Tommy Caldwell, one of the world’s best climbers widely recognized as the first to climb a big wall route at 9a with The Dawn Wall, is believed to be a millionaire with a net worth of over $1 million.
Born to an adventure-loving father, Mike Caldwell, a mountain guide and rock climber by profession, Tommy began his climbing journey very young.
While talking about his journey as a climber, he revealed that he started it as a kid, and by the time he turned 14, he had already begun earning some amount.
Tommy’s statement reads,
I started climbing as a kid around here, and by 14 I was making a bit of money out of competitions. Climbing as a profession didn’t really exist, but I knew this was what I wanted to do.
Since then, he has continued doing what he has been passionate about since childhood and has never looked back. Tommy Caldwell is now 46 years old, and his climbing journey appears to never end.
Well, according to sources’ estimation, a rock climber in the United States earns an average salary of $68,000 annually, which means it took him 15 years to add $1 million to his bank account.
However, since he has been earning since he was 14, his lifetime savings must double the above-estimated amount.
So, in that case, it won’t be unjustifiable to say that the net worth estimation of climber Tommy Caldwell is in the millions.
Disclaimer: Tommy Caldwell’s net worth, estimated in this article, is wholly based on speculations. So, there’s a high chance of slight differences in the amount.
Colorado Native Tommy Caldwell Has Set Many Records In His Career With His Passion And Hard Work!
Since he developed a passion for climbing at age 2, Tommy has contributed so much of him as a climber and achieved several milestones.
He, in fact, has set several records in traditional climbing, sport climbing, and big-wall climbing.
From completing his first ascent of the United States’ most challenging sport routes, including Flex Luthor, in 2003 to embarking on a journey to conquer Alaska’s treacherous Devil’s Thumb lately alongside climber Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell has come a long way.
But nobody can become the world’s most popular and resilient climber without constant dedication and hard work. The undeniable truth is that these expeditions took years of planning and training.
One of his most notable climbs was the Dawn Wall of El Captain in Yosemite National Park in January 2015 alongside Kevin Jorgeson, for which the climbers duo had prepared for seven long years.
In an interview with The Guardian back in 2015, the terrific climber Tommy stated,
Conquering the Dawn Wall last January took seven years of training and planning: I designed a new type of shoe; I developed a special ointment to mend my fingertips; I built replicas of particular moves in my back garden then practised over and over again.
Via The Guardian
He further said,
I went pretty deep – even now I could talk you through every single move for the first 2,000 feet – I did it so many times. It was like a giant body of knowledge that had to be gained.
With that ascent, Tommy earned worldwide recognition and greatest compliments even from the then-U.S. president, Obama, who said, ‘You remind us that anything is possible.’
Likewise, evaluating his whole career, National Geography praised Tommy Caldwell, calling him “arguably the best all-around rock climber on the planet.”
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Tommy Caldwell was born to his father, Mike, and his mother, Terry, on August 11, 1978, in Estes Park, Colorado, United States.
- In August 2000, abductors seized Tommy and his three fellow climbers, Beth Rodden, John Dickey, and Jason ‘Singer’ during their trip to Kyrgyzstan.
- He was married to Beth Rodden from 2003 to 2010, and in 2012, he tied the knot with his current wife, Rebecca Pietsch.
