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Great Wide Open #1 with Tommy Caldwell

The first episode of the Great Wide Open directed by Jared Leto explores the life of American climber and mountaineer Tommy Caldwell.
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Tommy Caldwell while climbing the Dawn Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite Valley
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Great Wide Open is a series of 6 short films, directed by Jared Leto, that celebrates America's National Parks and the incredible adventurers who explore them. The first focuses on Yosemite with guide par excellence Tommy Caldwell, the man who in 2015 freed The Dawn Wall on El Capitan, ie. the hardest big wall in the world. Caldwell talks about the "most magical periods of my life", but also about that overwhelming series of events that when he was 21 changed his life forever...

The Nose Speed El Capitan, Yosemite - Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell on top of El Capitan after having set a new speed record up The Nose in Yosemite in 1:58:07The Nose Speed El Capitan, Yosemite - Alex Honnold topping out on The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite, during his record breaking ascent with Tommy Caldwell on 06/06/2018The Nose Speed El Capitan, Yosemite - Tommy Caldwell topping out on The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite, during his record breaking ascent with Alex Honnold on 06/06/2018The Nose Speed El Capitan, Yosemite - Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold on top of El Capitan after having set a new speed record up The Nose in YosemiteThe Nose Speed El Capitan, Yosemite - Tommy Caldwell below El Capitan, Yosemite, with the gear used to set a new speed record on The Nose with Alex HonnoldThe Nose Speed El Capitan, Yosemite - Tommy Caldwell: the legendary 2-hour barrier on the The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite was broken with Alex Honnold on 06/06/2018Dawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson - Tommy Caldwel belayed by Kevin Jorgeson, while attempting to free the Dawn Wall, El Capitan, YosemiteEl Capitan, Yosemite, Tommy Caldwell - El Capitan in Yosemite, photographed by Tommy CaldwellThe Dawn Wall, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson - The Dawn Wall, the story of Tommy Caldwell and his friend o Kevin Jorgeson and their efforts to free the most difficult big wall climb in the world, located on El Capitan in Yosemite, USADawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson - Tommy Caldwell climbing Dawn Wall, El Capitan, YosemiteDawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson - Tommy Caldwell climbing Dawn Wall, El Capitan, YosemiteDawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson - Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson on The Dawn Wall in Yosemite Valley, USADawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson - Kevin Jorgeson rests up before attempting to climb the hardest pitches of his life as soon as the sun goes down. After spending 19 days on the wall, Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson reached the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park for their historic first free ascent of the Dawn Wall (VI 5.14d) on January 14, 2015.Dawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson - Spectators watching the climbing unfold on The Dawn Wall in Yosemite Valley, January 2015.Dawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson - Kevin Jorgeson checks to see how much skin has grown back after a night of rest in his portaledge, 1,200 feet (366 meters) up the side of El Capitan. After spending 19 days on the wall, Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson reached the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park for their historic first free ascent of the Dawn Wall (VI 5.14d) on January 14, 2015.Dawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson - Tommy Caldwell climbing the Dawn Wall, El Capitan, YosemiteDawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson - Kevin Jorgeson high on the Dawn Wall El Capitan, Yosemite, January 2015.Dawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson - Tommy Caldwell making the first free ascent of Dawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, January 2015
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