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Tommy Caldwell Instagram - A couple days ago Alex and I set off on what I think is likely to become our biggest adventure (at least in terms of calorie expenditure) to date. We are biking, climbing and sailing our way from my home in Colorado to Alaska. We have some ambitious climbing objectives, and we’ll be passing through a bunch of environmentally sensitive areas. I figure if you want to learn to love the planet enough to find ways to protect it, sometimes you need to immerse yourself in it as deeply as possible. I just met some bikers going the other direction that had to run from a tornado, had a rattle snake strike at me, and apparently apocalyptic mosquitos are in our future, too. This trip has all the makings of a real life experience! Photos: @taylor._shaffer
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - A couple days ago Alex and I set off on what I think is likely to become our biggest adventure (at least in terms of calorie expenditure) to date. We are biking, climbing and sailing our way from my home in Colorado to Alaska. We have some ambitious climbing objectives, and we’ll be passing through a bunch of environmentally sensitive areas. I figure if you want to learn to love the planet enough to find ways to protect it, sometimes you need to immerse yourself in it as deeply as possible. I just met some bikers going the other direction that had to run from a tornado, had a rattle snake strike at me, and apparently apocalyptic mosquitos are in our future, too. This trip has all the makings of a real life experience! Photos: @taylor._shaffer
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - A couple days ago Alex and I set off on what I think is likely to become our biggest adventure (at least in terms of calorie expenditure) to date. We are biking, climbing and sailing our way from my home in Colorado to Alaska. We have some ambitious climbing objectives, and we’ll be passing through a bunch of environmentally sensitive areas. I figure if you want to learn to love the planet enough to find ways to protect it, sometimes you need to immerse yourself in it as deeply as possible. I just met some bikers going the other direction that had to run from a tornado, had a rattle snake strike at me, and apparently apocalyptic mosquitos are in our future, too. This trip has all the makings of a real life experience! Photos: @taylor._shaffer
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - A couple days ago Alex and I set off on what I think is likely to become our biggest adventure (at least in terms of calorie expenditure) to date. We are biking, climbing and sailing our way from my home in Colorado to Alaska. We have some ambitious climbing objectives, and we’ll be passing through a bunch of environmentally sensitive areas. I figure if you want to learn to love the planet enough to find ways to protect it, sometimes you need to immerse yourself in it as deeply as possible. I just met some bikers going the other direction that had to run from a tornado, had a rattle snake strike at me, and apparently apocalyptic mosquitos are in our future, too. This trip has all the makings of a real life experience! Photos: @taylor._shaffer
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - @alexhonnold and I spent the last three days in our favorite place, climbing a impressively stout route established @mason_earle and @bradgobright years ago. 31 pitches of hard slab, 5.10 bushwhacking, pumpy 5.13 and even a 9 foot down dyno. Alex is so impressive and fun climb with up there. He pretty much hiked everything while I struggled to keep up. I was a bit sad to feel like I have slipped from my peak form up there. And it took my loving wife @beccajcaldwell to remind me that I am still coming back from a big injury. In the end I didn’t quite send. Of course Alex did. This would have bothered me more in the past. Maybe I’m getting wiser, or maybe loosing my edge a little. Either way it’s easy to see this as just a good time with a great friend climbing our favorite wall.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - @alexhonnold and I spent the last three days in our favorite place, climbing a impressively stout route established @mason_earle and @bradgobright years ago. 31 pitches of hard slab, 5.10 bushwhacking, pumpy 5.13 and even a 9 foot down dyno. Alex is so impressive and fun climb with up there. He pretty much hiked everything while I struggled to keep up. I was a bit sad to feel like I have slipped from my peak form up there. And it took my loving wife @beccajcaldwell to remind me that I am still coming back from a big injury. In the end I didn’t quite send. Of course Alex did. This would have bothered me more in the past. Maybe I’m getting wiser, or maybe loosing my edge a little. Either way it’s easy to see this as just a good time with a great friend climbing our favorite wall.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - On our rest days from sport climbing we climb big walls. On our rest days from big walling we sport climb. Our one actual rest day in 9 days we did a 1.5 hr bike ride, hangboard sesh and super heinous lock-off. workout. Honnold boot camp is full on. But surprisingly I feel younger and more energetic than I have since getting injured. If that wasn’t a good test of the Achilles, I don’t know what is! This was a great reminder that I need a extreme amount of movement in my life to feel my best. Thanks @alexhonnold and @sannimccandless. For being the greatest friends anyone could ask for. I can’t wait for a summer of life experiences with you!
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - On our rest days from sport climbing we climb big walls. On our rest days from big walling we sport climb. Our one actual rest day in 9 days we did a 1.5 hr bike ride, hangboard sesh and super heinous lock-off. workout. Honnold boot camp is full on. But surprisingly I feel younger and more energetic than I have since getting injured. If that wasn’t a good test of the Achilles, I don’t know what is! This was a great reminder that I need a extreme amount of movement in my life to feel my best. Thanks @alexhonnold and @sannimccandless. For being the greatest friends anyone could ask for. I can’t wait for a summer of life experiences with you!
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - On our rest days from sport climbing we climb big walls. On our rest days from big walling we sport climb. Our one actual rest day in 9 days we did a 1.5 hr bike ride, hangboard sesh and super heinous lock-off. workout. Honnold boot camp is full on. But surprisingly I feel younger and more energetic than I have since getting injured. If that wasn’t a good test of the Achilles, I don’t know what is! This was a great reminder that I need a extreme amount of movement in my life to feel my best. Thanks @alexhonnold and @sannimccandless. For being the greatest friends anyone could ask for. I can’t wait for a summer of life experiences with you!
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - On our rest days from sport climbing we climb big walls. On our rest days from big walling we sport climb. Our one actual rest day in 9 days we did a 1.5 hr bike ride, hangboard sesh and super heinous lock-off. workout. Honnold boot camp is full on. But surprisingly I feel younger and more energetic than I have since getting injured. If that wasn’t a good test of the Achilles, I don’t know what is! This was a great reminder that I need a extreme amount of movement in my life to feel my best. Thanks @alexhonnold and @sannimccandless. For being the greatest friends anyone could ask for. I can’t wait for a summer of life experiences with you!
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Its been 10 months since I properly climbed outside. I miss climbing a ton. But morale has continued to hold up because I discovered years ago my climbing fire burns hottest when I spend my days pondering exciting things. Its’ not so much about the goals, it’s about having something to focus on and then feeling myself get better. I think what I am addicted to most is the progression. When I realized this injury was going to last a while I made 2 goals. One was a massive expedition that I will take when I am healed. The other was an arbitrary steep builder problem. I chose it because I knew it was something I figured I could train for while injured. Even though the boulder is not all that exciting I decided to go all in on the prep. On @alexhonnold recommendation I signed up for @latticetraining. I got @kiltergrips / @lemur_wall_designboard in my garage. The board has been an even better tool than I thought. It’s great for working strength without risk of injury. Since its angle adjusts my kids love climbing on it too. It’s kind of amazing that this board s great for climbing v0-V16. You can even train endurance. These days I am a middle aged, 9 fingered, One legged climber that thinks I’m getting stronger than I have ever been on steep boulders. Pretty exciting! I can't recommend enough.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Cochamo! I love this story so much! A bunch of climbers and hippies rally together, get creative and ultimately negotiate a deal to save a valley not unlike Yosemite. This path for this was paved by locals and conservationists showing the government that the land was more valuable intact than used for extractive industries. A dam was planned up the valley. Roads and power infrastructure were to be built. The developer was convinced by the climbers and hippies to sell it into protection. It’s taken years of work, lawsuits, and a ton of creativity to pull this off. Imagine being able to buy Yosemite for $63 million! Seems like a good deal to me. But we still need to raise the money. It’s rare to come across a land protection issue with such a simple solution. All we need is the funds. This should be a no brainer for the climbing community. I’m likely going to be talking about this quite a bit in the future. For now, If you want to donate go to the link in my bio. Photos by Catalina Carlo (@m____catacla)
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Cochamo! I love this story so much! A bunch of climbers and hippies rally together, get creative and ultimately negotiate a deal to save a valley not unlike Yosemite. This path for this was paved by locals and conservationists showing the government that the land was more valuable intact than used for extractive industries. A dam was planned up the valley. Roads and power infrastructure were to be built. The developer was convinced by the climbers and hippies to sell it into protection. It’s taken years of work, lawsuits, and a ton of creativity to pull this off. Imagine being able to buy Yosemite for $63 million! Seems like a good deal to me. But we still need to raise the money. It’s rare to come across a land protection issue with such a simple solution. All we need is the funds. This should be a no brainer for the climbing community. I’m likely going to be talking about this quite a bit in the future. For now, If you want to donate go to the link in my bio. Photos by Catalina Carlo (@m____catacla)
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Cochamo! I love this story so much! A bunch of climbers and hippies rally together, get creative and ultimately negotiate a deal to save a valley not unlike Yosemite. This path for this was paved by locals and conservationists showing the government that the land was more valuable intact than used for extractive industries. A dam was planned up the valley. Roads and power infrastructure were to be built. The developer was convinced by the climbers and hippies to sell it into protection. It’s taken years of work, lawsuits, and a ton of creativity to pull this off. Imagine being able to buy Yosemite for $63 million! Seems like a good deal to me. But we still need to raise the money. It’s rare to come across a land protection issue with such a simple solution. All we need is the funds. This should be a no brainer for the climbing community. I’m likely going to be talking about this quite a bit in the future. For now, If you want to donate go to the link in my bio. Photos by Catalina Carlo (@m____catacla)
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Cochamo! I love this story so much! A bunch of climbers and hippies rally together, get creative and ultimately negotiate a deal to save a valley not unlike Yosemite. This path for this was paved by locals and conservationists showing the government that the land was more valuable intact than used for extractive industries. A dam was planned up the valley. Roads and power infrastructure were to be built. The developer was convinced by the climbers and hippies to sell it into protection. It’s taken years of work, lawsuits, and a ton of creativity to pull this off. Imagine being able to buy Yosemite for $63 million! Seems like a good deal to me. But we still need to raise the money. It’s rare to come across a land protection issue with such a simple solution. All we need is the funds. This should be a no brainer for the climbing community. I’m likely going to be talking about this quite a bit in the future. For now, If you want to donate go to the link in my bio. Photos by Catalina Carlo (@m____catacla)
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Our kids are so much stronger than they often know. But figuring out how to show them what they are capable of can be a complex puzzle. How hard should we push them outside of there comfort zone?  Will we end up making them hate the outdoors if we push it too hard? Becca and I  haven’t always gotten it right.  But this trip has been a break through. Every kid and family are different. But here are some things that seem to be working for us these days. 1: Team up with friends that have similar values, interests and physical abilities. 2: Avoid screens. Certainly don’t give your kids a smartphone until they are much older. I’m hoping college. 3: Celebrate working hard. And be empathetic when they are struggling. Avoid using guilt. (I fall short here sometimes) 4: Traveling seems to break bad patterns and bring fun in the form of newness. I think we are all more moldable when we travel. 5: Focus on fun. Kids naturally have a superpower when it comes to joy. Make sure to harness this. 6: Find a life partner like @beccajcaldwell. Becca is the most intentional, joyful and intelligent mom I have ever known. You just have to look into the eyes of our kids to see it.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Our kids are so much stronger than they often know. But figuring out how to show them what they are capable of can be a complex puzzle. How hard should we push them outside of there comfort zone?  Will we end up making them hate the outdoors if we push it too hard? Becca and I  haven’t always gotten it right.  But this trip has been a break through. Every kid and family are different. But here are some things that seem to be working for us these days. 1: Team up with friends that have similar values, interests and physical abilities. 2: Avoid screens. Certainly don’t give your kids a smartphone until they are much older. I’m hoping college. 3: Celebrate working hard. And be empathetic when they are struggling. Avoid using guilt. (I fall short here sometimes) 4: Traveling seems to break bad patterns and bring fun in the form of newness. I think we are all more moldable when we travel. 5: Focus on fun. Kids naturally have a superpower when it comes to joy. Make sure to harness this. 6: Find a life partner like @beccajcaldwell. Becca is the most intentional, joyful and intelligent mom I have ever known. You just have to look into the eyes of our kids to see it.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Our kids are so much stronger than they often know. But figuring out how to show them what they are capable of can be a complex puzzle. How hard should we push them outside of there comfort zone?  Will we end up making them hate the outdoors if we push it too hard? Becca and I  haven’t always gotten it right.  But this trip has been a break through. Every kid and family are different. But here are some things that seem to be working for us these days. 1: Team up with friends that have similar values, interests and physical abilities. 2: Avoid screens. Certainly don’t give your kids a smartphone until they are much older. I’m hoping college. 3: Celebrate working hard. And be empathetic when they are struggling. Avoid using guilt. (I fall short here sometimes) 4: Traveling seems to break bad patterns and bring fun in the form of newness. I think we are all more moldable when we travel. 5: Focus on fun. Kids naturally have a superpower when it comes to joy. Make sure to harness this. 6: Find a life partner like @beccajcaldwell. Becca is the most intentional, joyful and intelligent mom I have ever known. You just have to look into the eyes of our kids to see it.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Our kids are so much stronger than they often know. But figuring out how to show them what they are capable of can be a complex puzzle. How hard should we push them outside of there comfort zone?  Will we end up making them hate the outdoors if we push it too hard? Becca and I  haven’t always gotten it right.  But this trip has been a break through. Every kid and family are different. But here are some things that seem to be working for us these days. 1: Team up with friends that have similar values, interests and physical abilities. 2: Avoid screens. Certainly don’t give your kids a smartphone until they are much older. I’m hoping college. 3: Celebrate working hard. And be empathetic when they are struggling. Avoid using guilt. (I fall short here sometimes) 4: Traveling seems to break bad patterns and bring fun in the form of newness. I think we are all more moldable when we travel. 5: Focus on fun. Kids naturally have a superpower when it comes to joy. Make sure to harness this. 6: Find a life partner like @beccajcaldwell. Becca is the most intentional, joyful and intelligent mom I have ever known. You just have to look into the eyes of our kids to see it.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - After almost two months of biking, climbing, sailing, laughing and learning we reached our final destination with a one day traverse of the Devil’s Thumb skyline. While this part of our is trip over, I imagine our fascination with Tongass National Forest and what it means to protect it is just beginning. On a personal level this has been an incredible journey of friendship and elective hardship. But in a broader sense it’s been about finding our role in protecting nature and becoming better stewards of our planet. Thank you @Marina_alaska for teaching us about the forest and showing us what passion for family and community can look like. I never knew what it meant to truly belong to a place. Thank you @NatGeo for giving us a platform to tell this story broadly and for putting together what is almost certainly the most badass team of adventure storytellers. I believe that combining deep personal stories with environmental awareness is a formula that will move people to care about the places and do the work to protect them. I can’t wait to see the film that comes out if this. And of course thank you @alexhonnold and @taylor._shaffer for one of the best trips ever. We lived a lifetime in the last months and I am honored have you as the best of friends. Let’s dream up another one soon! Stay tuned for more stories about what happened on this trip and keep your eyes open for an upcoming special on @NATGEOTV #protectthetongass
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - I have lived a lot of life and seen a lot of things. But the best decision I made was to marry this incredible woman 14 years ago. Happy anniversary love. After all these years I’m still blown away by the joy you spread. I can’t wait to see what comes next.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - I have lived a lot of life and seen a lot of things. But the best decision I made was to marry this incredible woman 14 years ago. Happy anniversary love. After all these years I’m still blown away by the joy you spread. I can’t wait to see what comes next.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - I have lived a lot of life and seen a lot of things. But the best decision I made was to marry this incredible woman 14 years ago. Happy anniversary love. After all these years I’m still blown away by the joy you spread. I can’t wait to see what comes next.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - I am always impressed with @team_edelrid ability to continually innovate. We have been making the best, most sustainable and lightest ropes and hardware for years. Now I believe we have the best in class auto block belay device. I can’t wait to get out and properly use this thing!
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - I should be celebrating these two every day. But here is a little throwback to the beginning of the best loves of my life. Happy Valentines Day!
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - I should be celebrating these two every day. But here is a little throwback to the beginning of the best loves of my life. Happy Valentines Day!
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Our second big climbing spot of the trip was the Bugaboos. This is a place I have wanted to visit ever since my friend and alpine Climbing mentor @topher.donahue told me about climbing a wall in North America taller than El Cap. So after biking nearly a thousand miles from Mt. Hooker we hiked the 5 hours into the East Creek Basin. We climbed 4 big routes in 4 days ending in a big link up. All the routes we did were repeats of climbs put up by good friends including All Along The Watchtower, the climb Topher told me stories about. I’ll leave some mystery to the remaining details. As you might have guessed by now, this whole adventure is being filmed. So you’ll know soon enough. Let’s just say the Bugaboos is even more impressive than I had imagined. It was also great spending time with some all time favorite people in East Creek including @willstanhope, @sonnietrotter, @maurybirdeell, and @ad_wyatt. 📸 @taylor._shaffer Just to the south of the Bugaboos is a valley called the Jumbo Valley that was slated to be turned into a ski resort. A group of environmental activists successfully fended off the effort. As we hiked, we pondered the thought experiment of what it would be like if the Bugaboos was turned into a resort with lifts to the walls, cafes, and masses of people. A little like Chamonix. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Hit the link in my bio to watch the @patagonia film about saving the Jumbo Valley.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Our second big climbing spot of the trip was the Bugaboos. This is a place I have wanted to visit ever since my friend and alpine Climbing mentor @topher.donahue told me about climbing a wall in North America taller than El Cap. So after biking nearly a thousand miles from Mt. Hooker we hiked the 5 hours into the East Creek Basin. We climbed 4 big routes in 4 days ending in a big link up. All the routes we did were repeats of climbs put up by good friends including All Along The Watchtower, the climb Topher told me stories about. I’ll leave some mystery to the remaining details. As you might have guessed by now, this whole adventure is being filmed. So you’ll know soon enough. Let’s just say the Bugaboos is even more impressive than I had imagined. It was also great spending time with some all time favorite people in East Creek including @willstanhope, @sonnietrotter, @maurybirdeell, and @ad_wyatt. 📸 @taylor._shaffer Just to the south of the Bugaboos is a valley called the Jumbo Valley that was slated to be turned into a ski resort. A group of environmental activists successfully fended off the effort. As we hiked, we pondered the thought experiment of what it would be like if the Bugaboos was turned into a resort with lifts to the walls, cafes, and masses of people. A little like Chamonix. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Hit the link in my bio to watch the @patagonia film about saving the Jumbo Valley.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Our second big climbing spot of the trip was the Bugaboos. This is a place I have wanted to visit ever since my friend and alpine Climbing mentor @topher.donahue told me about climbing a wall in North America taller than El Cap. So after biking nearly a thousand miles from Mt. Hooker we hiked the 5 hours into the East Creek Basin. We climbed 4 big routes in 4 days ending in a big link up. All the routes we did were repeats of climbs put up by good friends including All Along The Watchtower, the climb Topher told me stories about. I’ll leave some mystery to the remaining details. As you might have guessed by now, this whole adventure is being filmed. So you’ll know soon enough. Let’s just say the Bugaboos is even more impressive than I had imagined. It was also great spending time with some all time favorite people in East Creek including @willstanhope, @sonnietrotter, @maurybirdeell, and @ad_wyatt. 📸 @taylor._shaffer Just to the south of the Bugaboos is a valley called the Jumbo Valley that was slated to be turned into a ski resort. A group of environmental activists successfully fended off the effort. As we hiked, we pondered the thought experiment of what it would be like if the Bugaboos was turned into a resort with lifts to the walls, cafes, and masses of people. A little like Chamonix. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Hit the link in my bio to watch the @patagonia film about saving the Jumbo Valley.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Our second big climbing spot of the trip was the Bugaboos. This is a place I have wanted to visit ever since my friend and alpine Climbing mentor @topher.donahue told me about climbing a wall in North America taller than El Cap. So after biking nearly a thousand miles from Mt. Hooker we hiked the 5 hours into the East Creek Basin. We climbed 4 big routes in 4 days ending in a big link up. All the routes we did were repeats of climbs put up by good friends including All Along The Watchtower, the climb Topher told me stories about. I’ll leave some mystery to the remaining details. As you might have guessed by now, this whole adventure is being filmed. So you’ll know soon enough. Let’s just say the Bugaboos is even more impressive than I had imagined. It was also great spending time with some all time favorite people in East Creek including @willstanhope, @sonnietrotter, @maurybirdeell, and @ad_wyatt. 📸 @taylor._shaffer Just to the south of the Bugaboos is a valley called the Jumbo Valley that was slated to be turned into a ski resort. A group of environmental activists successfully fended off the effort. As we hiked, we pondered the thought experiment of what it would be like if the Bugaboos was turned into a resort with lifts to the walls, cafes, and masses of people. A little like Chamonix. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Hit the link in my bio to watch the @patagonia film about saving the Jumbo Valley.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Our second big climbing spot of the trip was the Bugaboos. This is a place I have wanted to visit ever since my friend and alpine Climbing mentor @topher.donahue told me about climbing a wall in North America taller than El Cap. So after biking nearly a thousand miles from Mt. Hooker we hiked the 5 hours into the East Creek Basin. We climbed 4 big routes in 4 days ending in a big link up. All the routes we did were repeats of climbs put up by good friends including All Along The Watchtower, the climb Topher told me stories about. I’ll leave some mystery to the remaining details. As you might have guessed by now, this whole adventure is being filmed. So you’ll know soon enough. Let’s just say the Bugaboos is even more impressive than I had imagined. It was also great spending time with some all time favorite people in East Creek including @willstanhope, @sonnietrotter, @maurybirdeell, and @ad_wyatt. 📸 @taylor._shaffer Just to the south of the Bugaboos is a valley called the Jumbo Valley that was slated to be turned into a ski resort. A group of environmental activists successfully fended off the effort. As we hiked, we pondered the thought experiment of what it would be like if the Bugaboos was turned into a resort with lifts to the walls, cafes, and masses of people. A little like Chamonix. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Hit the link in my bio to watch the @patagonia film about saving the Jumbo Valley.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - We persevered through some frigid temps on our first climb of the trip, a route up the central part of Mount Hooker called All Hooked Up. The climb was established over the last couple years by our good friends @Jessie Huey and @Matt Segal. MT Hooker was the first grade 6 to be climbed outside of Yosemite and the route itself is spectacular! Despite the caloric magnitude of our days team morale is high. All the little aches and pains (including my still healing Achilles) that I started the trip with seem to be resolving themselves. For me, this trip is a bit of a curiosity to see if we can make a journey starting from my home feel like a proper expedition experience that normally takes flying around the world. We want an experience that brings us outside of our comfort zone, makes us question societal norms, and hopefully brings us closer to people and the Earth. The most moving part of the trip so far was finding a Hayden Kennedy Memorial Journal stashed under a Boulder. I miss you so much Hayden! 📸 me and @taylor._shaffer
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - We persevered through some frigid temps on our first climb of the trip, a route up the central part of Mount Hooker called All Hooked Up. The climb was established over the last couple years by our good friends @Jessie Huey and @Matt Segal. MT Hooker was the first grade 6 to be climbed outside of Yosemite and the route itself is spectacular! Despite the caloric magnitude of our days team morale is high. All the little aches and pains (including my still healing Achilles) that I started the trip with seem to be resolving themselves. For me, this trip is a bit of a curiosity to see if we can make a journey starting from my home feel like a proper expedition experience that normally takes flying around the world. We want an experience that brings us outside of our comfort zone, makes us question societal norms, and hopefully brings us closer to people and the Earth. The most moving part of the trip so far was finding a Hayden Kennedy Memorial Journal stashed under a Boulder. I miss you so much Hayden! 📸 me and @taylor._shaffer
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - We persevered through some frigid temps on our first climb of the trip, a route up the central part of Mount Hooker called All Hooked Up. The climb was established over the last couple years by our good friends @Jessie Huey and @Matt Segal. MT Hooker was the first grade 6 to be climbed outside of Yosemite and the route itself is spectacular! Despite the caloric magnitude of our days team morale is high. All the little aches and pains (including my still healing Achilles) that I started the trip with seem to be resolving themselves. For me, this trip is a bit of a curiosity to see if we can make a journey starting from my home feel like a proper expedition experience that normally takes flying around the world. We want an experience that brings us outside of our comfort zone, makes us question societal norms, and hopefully brings us closer to people and the Earth. The most moving part of the trip so far was finding a Hayden Kennedy Memorial Journal stashed under a Boulder. I miss you so much Hayden! 📸 me and @taylor._shaffer
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Biking and climbing our way to Alaska this summer with @alexhonnold was definitely the trip of a lifetime. I worked with my partner @corosglobal to break down all of the stats from the trip. Doing what COROS does best, their staff looked into all of the data from this 2800 mile journey. When combining the insane battery life of my watch, with the data breakdown of the platform, its cool to see what the body goes through as you track all of your activities. For a deep dive into the data behind this massive expedition, click on this link in bio. #trainwithcoros
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Biking and climbing our way to Alaska this summer with @alexhonnold was definitely the trip of a lifetime. I worked with my partner @corosglobal to break down all of the stats from the trip. Doing what COROS does best, their staff looked into all of the data from this 2800 mile journey. When combining the insane battery life of my watch, with the data breakdown of the platform, its cool to see what the body goes through as you track all of your activities. For a deep dive into the data behind this massive expedition, click on this link in bio. #trainwithcoros
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Biking and climbing our way to Alaska this summer with @alexhonnold was definitely the trip of a lifetime. I worked with my partner @corosglobal to break down all of the stats from the trip. Doing what COROS does best, their staff looked into all of the data from this 2800 mile journey. When combining the insane battery life of my watch, with the data breakdown of the platform, its cool to see what the body goes through as you track all of your activities. For a deep dive into the data behind this massive expedition, click on this link in bio. #trainwithcoros
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Biking and climbing our way to Alaska this summer with @alexhonnold was definitely the trip of a lifetime. I worked with my partner @corosglobal to break down all of the stats from the trip. Doing what COROS does best, their staff looked into all of the data from this 2800 mile journey. When combining the insane battery life of my watch, with the data breakdown of the platform, its cool to see what the body goes through as you track all of your activities. For a deep dive into the data behind this massive expedition, click on this link in bio. #trainwithcoros
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Biking and climbing our way to Alaska this summer with @alexhonnold was definitely the trip of a lifetime. I worked with my partner @corosglobal to break down all of the stats from the trip. Doing what COROS does best, their staff looked into all of the data from this 2800 mile journey. When combining the insane battery life of my watch, with the data breakdown of the platform, its cool to see what the body goes through as you track all of your activities. For a deep dive into the data behind this massive expedition, click on this link in bio. #trainwithcoros
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Connecting climbing objectives by bike is so different than touring on proven routes. We decided to cross the southern Wyoming desert (red desert, link in bio to watch Patagonia’s film about protecting this place) via dirt roads that sometimes turned into nothing more than cattle tails. When you drive I-80 you miss so much. Wild horses, countless pronghorn. Rainbows, and epic sand dunes. We felt we were about as remote as you can get in North America. The pain of 10 hours a day of bone rattling biking has a way of warping time. Only 4 days in I felt like we had been moving for weeks. My heart already aches for my family but am grateful to be on a grand adventure with Alex. 📸and🎥by @taylor._shaffer
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Connecting climbing objectives by bike is so different than touring on proven routes. We decided to cross the southern Wyoming desert (red desert, link in bio to watch Patagonia’s film about protecting this place) via dirt roads that sometimes turned into nothing more than cattle tails. When you drive I-80 you miss so much. Wild horses, countless pronghorn. Rainbows, and epic sand dunes. We felt we were about as remote as you can get in North America. The pain of 10 hours a day of bone rattling biking has a way of warping time. Only 4 days in I felt like we had been moving for weeks. My heart already aches for my family but am grateful to be on a grand adventure with Alex. 📸and🎥by @taylor._shaffer
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Happy 10th Birthday Fitz! I am so proud of the smart, kind, goofy and loving kid you are!
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - This summer while in the bugaboos. @sonnietrotter @alexhonnold and myself started a gentlemen’s race to 9a. At the time I hadn’t fully realized the last time I focused on sport climbing was over 20 years ago! Some things have changed. I haven’t found it as crowded as I thought, but the sport crags (which are all outside of Wilderness) do feel much more industrial. Grid bolted cliffs, fixed draws, and a lot more chalk. Some modern crags feel less like climbing rocks and more like rocks are being made into climbs. The tatics I discovered in my teens now seem common. Knee pads are worn on just about everything and you often meet people at the crag that have been projecting the same climb for 20 or more days. And now there is a whole new set of tatics. Spray bottles to combat the dry fire, heated rocks in the chalk bag on cold days. Or even dry ice on the hot days. Fans, hangboards at the crag, trainers, nutrition strategies. Most high end climbers take months off touching real rock to focus on strength building. I feel mixed about some of these evolutions but I am trying not to be a luddite. Overall it’s still a game I love. For me, Progress doesn’t seem to materialize the way it did in my 20’s. But it’s fun to feel motivation and drama of progress. Sport climbing sure is a head game. There is something cool about the lengths climbers go to to find progress towards an activity that has little intrinsic value. Maybe that’s the point. The value lies in the lifestyle it creates. Long days outside, with friends, in beautiful places obsessing about something that ultimately brings friendship, laughter, health and fitness. Thanks Alex and Sonnie for helping me rediscover something I had mostly forgotten. Time will tell if some busy, middle aged dads can reignite the power of their youth, but this race has brought some extra focus and joy to my winter and I am grateful. 📸 @james_lucas @lasportivagram @team_edelrid @corosglobal
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - This summer while in the bugaboos. @sonnietrotter @alexhonnold and myself started a gentlemen’s race to 9a. At the time I hadn’t fully realized the last time I focused on sport climbing was over 20 years ago! Some things have changed. I haven’t found it as crowded as I thought, but the sport crags (which are all outside of Wilderness) do feel much more industrial. Grid bolted cliffs, fixed draws, and a lot more chalk. Some modern crags feel less like climbing rocks and more like rocks are being made into climbs. The tatics I discovered in my teens now seem common. Knee pads are worn on just about everything and you often meet people at the crag that have been projecting the same climb for 20 or more days. And now there is a whole new set of tatics. Spray bottles to combat the dry fire, heated rocks in the chalk bag on cold days. Or even dry ice on the hot days. Fans, hangboards at the crag, trainers, nutrition strategies. Most high end climbers take months off touching real rock to focus on strength building. I feel mixed about some of these evolutions but I am trying not to be a luddite. Overall it’s still a game I love. For me, Progress doesn’t seem to materialize the way it did in my 20’s. But it’s fun to feel motivation and drama of progress. Sport climbing sure is a head game. There is something cool about the lengths climbers go to to find progress towards an activity that has little intrinsic value. Maybe that’s the point. The value lies in the lifestyle it creates. Long days outside, with friends, in beautiful places obsessing about something that ultimately brings friendship, laughter, health and fitness. Thanks Alex and Sonnie for helping me rediscover something I had mostly forgotten. Time will tell if some busy, middle aged dads can reignite the power of their youth, but this race has brought some extra focus and joy to my winter and I am grateful. 📸 @james_lucas @lasportivagram @team_edelrid @corosglobal
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - This summer while in the bugaboos. @sonnietrotter @alexhonnold and myself started a gentlemen’s race to 9a. At the time I hadn’t fully realized the last time I focused on sport climbing was over 20 years ago! Some things have changed. I haven’t found it as crowded as I thought, but the sport crags (which are all outside of Wilderness) do feel much more industrial. Grid bolted cliffs, fixed draws, and a lot more chalk. Some modern crags feel less like climbing rocks and more like rocks are being made into climbs. The tatics I discovered in my teens now seem common. Knee pads are worn on just about everything and you often meet people at the crag that have been projecting the same climb for 20 or more days. And now there is a whole new set of tatics. Spray bottles to combat the dry fire, heated rocks in the chalk bag on cold days. Or even dry ice on the hot days. Fans, hangboards at the crag, trainers, nutrition strategies. Most high end climbers take months off touching real rock to focus on strength building. I feel mixed about some of these evolutions but I am trying not to be a luddite. Overall it’s still a game I love. For me, Progress doesn’t seem to materialize the way it did in my 20’s. But it’s fun to feel motivation and drama of progress. Sport climbing sure is a head game. There is something cool about the lengths climbers go to to find progress towards an activity that has little intrinsic value. Maybe that’s the point. The value lies in the lifestyle it creates. Long days outside, with friends, in beautiful places obsessing about something that ultimately brings friendship, laughter, health and fitness. Thanks Alex and Sonnie for helping me rediscover something I had mostly forgotten. Time will tell if some busy, middle aged dads can reignite the power of their youth, but this race has brought some extra focus and joy to my winter and I am grateful. 📸 @james_lucas @lasportivagram @team_edelrid @corosglobal
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - My kids love dirt bagging it in Yosemite. Heck, everyone loves dirtbagging it in Yosemite. But let’s be honest, many of us are not dirtbags any more. So we should all think about giving something to this place we love so much. The silent auction for this years Yosemite Climbers Association fundraiser just went live. There is tons of great stuff to bid on. I’m donating a “Edelrid diamond ascent day package. A day climbing with me and a Air BNB rental in Estes Park. And I’ve rallied @team_edelrid to donate all their best gear And @lasportivana to throw in some shoes. If you throw down huge I am willing to climb the Diamond with you. @yosemiteclimbingassociation Link in bio.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - My kids love dirt bagging it in Yosemite. Heck, everyone loves dirtbagging it in Yosemite. But let’s be honest, many of us are not dirtbags any more. So we should all think about giving something to this place we love so much. The silent auction for this years Yosemite Climbers Association fundraiser just went live. There is tons of great stuff to bid on. I’m donating a “Edelrid diamond ascent day package. A day climbing with me and a Air BNB rental in Estes Park. And I’ve rallied @team_edelrid to donate all their best gear And @lasportivana to throw in some shoes. If you throw down huge I am willing to climb the Diamond with you. @yosemiteclimbingassociation Link in bio.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - My kids love dirt bagging it in Yosemite. Heck, everyone loves dirtbagging it in Yosemite. But let’s be honest, many of us are not dirtbags any more. So we should all think about giving something to this place we love so much. The silent auction for this years Yosemite Climbers Association fundraiser just went live. There is tons of great stuff to bid on. I’m donating a “Edelrid diamond ascent day package. A day climbing with me and a Air BNB rental in Estes Park. And I’ve rallied @team_edelrid to donate all their best gear And @lasportivana to throw in some shoes. If you throw down huge I am willing to climb the Diamond with you. @yosemiteclimbingassociation Link in bio.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - 2300 miles of biking and we are finally switching out our bikes for boats. It’s cool to think about all the diverse environments we have traveled through by human power. From high passes of the Colorado Rockies, to the deserts of southern Wyoming. Through the Wind River range, past the Tetons, through Yellowstone, all the way across Montana and British Columbia, and now to the costal islands and mountains of Alaska. The world both grows and shrink when traveling by human power.   On this trip, I read the book, The Hidden Life Of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, which has me paying closer attention to the forests. As we know, fires are running rampant in Canada this summer. I thought the Central part of British Columbia would be vast untouched  forests. It turns out basically everything we have passed outside of the national parks has been harvested. And big sections of the parks have burned. I had no idea how little old growth is left. From a carbon and bio diversity standpoint, protecting old growth is one of the best things we can do. We are making a film and therefore this trip is far from being low carbon, but for me it is a proof of concept. I now believe it’s not only possible to see and learn about vast areas of the world by bike, it’s grows the magnitude of the adventure immensely. 📸 @taylor._shaffer
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - 2300 miles of biking and we are finally switching out our bikes for boats. It’s cool to think about all the diverse environments we have traveled through by human power. From high passes of the Colorado Rockies, to the deserts of southern Wyoming. Through the Wind River range, past the Tetons, through Yellowstone, all the way across Montana and British Columbia, and now to the costal islands and mountains of Alaska. The world both grows and shrink when traveling by human power.   On this trip, I read the book, The Hidden Life Of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, which has me paying closer attention to the forests. As we know, fires are running rampant in Canada this summer. I thought the Central part of British Columbia would be vast untouched  forests. It turns out basically everything we have passed outside of the national parks has been harvested. And big sections of the parks have burned. I had no idea how little old growth is left. From a carbon and bio diversity standpoint, protecting old growth is one of the best things we can do. We are making a film and therefore this trip is far from being low carbon, but for me it is a proof of concept. I now believe it’s not only possible to see and learn about vast areas of the world by bike, it’s grows the magnitude of the adventure immensely. 📸 @taylor._shaffer
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - 2300 miles of biking and we are finally switching out our bikes for boats. It’s cool to think about all the diverse environments we have traveled through by human power. From high passes of the Colorado Rockies, to the deserts of southern Wyoming. Through the Wind River range, past the Tetons, through Yellowstone, all the way across Montana and British Columbia, and now to the costal islands and mountains of Alaska. The world both grows and shrink when traveling by human power.   On this trip, I read the book, The Hidden Life Of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, which has me paying closer attention to the forests. As we know, fires are running rampant in Canada this summer. I thought the Central part of British Columbia would be vast untouched  forests. It turns out basically everything we have passed outside of the national parks has been harvested. And big sections of the parks have burned. I had no idea how little old growth is left. From a carbon and bio diversity standpoint, protecting old growth is one of the best things we can do. We are making a film and therefore this trip is far from being low carbon, but for me it is a proof of concept. I now believe it’s not only possible to see and learn about vast areas of the world by bike, it’s grows the magnitude of the adventure immensely. 📸 @taylor._shaffer
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - I have been involved in product design for a lot of companies over the years, but it’s pretty unique to have the CEO of the company be a truly badass adventurer that gets after it right along with the athlete team. It’s no surprise @corosglobal is innovating at an incredible rate these days and making the only tracking device that is truly functional for climbing. @lewiswu_ , I hope you are able to see your climbing goal to free climb The Freerider through. That was a fun day on El Cap together, and I can’t wait for the new features we talked about. #exploreperfection
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - I have been involved in product design for a lot of companies over the years, but it’s pretty unique to have the CEO of the company be a truly badass adventurer that gets after it right along with the athlete team. It’s no surprise @corosglobal is innovating at an incredible rate these days and making the only tracking device that is truly functional for climbing. @lewiswu_ , I hope you are able to see your climbing goal to free climb The Freerider through. That was a fun day on El Cap together, and I can’t wait for the new features we talked about. #exploreperfection
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - I have been involved in product design for a lot of companies over the years, but it’s pretty unique to have the CEO of the company be a truly badass adventurer that gets after it right along with the athlete team. It’s no surprise @corosglobal is innovating at an incredible rate these days and making the only tracking device that is truly functional for climbing. @lewiswu_ , I hope you are able to see your climbing goal to free climb The Freerider through. That was a fun day on El Cap together, and I can’t wait for the new features we talked about. #exploreperfection
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Specifics of what I think should be done with fixed anchors in Wilderness. Check out the current mandate since 2013. I keep thinking we should just do a better job of using this. And don’t forget to comment (link in bio) deadline today! Key points are: • Climbing is a legitimate and appropriate use of wilderness. However, any climbing use or related activity must be restricted or prohibited when its occurrence, continuation, or expansion would result in unacceptable impacts to wilderness resources or character, or interfere significantly with the experience of other park visitors.   • The occasional placement of a fixed anchor for belay, rappel, or protection purposes does not necessarily impair the future enjoyment of wilderness or violate the Wilderness Act. • The establishment of bolt-intensive face climbs is considered incompatible with wilderness preservation and management due to the concentration of human activity • Climbing management strategies will address ways to control, and in some cases reduce, the number of fixed anchors to protect the park’s wilderness resources   • Fixed anchors or fixed equipment should be rare in wilderness. Authorization will be required for the placement of new fixed anchors or fixed equipment. Authorization may be required for the replacement or removal of existing fixed anchors or fixed equipment. The authorization process to be followed will be established at the park level and will be based on a consideration of resource issues (including the wilderness resource) and recreation opportunities. • Authorization may be issued programmatically within the Wilderness Stewardship Plan or other activity-level plan, or specifically on a case-by-case basis, such as through a permit system. • If unacceptable impacts are occurring in wilderness as a result of climbing, the park superintendent may deem it necessary to restrict or prohibit the placement of fixed anchors.   • “Clean climbing” techniques should be the norm in wilderness. • Practices such as gluing or chipping holds, and damaging or removing vegetation on or at the base of climbing routes, are prohibited by NPS regulations (36 CFR 2.1). Continued in comments.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - If you are like me, and would rather give experiences for Christmas that stuff, consider @MasterClass. Not only do you get to learn to climb from @alexhonnold and I. But there are a ton of other great classes, too. @adam_stack learned to be a master chef. Fitz learned some chess tips. @beccajcaldwell also loved the cooking classes. And Right now, you get two memberships for the price of one! Link in bio.
Tommy Caldwell Instagram - Hundreds of miles from the nearest road. 40 below zero. Pulling sleds through the night, our path lit by aurora borealis. Surrounded by a herd of several thousand caribou. In the middle of the night, we came across snow marked with wolf prints and what they’d left of a caribou. For the next week, our crew climbed a remote peak called Mt. Xanadu in the Brooks Range. The climbing was great, but what stuck with me was the remoteness and the wildlife. When you witness places this out there, it changes you. For me this was a new kind of spark. A realization that places this far off the map are finite, and critical to our understanding of the impact we have on the earth. Since then, I have decided that I will do what I can to preserve wilderness. I have been back to Northern Alaska a couple more times, I’ve met with law makers and spoken in front of congress, and I have continued to tell stories. All the while there has been a constant fight going on between the protectors and the extractors. Last week, we suffered a serious blow. Congress voted to advance a bill that would undo many of the protections we have in place for Northern Alaska and open it up to oil and gas development and mining. This would bring development to one of our last remaining wild places in North America, pollute the area and affect biodiversity. Much of the climate gains we have made through policies like the Inflation Act would be undone. Defending this land alongside its original stewards has kept development out of these parts of Alaska for decades. Our only chance of keeping that going is to rally once again. Help protect nearly 20 million acres of connected park lands and waters across the Brooks Range from the irreversible impacts of open-pit mining. Hit the link in my bio to write a letter to the Biden Administration before December 22. 📸 @coreyrichproductions @austin_siadak
Tommy Caldwell - 69.5K Likes - A couple days ago Alex and I set off on what I think is likely to become our biggest adventure (at least in terms of calorie expenditure) to date. We are biking, climbing and sailing our way from my home in Colorado to Alaska. We have some ambitious climbing objectives, and we’ll be passing through a bunch of environmentally sensitive areas. I figure if you want to learn to love the planet enough to find ways to protect it, sometimes you need to immerse yourself in it as deeply as possible. I just met some bikers going the other direction that had to run from a tornado, had a rattle snake strike at me, and apparently apocalyptic mosquitos are in our future, too. This trip has all the makings of a real life experience! Photos: @taylor._shaffer

