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Interesting, I feel pretty confident that this was a personal goal for him though, since he first mentioned it in 2009.
by sleepychu 9y ago
Interesting, I feel pretty confident that this was a personal goal for him though, since he first mentioned it in 2009.
- andyjohnson0 9y agoI agree about it likely being a personal goal. But when Dawn Wall was freed a couple of years ago it got a lot of coverage in the mainstream media [1]. I wonder whether that would be the case if, instead, it was done a year or so from now. Or would the fact that Caldwell and Jorgeson used ropes and protection mean that it was no longer extreme enough to be considered remarkable. Even though it was the outcome of a long-term project, would they have to solo it to get the same level of mainstream attention now? [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/15/sports/el-capitans-dawn-wall-climbers-reach-top.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/15/sports/el-capitans-dawn-w...