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1504 29th June 2026 20:50:05 UTC Mono climb The Dawn Wall notes
Before
The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers led every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. Nicholas Hobley: > What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4] The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1] In 2016 [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days. ### References [1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/) [2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html) [3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html) [4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
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The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers led every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. Nicholas Hobley: > What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4] The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1] In 2016 [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days. ### References [1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/) [2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html) [3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html) [4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html) [5] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213305/the-dawn-wall](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213305/the-dawn-wall)
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[3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html)

-[4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
+[4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
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+[5] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213305/the-dawn-wall](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213305/the-dawn-wall)
1505 29th June 2026 20:50:05 UTC Mono climb The Dawn Wall notes_pretty
Before
<p>The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by <a href="/climber/551/tommy-caldwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tommy Caldwell</a> and <a href="/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kevin Jorgeson</a>. Both climbers led every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. </p> <p>The route free climbs parts of the aid routes <a href="/climb/6566/mescalito" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mescalito</a> (A3) , <a href="/climb/6567/new-dawn" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Dawn</a> (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. </p> <p>Nicholas Hobley:</p> <blockquote> <p>What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]</p> </blockquote> <p>The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film <em>The Dawn Wall</em>. [1]</p> <p>In 2016 <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html</a></p>
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<p>The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by <a href="/climber/551/tommy-caldwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tommy Caldwell</a> and <a href="/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kevin Jorgeson</a>. Both climbers led every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. </p> <p>The route free climbs parts of the aid routes <a href="/climb/6566/mescalito" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mescalito</a> (A3) , <a href="/climb/6567/new-dawn" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Dawn</a> (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. </p> <p>Nicholas Hobley:</p> <blockquote> <p>What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]</p> </blockquote> <p>The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film <em>The Dawn Wall</em>. [1]</p> <p>In 2016 <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html</a></p> <p>[5] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213305/the-dawn-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213305/the-dawn-wall</a></p>
1506 29th June 2026 20:46:07 UTC Mono climb The Dawn Wall notes_pretty
Before
<p>The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by <a href="/climber/551/tommy-caldwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tommy Caldwell</a> and <a href="/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kevin Jorgeson</a>. Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. </p> <p>The route free climbs parts of the aid routes <a href="/climb/6566/mescalito" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mescalito</a> (A3) , <a href="/climb/6567/new-dawn" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Dawn</a> (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. </p> <p>Nicholas Hobley:</p> <blockquote> <p>What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]</p> </blockquote> <p>The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film <em>The Dawn Wall</em>. [1]</p> <p>In 2016 <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html</a></p>
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<p>The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by <a href="/climber/551/tommy-caldwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tommy Caldwell</a> and <a href="/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kevin Jorgeson</a>. Both climbers led every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. </p> <p>The route free climbs parts of the aid routes <a href="/climb/6566/mescalito" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mescalito</a> (A3) , <a href="/climb/6567/new-dawn" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Dawn</a> (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. </p> <p>Nicholas Hobley:</p> <blockquote> <p>What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]</p> </blockquote> <p>The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film <em>The Dawn Wall</em>. [1]</p> <p>In 2016 <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html</a></p>
1507 29th June 2026 20:46:07 UTC Mono climb The Dawn Wall notes
Before
The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. Nicholas Hobley: > What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4] The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1] In 2016 [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days. ### References [1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/) [2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html) [3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html) [4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
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The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers led every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. Nicholas Hobley: > What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4] The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1] In 2016 [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days. ### References [1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/) [2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html) [3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html) [4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
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-The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama.
+The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers led every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama.