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Caption : A couple days ago Alex and I set off on what I think is likely to become our biggest adventure (at least in terms of calorie expenditure) to date. We are biking, climbing and sailing our way from my home in Colorado to Alaska. We have some ambitious climbing objectives, and we’ll be passing through a bunch of environmentally sensitive areas. I figure if you want to learn to love the planet enough to find ways to protect it, sometimes you need to immerse yourself in it as deeply as possible. I just met some bikers going the other direction that had to run from a tornado, had a rattle snake strike at me, and apparently apocalyptic mosquitos are in our future, too. This trip has all the makings of a real life experience! Photos: @taylor._shaffer
Likes : 69500Tommy Caldwell - 69.5K Likes - A couple days ago Alex and I set off on what I think is likely to become our biggest adventure (at least in terms of calorie expenditure) to date. We are biking, climbing and sailing our way from my home in Colorado to Alaska. We have some ambitious climbing objectives, and we’ll be passing through a bunch of environmentally sensitive areas. I figure if you want to learn to love the planet enough to find ways to protect it, sometimes you need to immerse yourself in it as deeply as possible. I just met some bikers going the other direction that had to run from a tornado, had a rattle snake strike at me, and apparently apocalyptic mosquitos are in our future, too. This trip has all the makings of a real life experience! Photos: @taylor._shaffer

