As Kevin Jorgeson, 30, and Tommy Caldwell, 36, approached the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park last week, they were willed on not just by their friends and family but climbers around the world.
Their remarkable achievement, which saw them spend more than two weeks scaling a near-vertical 3,000ft rock face, was praised by Barack Obama and discussed by millions on social media. Now the pair hope their achievement will raise the profile of a sport already enjoying a surge in popularity before they became international celebrities. As Caldwell told the New York Times: “I would love for this to open people’s minds to what an amazing sport this is.”
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