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Tommy Caldwell
Tommy Caldwell
American Athlete
Born: Aug 11, 1978
Always Big Climbing Love Me You
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My motivation is internal. Tommy Caldwell
Motivation Internal
In some ways, climbing in the clouds is comforting. You can no longer see how high off the ground you are. Tommy Caldwell
You Comforting Clouds Ways High See Some Longer How Climbing Off Ground
I've always been really curious about the limits of human capability. Tommy Caldwell
About Always Limits Been Curious Human Capability Really
I crave time in Yosemite like I crave food and water. Tommy Caldwell
Time Food Water Like Yosemite Crave
I tend to walk through life sort of looking through a pair of binoculars, and I focus on certain things and push out the rest. Tommy Caldwell
Life Walk Focus Rest Looking Out Tend Through Push Sort Certain Certain Things Pair Binoculars Things
I grew up a clumsy kid with bad hand-eye coordination. Yet here on El Cap, I felt as though I had stumbled into a world where I thrived. Being up on those steep walls demanded the right amount of climbing skill, pain tolerance, and sheer bull-headedness that came naturally to me. Tommy Caldwell
Me World Walls Thrive Pain Tolerance Kid Those Though Bad Steep Had Demanded Stumbled Sheer Felt Climbing Came Up Being Where Grew Cap Clumsy Skill Naturally Coordination Right Amount Here
For me, I love to dream big, and I love to find ways to be a bit of an explorer. These days, it seems like everything is padded and comes with warning labels. Tommy Caldwell
Love Me Big Everything Bit Ways Dream Dream Big Find Seems Days Like Labels Padded Warning Explorer
I have been to Switzerland a handful of times, and it is quickly becoming one of my favorite places to climb. Tommy Caldwell
Favorite Favorite Places Becoming Climb Been Handful Quickly Times Places Switzerland
As I get more experienced, I love the idea of going into big mountains and doing big climbs. But the problem is, it's getting more dangerous, especially alpine climbing. Tommy Caldwell
Love Problem Dangerous Big Mountains More Idea Climbing Doing Climbs Get Getting Going Experienced
I feel very lucky to be able to call my hobby my job, yet it doesn't feel like one. Tommy Caldwell
Job Able Feel Like Call Very Hobby Lucky
My natural abilities weren't necessarily brute power and strength. They were more about the ability to endure and not give up. Tommy Caldwell
Strength Natural Power Ability About Give More Brute Were Up Endure Necessarily
I have a very distinct goal all the time that I'm working toward, and I love the way it makes me live. Tommy Caldwell
Love Time Me Live Way Distinct Toward Makes Goal Very Working
The types of climbing that I choose to do I'm good at justifying. I do really try and pick things that I'm going to live through. I don't want to die, and I'm relatively cautious. I play with that line all the time. I want things that are very exciting, so much so that they can feel almost spiritual. Tommy Caldwell
Time Good Spiritual Try Live Types Relatively Through Pick Exciting Almost Feel Climbing Line Cautious Very Die Going Want Justifying Much Really Choose Play Things
In rock climbing, people get strong enough, and then they pick goals they can do with their strengths at that moment. Tommy Caldwell
People Strong Goals Enough Pick Rock Climbing Get Then Moment Strengths
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. Tommy Caldwell
Home Strength Great Travel Training Stronger Year Months Pretty About Gym Am Climb Climbing Lot Itself Effort Get Eight Specific
My wife always says that I function better up on a big wall than I do anywhere else in life. Tommy Caldwell
Life Better Wife Big Else Says Always Up Than Wall Anywhere Anywhere Else Function
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. Tommy Caldwell
Myself Pure Free Slight Rules Though Soloing Some Objectives Faces Tend Glaciers Never Pick Feel Know Look Safe Because Loose Without Rock Always Climb Go Falling Go For It Lot Up Hanging Where Rope Moment Even Chance Below
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. Tommy Caldwell
Will Fabric Woven Dawn Always Am Climbs Were Accomplish Wall Just Next Explore Next Thing Who Searching Traverse Thing Need
One of the nice things about indoor training is you can make holds that are better on your skin, so you can train more before your fingers wear out. You can get stronger faster climbing inside. Tommy Caldwell
You Training Better Stronger Before Skin Nice Faster Out Inside Wear About Fingers More Indoor Make Climbing Train Get Holds Your Nice Things Things
Every climb is different. The Dawn Wall was so dry and aggressive that my fingers would dry out to the point where they would crack. So I actually had to add as much moisture as possible. Tommy Caldwell
Aggressive Every Add Out Possible Would Fingers Point Dawn Had Dry Climb Crack Wall Where Different Much Actually
I don't journal that much, honestly. Tommy Caldwell
Honestly Journal Much
I've been climbing my whole life, so I know a lot of the feelings, the smells; these memories are pretty distinct in my mind still. Tommy Caldwell
Life Memories Mind Feelings Distinct Pretty Know Smells Still Climbing Been Lot Whole
I'm always climbing. Tommy Caldwell
Always Climbing
I feel this heavy weight to be a good ambassador for the sport. Tommy Caldwell
Good Weight Feel Sport Ambassador Heavy Heavy Weight
I think retirement is a little bit like death. I want to always be incredibly engaged and challenged, but in climbing, you do have to be realistic that your body won't be able to keep up forever. Tommy Caldwell
Death You Realistic Think Incredibly Bit Able Retirement Like Always Climbing Up Forever Want Little Little Bit Body Engaged Your Your Body Keep Challenged

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