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Caption : A couple days ago Alex and I set off on what I think is likely to become our biggest adventure (at least in terms of calorie expenditure) to date. We are biking, climbing and sailing our way from my home in Colorado to Alaska. We have some ambitious climbing objectives, and we’ll be passing through a bunch of environmentally sensitive areas. I figure if you want to learn to love the planet enough to find ways to protect it, sometimes you need to immerse yourself in it as deeply as possible. I just met some bikers going the other direction that had to run from a tornado, had a rattle snake strike at me, and apparently apocalyptic mosquitos are in our future, too. This trip has all the makings of a real life experience! Photos: @taylor._shaffer
Likes : 69500Tommy Caldwell - 69.5K Likes - A couple days ago Alex and I set off on what I think is likely to become our biggest adventure (at least in terms of calorie expenditure) to date. We are biking, climbing and sailing our way from my home in Colorado to Alaska. We have some ambitious climbing objectives, and we’ll be passing through a bunch of environmentally sensitive areas. I figure if you want to learn to love the planet enough to find ways to protect it, sometimes you need to immerse yourself in it as deeply as possible. I just met some bikers going the other direction that had to run from a tornado, had a rattle snake strike at me, and apparently apocalyptic mosquitos are in our future, too. This trip has all the makings of a real life experience! Photos: @taylor._shaffer

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Caption : A couple days ago Alex and I set off on what I think is likely to become our biggest adventure (at least in terms of calorie expenditure) to date. We are biking, climbing and sailing our way from my home in Colorado to Alaska. We have some ambitious climbing objectives, and we’ll be passing through a bunch of environmentally sensitive areas. I figure if you want to learn to love the planet enough to find ways to protect it, sometimes you need to immerse yourself in it as deeply as possible. I just met some bikers going the other direction that had to run from a tornado, had a rattle snake strike at me, and apparently apocalyptic mosquitos are in our future, too. This trip has all the makings of a real life experience! Photos: @taylor._shaffer
Likes : 69500Tommy Caldwell - 69.5K Likes - A couple days ago Alex and I set off on what I think is likely to become our biggest adventure (at least in terms of calorie expenditure) to date. We are biking, climbing and sailing our way from my home in Colorado to Alaska. We have some ambitious climbing objectives, and we’ll be passing through a bunch of environmentally sensitive areas. I figure if you want to learn to love the planet enough to find ways to protect it, sometimes you need to immerse yourself in it as deeply as possible. I just met some bikers going the other direction that had to run from a tornado, had a rattle snake strike at me, and apparently apocalyptic mosquitos are in our future, too. This trip has all the makings of a real life experience! Photos: @taylor._shaffer

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Caption : A couple days ago Alex and I set off on what I think is likely to become our biggest adventure (at least in terms of calorie expenditure) to date. We are biking, climbing and sailing our way from my home in Colorado to Alaska. We have some ambitious climbing objectives, and we’ll be passing through a bunch of environmentally sensitive areas. I figure if you want to learn to love the planet enough to find ways to protect it, sometimes you need to immerse yourself in it as deeply as possible. I just met some bikers going the other direction that had to run from a tornado, had a rattle snake strike at me, and apparently apocalyptic mosquitos are in our future, too. This trip has all the makings of a real life experience! Photos: @taylor._shaffer
Likes : 69500Tommy Caldwell - 62.3K Likes - @alexhonnold and I spent the last three days in our favorite place, climbing a impressively stout route established @mason_earle and @bradgobright years ago. 31 pitches of hard slab, 5.10 bushwhacking, pumpy 5.13 and even a 9 foot down dyno. Alex is so impressive and fun climb with up there. He pretty much hiked everything while I struggled to keep up. I was a bit sad to feel like I have slipped from my peak form up there. And it took my loving wife @beccajcaldwell to remind me that I am still coming back from a big injury. In the end I didn’t quite send. Of course Alex did. This would have bothered me more in the past. Maybe I’m getting wiser, or maybe loosing my edge a little. Either way it’s easy to see this as just a good time with a great friend climbing our favorite wall.

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Caption : @alexhonnold and I spent the last three days in our favorite place, climbing a impressively stout route established @mason_earle and @bradgobright years ago. 31 pitches of hard slab, 5.10 bushwhacking, pumpy 5.13 and even a 9 foot down dyno. Alex is so impressive and fun climb with up there. He pretty much hiked everything while I struggled to keep up. I was a bit sad to feel like I have slipped from my peak form up there. And it took my loving wife @beccajcaldwell to remind me that I am still coming back from a big injury. In the end I didn’t quite send. Of course Alex did. This would have bothered me more in the past. Maybe I’m getting wiser, or maybe loosing my edge a little. Either way it’s easy to see this as just a good time with a great friend climbing our favorite wall.
Likes : 62347Tommy Caldwell - 62.3K Likes - @alexhonnold and I spent the last three days in our favorite place, climbing a impressively stout route established @mason_earle and @bradgobright years ago. 31 pitches of hard slab, 5.10 bushwhacking, pumpy 5.13 and even a 9 foot down dyno. Alex is so impressive and fun climb with up there. He pretty much hiked everything while I struggled to keep up. I was a bit sad to feel like I have slipped from my peak form up there. And it took my loving wife @beccajcaldwell to remind me that I am still coming back from a big injury. In the end I didn’t quite send. Of course Alex did. This would have bothered me more in the past. Maybe I’m getting wiser, or maybe loosing my edge a little. Either way it’s easy to see this as just a good time with a great friend climbing our favorite wall.

62.3K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : @alexhonnold and I spent the last three days in our favorite place, climbing a impressively stout route established @mason_earle and @bradgobright years ago. 31 pitches of hard slab, 5.10 bushwhacking, pumpy 5.13 and even a 9 foot down dyno. Alex is so impressive and fun climb with up there. He pretty much hiked everything while I struggled to keep up. I was a bit sad to feel like I have slipped from my peak form up there. And it took my loving wife @beccajcaldwell to remind me that I am still coming back from a big injury. In the end I didn’t quite send. Of course Alex did. This would have bothered me more in the past. Maybe I’m getting wiser, or maybe loosing my edge a little. Either way it’s easy to see this as just a good time with a great friend climbing our favorite wall.
Likes : 62347Tommy Caldwell - 54.1K Likes - On our rest days from sport climbing we climb big walls. On our rest days from big walling we sport climb. Our one actual rest day in 9 days we did a 1.5 hr bike ride, hangboard sesh and super heinous lock-off. workout. Honnold boot camp is full on. But surprisingly I feel younger and more energetic than I have since getting injured. If that wasn’t a good test of the Achilles, I don’t know what is! This was a great reminder that I need a extreme amount of movement in my life to feel my best. Thanks @alexhonnold and @sannimccandless. For being the greatest friends anyone could ask for. I can’t wait for a summer of life experiences with you!

