dawn wall, a 3,000ft goliath in yosemite national park.
