A manly climb~ The Dawn Wall

From Nat Geo site-
As we eagerly watch and wait to see what happens on the upper reaches of El Capitan as Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson work through their attempt to make the first free ascent of the Dawn Wall........
http://adventureblog.nationalgeogra...mmy-caldwell-on-the-history-of-the-dawn-wall/

Tough Guys only need apply

OM

Wow... big brass ones fer sure.
It's a beautiful place, just too many people...

I get nervous when I stand on a step ladder. I can't imagine doing that.

This guy did the so called Fitz Traverse in Patagonia last year.Maori your way to the y tube clip- it's worth a watch doggone tapia talk header blocked my ability to actually search for this within you tube itself.

http://www.patagonia.com/us/fitztraverse

Here's a write up on it, featuring a detailed written account and a list of equipment taken along.

http://alpinist.com/doc/web14w/newswire-fitz-traverse-caldwell-honnold
Seriously bad @$$.

Then there are those who climb for a living- a far less romanticized and less applauded crew of monkeys.

http://industrialclimbers.com

Here's the obligatory "tower climbing" video- via helmet cam. Not for the easily queasy, these guys take an elevator up to about 1600 feet then climb up to about 1700 some odd feet- the last few feet of which there is NO fall arrest or safety lines.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=INbKYq0G9nU

THEY MADE IT!

Thanks for the Patagonia vid - "awesome" doesn't even begin to describe it... wow...