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Caption : On our rest days from sport climbing we climb big walls. On our rest days from big walling we sport climb. Our one actual rest day in 9 days we did a 1.5 hr bike ride, hangboard sesh and super heinous lock-off. workout. Honnold boot camp is full on. But surprisingly I feel younger and more energetic than I have since getting injured. If that wasn’t a good test of the Achilles, I don’t know what is! This was a great reminder that I need a extreme amount of movement in my life to feel my best. Thanks @alexhonnold and @sannimccandless. For being the greatest friends anyone could ask for. I can’t wait for a summer of life experiences with you!
Likes : 54113Tommy Caldwell - 54.1K Likes - On our rest days from sport climbing we climb big walls. On our rest days from big walling we sport climb. Our one actual rest day in 9 days we did a 1.5 hr bike ride, hangboard sesh and super heinous lock-off. workout. Honnold boot camp is full on. But surprisingly I feel younger and more energetic than I have since getting injured. If that wasn’t a good test of the Achilles, I don’t know what is! This was a great reminder that I need a extreme amount of movement in my life to feel my best. Thanks @alexhonnold and @sannimccandless. For being the greatest friends anyone could ask for. I can’t wait for a summer of life experiences with you!

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Caption : On our rest days from sport climbing we climb big walls. On our rest days from big walling we sport climb. Our one actual rest day in 9 days we did a 1.5 hr bike ride, hangboard sesh and super heinous lock-off. workout. Honnold boot camp is full on. But surprisingly I feel younger and more energetic than I have since getting injured. If that wasn’t a good test of the Achilles, I don’t know what is! This was a great reminder that I need a extreme amount of movement in my life to feel my best. Thanks @alexhonnold and @sannimccandless. For being the greatest friends anyone could ask for. I can’t wait for a summer of life experiences with you!
Likes : 54113Tommy Caldwell - 54.1K Likes - On our rest days from sport climbing we climb big walls. On our rest days from big walling we sport climb. Our one actual rest day in 9 days we did a 1.5 hr bike ride, hangboard sesh and super heinous lock-off. workout. Honnold boot camp is full on. But surprisingly I feel younger and more energetic than I have since getting injured. If that wasn’t a good test of the Achilles, I don’t know what is! This was a great reminder that I need a extreme amount of movement in my life to feel my best. Thanks @alexhonnold and @sannimccandless. For being the greatest friends anyone could ask for. I can’t wait for a summer of life experiences with you!

54.1K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : On our rest days from sport climbing we climb big walls. On our rest days from big walling we sport climb. Our one actual rest day in 9 days we did a 1.5 hr bike ride, hangboard sesh and super heinous lock-off. workout. Honnold boot camp is full on. But surprisingly I feel younger and more energetic than I have since getting injured. If that wasn’t a good test of the Achilles, I don’t know what is! This was a great reminder that I need a extreme amount of movement in my life to feel my best. Thanks @alexhonnold and @sannimccandless. For being the greatest friends anyone could ask for. I can’t wait for a summer of life experiences with you!
Likes : 54113Tommy Caldwell - 54.1K Likes - On our rest days from sport climbing we climb big walls. On our rest days from big walling we sport climb. Our one actual rest day in 9 days we did a 1.5 hr bike ride, hangboard sesh and super heinous lock-off. workout. Honnold boot camp is full on. But surprisingly I feel younger and more energetic than I have since getting injured. If that wasn’t a good test of the Achilles, I don’t know what is! This was a great reminder that I need a extreme amount of movement in my life to feel my best. Thanks @alexhonnold and @sannimccandless. For being the greatest friends anyone could ask for. I can’t wait for a summer of life experiences with you!

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Caption : On our rest days from sport climbing we climb big walls. On our rest days from big walling we sport climb. Our one actual rest day in 9 days we did a 1.5 hr bike ride, hangboard sesh and super heinous lock-off. workout. Honnold boot camp is full on. But surprisingly I feel younger and more energetic than I have since getting injured. If that wasn’t a good test of the Achilles, I don’t know what is! This was a great reminder that I need a extreme amount of movement in my life to feel my best. Thanks @alexhonnold and @sannimccandless. For being the greatest friends anyone could ask for. I can’t wait for a summer of life experiences with you!
Likes : 54113Tommy Caldwell - 47.6K Likes - This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.

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Caption : This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.
Likes : 47596Tommy Caldwell - 47.6K Likes - This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.

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Caption : This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.
Likes : 47596Tommy Caldwell - 47.6K Likes - This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.

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Caption : This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.
Likes : 47596Tommy Caldwell - 47.6K Likes - This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.

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Caption : This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.
Likes : 47596Tommy Caldwell - 47.6K Likes - This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.

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Caption : This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.
Likes : 47596Tommy Caldwell - 47.6K Likes - This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.

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Caption : This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.
Likes : 47596Tommy Caldwell - 47.6K Likes - This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.

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Caption : This is my first big trip in 3 years. Until now I’ve managed to never be away from my kids for more than 19 days in a row. There are so many reasons to do this trip. But there is a big reason not to. Being away from Becca and the kids for 2 months is hard for everyone. I am incredibly lucky to be married to a woman that supports my crazy ideas, gracefully handles home life when I am away, and makes me feel wanted just the right amount. @beccajcaldwell also encourages me to do the things that make me an individual. Things like brotherhood and adventure sometimes need to be discovered and rediscovered outside of the family. This trip is lighting up a side of me that hasn’t been fed for a while, and it feels good. But I still miss my family a ton. I was scrolling through some photos from early this summer and thought I’d post a few. On this trip we road tripped to Mazama Washington for a friends wedding and some climbing in Washington pass, then we rafted the Green River on our way home. It’s been quite the summer so far.
Likes : 47596Tommy Caldwell - 38K Likes - Its been 10 months since I properly climbed outside. I miss climbing a ton. But morale has continued to hold up because I discovered years ago my climbing fire burns hottest when I spend my days pondering exciting things. Its’ not so much about the goals, it’s about having something to focus on and then feeling myself get better. I think what I am addicted to most is the progression. When I realized this injury was going to last a while I made 2 goals. One was a massive expedition that I will take when I am healed. The other was an arbitrary steep builder problem. I chose it because I knew it was something I figured I could train for while injured. Even though the boulder is not all that exciting I decided to go all in on the prep. On @alexhonnold recommendation I signed up for @latticetraining. I got @kiltergrips / @lemur_wall_designboard in my garage. The board has been an even better tool than I thought. It’s great for working strength without risk of injury. Since its angle adjusts my kids love climbing on it too. It’s kind of amazing that this board s great for climbing v0-V16. You can even train endurance. These days I am a middle aged, 9 fingered, One legged climber that thinks I’m getting stronger than I have ever been on steep boulders. Pretty exciting! I can't recommend enough.

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Caption : Its been 10 months since I properly climbed outside. I miss climbing a ton. But morale has continued to hold up because I discovered years ago my climbing fire burns hottest when I spend my days pondering exciting things. Its’ not so much about the goals, it’s about having something to focus on and then feeling myself get better. I think what I am addicted to most is the progression. When I realized this injury was going to last a while I made 2 goals. One was a massive expedition that I will take when I am healed. The other was an arbitrary steep builder problem. I chose it because I knew it was something I figured I could train for while injured. Even though the boulder is not all that exciting I decided to go all in on the prep. On @alexhonnold recommendation I signed up for @latticetraining. I got @kiltergrips / @lemur_wall_designboard in my garage. The board has been an even better tool than I thought. It’s great for working strength without risk of injury. Since its angle adjusts my kids love climbing on it too. It’s kind of amazing that this board s great for climbing v0-V16. You can even train endurance. These days I am a middle aged, 9 fingered, One legged climber that thinks I’m getting stronger than I have ever been on steep boulders. Pretty exciting! I can’t recommend enough.
Likes : 38014Tommy Caldwell - 36.7K Likes - Cochamo! I love this story so much! A bunch of climbers and hippies rally together, get creative and ultimately negotiate a deal to save a valley not unlike Yosemite. This path for this was paved by locals and conservationists showing the government that the land was more valuable intact than used for extractive industries. A dam was planned up the valley. Roads and power infrastructure were to be built. The developer was convinced by the climbers and hippies to sell it into protection. It’s taken years of work, lawsuits, and a ton of creativity to pull this off. Imagine being able to buy Yosemite for $63 million! Seems like a good deal to me. But we still need to raise the money. It’s rare to come across a land protection issue with such a simple solution. All we need is the funds. This should be a no brainer for the climbing community. I’m likely going to be talking about this quite a bit in the future. For now, If you want to donate go to the link in my bio. Photos by Catalina Carlo (@m____catacla)

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Caption : Cochamo! I love this story so much! A bunch of climbers and hippies rally together, get creative and ultimately negotiate a deal to save a valley not unlike Yosemite. This path for this was paved by locals and conservationists showing the government that the land was more valuable intact than used for extractive industries. A dam was planned up the valley. Roads and power infrastructure were to be built. The developer was convinced by the climbers and hippies to sell it into protection. It’s taken years of work, lawsuits, and a ton of creativity to pull this off. Imagine being able to buy Yosemite for $63 million! Seems like a good deal to me. But we still need to raise the money. It’s rare to come across a land protection issue with such a simple solution. All we need is the funds. This should be a no brainer for the climbing community. I’m likely going to be talking about this quite a bit in the future. For now, If you want to donate go to the link in my bio. Photos by Catalina Carlo (@m____catacla)
Likes : 36745Tommy Caldwell - 36.7K Likes - Cochamo! I love this story so much! A bunch of climbers and hippies rally together, get creative and ultimately negotiate a deal to save a valley not unlike Yosemite. This path for this was paved by locals and conservationists showing the government that the land was more valuable intact than used for extractive industries. A dam was planned up the valley. Roads and power infrastructure were to be built. The developer was convinced by the climbers and hippies to sell it into protection. It’s taken years of work, lawsuits, and a ton of creativity to pull this off. Imagine being able to buy Yosemite for $63 million! Seems like a good deal to me. But we still need to raise the money. It’s rare to come across a land protection issue with such a simple solution. All we need is the funds. This should be a no brainer for the climbing community. I’m likely going to be talking about this quite a bit in the future. For now, If you want to donate go to the link in my bio. Photos by Catalina Carlo (@m____catacla)

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Caption : Cochamo! I love this story so much! A bunch of climbers and hippies rally together, get creative and ultimately negotiate a deal to save a valley not unlike Yosemite. This path for this was paved by locals and conservationists showing the government that the land was more valuable intact than used for extractive industries. A dam was planned up the valley. Roads and power infrastructure were to be built. The developer was convinced by the climbers and hippies to sell it into protection. It’s taken years of work, lawsuits, and a ton of creativity to pull this off. Imagine being able to buy Yosemite for $63 million! Seems like a good deal to me. But we still need to raise the money. It’s rare to come across a land protection issue with such a simple solution. All we need is the funds. This should be a no brainer for the climbing community. I’m likely going to be talking about this quite a bit in the future. For now, If you want to donate go to the link in my bio. Photos by Catalina Carlo (@m____catacla)
Likes : 36745Tommy Caldwell - 36.7K Likes - Cochamo! I love this story so much! A bunch of climbers and hippies rally together, get creative and ultimately negotiate a deal to save a valley not unlike Yosemite. This path for this was paved by locals and conservationists showing the government that the land was more valuable intact than used for extractive industries. A dam was planned up the valley. Roads and power infrastructure were to be built. The developer was convinced by the climbers and hippies to sell it into protection. It’s taken years of work, lawsuits, and a ton of creativity to pull this off. Imagine being able to buy Yosemite for $63 million! Seems like a good deal to me. But we still need to raise the money. It’s rare to come across a land protection issue with such a simple solution. All we need is the funds. This should be a no brainer for the climbing community. I’m likely going to be talking about this quite a bit in the future. For now, If you want to donate go to the link in my bio. Photos by Catalina Carlo (@m____catacla)

36.7K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : Cochamo! I love this story so much! A bunch of climbers and hippies rally together, get creative and ultimately negotiate a deal to save a valley not unlike Yosemite. This path for this was paved by locals and conservationists showing the government that the land was more valuable intact than used for extractive industries. A dam was planned up the valley. Roads and power infrastructure were to be built. The developer was convinced by the climbers and hippies to sell it into protection. It’s taken years of work, lawsuits, and a ton of creativity to pull this off. Imagine being able to buy Yosemite for $63 million! Seems like a good deal to me. But we still need to raise the money. It’s rare to come across a land protection issue with such a simple solution. All we need is the funds. This should be a no brainer for the climbing community. I’m likely going to be talking about this quite a bit in the future. For now, If you want to donate go to the link in my bio. Photos by Catalina Carlo (@m____catacla)
Likes : 36745Tommy Caldwell - 36.7K Likes - Cochamo! I love this story so much! A bunch of climbers and hippies rally together, get creative and ultimately negotiate a deal to save a valley not unlike Yosemite. This path for this was paved by locals and conservationists showing the government that the land was more valuable intact than used for extractive industries. A dam was planned up the valley. Roads and power infrastructure were to be built. The developer was convinced by the climbers and hippies to sell it into protection. It’s taken years of work, lawsuits, and a ton of creativity to pull this off. Imagine being able to buy Yosemite for $63 million! Seems like a good deal to me. But we still need to raise the money. It’s rare to come across a land protection issue with such a simple solution. All we need is the funds. This should be a no brainer for the climbing community. I’m likely going to be talking about this quite a bit in the future. For now, If you want to donate go to the link in my bio. Photos by Catalina Carlo (@m____catacla)

36.7K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : Cochamo! I love this story so much! A bunch of climbers and hippies rally together, get creative and ultimately negotiate a deal to save a valley not unlike Yosemite. This path for this was paved by locals and conservationists showing the government that the land was more valuable intact than used for extractive industries. A dam was planned up the valley. Roads and power infrastructure were to be built. The developer was convinced by the climbers and hippies to sell it into protection. It’s taken years of work, lawsuits, and a ton of creativity to pull this off. Imagine being able to buy Yosemite for $63 million! Seems like a good deal to me. But we still need to raise the money. It’s rare to come across a land protection issue with such a simple solution. All we need is the funds. This should be a no brainer for the climbing community. I’m likely going to be talking about this quite a bit in the future. For now, If you want to donate go to the link in my bio. Photos by Catalina Carlo (@m____catacla)
Likes : 36745Tommy Caldwell - 29.6K Likes - Our kids are so much stronger than they often know. But figuring out how to show them what they are capable of can be a complex puzzle. How hard should we push them outside of there comfort zone?  Will we end up making them hate the outdoors if we push it too hard? Becca and I  haven’t always gotten it right.  But this trip has been a break through. Every kid and family are different. But here are some things that seem to be working for us these days. 1: Team up with friends that have similar values, interests and physical abilities. 2: Avoid screens. Certainly don’t give your kids a smartphone until they are much older. I’m hoping college. 3: Celebrate working hard. And be empathetic when they are struggling. Avoid using guilt. (I fall short here sometimes) 4: Traveling seems to break bad patterns and bring fun in the form of newness. I think we are all more moldable when we travel. 5: Focus on fun. Kids naturally have a superpower when it comes to joy. Make sure to harness this. 6: Find a life partner like @beccajcaldwell. Becca is the most intentional, joyful and intelligent mom I have ever known. You just have to look into the eyes of our kids to see it.

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Caption : Our kids are so much stronger than they often know. But figuring out how to show them what they are capable of can be a complex puzzle. How hard should we push them outside of there comfort zone?  Will we end up making them hate the outdoors if we push it too hard? Becca and I  haven’t always gotten it right.  But this trip has been a break through. Every kid and family are different. But here are some things that seem to be working for us these days. 1: Team up with friends that have similar values, interests and physical abilities. 2: Avoid screens. Certainly don’t give your kids a smartphone until they are much older. I’m hoping college. 3: Celebrate working hard. And be empathetic when they are struggling. Avoid using guilt. (I fall short here sometimes) 4: Traveling seems to break bad patterns and bring fun in the form of newness. I think we are all more moldable when we travel. 5: Focus on fun. Kids naturally have a superpower when it comes to joy. Make sure to harness this. 6: Find a life partner like @beccajcaldwell. Becca is the most intentional, joyful and intelligent mom I have ever known. You just have to look into the eyes of our kids to see it.
Likes : 29614Tommy Caldwell - 29.6K Likes - Our kids are so much stronger than they often know. But figuring out how to show them what they are capable of can be a complex puzzle. How hard should we push them outside of there comfort zone?  Will we end up making them hate the outdoors if we push it too hard? Becca and I  haven’t always gotten it right.  But this trip has been a break through. Every kid and family are different. But here are some things that seem to be working for us these days. 1: Team up with friends that have similar values, interests and physical abilities. 2: Avoid screens. Certainly don’t give your kids a smartphone until they are much older. I’m hoping college. 3: Celebrate working hard. And be empathetic when they are struggling. Avoid using guilt. (I fall short here sometimes) 4: Traveling seems to break bad patterns and bring fun in the form of newness. I think we are all more moldable when we travel. 5: Focus on fun. Kids naturally have a superpower when it comes to joy. Make sure to harness this. 6: Find a life partner like @beccajcaldwell. Becca is the most intentional, joyful and intelligent mom I have ever known. You just have to look into the eyes of our kids to see it.

