Yosemite: World's Most difficult rock climb

Sport of Climbing is still an affirmation of the human spirit and the importance of teamwork. It is not just getting to the top that matters. It is how you get there. I did first rock climbing when I was 14 years old. The fear that I had at that time, is still there in me when I think of rock climbing. I always watch videos of Tommy Caldwell, who is professional and famous rock climber. I recently read an article in which Caldwell and his partner Kevin Jorgenson are doing most difficult rock climb in Yosemite National Park.

It is the hardest rock climb in the world. It is a grueling ascent of a half-mile of exposed granite in California using only their hands and feet. In rock climbing, climber is completely relied on his physical strength and dexterity to make his way up. Here, both the climber are making their way up the Dawn Wall, a vertical face on one side of the famous rock formation known as EI capitain. Although, this is their third attempt to climb this rock since 2010 and has caught the world’s attention.

Yosemite Rock climbing is the most difficult rock in the world. No one has ever ‘free climbed’ to the top of the Dawn Wall. In ‘free climbing’ athletes, use only their hands and feet. They grip cracks in the granite as thin as razor blades and as small as a dime. In 1970, Warren Harding and Dean Caldwell had spend more than 27 days free climbing the wall but did not make it to the summit. The climbers use hamesses and ropes to catch them if they slip, but the equipment does not help them ascend. The height of the rock is 3,000 feet above the floor. The hardest and steepest route is the Dawn Wall, so named because it faces east toward the rising sun. Here is a link of small video of Tommy Caldwell and the Dawn Wall. After watching this video one can realize how difficult is to climb and efforts made before and during climbing by a climber. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fANAk7UC6rg (Must watch this video).

Jorgenson has been training for five years and Caldwell put in about seven years. They tried the climb in 2010 but only made it to a third of the way because of storms. At one point on this rock, climbers have to jump completely off the wall to catch a grip the size of a matchstick. The warm weather has them climbing only at night, when the rock is cold enough for the maximum traction.

These men eat, drink coffee, stretch, and sleep in hanging tents suspended from the wall. Supporters bring supplies, including pain pills, batteries, and super glue for their fingers. They keep in touch by regularly tweeting, posting on Facebook, feeding information for blogs and talking with teams on the ground. The tents are in the same location and the men return to them after they climb each day. To get back to the spot where they left over, they use climbing aids.

I have done many adventurous sports in my life until now and I feel it is most difficult sport in life. However, all sports require strength and stamina; this is the only sport where if a person fails then he has to start from beginning with fresh energy and dexterity. One should always play and experience a sport environment around, because sports teaches a lot and all learning in sports is practical where one has to prove by strength not by words.