Tommy Caldwell

Tommy Caldwell (born August 11, 1978) is an American rock climber. He is accomplished in several types of climbing, including sport climbing, hard traditional climbing, big-wall speed climbing and big-wall free climbing. Caldwell made the first free ascents (FFA) of a handful of El Capitan routes to his credit. He made the first ascents (FA) of some of the United States' hardest sport routes (as of 2008) including Kryptonite (5.14c/d) and Flex Luthor (5.15a) at the Fortress of Solitude, Colorado. In January 2015, Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson completed the first-ever free climb of the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. The 19-day ascent of the Dawn Wall is considered by some as the hardest successful rock climb in history. National Geographic called Caldwell "arguably the best all-around rock climber on the planet.”