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Caption : Our kids are so much stronger than they often know. But figuring out how to show them what they are capable of can be a complex puzzle. How hard should we push them outside of there comfort zone?  Will we end up making them hate the outdoors if we push it too hard? Becca and I  haven’t always gotten it right.  But this trip has been a break through. Every kid and family are different. But here are some things that seem to be working for us these days. 1: Team up with friends that have similar values, interests and physical abilities. 2: Avoid screens. Certainly don’t give your kids a smartphone until they are much older. I’m hoping college. 3: Celebrate working hard. And be empathetic when they are struggling. Avoid using guilt. (I fall short here sometimes) 4: Traveling seems to break bad patterns and bring fun in the form of newness. I think we are all more moldable when we travel. 5: Focus on fun. Kids naturally have a superpower when it comes to joy. Make sure to harness this. 6: Find a life partner like @beccajcaldwell. Becca is the most intentional, joyful and intelligent mom I have ever known. You just have to look into the eyes of our kids to see it.
Likes : 29614Tommy Caldwell - 29.6K Likes - Our kids are so much stronger than they often know. But figuring out how to show them what they are capable of can be a complex puzzle. How hard should we push them outside of there comfort zone?  Will we end up making them hate the outdoors if we push it too hard? Becca and I  haven’t always gotten it right.  But this trip has been a break through. Every kid and family are different. But here are some things that seem to be working for us these days. 1: Team up with friends that have similar values, interests and physical abilities. 2: Avoid screens. Certainly don’t give your kids a smartphone until they are much older. I’m hoping college. 3: Celebrate working hard. And be empathetic when they are struggling. Avoid using guilt. (I fall short here sometimes) 4: Traveling seems to break bad patterns and bring fun in the form of newness. I think we are all more moldable when we travel. 5: Focus on fun. Kids naturally have a superpower when it comes to joy. Make sure to harness this. 6: Find a life partner like @beccajcaldwell. Becca is the most intentional, joyful and intelligent mom I have ever known. You just have to look into the eyes of our kids to see it.

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Caption : Our kids are so much stronger than they often know. But figuring out how to show them what they are capable of can be a complex puzzle. How hard should we push them outside of there comfort zone?  Will we end up making them hate the outdoors if we push it too hard? Becca and I  haven’t always gotten it right.  But this trip has been a break through. Every kid and family are different. But here are some things that seem to be working for us these days. 1: Team up with friends that have similar values, interests and physical abilities. 2: Avoid screens. Certainly don’t give your kids a smartphone until they are much older. I’m hoping college. 3: Celebrate working hard. And be empathetic when they are struggling. Avoid using guilt. (I fall short here sometimes) 4: Traveling seems to break bad patterns and bring fun in the form of newness. I think we are all more moldable when we travel. 5: Focus on fun. Kids naturally have a superpower when it comes to joy. Make sure to harness this. 6: Find a life partner like @beccajcaldwell. Becca is the most intentional, joyful and intelligent mom I have ever known. You just have to look into the eyes of our kids to see it.
Likes : 29614Tommy Caldwell - 29.6K Likes - Our kids are so much stronger than they often know. But figuring out how to show them what they are capable of can be a complex puzzle. How hard should we push them outside of there comfort zone?  Will we end up making them hate the outdoors if we push it too hard? Becca and I  haven’t always gotten it right.  But this trip has been a break through. Every kid and family are different. But here are some things that seem to be working for us these days. 1: Team up with friends that have similar values, interests and physical abilities. 2: Avoid screens. Certainly don’t give your kids a smartphone until they are much older. I’m hoping college. 3: Celebrate working hard. And be empathetic when they are struggling. Avoid using guilt. (I fall short here sometimes) 4: Traveling seems to break bad patterns and bring fun in the form of newness. I think we are all more moldable when we travel. 5: Focus on fun. Kids naturally have a superpower when it comes to joy. Make sure to harness this. 6: Find a life partner like @beccajcaldwell. Becca is the most intentional, joyful and intelligent mom I have ever known. You just have to look into the eyes of our kids to see it.

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Caption : Our kids are so much stronger than they often know. But figuring out how to show them what they are capable of can be a complex puzzle. How hard should we push them outside of there comfort zone?  Will we end up making them hate the outdoors if we push it too hard? Becca and I  haven’t always gotten it right.  But this trip has been a break through. Every kid and family are different. But here are some things that seem to be working for us these days. 1: Team up with friends that have similar values, interests and physical abilities. 2: Avoid screens. Certainly don’t give your kids a smartphone until they are much older. I’m hoping college. 3: Celebrate working hard. And be empathetic when they are struggling. Avoid using guilt. (I fall short here sometimes) 4: Traveling seems to break bad patterns and bring fun in the form of newness. I think we are all more moldable when we travel. 5: Focus on fun. Kids naturally have a superpower when it comes to joy. Make sure to harness this. 6: Find a life partner like @beccajcaldwell. Becca is the most intentional, joyful and intelligent mom I have ever known. You just have to look into the eyes of our kids to see it.
Likes : 29614Tommy Caldwell - 27.8K Likes - After almost two months of biking, climbing, sailing, laughing and learning we reached our final destination with a one day traverse of the Devil’s Thumb skyline. While this part of our is trip over, I imagine our fascination with Tongass National Forest and what it means to protect it is just beginning. On a personal level this has been an incredible journey of friendship and elective hardship. But in a broader sense it’s been about finding our role in protecting nature and becoming better stewards of our planet. Thank you @Marina_alaska for teaching us about the forest and showing us what passion for family and community can look like. I never knew what it meant to truly belong to a place. Thank you @NatGeo for giving us a platform to tell this story broadly and for putting together what is almost certainly the most badass team of adventure storytellers. I believe that combining deep personal stories with environmental awareness is a formula that will move people to care about the places and do the work to protect them. I can’t wait to see the film that comes out if this. And of course thank you @alexhonnold and @taylor._shaffer for one of the best trips ever. We lived a lifetime in the last months and I am honored have you as the best of friends. Let’s dream up another one soon! Stay tuned for more stories about what happened on this trip and keep your eyes open for an upcoming special on @NATGEOTV #protectthetongass

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Caption : After almost two months of biking, climbing, sailing, laughing and learning we reached our final destination with a one day traverse of the Devil’s Thumb skyline. While this part of our is trip over, I imagine our fascination with Tongass National Forest and what it means to protect it is just beginning. On a personal level this has been an incredible journey of friendship and elective hardship. But in a broader sense it’s been about finding our role in protecting nature and becoming better stewards of our planet. Thank you @Marina_alaska for teaching us about the forest and showing us what passion for family and community can look like. I never knew what it meant to truly belong to a place. Thank you @NatGeo for giving us a platform to tell this story broadly and for putting together what is almost certainly the most badass team of adventure storytellers. I believe that combining deep personal stories with environmental awareness is a formula that will move people to care about the places and do the work to protect them. I can’t wait to see the film that comes out if this. And of course thank you @alexhonnold and @taylor._shaffer for one of the best trips ever. We lived a lifetime in the last months and I am honored have you as the best of friends. Let’s dream up another one soon! Stay tuned for more stories about what happened on this trip and keep your eyes open for an upcoming special on @NATGEOTV #protectthetongass
Likes : 27791Tommy Caldwell - 27.7K Likes - I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.

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Caption : I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
Likes : 27670Tommy Caldwell - 27.7K Likes - I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.

27.7K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
Likes : 27670Tommy Caldwell - 27.7K Likes - I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.

27.7K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
Likes : 27670Tommy Caldwell - 27.7K Likes - I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.

27.7K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
Likes : 27670Tommy Caldwell - 27.7K Likes - I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.

27.7K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
Likes : 27670Tommy Caldwell - 27.7K Likes - I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.

27.7K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
Likes : 27670Tommy Caldwell - 27.7K Likes - I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.

27.7K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : I’m still buzzing from my first rock climbing trip I’m over a year! Doc still says I should avoid jumping down into my healing achilles so I took the somewhat lame opportunity to top rope some proud highballs, which unsurprisingly made them feel easier than their grade. Despite that I’m relatively satisfied with my climbing. The real magic of the trip was the simple joy of being out in the forest with family and great friends all day every day. Most years since becoming parents Becca and I have made the spring trip to Fontainebleau. It’s great to jumpstart summer fitness. And better for family adventuring.
Likes : 27670Tommy Caldwell - 27K Likes - We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!

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Caption : We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!
Likes : 26977Tommy Caldwell - 27K Likes - We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!

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Caption : We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!
Likes : 26977Tommy Caldwell - 27K Likes - We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!

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Caption : We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!
Likes : 26977Tommy Caldwell - 27K Likes - We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!

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Caption : We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!
Likes : 26977Tommy Caldwell - 27K Likes - We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!

27K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!
Likes : 26977Tommy Caldwell - 27K Likes - We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!

27K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : We were expecting more of a climbing trip. But since my partner couldn’t come we have focused more on family romping. In truth, couldn’t be happier. It’s hard to imagine a better place than the Dolomites for a family to play in the mountains. Thanks @sandy.russellc for being a key part of the family scene on this trip!
Likes : 26977Tommy Caldwell - 26.4K Likes - I have lived a lot of life and seen a lot of things. But the best decision I made was to marry this incredible woman 14 years ago. Happy anniversary love. After all these years I’m still blown away by the joy you spread. I can’t wait to see what comes next.

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Caption : I have lived a lot of life and seen a lot of things. But the best decision I made was to marry this incredible woman 14 years ago. Happy anniversary love. After all these years I’m still blown away by the joy you spread. I can’t wait to see what comes next.
Likes : 26424Tommy Caldwell - 26.4K Likes - I have lived a lot of life and seen a lot of things. But the best decision I made was to marry this incredible woman 14 years ago. Happy anniversary love. After all these years I’m still blown away by the joy you spread. I can’t wait to see what comes next.

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Caption : I have lived a lot of life and seen a lot of things. But the best decision I made was to marry this incredible woman 14 years ago. Happy anniversary love. After all these years I’m still blown away by the joy you spread. I can’t wait to see what comes next.
Likes : 26424Tommy Caldwell - 26.4K Likes - I have lived a lot of life and seen a lot of things. But the best decision I made was to marry this incredible woman 14 years ago. Happy anniversary love. After all these years I’m still blown away by the joy you spread. I can’t wait to see what comes next.

26.4K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : I have lived a lot of life and seen a lot of things. But the best decision I made was to marry this incredible woman 14 years ago. Happy anniversary love. After all these years I’m still blown away by the joy you spread. I can’t wait to see what comes next.
Likes : 26424Tommy Caldwell - 22.5K Likes - I am always impressed with @team_edelrid ability to continually innovate. We have been making the best, most sustainable and lightest ropes and hardware for years. Now I believe we have the best in class auto block belay device. I can’t wait to get out and properly use this thing!

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Caption : I am always impressed with @team_edelrid ability to continually innovate. We have been making the best, most sustainable and lightest ropes and hardware for years. Now I believe we have the best in class auto block belay device. I can’t wait to get out and properly use this thing!
Likes : 22496Tommy Caldwell - 22.1K Likes - I should be celebrating these two every day. But here is a little throwback to the beginning of the best loves of my life. Happy Valentines Day!

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Caption : I should be celebrating these two every day. But here is a little throwback to the beginning of the best loves of my life. Happy Valentines Day!
Likes : 22131Tommy Caldwell - 22.1K Likes - I should be celebrating these two every day. But here is a little throwback to the beginning of the best loves of my life. Happy Valentines Day!

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Caption : I should be celebrating these two every day. But here is a little throwback to the beginning of the best loves of my life. Happy Valentines Day!
Likes : 22131Tommy Caldwell - 21.7K Likes - Our second big climbing spot of the trip was the Bugaboos. This is a place I have wanted to visit ever since my friend and alpine Climbing mentor @topher.donahue told me about climbing a wall in North America taller than El Cap. So after biking nearly a thousand miles from Mt. Hooker we hiked the 5 hours into the East Creek Basin. We climbed 4 big routes in 4 days ending in a big link up. All the routes we did were repeats of climbs put up by good friends including All Along The Watchtower, the climb Topher told me stories about. I’ll leave some mystery to the remaining details. As you might have guessed by now, this whole adventure is being filmed. So you’ll know soon enough. Let’s just say the Bugaboos is even more impressive than I had imagined. It was also great spending time with some all time favorite people in East Creek including @willstanhope, @sonnietrotter, @maurybirdeell, and @ad_wyatt. 📸 @taylor._shaffer Just to the south of the Bugaboos is a valley called the Jumbo Valley that was slated to be turned into a ski resort. A group of environmental activists successfully fended off the effort. As we hiked, we pondered the thought experiment of what it would be like if the Bugaboos was turned into a resort with lifts to the walls, cafes, and masses of people. A little like Chamonix. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Hit the link in my bio to watch the @patagonia film about saving the Jumbo Valley.

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Caption : Our second big climbing spot of the trip was the Bugaboos. This is a place I have wanted to visit ever since my friend and alpine Climbing mentor @topher.donahue told me about climbing a wall in North America taller than El Cap. So after biking nearly a thousand miles from Mt. Hooker we hiked the 5 hours into the East Creek Basin. We climbed 4 big routes in 4 days ending in a big link up. All the routes we did were repeats of climbs put up by good friends including All Along The Watchtower, the climb Topher told me stories about. I’ll leave some mystery to the remaining details. As you might have guessed by now, this whole adventure is being filmed. So you’ll know soon enough. Let’s just say the Bugaboos is even more impressive than I had imagined. It was also great spending time with some all time favorite people in East Creek including @willstanhope, @sonnietrotter, @maurybirdeell, and @ad_wyatt. 📸 @taylor._shaffer Just to the south of the Bugaboos is a valley called the Jumbo Valley that was slated to be turned into a ski resort. A group of environmental activists successfully fended off the effort. As we hiked, we pondered the thought experiment of what it would be like if the Bugaboos was turned into a resort with lifts to the walls, cafes, and masses of people. A little like Chamonix. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Hit the link in my bio to watch the @patagonia film about saving the Jumbo Valley.
Likes : 21658Tommy Caldwell - 21.7K Likes - Our second big climbing spot of the trip was the Bugaboos. This is a place I have wanted to visit ever since my friend and alpine Climbing mentor @topher.donahue told me about climbing a wall in North America taller than El Cap. So after biking nearly a thousand miles from Mt. Hooker we hiked the 5 hours into the East Creek Basin. We climbed 4 big routes in 4 days ending in a big link up. All the routes we did were repeats of climbs put up by good friends including All Along The Watchtower, the climb Topher told me stories about. I’ll leave some mystery to the remaining details. As you might have guessed by now, this whole adventure is being filmed. So you’ll know soon enough. Let’s just say the Bugaboos is even more impressive than I had imagined. It was also great spending time with some all time favorite people in East Creek including @willstanhope, @sonnietrotter, @maurybirdeell, and @ad_wyatt. 📸 @taylor._shaffer Just to the south of the Bugaboos is a valley called the Jumbo Valley that was slated to be turned into a ski resort. A group of environmental activists successfully fended off the effort. As we hiked, we pondered the thought experiment of what it would be like if the Bugaboos was turned into a resort with lifts to the walls, cafes, and masses of people. A little like Chamonix. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Hit the link in my bio to watch the @patagonia film about saving the Jumbo Valley.

