Daniel Wood on the “highball” boulder problem the Process, Bishop, California; Photograph by Max Krimmer Climber Daniel Woods didn’t know whether to be happy or utterly horrified after having become the first person to climb the entire overhanging section of “The Process,†a widely attempted yet still unclimbed boulder… [Read More]
Yosemite Climber Tommy Caldwell Speaks on Risk, Reward, and Life After the Dawn Wall
Tommy Caldwell on the Dawn Wall (VI 5.14d), considered the longest, hardest free climb in the world. After spending 19 days on the wall, he and Kevin Jorgeson reached the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park for their historic first free ascent of the Dawn Wall on January 14, 2015. Photograph by Brett Lowell The Dawn Wall was the climb heard and seen around the world. Over 19 grueling days last January, Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson achieved their seven-year pursuit of free-climbing the hardest multi-pitch route in the world: the 3,000-foot Dawn Wall… [Read More]
Ten Years Later, REEL ROCK Tour Still Brings Climbing Films to Climbers, But Aims Beyond
Daniel Woods on the “High Ball” Boulder problem the Process, Bishop, California; Photograph by MAX KRIMMER The old saying that if there’s no camera, it didn’t happen, is especially true for climbing. Unlike traditional sports, in climbing there are no stadiums filled with a cheering audience, and “playing fields†are located in mountain wildernesses. “The big challenge for us has been to capture these incredible accomplishments … [Read More]