Tommy Caldwell
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Tommy Caldwell is an American rock climber renowned for his groundbreaking big-wall free climbs, including the historic first free ascent of Yosemite’s Dawn Wall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tommy Caldwell canonical | 9 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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professional climber ⓘ rock climber ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
environmental conservation
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public lands protection ⓘ |
| authorOf | The Push: A Climber’s Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits ⓘ |
| climbedArea |
El Capitan
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Cerro Fitz Roy ⓘ
surface form:
Fitz Roy massif
Patagonia ⓘ Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| climbedRoute |
Dawn Wall
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Freerider (El Capitan) ⓘ Lurking Fear (El Capitan) ⓘ the Nose (El Capitan climbing route) ⓘ
surface form:
The Nose (El Capitan)
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1978-08-11 ⓘ |
| escapedFrom | captors in Kyrgyzstan by pushing a captor off a cliff ⓘ |
| familyName | Caldwell ⓘ |
| formerSpouse | Beth Rodden ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWriting | autobiography ⓘ |
| givenName | Tommy ⓘ |
| injury | partial loss of left index finger ⓘ |
| kidnappingIncident | kidnapped in Kyrgyzstan in 2000 during a climbing trip ⓘ |
| madeFirstFreeAscentOf |
Dawn Wall
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The Nose and Freerider in a single push ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance |
60 Minutes segment on Yosemite climbing
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The New York Times coverage of Dawn Wall ascent ⓘ |
| name | Tommy Caldwell self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first free ascent of the Dawn Wall with Kevin Jorgeson in 2015 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
big-wall free climbing
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continuing elite climbing after losing part of a finger ⓘ first free ascent of the Dawn Wall ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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motivational speaker ⓘ rock climber ⓘ |
| partnerInClimb | Kevin Jorgeson ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Estes Park, Colorado
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surface form:
Estes Park, Colorado, United States
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| specialization |
big-wall climbing
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free climbing ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Black Diamond Equipment
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La Sportiva ⓘ Patagonia clothing brand ⓘ
surface form:
Patagonia (company)
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| sport | rock climbing ⓘ |
| spouse | Rebecca Pietsch ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentary film "The Dawn Wall"
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surface form:
The Dawn Wall (film)
numerous climbing documentaries ⓘ |
| yearOfDawnWallAscent | 2015 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Dawn Wall
subject surface form:
The Dawn Wall