21.7K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : Our second big climbing spot of the trip was the Bugaboos. This is a place I have wanted to visit ever since my friend and alpine Climbing mentor @topher.donahue told me about climbing a wall in North America taller than El Cap. So after biking nearly a thousand miles from Mt. Hooker we hiked the 5 hours into the East Creek Basin. We climbed 4 big routes in 4 days ending in a big link up. All the routes we did were repeats of climbs put up by good friends including All Along The Watchtower, the climb Topher told me stories about. I’ll leave some mystery to the remaining details. As you might have guessed by now, this whole adventure is being filmed. So you’ll know soon enough. Let’s just say the Bugaboos is even more impressive than I had imagined. It was also great spending time with some all time favorite people in East Creek including @willstanhope, @sonnietrotter, @maurybirdeell, and @ad_wyatt. 📸 @taylor._shaffer Just to the south of the Bugaboos is a valley called the Jumbo Valley that was slated to be turned into a ski resort. A group of environmental activists successfully fended off the effort. As we hiked, we pondered the thought experiment of what it would be like if the Bugaboos was turned into a resort with lifts to the walls, cafes, and masses of people. A little like Chamonix. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Hit the link in my bio to watch the @patagonia film about saving the Jumbo Valley.
Likes : 21658Tommy Caldwell - 21.7K Likes - Our second big climbing spot of the trip was the Bugaboos. This is a place I have wanted to visit ever since my friend and alpine Climbing mentor @topher.donahue told me about climbing a wall in North America taller than El Cap. So after biking nearly a thousand miles from Mt. Hooker we hiked the 5 hours into the East Creek Basin. We climbed 4 big routes in 4 days ending in a big link up. All the routes we did were repeats of climbs put up by good friends including All Along The Watchtower, the climb Topher told me stories about. I’ll leave some mystery to the remaining details. As you might have guessed by now, this whole adventure is being filmed. So you’ll know soon enough. Let’s just say the Bugaboos is even more impressive than I had imagined. It was also great spending time with some all time favorite people in East Creek including @willstanhope, @sonnietrotter, @maurybirdeell, and @ad_wyatt. 📸 @taylor._shaffer Just to the south of the Bugaboos is a valley called the Jumbo Valley that was slated to be turned into a ski resort. A group of environmental activists successfully fended off the effort. As we hiked, we pondered the thought experiment of what it would be like if the Bugaboos was turned into a resort with lifts to the walls, cafes, and masses of people. A little like Chamonix. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Hit the link in my bio to watch the @patagonia film about saving the Jumbo Valley.

21.7K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : Our second big climbing spot of the trip was the Bugaboos. This is a place I have wanted to visit ever since my friend and alpine Climbing mentor @topher.donahue told me about climbing a wall in North America taller than El Cap. So after biking nearly a thousand miles from Mt. Hooker we hiked the 5 hours into the East Creek Basin. We climbed 4 big routes in 4 days ending in a big link up. All the routes we did were repeats of climbs put up by good friends including All Along The Watchtower, the climb Topher told me stories about. I’ll leave some mystery to the remaining details. As you might have guessed by now, this whole adventure is being filmed. So you’ll know soon enough. Let’s just say the Bugaboos is even more impressive than I had imagined. It was also great spending time with some all time favorite people in East Creek including @willstanhope, @sonnietrotter, @maurybirdeell, and @ad_wyatt. 📸 @taylor._shaffer Just to the south of the Bugaboos is a valley called the Jumbo Valley that was slated to be turned into a ski resort. A group of environmental activists successfully fended off the effort. As we hiked, we pondered the thought experiment of what it would be like if the Bugaboos was turned into a resort with lifts to the walls, cafes, and masses of people. A little like Chamonix. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Hit the link in my bio to watch the @patagonia film about saving the Jumbo Valley.
Likes : 21658Tommy Caldwell - 21.7K Likes - Our second big climbing spot of the trip was the Bugaboos. This is a place I have wanted to visit ever since my friend and alpine Climbing mentor @topher.donahue told me about climbing a wall in North America taller than El Cap. So after biking nearly a thousand miles from Mt. Hooker we hiked the 5 hours into the East Creek Basin. We climbed 4 big routes in 4 days ending in a big link up. All the routes we did were repeats of climbs put up by good friends including All Along The Watchtower, the climb Topher told me stories about. I’ll leave some mystery to the remaining details. As you might have guessed by now, this whole adventure is being filmed. So you’ll know soon enough. Let’s just say the Bugaboos is even more impressive than I had imagined. It was also great spending time with some all time favorite people in East Creek including @willstanhope, @sonnietrotter, @maurybirdeell, and @ad_wyatt. 📸 @taylor._shaffer Just to the south of the Bugaboos is a valley called the Jumbo Valley that was slated to be turned into a ski resort. A group of environmental activists successfully fended off the effort. As we hiked, we pondered the thought experiment of what it would be like if the Bugaboos was turned into a resort with lifts to the walls, cafes, and masses of people. A little like Chamonix. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Hit the link in my bio to watch the @patagonia film about saving the Jumbo Valley.

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Caption : Our second big climbing spot of the trip was the Bugaboos. This is a place I have wanted to visit ever since my friend and alpine Climbing mentor @topher.donahue told me about climbing a wall in North America taller than El Cap. So after biking nearly a thousand miles from Mt. Hooker we hiked the 5 hours into the East Creek Basin. We climbed 4 big routes in 4 days ending in a big link up. All the routes we did were repeats of climbs put up by good friends including All Along The Watchtower, the climb Topher told me stories about. I’ll leave some mystery to the remaining details. As you might have guessed by now, this whole adventure is being filmed. So you’ll know soon enough. Let’s just say the Bugaboos is even more impressive than I had imagined. It was also great spending time with some all time favorite people in East Creek including @willstanhope, @sonnietrotter, @maurybirdeell, and @ad_wyatt. 📸 @taylor._shaffer Just to the south of the Bugaboos is a valley called the Jumbo Valley that was slated to be turned into a ski resort. A group of environmental activists successfully fended off the effort. As we hiked, we pondered the thought experiment of what it would be like if the Bugaboos was turned into a resort with lifts to the walls, cafes, and masses of people. A little like Chamonix. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Hit the link in my bio to watch the @patagonia film about saving the Jumbo Valley.
Likes : 21658Tommy Caldwell - 21.7K Likes - Our second big climbing spot of the trip was the Bugaboos. This is a place I have wanted to visit ever since my friend and alpine Climbing mentor @topher.donahue told me about climbing a wall in North America taller than El Cap. So after biking nearly a thousand miles from Mt. Hooker we hiked the 5 hours into the East Creek Basin. We climbed 4 big routes in 4 days ending in a big link up. All the routes we did were repeats of climbs put up by good friends including All Along The Watchtower, the climb Topher told me stories about. I’ll leave some mystery to the remaining details. As you might have guessed by now, this whole adventure is being filmed. So you’ll know soon enough. Let’s just say the Bugaboos is even more impressive than I had imagined. It was also great spending time with some all time favorite people in East Creek including @willstanhope, @sonnietrotter, @maurybirdeell, and @ad_wyatt. 📸 @taylor._shaffer Just to the south of the Bugaboos is a valley called the Jumbo Valley that was slated to be turned into a ski resort. A group of environmental activists successfully fended off the effort. As we hiked, we pondered the thought experiment of what it would be like if the Bugaboos was turned into a resort with lifts to the walls, cafes, and masses of people. A little like Chamonix. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Hit the link in my bio to watch the @patagonia film about saving the Jumbo Valley.

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Caption : Our second big climbing spot of the trip was the Bugaboos. This is a place I have wanted to visit ever since my friend and alpine Climbing mentor @topher.donahue told me about climbing a wall in North America taller than El Cap. So after biking nearly a thousand miles from Mt. Hooker we hiked the 5 hours into the East Creek Basin. We climbed 4 big routes in 4 days ending in a big link up. All the routes we did were repeats of climbs put up by good friends including All Along The Watchtower, the climb Topher told me stories about. I’ll leave some mystery to the remaining details. As you might have guessed by now, this whole adventure is being filmed. So you’ll know soon enough. Let’s just say the Bugaboos is even more impressive than I had imagined. It was also great spending time with some all time favorite people in East Creek including @willstanhope, @sonnietrotter, @maurybirdeell, and @ad_wyatt. 📸 @taylor._shaffer Just to the south of the Bugaboos is a valley called the Jumbo Valley that was slated to be turned into a ski resort. A group of environmental activists successfully fended off the effort. As we hiked, we pondered the thought experiment of what it would be like if the Bugaboos was turned into a resort with lifts to the walls, cafes, and masses of people. A little like Chamonix. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Hit the link in my bio to watch the @patagonia film about saving the Jumbo Valley.
Likes : 21658Tommy Caldwell - 19.7K Likes - We persevered through some frigid temps on our first climb of the trip, a route up the central part of Mount Hooker called All Hooked Up. The climb was established over the last couple years by our good friends @Jessie Huey and @Matt Segal. MT Hooker was the first grade 6 to be climbed outside of Yosemite and the route itself is spectacular! Despite the caloric magnitude of our days team morale is high. All the little aches and pains (including my still healing Achilles) that I started the trip with seem to be resolving themselves. For me, this trip is a bit of a curiosity to see if we can make a journey starting from my home feel like a proper expedition experience that normally takes flying around the world. We want an experience that brings us outside of our comfort zone, makes us question societal norms, and hopefully brings us closer to people and the Earth. The most moving part of the trip so far was finding a Hayden Kennedy Memorial Journal stashed under a Boulder. I miss you so much Hayden! 📸 me and @taylor._shaffer

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Caption : We persevered through some frigid temps on our first climb of the trip, a route up the central part of Mount Hooker called All Hooked Up. The climb was established over the last couple years by our good friends @Jessie Huey and @Matt Segal. MT Hooker was the first grade 6 to be climbed outside of Yosemite and the route itself is spectacular! Despite the caloric magnitude of our days team morale is high. All the little aches and pains (including my still healing Achilles) that I started the trip with seem to be resolving themselves. For me, this trip is a bit of a curiosity to see if we can make a journey starting from my home feel like a proper expedition experience that normally takes flying around the world. We want an experience that brings us outside of our comfort zone, makes us question societal norms, and hopefully brings us closer to people and the Earth. The most moving part of the trip so far was finding a Hayden Kennedy Memorial Journal stashed under a Boulder. I miss you so much Hayden! 📸 me and @taylor._shaffer
Likes : 19653Tommy Caldwell - 19.7K Likes - We persevered through some frigid temps on our first climb of the trip, a route up the central part of Mount Hooker called All Hooked Up. The climb was established over the last couple years by our good friends @Jessie Huey and @Matt Segal. MT Hooker was the first grade 6 to be climbed outside of Yosemite and the route itself is spectacular! Despite the caloric magnitude of our days team morale is high. All the little aches and pains (including my still healing Achilles) that I started the trip with seem to be resolving themselves. For me, this trip is a bit of a curiosity to see if we can make a journey starting from my home feel like a proper expedition experience that normally takes flying around the world. We want an experience that brings us outside of our comfort zone, makes us question societal norms, and hopefully brings us closer to people and the Earth. The most moving part of the trip so far was finding a Hayden Kennedy Memorial Journal stashed under a Boulder. I miss you so much Hayden! 📸 me and @taylor._shaffer

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Caption : We persevered through some frigid temps on our first climb of the trip, a route up the central part of Mount Hooker called All Hooked Up. The climb was established over the last couple years by our good friends @Jessie Huey and @Matt Segal. MT Hooker was the first grade 6 to be climbed outside of Yosemite and the route itself is spectacular! Despite the caloric magnitude of our days team morale is high. All the little aches and pains (including my still healing Achilles) that I started the trip with seem to be resolving themselves. For me, this trip is a bit of a curiosity to see if we can make a journey starting from my home feel like a proper expedition experience that normally takes flying around the world. We want an experience that brings us outside of our comfort zone, makes us question societal norms, and hopefully brings us closer to people and the Earth. The most moving part of the trip so far was finding a Hayden Kennedy Memorial Journal stashed under a Boulder. I miss you so much Hayden! 📸 me and @taylor._shaffer
Likes : 19653Tommy Caldwell - 19.7K Likes - We persevered through some frigid temps on our first climb of the trip, a route up the central part of Mount Hooker called All Hooked Up. The climb was established over the last couple years by our good friends @Jessie Huey and @Matt Segal. MT Hooker was the first grade 6 to be climbed outside of Yosemite and the route itself is spectacular! Despite the caloric magnitude of our days team morale is high. All the little aches and pains (including my still healing Achilles) that I started the trip with seem to be resolving themselves. For me, this trip is a bit of a curiosity to see if we can make a journey starting from my home feel like a proper expedition experience that normally takes flying around the world. We want an experience that brings us outside of our comfort zone, makes us question societal norms, and hopefully brings us closer to people and the Earth. The most moving part of the trip so far was finding a Hayden Kennedy Memorial Journal stashed under a Boulder. I miss you so much Hayden! 📸 me and @taylor._shaffer

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Caption : We persevered through some frigid temps on our first climb of the trip, a route up the central part of Mount Hooker called All Hooked Up. The climb was established over the last couple years by our good friends @Jessie Huey and @Matt Segal. MT Hooker was the first grade 6 to be climbed outside of Yosemite and the route itself is spectacular! Despite the caloric magnitude of our days team morale is high. All the little aches and pains (including my still healing Achilles) that I started the trip with seem to be resolving themselves. For me, this trip is a bit of a curiosity to see if we can make a journey starting from my home feel like a proper expedition experience that normally takes flying around the world. We want an experience that brings us outside of our comfort zone, makes us question societal norms, and hopefully brings us closer to people and the Earth. The most moving part of the trip so far was finding a Hayden Kennedy Memorial Journal stashed under a Boulder. I miss you so much Hayden! 📸 me and @taylor._shaffer
Likes : 19653Tommy Caldwell - 18.4K Likes - Biking and climbing our way to Alaska this summer with @alexhonnold was definitely the trip of a lifetime. I worked with my partner @corosglobal to break down all of the stats from the trip. Doing what COROS does best, their staff looked into all of the data from this 2800 mile journey. When combining the insane battery life of my watch, with the data breakdown of the platform, its cool to see what the body goes through as you track all of your activities. For a deep dive into the data behind this massive expedition, click on this link in bio. #trainwithcoros

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Caption : Biking and climbing our way to Alaska this summer with @alexhonnold was definitely the trip of a lifetime. I worked with my partner @corosglobal to break down all of the stats from the trip. Doing what COROS does best, their staff looked into all of the data from this 2800 mile journey. When combining the insane battery life of my watch, with the data breakdown of the platform, its cool to see what the body goes through as you track all of your activities. For a deep dive into the data behind this massive expedition, click on this link in bio. #trainwithcoros
Likes : 18363Tommy Caldwell - 18.4K Likes - Biking and climbing our way to Alaska this summer with @alexhonnold was definitely the trip of a lifetime. I worked with my partner @corosglobal to break down all of the stats from the trip. Doing what COROS does best, their staff looked into all of the data from this 2800 mile journey. When combining the insane battery life of my watch, with the data breakdown of the platform, its cool to see what the body goes through as you track all of your activities. For a deep dive into the data behind this massive expedition, click on this link in bio. #trainwithcoros

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Caption : Biking and climbing our way to Alaska this summer with @alexhonnold was definitely the trip of a lifetime. I worked with my partner @corosglobal to break down all of the stats from the trip. Doing what COROS does best, their staff looked into all of the data from this 2800 mile journey. When combining the insane battery life of my watch, with the data breakdown of the platform, its cool to see what the body goes through as you track all of your activities. For a deep dive into the data behind this massive expedition, click on this link in bio. #trainwithcoros
Likes : 18363Tommy Caldwell - 18.4K Likes - Biking and climbing our way to Alaska this summer with @alexhonnold was definitely the trip of a lifetime. I worked with my partner @corosglobal to break down all of the stats from the trip. Doing what COROS does best, their staff looked into all of the data from this 2800 mile journey. When combining the insane battery life of my watch, with the data breakdown of the platform, its cool to see what the body goes through as you track all of your activities. For a deep dive into the data behind this massive expedition, click on this link in bio. #trainwithcoros

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Caption : Biking and climbing our way to Alaska this summer with @alexhonnold was definitely the trip of a lifetime. I worked with my partner @corosglobal to break down all of the stats from the trip. Doing what COROS does best, their staff looked into all of the data from this 2800 mile journey. When combining the insane battery life of my watch, with the data breakdown of the platform, its cool to see what the body goes through as you track all of your activities. For a deep dive into the data behind this massive expedition, click on this link in bio. #trainwithcoros
Likes : 18363Tommy Caldwell - 18.4K Likes - Biking and climbing our way to Alaska this summer with @alexhonnold was definitely the trip of a lifetime. I worked with my partner @corosglobal to break down all of the stats from the trip. Doing what COROS does best, their staff looked into all of the data from this 2800 mile journey. When combining the insane battery life of my watch, with the data breakdown of the platform, its cool to see what the body goes through as you track all of your activities. For a deep dive into the data behind this massive expedition, click on this link in bio. #trainwithcoros

