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.

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instanceOf human
professional climber
rock climber
advocatesFor environmental conservation
public lands protection
authorOf The Push: A Climber’s Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits
climbedArea El Capitan
Cerro Fitz Roy
surface form: Fitz Roy massif

Patagonia
Yosemite Valley
climbedRoute Dawn Wall
Freerider (El Capitan)
Lurking Fear (El Capitan)
the Nose (El Capitan climbing route)
surface form: The Nose (El Capitan)
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
The Nose and Freerider in a single push
mediaAppearance 60 Minutes segment on Yosemite climbing
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
continuing elite climbing after losing part of a finger
first free ascent of the Dawn Wall
occupation author
motivational speaker
rock climber
partnerInClimb Kevin Jorgeson
placeOfBirth Estes Park, Colorado
surface form: Estes Park, Colorado, United States
specialization big-wall climbing
free climbing
sponsor Black Diamond Equipment
La Sportiva
Patagonia clothing brand
surface form: Patagonia (company)
sport rock climbing
spouse Rebecca Pietsch
subjectOf documentary film "The Dawn Wall"
surface form: The Dawn Wall (film)

numerous climbing documentaries
yearOfDawnWallAscent 2015

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The Dawn Wall firstFreeAscentBy Tommy Caldwell
The Dawn Wall developmentLedBy Tommy Caldwell
The Captain climbedBy Tommy Caldwell
Free Solo featuresPerson Tommy Caldwell
documentary film "The Dawn Wall" follows Tommy Caldwell
subject surface form: The Dawn Wall
documentary film "The Dawn Wall" featuresPerson Tommy Caldwell
subject surface form: The Dawn Wall
Tommy Caldwell name Tommy Caldwell self-link
Kevin Jorgeson partnerInClimb Tommy Caldwell
Kevin Jorgeson hasNotablePartner Tommy Caldwell