Through climbing, I've learned to find goals and work toward them. That's just the way I love to live. 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