18.4K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : Biking and climbing our way to Alaska this summer with @alexhonnold was definitely the trip of a lifetime. I worked with my partner @corosglobal to break down all of the stats from the trip. Doing what COROS does best, their staff looked into all of the data from this 2800 mile journey. When combining the insane battery life of my watch, with the data breakdown of the platform, its cool to see what the body goes through as you track all of your activities. For a deep dive into the data behind this massive expedition, click on this link in bio. #trainwithcoros
Likes : 18363Tommy Caldwell - 18.4K Likes - Biking and climbing our way to Alaska this summer with @alexhonnold was definitely the trip of a lifetime. I worked with my partner @corosglobal to break down all of the stats from the trip. Doing what COROS does best, their staff looked into all of the data from this 2800 mile journey. When combining the insane battery life of my watch, with the data breakdown of the platform, its cool to see what the body goes through as you track all of your activities. For a deep dive into the data behind this massive expedition, click on this link in bio. #trainwithcoros

18.4K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : Biking and climbing our way to Alaska this summer with @alexhonnold was definitely the trip of a lifetime. I worked with my partner @corosglobal to break down all of the stats from the trip. Doing what COROS does best, their staff looked into all of the data from this 2800 mile journey. When combining the insane battery life of my watch, with the data breakdown of the platform, its cool to see what the body goes through as you track all of your activities. For a deep dive into the data behind this massive expedition, click on this link in bio. #trainwithcoros
Likes : 18363Tommy Caldwell - 17.7K Likes - Connecting climbing objectives by bike is so different than touring on proven routes. We decided to cross the southern Wyoming desert (red desert, link in bio to watch Patagonia’s film about protecting this place) via dirt roads that sometimes turned into nothing more than cattle tails. When you drive I-80 you miss so much. Wild horses, countless pronghorn. Rainbows, and epic sand dunes. We felt we were about as remote as you can get in North America. The pain of 10 hours a day of bone rattling biking has a way of warping time. Only 4 days in I felt like we had been moving for weeks. My heart already aches for my family but am grateful to be on a grand adventure with Alex. 📸and🎥by @taylor._shaffer

17.7K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : Connecting climbing objectives by bike is so different than touring on proven routes. We decided to cross the southern Wyoming desert (red desert, link in bio to watch Patagonia’s film about protecting this place) via dirt roads that sometimes turned into nothing more than cattle tails. When you drive I-80 you miss so much. Wild horses, countless pronghorn. Rainbows, and epic sand dunes. We felt we were about as remote as you can get in North America. The pain of 10 hours a day of bone rattling biking has a way of warping time. Only 4 days in I felt like we had been moving for weeks. My heart already aches for my family but am grateful to be on a grand adventure with Alex. 📸and🎥by @taylor._shaffer
Likes : 17728Tommy Caldwell - 17.7K Likes - Connecting climbing objectives by bike is so different than touring on proven routes. We decided to cross the southern Wyoming desert (red desert, link in bio to watch Patagonia’s film about protecting this place) via dirt roads that sometimes turned into nothing more than cattle tails. When you drive I-80 you miss so much. Wild horses, countless pronghorn. Rainbows, and epic sand dunes. We felt we were about as remote as you can get in North America. The pain of 10 hours a day of bone rattling biking has a way of warping time. Only 4 days in I felt like we had been moving for weeks. My heart already aches for my family but am grateful to be on a grand adventure with Alex. 📸and🎥by @taylor._shaffer

17.7K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : Connecting climbing objectives by bike is so different than touring on proven routes. We decided to cross the southern Wyoming desert (red desert, link in bio to watch Patagonia’s film about protecting this place) via dirt roads that sometimes turned into nothing more than cattle tails. When you drive I-80 you miss so much. Wild horses, countless pronghorn. Rainbows, and epic sand dunes. We felt we were about as remote as you can get in North America. The pain of 10 hours a day of bone rattling biking has a way of warping time. Only 4 days in I felt like we had been moving for weeks. My heart already aches for my family but am grateful to be on a grand adventure with Alex. 📸and🎥by @taylor._shaffer
Likes : 17728Tommy Caldwell - 17.4K Likes - Happy 10th Birthday Fitz! I am so proud of the smart, kind, goofy and loving kid you are!

17.4K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : Happy 10th Birthday Fitz! I am so proud of the smart, kind, goofy and loving kid you are!
Likes : 17375Tommy Caldwell - 14.8K Likes - This summer while in the bugaboos. @sonnietrotter @alexhonnold and myself started a gentlemen’s race to 9a. At the time I hadn’t fully realized the last time I focused on sport climbing was over 20 years ago! Some things have changed. I haven’t found it as crowded as I thought, but the sport crags (which are all outside of Wilderness) do feel much more industrial. Grid bolted cliffs, fixed draws, and a lot more chalk. Some modern crags feel less like climbing rocks and more like rocks are being made into climbs. The tatics I discovered in my teens now seem common. Knee pads are worn on just about everything and you often meet people at the crag that have been projecting the same climb for 20 or more days. And now there is a whole new set of tatics. Spray bottles to combat the dry fire, heated rocks in the chalk bag on cold days. Or even dry ice on the hot days. Fans, hangboards at the crag, trainers, nutrition strategies. Most high end climbers take months off touching real rock to focus on strength building. I feel mixed about some of these evolutions but I am trying not to be a luddite. Overall it’s still a game I love. For me, Progress doesn’t seem to materialize the way it did in my 20’s. But it’s fun to feel motivation and drama of progress. Sport climbing sure is a head game. There is something cool about the lengths climbers go to to find progress towards an activity that has little intrinsic value. Maybe that’s the point. The value lies in the lifestyle it creates. Long days outside, with friends, in beautiful places obsessing about something that ultimately brings friendship, laughter, health and fitness. Thanks Alex and Sonnie for helping me rediscover something I had mostly forgotten. Time will tell if some busy, middle aged dads can reignite the power of their youth, but this race has brought some extra focus and joy to my winter and I am grateful. 📸 @james_lucas @lasportivagram @team_edelrid @corosglobal

14.8K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : This summer while in the bugaboos. @sonnietrotter @alexhonnold and myself started a gentlemen’s race to 9a. At the time I hadn’t fully realized the last time I focused on sport climbing was over 20 years ago! Some things have changed. I haven’t found it as crowded as I thought, but the sport crags (which are all outside of Wilderness) do feel much more industrial. Grid bolted cliffs, fixed draws, and a lot more chalk. Some modern crags feel less like climbing rocks and more like rocks are being made into climbs. The tatics I discovered in my teens now seem common. Knee pads are worn on just about everything and you often meet people at the crag that have been projecting the same climb for 20 or more days. And now there is a whole new set of tatics. Spray bottles to combat the dry fire, heated rocks in the chalk bag on cold days. Or even dry ice on the hot days. Fans, hangboards at the crag, trainers, nutrition strategies. Most high end climbers take months off touching real rock to focus on strength building. I feel mixed about some of these evolutions but I am trying not to be a luddite. Overall it’s still a game I love. For me, Progress doesn’t seem to materialize the way it did in my 20’s. But it’s fun to feel motivation and drama of progress. Sport climbing sure is a head game. There is something cool about the lengths climbers go to to find progress towards an activity that has little intrinsic value. Maybe that’s the point. The value lies in the lifestyle it creates. Long days outside, with friends, in beautiful places obsessing about something that ultimately brings friendship, laughter, health and fitness. Thanks Alex and Sonnie for helping me rediscover something I had mostly forgotten. Time will tell if some busy, middle aged dads can reignite the power of their youth, but this race has brought some extra focus and joy to my winter and I am grateful. 📸 @james_lucas @lasportivagram @team_edelrid @corosglobal
Likes : 14756Tommy Caldwell - 14.8K Likes - This summer while in the bugaboos. @sonnietrotter @alexhonnold and myself started a gentlemen’s race to 9a. At the time I hadn’t fully realized the last time I focused on sport climbing was over 20 years ago! Some things have changed. I haven’t found it as crowded as I thought, but the sport crags (which are all outside of Wilderness) do feel much more industrial. Grid bolted cliffs, fixed draws, and a lot more chalk. Some modern crags feel less like climbing rocks and more like rocks are being made into climbs. The tatics I discovered in my teens now seem common. Knee pads are worn on just about everything and you often meet people at the crag that have been projecting the same climb for 20 or more days. And now there is a whole new set of tatics. Spray bottles to combat the dry fire, heated rocks in the chalk bag on cold days. Or even dry ice on the hot days. Fans, hangboards at the crag, trainers, nutrition strategies. Most high end climbers take months off touching real rock to focus on strength building. I feel mixed about some of these evolutions but I am trying not to be a luddite. Overall it’s still a game I love. For me, Progress doesn’t seem to materialize the way it did in my 20’s. But it’s fun to feel motivation and drama of progress. Sport climbing sure is a head game. There is something cool about the lengths climbers go to to find progress towards an activity that has little intrinsic value. Maybe that’s the point. The value lies in the lifestyle it creates. Long days outside, with friends, in beautiful places obsessing about something that ultimately brings friendship, laughter, health and fitness. Thanks Alex and Sonnie for helping me rediscover something I had mostly forgotten. Time will tell if some busy, middle aged dads can reignite the power of their youth, but this race has brought some extra focus and joy to my winter and I am grateful. 📸 @james_lucas @lasportivagram @team_edelrid @corosglobal

14.8K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : This summer while in the bugaboos. @sonnietrotter @alexhonnold and myself started a gentlemen’s race to 9a. At the time I hadn’t fully realized the last time I focused on sport climbing was over 20 years ago! Some things have changed. I haven’t found it as crowded as I thought, but the sport crags (which are all outside of Wilderness) do feel much more industrial. Grid bolted cliffs, fixed draws, and a lot more chalk. Some modern crags feel less like climbing rocks and more like rocks are being made into climbs. The tatics I discovered in my teens now seem common. Knee pads are worn on just about everything and you often meet people at the crag that have been projecting the same climb for 20 or more days. And now there is a whole new set of tatics. Spray bottles to combat the dry fire, heated rocks in the chalk bag on cold days. Or even dry ice on the hot days. Fans, hangboards at the crag, trainers, nutrition strategies. Most high end climbers take months off touching real rock to focus on strength building. I feel mixed about some of these evolutions but I am trying not to be a luddite. Overall it’s still a game I love. For me, Progress doesn’t seem to materialize the way it did in my 20’s. But it’s fun to feel motivation and drama of progress. Sport climbing sure is a head game. There is something cool about the lengths climbers go to to find progress towards an activity that has little intrinsic value. Maybe that’s the point. The value lies in the lifestyle it creates. Long days outside, with friends, in beautiful places obsessing about something that ultimately brings friendship, laughter, health and fitness. Thanks Alex and Sonnie for helping me rediscover something I had mostly forgotten. Time will tell if some busy, middle aged dads can reignite the power of their youth, but this race has brought some extra focus and joy to my winter and I am grateful. 📸 @james_lucas @lasportivagram @team_edelrid @corosglobal
Likes : 14756Tommy Caldwell - 14.8K Likes - This summer while in the bugaboos. @sonnietrotter @alexhonnold and myself started a gentlemen’s race to 9a. At the time I hadn’t fully realized the last time I focused on sport climbing was over 20 years ago! Some things have changed. I haven’t found it as crowded as I thought, but the sport crags (which are all outside of Wilderness) do feel much more industrial. Grid bolted cliffs, fixed draws, and a lot more chalk. Some modern crags feel less like climbing rocks and more like rocks are being made into climbs. The tatics I discovered in my teens now seem common. Knee pads are worn on just about everything and you often meet people at the crag that have been projecting the same climb for 20 or more days. And now there is a whole new set of tatics. Spray bottles to combat the dry fire, heated rocks in the chalk bag on cold days. Or even dry ice on the hot days. Fans, hangboards at the crag, trainers, nutrition strategies. Most high end climbers take months off touching real rock to focus on strength building. I feel mixed about some of these evolutions but I am trying not to be a luddite. Overall it’s still a game I love. For me, Progress doesn’t seem to materialize the way it did in my 20’s. But it’s fun to feel motivation and drama of progress. Sport climbing sure is a head game. There is something cool about the lengths climbers go to to find progress towards an activity that has little intrinsic value. Maybe that’s the point. The value lies in the lifestyle it creates. Long days outside, with friends, in beautiful places obsessing about something that ultimately brings friendship, laughter, health and fitness. Thanks Alex and Sonnie for helping me rediscover something I had mostly forgotten. Time will tell if some busy, middle aged dads can reignite the power of their youth, but this race has brought some extra focus and joy to my winter and I am grateful. 📸 @james_lucas @lasportivagram @team_edelrid @corosglobal

14.8K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : This summer while in the bugaboos. @sonnietrotter @alexhonnold and myself started a gentlemen’s race to 9a. At the time I hadn’t fully realized the last time I focused on sport climbing was over 20 years ago! Some things have changed. I haven’t found it as crowded as I thought, but the sport crags (which are all outside of Wilderness) do feel much more industrial. Grid bolted cliffs, fixed draws, and a lot more chalk. Some modern crags feel less like climbing rocks and more like rocks are being made into climbs. The tatics I discovered in my teens now seem common. Knee pads are worn on just about everything and you often meet people at the crag that have been projecting the same climb for 20 or more days. And now there is a whole new set of tatics. Spray bottles to combat the dry fire, heated rocks in the chalk bag on cold days. Or even dry ice on the hot days. Fans, hangboards at the crag, trainers, nutrition strategies. Most high end climbers take months off touching real rock to focus on strength building. I feel mixed about some of these evolutions but I am trying not to be a luddite. Overall it’s still a game I love. For me, Progress doesn’t seem to materialize the way it did in my 20’s. But it’s fun to feel motivation and drama of progress. Sport climbing sure is a head game. There is something cool about the lengths climbers go to to find progress towards an activity that has little intrinsic value. Maybe that’s the point. The value lies in the lifestyle it creates. Long days outside, with friends, in beautiful places obsessing about something that ultimately brings friendship, laughter, health and fitness. Thanks Alex and Sonnie for helping me rediscover something I had mostly forgotten. Time will tell if some busy, middle aged dads can reignite the power of their youth, but this race has brought some extra focus and joy to my winter and I am grateful. 📸 @james_lucas @lasportivagram @team_edelrid @corosglobal
Likes : 14756Tommy Caldwell - 14.5K Likes - My kids love dirt bagging it in Yosemite. Heck, everyone loves dirtbagging it in Yosemite. But let’s be honest, many of us are not dirtbags any more. So we should all think about giving something to this place we love so much. The silent auction for this years Yosemite Climbers Association fundraiser just went live. There is tons of great stuff to bid on. I’m donating a “Edelrid diamond ascent day package. A day climbing with me and a Air BNB rental in Estes Park. And I’ve rallied @team_edelrid to donate all their best gear And @lasportivana to throw in some shoes. If you throw down huge I am willing to climb the Diamond with you. @yosemiteclimbingassociation Link in bio.

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Caption : My kids love dirt bagging it in Yosemite. Heck, everyone loves dirtbagging it in Yosemite. But let’s be honest, many of us are not dirtbags any more. So we should all think about giving something to this place we love so much. The silent auction for this years Yosemite Climbers Association fundraiser just went live. There is tons of great stuff to bid on. I’m donating a “Edelrid diamond ascent day package. A day climbing with me and a Air BNB rental in Estes Park. And I’ve rallied @team_edelrid to donate all their best gear And @lasportivana to throw in some shoes. If you throw down huge I am willing to climb the Diamond with you. @yosemiteclimbingassociation Link in bio.
Likes : 14481Tommy Caldwell - 14.5K Likes - My kids love dirt bagging it in Yosemite. Heck, everyone loves dirtbagging it in Yosemite. But let’s be honest, many of us are not dirtbags any more. So we should all think about giving something to this place we love so much. The silent auction for this years Yosemite Climbers Association fundraiser just went live. There is tons of great stuff to bid on. I’m donating a “Edelrid diamond ascent day package. A day climbing with me and a Air BNB rental in Estes Park. And I’ve rallied @team_edelrid to donate all their best gear And @lasportivana to throw in some shoes. If you throw down huge I am willing to climb the Diamond with you. @yosemiteclimbingassociation Link in bio.

14.5K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : My kids love dirt bagging it in Yosemite. Heck, everyone loves dirtbagging it in Yosemite. But let’s be honest, many of us are not dirtbags any more. So we should all think about giving something to this place we love so much. The silent auction for this years Yosemite Climbers Association fundraiser just went live. There is tons of great stuff to bid on. I’m donating a “Edelrid diamond ascent day package. A day climbing with me and a Air BNB rental in Estes Park. And I’ve rallied @team_edelrid to donate all their best gear And @lasportivana to throw in some shoes. If you throw down huge I am willing to climb the Diamond with you. @yosemiteclimbingassociation Link in bio.
Likes : 14481Tommy Caldwell - 14.5K Likes - My kids love dirt bagging it in Yosemite. Heck, everyone loves dirtbagging it in Yosemite. But let’s be honest, many of us are not dirtbags any more. So we should all think about giving something to this place we love so much. The silent auction for this years Yosemite Climbers Association fundraiser just went live. There is tons of great stuff to bid on. I’m donating a “Edelrid diamond ascent day package. A day climbing with me and a Air BNB rental in Estes Park. And I’ve rallied @team_edelrid to donate all their best gear And @lasportivana to throw in some shoes. If you throw down huge I am willing to climb the Diamond with you. @yosemiteclimbingassociation Link in bio.

