Here’s a cool video from Cedar Wright showing how Tommy Caldwell trains for a big El Cap free route. Pretty inspiring, now if only I could find 8 to 10 hours a day to train…
A Day in The Life of Tommy Caldwell from Cedar Wright on Vimeo.
Hayden Carpenter and Tom Bohanon recently repeated an obscure ice climb on the south side of Mt Sopris. Given a brief mention in Jack Robert’s ice guide, Bulldog Creek Walk is described as being 100 meters of WI 4. What they found was seven pitches of ice in a remote setting that makes for one […]
Tommy’s a beast.
Anybody notice that they weren’t carrying pads up to Chaos? I’m assuming they were using stashed pads. I thought that was becoming more and more of an issue with the Park Service. Just a “hmmm” thought.
Tommy doesn’t need pads, he doesn’t fall!
It might be better to shut off the music so we can actually hear what Tommy is saying.
The man is a power house to be sure! He probably knows every climb by heart, no pads required!!
Tommy certainly is a beast. As far as the pad situation goes, I would hope that the camera crew, Cedar Wright, or other climbers carried in a few pads.
Having a pad on your back really ruins the aesthetic of the hiking footage used in this video. But who knows, maybe they did use stashed pads *shrugs*