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FEATURES T O M M Y C A L D W E L L & K E V I N J O R G E S O N 10
Welcome to Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson Live on Stage. These two are not just two of the world’s best climbers, but two of the world’s best athletes and inspirational speakers. Thanks for joining us.
A FIRE LIT WITHIN 30
14-year-old Angie Scarth-Johnson is young, vibrant and full of life. She has an exciting history and is now climbing for a shot at Olympic glory.
A U S T R A L I A ‘ S B E S T C L I M B E R S 34 We sit down with three of Australia‘s best climbers to chat about what inspires them, how they train and what advice they can offer to other climbers.
A T H L E T E B Y C H O I C E 46 Duncan Brown from Athlete by Choice is a climbing and outdoor sport coach and personal trainer. We chat with Duncan talking about climbing in the Olympics in 2020.
H I S T O R Y O F C L I M B I N G 50 Take a step back in time to see where climbing in Australia has come from - so you can truly understand how far it has come, and how far it can still go.
S W O O S H I N G F I N L A N D 58 The Swoosh is the world‘s only commercial snowsailer and the man behind the machine has been on a world breaking mission. His latest journey to Finland was full of adventure.
B E A U M I L E S : A M I L E A N H O U R 62
Beau Miles. Award winning filmmaker, poly-jobist, speaker, writer, odd. He shares his story on filming A Mile An Hour with our readers in the lead up to the RunNation Film Festival.
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REGULARS 40 A D V E N T U R E S C H O O L We offer adventure seekers the best tips and tricks for their next journey - whether you are climbing, running, hiking, camping, or simply following your dreams.
68 G E A R R E V I E W S Whether you‘re looking for the right clothes, boots, equipment or accessories - our gear reviews have you covered for all types of adventure.
72 A D V E N T U R E F I L M S C O M I N G S O O N Adventure Entertainment has an array of first class events in the outdoor and adventure community - and they are COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU!
78 P H O T O G R A P H Y We bring you our favourite photographers each edition, letting you know what makes them tick, and how they use photographs to share their passions with the world. This edition: Kamil Sustiak
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A RED BULL MEDIA interview. Printed with permissions
A RED BULL MEDIA INTERVIEW
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THE DAWN WALL
BLURRING THE LINE AND Captivating The World
In January, 2015, American rock climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson captivated the world with their effort to climb the Dawn Wall, a seemingly impossible 3,000 foot rock face in Yosemite National Park, California. The pair lived on the sheer vertical cliff for weeks, igniting a frenzy of global media attention.
But for Tommy Caldwell, the Dawn Wall was much more than just a climb. It was the culmination of a lifetime defined by overcoming obstacles. At the age of 22, the climbing prodigy was taken hostage by rebels in Kyrgyzstan. Shortly after, he lost his index finger in an accident, but resolved to come back stronger. When his marriage fell apart, he escaped the pain by fixating on the extraordinary goal of free climbing the Dawn Wall. Blurring the line between dedication and obsession, Caldwell and his partner Jorgeson spend six years
meticulously plotting and practicing their route. On the final attempt, with the world watching, Caldwell is faced with a moment of truth. Should he abandon his partner to fulfill his ultimate dream, or risk his own success for the sake of their friendship? Here we share a RED BULL MEDIA interview with Tommy. What initiated the idea of climbing the Dawn Wall? I’ve been climbing El Capitan for probably 25 years, and so for a long time I was sort of doing all the existing routes, or climbing the major crack systems. I got to
a point where I just wondered: What was physically possible? And I was probably the only person up there that understood, that the very blank face, this thing that seemed really impossible, could potentially be climbed. So, I started to search out this route on what became the Dawn Wall, and then the journey continued with Kevin when he joined. What was driving you for so many years? For me it started out as sort of this dream like: What is possible? And then I went
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