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 bigbiteday Change image and share on social
I have always let my motivation guide me, and that has served me well. Climbing has taught me how to thrive and created a life that I feel incredibly lucky to have. Tommy Caldwell climbcreatefeel Change image and share on social
My wife always says that I function better up on a big wall than I do anywhere else in life. Tommy Caldwell bigfunctionlife Change image and share on social
I have been to Switzerland a handful of times, and it is quickly becoming one of my favorite places to climb. Tommy Caldwell climbfavoritehandful Change image and share on social
In rock climbing, people get strong enough, and then they pick goals they can do with their strengths at that moment. Tommy Caldwell climbgoalmoment Change image and share on social
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 boulderclimbeffort share on social
Stand at the base and look up at 3,000 feet of blankness. It just looks like there's no way you can climb it. That's what you seek as a climber. You want to find something that looks absurd and figure out how to do it. Tommy Caldwell 000absurdbase share on social
I am at a climbing area called the Wendenstock in Switzerland. This area has some of the best quality multi-pitch climbing I have seen on limestone. There is about a two-hour approach on one of the steepest grass slopes I have ever seen. The setting is amazing. Tommy Caldwell amazeapproacharea share on social
El Capitan is the most chapping environment in the world: windy, cold, super dry. I wake up twice a night and reapply lotion to my hands. We sand our fingertips to keep them smooth. Tommy Caldwell capitanchapcold Change image and share on social
I pretty much bailed on high school. I mean, I graduated, but I wasn't even there for my own graduation. Tommy Caldwell bailgraduategraduation Change image and share on social
