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Chapter name is Dreaming of the Dawn Wall 

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Tommy Caldwell is an American rock climber. He was born on August 11, 1978. He is accomplished in several types of climbing including sport climbing, hard traditional climbing, big-wall speed climbing and big-wall free climbing. In January 2015, Caldwell along with Kevin Jorgeson completed the first-ever free climb of the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.

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Tommy Caldwell (born August 11, 1978) is an American rock climber. He is accomplished in several types of climbing, including sport climbing, hard traditional climbing, big-wall speed climbing and big-wall free climbing. He made the first ascents (FA) of some of the United States' hardest sport routes (as of 2008) including Kryptonite (5.14c/d) and Flex Luthor (5.15a) at the Fortress of Solitude, Colorado. In January 2015, Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson completed the first-ever free climb of the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.It was documented by photos and journalistically by Tom Evans (see El Capitan).
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The Dawn Wall, a documentary following Caldwell and Jorgeson on their free climb of the Dawn Wall, was released on September 19, 2018. The documentary was directed by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer.
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