Tommy Caldwell Quotes

El Capitan is the most chapping environment in the world: windy, cold, super dry. I wake up twice a night and reapply lotion to my hands. We sand our fingertips to keep them smooth.

It would be really easy to write off the Dawn Wall as impossible. In terms of climbing technique, I'm learning a new language on this granite.

I think climbing is less a sport and more a hobby, and as such, I think everybody's a beginning climber.

I love the feeling of touching the rock, the feeling of my body going up the rock.

The best climber in the world is the one that has the most fun.

I don't regard myself as a cracking good climber. I'm just strong in the back. I have a lot of enthusiasm, and I'm good on ice.

Climbs like the Dawn Wall don't come around every day.

One of the reasons the Dawn Wall climb went so viral is that you get great Internet access on El Cap. It's like the best Internet access in all of Yosemite, so we had our phones with us.

Bouldering on real rock, which I'm more used to climbing on, is a lot more static and requires mostly finger power, whereas competition-style boulder problems are about coordination.

My first climb was on lead; there were pitons, no bolts.

You can show up at Everest having never really climbed before, because it's like hiking, basically. You can't show up on Meru and start up the thing unless you have years and years of experience. Climbing and spending time on the mountains is really the only way you can train.

I thought I knew how to jug, but when you only jug 30 meters to the top of a sport climb, you don't need good technique. But jugging 400 meters, that's a big deal.

The Dawn Wall is so obviously the hardest big-wall climb in the world, so that was the challenge.

I think it's possible to climb the Dawn Wall in a single day. No matter what, it would be really, really hard.

To anyone writing about #dawnwall, this is not an effort to 'conquer.' It's about realizing a dream.

I want to solve a climbing problem in the mountains, not in the sporting goods store.

I would rather be 'oily' than 'dry' on pretty much any part of my body.

I always make sure I deeply hydrate my face with ampoules or facial masks every four hours when I'm on the road.

My favorite lip balm is, weirdly enough, just a little tube of Aquaphor. It's clear, and it will keep my lips glossy and perfect for hours.

I really like Clinique's Moisture Surge Hydrating stuff. It's a super concentrated moisturizer. It's pink and comes in a tube.

Fashion shoots put an enormous strain on my skin and hair. So when I'm away from the cameras, I don't wear make-up, and I moisturise my skin with Aquasource by Biotherm.

Hydration is key! I know that is an obvious one, but drinking tons of water and keeping your skin hydrated is very important.

No matter where I travel, I make sure to carry a Vaseline body lotion with me to keep my skin well moisturised all the time.

I love using Mario Badescu Facial Spray while traveling. Sometimes the air circulation on the plane makes my face dry, so it keeps me refreshed and hydrated.

I sleep with aloe vera on - it's super moisturizing and good for the skin - and I'll switch that up with honey, which I leave on for 10 minutes then wash off.