Tommy Caldwell Trains for the World's Most Difficult Big Wall Free Climb

For rock climber Tommy Caldwell, he’s tried the better part of five years trying to climb El

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For rock climber Tommy Caldwell, he’s tried the better part of five years trying to climb El Capitan’s Dawn Wall in Yosemite Valley which has been acknowledged as the most difficult big wall free climb in the world. While the achievement has alluded him, Caldwell has been hard at work in his native Colorado and most notably in his backyard eloquently known as “The Monastery.” It’s here that Caldwell climbs the most difficult routes at The Monastery as well as talk about the sport he grew up with and achieving the goals he’s set.

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