At age 21, it was his first big international trip as a climber — one cut short when a small war broke out between armed rebels and the Kyrgyz government. Tommy Caldwell, Beth Rodden, Jason Smith, and ...

In the world of rock climbing, Tommy Caldwell is one of the all-time ... age of 16 and he met future wife and world-class climber Beth Rodden during the American comp circuit in 1995, though ...

In 2000, Tommy Caldwell and three other climbers were kidnapped in Kyrgyzstan. They escaped after Caldwell pushed a guard off a cliff. Caldwell said his long climbing career prepared him for ...

In 2000, Tommy Caldwell and three other climbers were kidnapped in Kyrgyzstan. They escaped after Caldwell pushed a guard off a cliff. Caldwell said that his long climbing career prepared him for high ...