The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing.
1508 29th June 2026 20:44:13 UTC Mono climb Bellavista featurable
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1509 29th June 2026 20:43:35 UTC Mono climb Bellavista notes
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Huber suggested in 2014 that holds on the crux pitch are now better than on his first ascent. > ... the crux pitch was heavily manipulated. There are many cristallized fossilx in the dolomite rock of Tre Cime and if you work hard, you can break out many of these. Then remains a pocket or hole which looks basically natural. But for cleaning a tooth-brush is defenitly not enough: you need hammer and chisel. In the former crux traverse in the middle of the pitch you had to crimp thin edges where you find now big pockets, some of more than 10 centimeters in diameter. The character is heavily changed even though it remains to be a great and fantastic climb. The grading is somewhere in between 8b and 8b+. ### References [1] [https://www.8a.nu/news/bellavista-chipped-from-8c-to-8b-+](https://www.8a.nu/news/bellavista-chipped-from-8c-to-8b-+)
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Bellavista pushed multi-pitch climbing in the Dolomites to new levels of difficulty via some wildly overhanging territory. The route tackles the enormous roofs of Cime Ovest overhanging some 60m over its 283m length. Lead protection comes primarily from pegs and some trad gear. [Alexander Huber](/climber/523/alexander-huber) spent five weeks working the route prior to making the first ascent, describing it as “by far the wildest route on an alpine face” [2] Huber suggested in 2014 that holds on the crux pitch are now better than on his first ascent. > ... the crux pitch was heavily manipulated. There are many cristallized fossils in the dolomite rock of Tre Cime and if you work hard, you can break out many of these. Then remains a pocket or hole which looks basically natural. But for cleaning a tooth-brush is defenitly not enough: you need hammer and chisel. In the former crux traverse in the middle of the pitch you had to crimp thin edges where you find now big pockets, some of more than 10 centimeters in diameter. The character is heavily changed even though it remains to be a great and fantastic climb. The grading is somewhere in between 8b and 8b+. ### References [1] [https://www.8a.nu/news/bellavista-chipped-from-8c-to-8b-+](https://www.8a.nu/news/bellavista-chipped-from-8c-to-8b-+) [2] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/bellavista-alexander-huber-climbs-8c-on-cima-ovest-di-lavaredo.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/bellavista-alexander-huber-climbs-8c-on-cima-ovest-di-lavaredo.html)
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+Bellavista pushed multi-pitch climbing in the Dolomites to new levels of difficulty via some wildly overhanging territory. The route tackles the enormous roofs of Cime Ovest overhanging some 60m over its 283m length. Lead protection comes primarily from pegs and some trad gear. [Alexander Huber](/climber/523/alexander-huber) spent five weeks working the route prior to making the first ascent, describing it as “by far the wildest route on an alpine face” [2]
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Huber suggested in 2014 that holds on the crux pitch are now better than on his first ascent.

-> ... the crux pitch was heavily manipulated. There are many cristallized fossilx in the dolomite rock of Tre Cime and if you work hard, you can break out many of these. Then remains a pocket or hole which looks basically natural. But for cleaning a tooth-brush is defenitly not enough: you need hammer and chisel. In the former crux traverse in the middle of the pitch you had to crimp thin edges where you find now big pockets, some of more than 10 centimeters in diameter. The character is heavily changed even though it remains to be a great and fantastic climb. The grading is somewhere in between 8b and 8b+.
+> ... the crux pitch was heavily manipulated. There are many cristallized fossils in the dolomite rock of Tre Cime and if you work hard, you can break out many of these. Then remains a pocket or hole which looks basically natural. But for cleaning a tooth-brush is defenitly not enough: you need hammer and chisel. In the former crux traverse in the middle of the pitch you had to crimp thin edges where you find now big pockets, some of more than 10 centimeters in diameter. The character is heavily changed even though it remains to be a great and fantastic climb. The grading is somewhere in between 8b and 8b+.

