The Hardest Climb Ever: 19 Days on the Dawn Wall

What kind of mindset does it take to train 7 years for one climb? Tommy Caldwell did exactly that before finally conquering the Dawn Wall in a 19-day climb that changed the sport forever. He also survived a kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan that tested his endurance in ways no mountain ever could. Tommy shares the lessons he learned through fear, pain, and grit.

Tune in now and learn how to build the mindset to push past your own limits.

 

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:27 Meet Tommy Caldwell

01:47 Growing up climbing with his dad

02:33 Free climbing vs. free soloing explained

03:13 Climbing the Dawn Wall

04:50 Seven years of training for one climb

05:43 Physical and mental training routines

06:38 Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan the full story

10:24 How the climbers escaped captivity

11:19 Losing a finger in a construction accident

11:45 Building "obstacle immunity" through adversity

15:34 Endurance sports and human limits

16:14 What's next for Tommy

17:59 Mindset & finding strength in community

20:52 The Dawn Wall bool & film

 

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