In some ways, climbing in the clouds is comforting. You can no longer see how high off the ground you are. Tommy Caldwell More Quotes by Tommy Caldwell More Quotes From Tommy Caldwell The types of climbing that I choose to do I'm good at justifying. I do really try and pick things that I'm going to live through. I don't want to die, and I'm relatively cautious. I play with that line all the time. I want things that are very exciting, so much so that they can feel almost spiritual. Tommy Caldwell die good spiritual time I pretty much bailed on high school. I mean, I graduated, but I wasn't even there for my own graduation. Tommy Caldwell high-school my-own graduation school 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 wake-up night hands world In rock climbing, people get strong enough, and then they pick goals they can do with their strengths at that moment. Tommy Caldwell goals moment strong people 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 i-am amazing best quality 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 i-am strength home travel