### References

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1510 29th June 2026 20:43:35 UTC Mono climb Bellavista notes_pretty
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<p>Huber suggested in 2014 that holds on the crux pitch are now better than on his first ascent. </p> <blockquote> <p>... the crux pitch was heavily manipulated. There are many cristallized fossilx in the dolomite rock of Tre Cime and if you work hard, you can break out many of these. Then remains a pocket or hole which looks basically natural. But for cleaning a tooth-brush is defenitly not enough: you need hammer and chisel. In the former crux traverse in the middle of the pitch you had to crimp thin edges where you find now big pockets, some of more than 10 centimeters in diameter. The character is heavily changed even though it remains to be a great and fantastic climb. The grading is somewhere in between 8b and 8b+.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.8a.nu/news/bellavista-chipped-from-8c-to-8b-+" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.8a.nu/news/bellavista-chipped-from-8c-to-8b-+</a></p>
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<p>Bellavista pushed multi-pitch climbing in the Dolomites to new levels of difficulty via some wildly overhanging territory. The route tackles the enormous roofs of Cime Ovest overhanging some 60m over its 283m length. Lead protection comes primarily from pegs and some trad gear. <a href="/climber/523/alexander-huber" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alexander Huber</a> spent five weeks working the route prior to making the first ascent, describing it as “by far the wildest route on an alpine face” [2]</p> <p>Huber suggested in 2014 that holds on the crux pitch are now better than on his first ascent. </p> <blockquote> <p>... the crux pitch was heavily manipulated. There are many cristallized fossils in the dolomite rock of Tre Cime and if you work hard, you can break out many of these. Then remains a pocket or hole which looks basically natural. But for cleaning a tooth-brush is defenitly not enough: you need hammer and chisel. In the former crux traverse in the middle of the pitch you had to crimp thin edges where you find now big pockets, some of more than 10 centimeters in diameter. The character is heavily changed even though it remains to be a great and fantastic climb. The grading is somewhere in between 8b and 8b+.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.8a.nu/news/bellavista-chipped-from-8c-to-8b-+" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.8a.nu/news/bellavista-chipped-from-8c-to-8b-+</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/bellavista-alexander-huber-climbs-8c-on-cima-ovest-di-lavaredo.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/bellavista-alexander-huber-climbs-8c-on-cima-ovest-di-lavaredo.html</a></p>
1511 29th June 2026 20:24:27 UTC Mono climb The Dawn Wall notes_pretty
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<p>The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by <a href="/climber/551/tommy-caldwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tommy Caldwell</a> and <a href="/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kevin Jorgeson</a>. Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. </p> <p>The route free climbs parts of the aid routes <a href="/climb/6566/mescalito" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mescalito</a> (A3) , <a href="/climb/6567/new-dawn" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Dawn</a> (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. </p> <p>Nicholas Hobley:</p> <blockquote> <p>What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]</p> </blockquote> <p>The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film <em>The Dawn Wall</em>. [1]</p> <p>In 2016 Adam Ondra made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html</a></p>
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<p>The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by <a href="/climber/551/tommy-caldwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tommy Caldwell</a> and <a href="/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kevin Jorgeson</a>. Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. </p> <p>The route free climbs parts of the aid routes <a href="/climb/6566/mescalito" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mescalito</a> (A3) , <a href="/climb/6567/new-dawn" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Dawn</a> (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. </p> <p>Nicholas Hobley:</p> <blockquote> <p>What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]</p> </blockquote> <p>The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film <em>The Dawn Wall</em>. [1]</p> <p>In 2016 <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html</a></p>
1512 29th June 2026 20:24:27 UTC Mono climb The Dawn Wall notes
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The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. Nicholas Hobley: > What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4] The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1] In 2016 Adam Ondra made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days. ### References [1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/) [2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html) [3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html) [4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
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The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. Nicholas Hobley: > What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4] The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1] In 2016 [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days. ### References [1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/) [2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html) [3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html) [4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
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The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1]

-In 2016 Adam Ondra made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.
+In 2016 [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.

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1519 29th June 2026 20:19:47 UTC Mono climb The Dawn Wall notes
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Probably the hardest big wall in the world. Free climbs parts of Mescalito, New Dawn, and Adrift linked by independent climbing. Following coverage by John Branch in the New York Times the first ascent became an international news story. ### References [1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/) [2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html) [3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html)
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The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. Nicholas Hobley: > What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4] The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1] In 2016 Adam Ondra made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days. ### References [1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/) [2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html) [3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html) [4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
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-Probably the hardest big wall in the world. Free climbs parts of Mescalito, New Dawn, and Adrift linked by independent climbing. Following coverage by John Branch in the New York Times the first ascent became an international news story.
+The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama.
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+The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing.
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+Nicholas Hobley:
+> What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]
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+The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1]
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+In 2016 Adam Ondra made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.

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[2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html)

-[3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html)
+[3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html)
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+[4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
1520 29th June 2026 20:19:47 UTC Mono climb The Dawn Wall notes_pretty
Before
<p>Probably the hardest big wall in the world. Free climbs parts of Mescalito, New Dawn, and Adrift linked by independent climbing. Following coverage by John Branch in the New York Times the first ascent became an international news story. </p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html</a></p>
After
<p>The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by <a href="/climber/551/tommy-caldwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tommy Caldwell</a> and <a href="/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kevin Jorgeson</a>. Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. </p> <p>The route free climbs parts of the aid routes <a href="/climb/6566/mescalito" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mescalito</a> (A3) , <a href="/climb/6567/new-dawn" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Dawn</a> (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. </p> <p>Nicholas Hobley:</p> <blockquote> <p>What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]</p> </blockquote> <p>The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film <em>The Dawn Wall</em>. [1]</p> <p>In 2016 Adam Ondra made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html</a></p>

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