Available this afternoon from NBC, a live stream of the final (successful!!) push to the top of El Capitan’s Dawn Wall. Congratulations to Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell! The New York Times is posting updates. Screenshots from the live steam: From the New York Times: The top of El Capitan is not flat, so there … Continue reading NBC live streams final Dawn Wall push
ElCap Reports announced yesterday that Kevin Jorgeson, attempting to free climb Yosemite’s 3,000 ft. Dawn Wall, topped pitch 20 and reached the Wino Tower ledge, rejoining partner Tommy Caldwell. The two now face a dozen more pitches up 900 feet to complete their historic climb. They hope to finish in another two days or so. See ElCap Reports for more … Continue reading The Dawn Wall: Climbers together again
Rock and Ice is reporting that after several days of rest on El Capitan’s Dawn Wall, Kevin Jorgeson finally sent pitch 15 today. The New York Times says he texted “I’m not holding this train up” to his girlfriend. Congratulations, Kevin! For background, see previous Pied Type post, “The Dawn Wall: Because it’s there.” Jan. 10: For … Continue reading Jorgeson sends pitch 15!!
This week two climbers, Kevin Jorgeson, 30, and Tommy Caldwell, 36, are attempting the first ever free climb of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. They are climbing tonight, in the dark and cold, because they think cold, dry fingers will serve them better than sweaty ones. Tommy is a local … Continue reading Climbing Yosemite’s Dawn Wall: Because it’s there
