Santa Rosa climber's El Capitan success came down to battered fingers and a single, tortuous move (w/video)
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On El Capitan and Beyond, Tommy Caldwell's Drive Pushes Him Toward the Impossible - The New York Times
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El Capitan climber was KIDNAPPED by Islamic terrorists and pushed one off a cliff - World News - Mirror Online
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Estes Park's Tommy Caldwell survived a 100-foot fall before shattering the ascent record on El Capitan – The Denver Post
![Revealed: Climber decided to conquer El Capitan's 3,000ft rock face to move on from 'deep pain' of divorce from his first wife, reveals new spouse | Daily Mail Online Revealed: Climber decided to conquer El Capitan's 3,000ft rock face to move on from 'deep pain' of divorce from his first wife, reveals new spouse | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/scaled/2015/01/16/24C420B800000578-0-image-a-18_1421438587600.jpg)
Revealed: Climber decided to conquer El Capitan's 3,000ft rock face to move on from 'deep pain' of divorce from his first wife, reveals new spouse | Daily Mail Online
![Climber Tommy Caldwell of Estes Park, Colo., holds his son, Fitz, 21 months, as his father, Mike Caldwell looks on after Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson spoke to the media in Yosemite Climber Tommy Caldwell of Estes Park, Colo., holds his son, Fitz, 21 months, as his father, Mike Caldwell looks on after Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson spoke to the media in Yosemite](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2EWY5K2/climber-tommy-caldwell-of-estes-park-colo-holds-his-son-fitz-21-months-as-his-father-mike-caldwell-looks-on-after-tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-spoke-to-the-media-in-yosemite-national-park-calif-thursday-jan-15-2015-on-wednesday-the-pair-completed-the-free-climb-ascent-of-the-dawn-wall-of-el-capitan-photo-by-patrick-tehanbay-area-news-grouptns-please-use-credit-from-credit-field-2EWY5K2.jpg)
Climber Tommy Caldwell of Estes Park, Colo., holds his son, Fitz, 21 months, as his father, Mike Caldwell looks on after Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson spoke to the media in Yosemite
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