14.5K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : My kids love dirt bagging it in Yosemite. Heck, everyone loves dirtbagging it in Yosemite. But let’s be honest, many of us are not dirtbags any more. So we should all think about giving something to this place we love so much. The silent auction for this years Yosemite Climbers Association fundraiser just went live. There is tons of great stuff to bid on. I’m donating a “Edelrid diamond ascent day package. A day climbing with me and a Air BNB rental in Estes Park. And I’ve rallied @team_edelrid to donate all their best gear And @lasportivana to throw in some shoes. If you throw down huge I am willing to climb the Diamond with you. @yosemiteclimbingassociation Link in bio.
Likes : 14481Tommy Caldwell - 14.4K Likes - 2300 miles of biking and we are finally switching out our bikes for boats. It’s cool to think about all the diverse environments we have traveled through by human power. From high passes of the Colorado Rockies, to the deserts of southern Wyoming. Through the Wind River range, past the Tetons, through Yellowstone, all the way across Montana and British Columbia, and now to the costal islands and mountains of Alaska. The world both grows and shrink when traveling by human power.   On this trip, I read the book, The Hidden Life Of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, which has me paying closer attention to the forests. As we know, fires are running rampant in Canada this summer. I thought the Central part of British Columbia would be vast untouched  forests. It turns out basically everything we have passed outside of the national parks has been harvested. And big sections of the parks have burned. I had no idea how little old growth is left. From a carbon and bio diversity standpoint, protecting old growth is one of the best things we can do. We are making a film and therefore this trip is far from being low carbon, but for me it is a proof of concept. I now believe it’s not only possible to see and learn about vast areas of the world by bike, it’s grows the magnitude of the adventure immensely. 📸 @taylor._shaffer

14.4K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : 2300 miles of biking and we are finally switching out our bikes for boats. It’s cool to think about all the diverse environments we have traveled through by human power. From high passes of the Colorado Rockies, to the deserts of southern Wyoming. Through the Wind River range, past the Tetons, through Yellowstone, all the way across Montana and British Columbia, and now to the costal islands and mountains of Alaska. The world both grows and shrink when traveling by human power.   On this trip, I read the book, The Hidden Life Of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, which has me paying closer attention to the forests. As we know, fires are running rampant in Canada this summer. I thought the Central part of British Columbia would be vast untouched  forests. It turns out basically everything we have passed outside of the national parks has been harvested. And big sections of the parks have burned. I had no idea how little old growth is left. From a carbon and bio diversity standpoint, protecting old growth is one of the best things we can do. We are making a film and therefore this trip is far from being low carbon, but for me it is a proof of concept. I now believe it’s not only possible to see and learn about vast areas of the world by bike, it’s grows the magnitude of the adventure immensely. 📸 @taylor._shaffer
Likes : 14422Tommy Caldwell - 14.4K Likes - 2300 miles of biking and we are finally switching out our bikes for boats. It’s cool to think about all the diverse environments we have traveled through by human power. From high passes of the Colorado Rockies, to the deserts of southern Wyoming. Through the Wind River range, past the Tetons, through Yellowstone, all the way across Montana and British Columbia, and now to the costal islands and mountains of Alaska. The world both grows and shrink when traveling by human power.   On this trip, I read the book, The Hidden Life Of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, which has me paying closer attention to the forests. As we know, fires are running rampant in Canada this summer. I thought the Central part of British Columbia would be vast untouched  forests. It turns out basically everything we have passed outside of the national parks has been harvested. And big sections of the parks have burned. I had no idea how little old growth is left. From a carbon and bio diversity standpoint, protecting old growth is one of the best things we can do. We are making a film and therefore this trip is far from being low carbon, but for me it is a proof of concept. I now believe it’s not only possible to see and learn about vast areas of the world by bike, it’s grows the magnitude of the adventure immensely. 📸 @taylor._shaffer

14.4K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : 2300 miles of biking and we are finally switching out our bikes for boats. It’s cool to think about all the diverse environments we have traveled through by human power. From high passes of the Colorado Rockies, to the deserts of southern Wyoming. Through the Wind River range, past the Tetons, through Yellowstone, all the way across Montana and British Columbia, and now to the costal islands and mountains of Alaska. The world both grows and shrink when traveling by human power.   On this trip, I read the book, The Hidden Life Of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, which has me paying closer attention to the forests. As we know, fires are running rampant in Canada this summer. I thought the Central part of British Columbia would be vast untouched  forests. It turns out basically everything we have passed outside of the national parks has been harvested. And big sections of the parks have burned. I had no idea how little old growth is left. From a carbon and bio diversity standpoint, protecting old growth is one of the best things we can do. We are making a film and therefore this trip is far from being low carbon, but for me it is a proof of concept. I now believe it’s not only possible to see and learn about vast areas of the world by bike, it’s grows the magnitude of the adventure immensely. 📸 @taylor._shaffer
Likes : 14422Tommy Caldwell - 14.4K Likes - 2300 miles of biking and we are finally switching out our bikes for boats. It’s cool to think about all the diverse environments we have traveled through by human power. From high passes of the Colorado Rockies, to the deserts of southern Wyoming. Through the Wind River range, past the Tetons, through Yellowstone, all the way across Montana and British Columbia, and now to the costal islands and mountains of Alaska. The world both grows and shrink when traveling by human power.   On this trip, I read the book, The Hidden Life Of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, which has me paying closer attention to the forests. As we know, fires are running rampant in Canada this summer. I thought the Central part of British Columbia would be vast untouched  forests. It turns out basically everything we have passed outside of the national parks has been harvested. And big sections of the parks have burned. I had no idea how little old growth is left. From a carbon and bio diversity standpoint, protecting old growth is one of the best things we can do. We are making a film and therefore this trip is far from being low carbon, but for me it is a proof of concept. I now believe it’s not only possible to see and learn about vast areas of the world by bike, it’s grows the magnitude of the adventure immensely. 📸 @taylor._shaffer

14.4K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : 2300 miles of biking and we are finally switching out our bikes for boats. It’s cool to think about all the diverse environments we have traveled through by human power. From high passes of the Colorado Rockies, to the deserts of southern Wyoming. Through the Wind River range, past the Tetons, through Yellowstone, all the way across Montana and British Columbia, and now to the costal islands and mountains of Alaska. The world both grows and shrink when traveling by human power.   On this trip, I read the book, The Hidden Life Of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, which has me paying closer attention to the forests. As we know, fires are running rampant in Canada this summer. I thought the Central part of British Columbia would be vast untouched  forests. It turns out basically everything we have passed outside of the national parks has been harvested. And big sections of the parks have burned. I had no idea how little old growth is left. From a carbon and bio diversity standpoint, protecting old growth is one of the best things we can do. We are making a film and therefore this trip is far from being low carbon, but for me it is a proof of concept. I now believe it’s not only possible to see and learn about vast areas of the world by bike, it’s grows the magnitude of the adventure immensely. 📸 @taylor._shaffer
Likes : 14422Tommy Caldwell - 14K Likes - I have been involved in product design for a lot of companies over the years, but it’s pretty unique to have the CEO of the company be a truly badass adventurer that gets after it right along with the athlete team. It’s no surprise @corosglobal is innovating at an incredible rate these days and making the only tracking device that is truly functional for climbing. @lewiswu_ , I hope you are able to see your climbing goal to free climb The Freerider through. That was a fun day on El Cap together, and I can’t wait for the new features we talked about. #exploreperfection

14K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : I have been involved in product design for a lot of companies over the years, but it’s pretty unique to have the CEO of the company be a truly badass adventurer that gets after it right along with the athlete team. It’s no surprise @corosglobal is innovating at an incredible rate these days and making the only tracking device that is truly functional for climbing. @lewiswu_ , I hope you are able to see your climbing goal to free climb The Freerider through. That was a fun day on El Cap together, and I can’t wait for the new features we talked about. #exploreperfection
Likes : 13998Tommy Caldwell - 14K Likes - I have been involved in product design for a lot of companies over the years, but it’s pretty unique to have the CEO of the company be a truly badass adventurer that gets after it right along with the athlete team. It’s no surprise @corosglobal is innovating at an incredible rate these days and making the only tracking device that is truly functional for climbing. @lewiswu_ , I hope you are able to see your climbing goal to free climb The Freerider through. That was a fun day on El Cap together, and I can’t wait for the new features we talked about. #exploreperfection

14K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : I have been involved in product design for a lot of companies over the years, but it’s pretty unique to have the CEO of the company be a truly badass adventurer that gets after it right along with the athlete team. It’s no surprise @corosglobal is innovating at an incredible rate these days and making the only tracking device that is truly functional for climbing. @lewiswu_ , I hope you are able to see your climbing goal to free climb The Freerider through. That was a fun day on El Cap together, and I can’t wait for the new features we talked about. #exploreperfection
Likes : 13998Tommy Caldwell - 14K Likes - I have been involved in product design for a lot of companies over the years, but it’s pretty unique to have the CEO of the company be a truly badass adventurer that gets after it right along with the athlete team. It’s no surprise @corosglobal is innovating at an incredible rate these days and making the only tracking device that is truly functional for climbing. @lewiswu_ , I hope you are able to see your climbing goal to free climb The Freerider through. That was a fun day on El Cap together, and I can’t wait for the new features we talked about. #exploreperfection

14K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : I have been involved in product design for a lot of companies over the years, but it’s pretty unique to have the CEO of the company be a truly badass adventurer that gets after it right along with the athlete team. It’s no surprise @corosglobal is innovating at an incredible rate these days and making the only tracking device that is truly functional for climbing. @lewiswu_ , I hope you are able to see your climbing goal to free climb The Freerider through. That was a fun day on El Cap together, and I can’t wait for the new features we talked about. #exploreperfection
Likes : 13998Tommy Caldwell - 12.7K Likes - Specifics of what I think should be done with fixed anchors in Wilderness. Check out the current mandate since 2013. I keep thinking we should just do a better job of using this. And don’t forget to comment (link in bio) deadline today! Key points are: • Climbing is a legitimate and appropriate use of wilderness. However, any climbing use or related activity must be restricted or prohibited when its occurrence, continuation, or expansion would result in unacceptable impacts to wilderness resources or character, or interfere significantly with the experience of other park visitors.   • The occasional placement of a fixed anchor for belay, rappel, or protection purposes does not necessarily impair the future enjoyment of wilderness or violate the Wilderness Act. • The establishment of bolt-intensive face climbs is considered incompatible with wilderness preservation and management due to the concentration of human activity • Climbing management strategies will address ways to control, and in some cases reduce, the number of fixed anchors to protect the park’s wilderness resources   • Fixed anchors or fixed equipment should be rare in wilderness. Authorization will be required for the placement of new fixed anchors or fixed equipment. Authorization may be required for the replacement or removal of existing fixed anchors or fixed equipment. The authorization process to be followed will be established at the park level and will be based on a consideration of resource issues (including the wilderness resource) and recreation opportunities. • Authorization may be issued programmatically within the Wilderness Stewardship Plan or other activity-level plan, or specifically on a case-by-case basis, such as through a permit system. • If unacceptable impacts are occurring in wilderness as a result of climbing, the park superintendent may deem it necessary to restrict or prohibit the placement of fixed anchors.   • “Clean climbing” techniques should be the norm in wilderness. • Practices such as gluing or chipping holds, and damaging or removing vegetation on or at the base of climbing routes, are prohibited by NPS regulations (36 CFR 2.1). Continued in comments.

12.7K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : Specifics of what I think should be done with fixed anchors in Wilderness. Check out the current mandate since 2013. I keep thinking we should just do a better job of using this. And don’t forget to comment (link in bio) deadline today! Key points are: • Climbing is a legitimate and appropriate use of wilderness. However, any climbing use or related activity must be restricted or prohibited when its occurrence, continuation, or expansion would result in unacceptable impacts to wilderness resources or character, or interfere significantly with the experience of other park visitors.   • The occasional placement of a fixed anchor for belay, rappel, or protection purposes does not necessarily impair the future enjoyment of wilderness or violate the Wilderness Act. • The establishment of bolt-intensive face climbs is considered incompatible with wilderness preservation and management due to the concentration of human activity • Climbing management strategies will address ways to control, and in some cases reduce, the number of fixed anchors to protect the park’s wilderness resources   • Fixed anchors or fixed equipment should be rare in wilderness. Authorization will be required for the placement of new fixed anchors or fixed equipment. Authorization may be required for the replacement or removal of existing fixed anchors or fixed equipment. The authorization process to be followed will be established at the park level and will be based on a consideration of resource issues (including the wilderness resource) and recreation opportunities. • Authorization may be issued programmatically within the Wilderness Stewardship Plan or other activity-level plan, or specifically on a case-by-case basis, such as through a permit system. • If unacceptable impacts are occurring in wilderness as a result of climbing, the park superintendent may deem it necessary to restrict or prohibit the placement of fixed anchors.   • “Clean climbing” techniques should be the norm in wilderness. • Practices such as gluing or chipping holds, and damaging or removing vegetation on or at the base of climbing routes, are prohibited by NPS regulations (36 CFR 2.1). Continued in comments.
Likes : 12680Tommy Caldwell - 12.2K Likes - If you are like me, and would rather give experiences for Christmas that stuff, consider @MasterClass. Not only do you get to learn to climb from @alexhonnold and I. But there are a ton of other great classes, too. @adam_stack learned to be a master chef. Fitz learned some chess tips. @beccajcaldwell also loved the cooking classes. And Right now, you get two memberships for the price of one! Link in bio.

12.2K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : If you are like me, and would rather give experiences for Christmas that stuff, consider @MasterClass. Not only do you get to learn to climb from @alexhonnold and I. But there are a ton of other great classes, too. @adam_stack learned to be a master chef. Fitz learned some chess tips. @beccajcaldwell also loved the cooking classes. And Right now, you get two memberships for the price of one! Link in bio.
Likes : 12177Tommy Caldwell - 11.6K Likes - Hundreds of miles from the nearest road. 40 below zero. Pulling sleds through the night, our path lit by aurora borealis. Surrounded by a herd of several thousand caribou. In the middle of the night, we came across snow marked with wolf prints and what they’d left of a caribou. For the next week, our crew climbed a remote peak called Mt. Xanadu in the Brooks Range. The climbing was great, but what stuck with me was the remoteness and the wildlife. When you witness places this out there, it changes you. For me this was a new kind of spark. A realization that places this far off the map are finite, and critical to our understanding of the impact we have on the earth. Since then, I have decided that I will do what I can to preserve wilderness. I have been back to Northern Alaska a couple more times, I’ve met with law makers and spoken in front of congress, and I have continued to tell stories. All the while there has been a constant fight going on between the protectors and the extractors. Last week, we suffered a serious blow. Congress voted to advance a bill that would undo many of the protections we have in place for Northern Alaska and open it up to oil and gas development and mining. This would bring development to one of our last remaining wild places in North America, pollute the area and affect biodiversity. Much of the climate gains we have made through policies like the Inflation Act would be undone. Defending this land alongside its original stewards has kept development out of these parts of Alaska for decades. Our only chance of keeping that going is to rally once again. Help protect nearly 20 million acres of connected park lands and waters across the Brooks Range from the irreversible impacts of open-pit mining. Hit the link in my bio to write a letter to the Biden Administration before December 22. 📸 @coreyrichproductions @austin_siadak

11.6K Likes – Tommy Caldwell Instagram

Caption : Hundreds of miles from the nearest road. 40 below zero. Pulling sleds through the night, our path lit by aurora borealis. Surrounded by a herd of several thousand caribou. In the middle of the night, we came across snow marked with wolf prints and what they’d left of a caribou. For the next week, our crew climbed a remote peak called Mt. Xanadu in the Brooks Range. The climbing was great, but what stuck with me was the remoteness and the wildlife. When you witness places this out there, it changes you. For me this was a new kind of spark. A realization that places this far off the map are finite, and critical to our understanding of the impact we have on the earth. Since then, I have decided that I will do what I can to preserve wilderness. I have been back to Northern Alaska a couple more times, I’ve met with law makers and spoken in front of congress, and I have continued to tell stories. All the while there has been a constant fight going on between the protectors and the extractors. Last week, we suffered a serious blow. Congress voted to advance a bill that would undo many of the protections we have in place for Northern Alaska and open it up to oil and gas development and mining. This would bring development to one of our last remaining wild places in North America, pollute the area and affect biodiversity. Much of the climate gains we have made through policies like the Inflation Act would be undone. Defending this land alongside its original stewards has kept development out of these parts of Alaska for decades. Our only chance of keeping that going is to rally once again. Help protect nearly 20 million acres of connected park lands and waters across the Brooks Range from the irreversible impacts of open-pit mining. Hit the link in my bio to write a letter to the Biden Administration before December 22. 📸 @coreyrichproductions @austin_siadak
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