• attempt to create the first-ever big wall free climbing route—which they christened The Dawn Wall—on the historic southeast face (The Wall of Early Morning...
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    and Muir Wall (1965, Yvon Chouinard and TM Herbert). Later ascents include: Wall of the Early Morning Light, now known as Dawn Wall, on the Southeast...
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    Kevin Jorgeson over 19-days made the first free ascent of The Dawn Wall on El Capitan, which was the first-ever big wall free climb at 9a (5.14d) in history...
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    The Wall is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/EMI and Columbia/CBS Records. It is...
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    Robbins completed the second ascent, with Don Lauria, of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan, with the (controversial) intention of erasing the route as they climbed...
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  • the years fractures when he begins to fall in love with Sanni.” The Dawn Wall, a 2017 film on Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's free climb of The Dawn...
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    2015, with Tommy Caldwell, he successfully completed the first-ever free climb of The Dawn Wall on the southeast face of El Capitan in Yosemite National...
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  • first ascents in Yosemite, some 28 in all, including The Wall of Early Morning Life (later The Dawn Wall). He was nicknamed "Batso", a reference to his penchant...
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    Adam Ondra (category Sport climbers at the 2020 Summer Olympics)
    completed the second free ascent of the 1,000-metre granite route, The Dawn Wall, a 32-pitch grade 5.14d (9a) big wall climbing route at El Capitan in the Yosemite...
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    freeing the Dawn Wall, and Alex Honnold's 2017 milestone in big wall free soloing attracted global attention. Trango Towers, Karakoram. The Great Trango...
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